PREP SPORTS: Cullman’s Dorough named Athlete of the Week
Published 12:53 pm Wednesday, January 3, 2024
- Athlete of the Week — Jake Dorough
Cullman’s Jake Dorough is having himself quite the season.
The junior standout has been particularly awesome over his past five outings, averaging 23.4 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals for the Bearcats against some premium competition.
During that blistering stretch, which included a 40-point performance, Dorough shot 53 percent from beyond the arc (24 of 45) and 88 percent from the free-throw line (21 of 24).
He currently sits at 991 career points.
Dorough is The Times’ Athlete of the Week.
Athlete of the Week, which is sponsored by Mitch Smith Chevrolet, is open to all local athletes.
Nominations can be sent to jwinfrey@cullmantimes.com with the person’s name, school and statistics.
Check out other notable performances from Wednesday, Dec. 27 through Tuesday, Jan. 2 below.
▶ Cole Bales, Cold Springs: Had 27 points and nine rebounds against Winston County, 25 points and 15 rebounds against J.B. Pennington and 14 points and 10 rebounds against Appalachian.
▶ Ciara Calvert, Cold Springs: Had 14 points against Ardmore, 22 points against West Limestone and 13 points against Lauderdale County.
▶ Paizley Whitlow, Cold Springs: Had 18 points against Ardmore.
▶ Colton Echols, Cullman: Had 12 points against Montgomery Bell Academy, 12 points against Benjamin Russell and 11 points against Thompson.
▶ Kase Nixon, Cullman: Had 10 points against Benjamin Russell and 13 points against Booker T. Washington.
▶ Ally Sharpe, Cullman: Had 20 points against Oliver Springs and 28 points against Northwestern.
▶ Blake Rickard, Fairview: Had 17 points against Brewer, 13 points against Randolph, 19 points against Boaz and 22 points against Randolph.
▶ Kobe Payne, Fairview: Had 19 points against Brewer, 17 points against Randolph, 14 points against Boaz and 15 points against Randolph.
▶ Landun Smith, Fairview: Had 14 points against Boaz and 10 points against Randolph.
▶ Jayla Gorham, Fairview: Had 13 points against Lauderdale County and 11 points against Rogers.
▶ Kmal Bell, Good Hope: Had 14 points against Presbyterian Christian, 22 points against Bayside Academy, 13 points against Magnolia Heights and 19 points against J.B. Pennington.
▶ Tucker Malin, Good Hope: Had 23 points against Presbyterian Christian and 10 points against Magnolia Heights.
▶ Tyler Cone, Good Hope: Had 11 points against Presbyterian Christian and 17 points against J.B. Pennington.
▶ Jacob Haynes, Good Hope: Had 10 points against Presbyterian Christian and 16 points against J.B. Pennington.
▶ Weston Hancock, Good Hope: Had 10 points against Bayside Academy and 13 points against Magnolia Heights.
▶ Dakota Overton, Good Hope: Had 27 points against J.B. Pennington.
▶ Ivey Maddox, Good Hope: Had 15 points against Bradley Central, 20 points against Franklin, 27 points against South Walton and 21 points against Vestavia Hills.
▶ Ava McSwain, Good Hope: Had 13 points against Franklin, 14 points against South Walton and 10 points against Vestavia Hills.
▶ Bailey Tetro, Good Hope: Had 18 points against Bradley Central and 12 points against Vestavia Hills.
▶ Kollin Brown, Holly Pond: Had 27 points against Heritage Academy, 26 points against Hampton, 10 points against Grace Christian and 24 points against West Point.
▶ Ava Thomas, Holly Pond: Had 24 points, nine assists and nine rebounds against West Limestone, 12 points and seven rebounds against Ardmore and 19 points and six rebounds against West Point.
▶ Reagan Robinson, Vinemont: Had 15 points against Oneonta and 12 points against Hanceville.
▶ Carley Stephens, Vinemont: Had 18 points against Oneonta.
▶ Caroline Miller, Vinemont: Had 18 points against Hanceville.
▶ Jay Lamar, West Point: Had 21 points against Pigeon Forge and 20 points against Holly Pond.
▶ Camryn Faulkner, West Point: Had 15 points against Holly Pond.