The Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year bracket contest is right around the corner, so voters get your clicking fingers ready.
The second-annual contest, which consists of the 2021-22 winners of the Hines Furniture Athlete of the Week series, begins Monday, June 27. The 39-person bracket will have five rounds that run through July. Because of the number of candidates, some student-athletes will have a bye in the opening round. The winner of the Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year will be celebrated at the second annual Sumter Item Media Day promoting the high school football season, which will take place Aug. 10 on Facebook Live and at USC Sumter.
Voting for the first round opens at 12:01 a.m. Monday and will be open for four days. Unlike the Athlete of the Week contest, each person can only vote once per round.
Sumter High School track and field star Nicole Wells won the inaugural Athlete of the Year contest last year.
Here is an alphabetical list of the 39 candidates for the Hines Furniture Athlete of the Year.
Audrey Bennett - Laurence Manning Academy
Ayden Allen - Thomas Sumter Academy
Boykin Wilder - Wilson Hall
Brandon Cisse - Lakewood High
Bryce Acord - Laurence Manning Academy
Dani Hanley - Wilson Hall
Delaney Frierson - Manning High
Emily Young - Thomas Sumter Academy
Grayson Ramirez - Lakewood High
Hampton Gaskins - Lee Academy
Jackson Campbell - Laurence Manning Academy
Jaden Sanders - Laurence Manning Academy
Jamari Harris - Thomas Sumter Academy
Jarae Mitchell - Lakewood High
Jehqwauyn Hilton - Manning High
Josiah Burson - Laurence Manning Academy
Justin Rembert - Crestwood High
Kaylan Boudreau - Wilson Hall
Kenneth Albert - Lee Central High
Keonna Felder - Scott's Branch High
Khalil Moody - Crestwood High
Kiara Croskey - Sumter High
Kwantre Harry - Lee Central High
Landon DeLavan - Lakewood High
La'tavius Wilson - Manning High
Lily Wellborn - Laurence Manning Academy
Lindsay Daniel - Thomas Sumter Academy
Mason Love - Lakewood High
Matthew Hawkins - Thomas Sumter Academy
Michael Holmes Jr. - Lee Central High
Nicole Wells - Sumter High
Peyton Morris - Sumter High
Randy Gibson - Scott's Branch High
Rickell Brown - Sumter High
RJ Cantey - Manning High
Ryan Cowell - Crestwood High
Savanna Price - Lee Academy
Stevye Sinkler - Lakewood High
Zayveon Wells - Lakewood High
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