For the second consecutive season, Good Hope’s Ava McSwain showed out at the Northwest Regional.

The senior standout capped a fantastic performance at Wallace State with 15 points, four rebounds and one assist against Deshler — helping the program advance to its second straight Final Four with a 70-50 victory in the Elite Eight.

McSwain secured 37 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two assists in two Northwest Regional tilts, shooting 50 percent from the field en route to earning MVP honors once again.

She 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.

See below for other top performances from Tuesday, Feb. 18 through Saturday, Feb. 22.

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Stone Talley, Addison: Pitched seven innings (4 H, 2 R, 7 K) against Curry.

Bennett Johnson, Cullman: Pitched six scoreless innings (H, 13 K) against Florence.

Sophie Konrad, Good Hope: Scored 16 points against Deshler.

Lexi Marshall, Good Hope: Scored 12 points against Deshler.

Lucie Adams, Good Hope: Scored 12 points against Deshler.

Lizzy Steed, Good Hope: Had eight hits and four runs across four games.

Kara Jones, West Point: Pitched six scoreless innings (2 H, 10 K) against Vinemont.

Cooper Howard, West Point: Pitched five innings (3 H, ER, 9 K) against Cold Springs.

Josh Cherry, West Point: Pitched four scoreless innings (2 H, 7 K) against Hanceville.