Old Town’s Richardson Voted McDonald’s High School Athlete of the Week [WEEK 8]

Richardson played a key role in the Coyotes two wins by scoring 23 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 3 blocks in a win over Orono. The 6’4’ senior center helped his team get to a 15-1 record with a 10 point, 6 rebound 4 block performance against Foxcroft Academy.

Richardson had 60 percent of the vote against Cordelia Stewart of Bangor High School. Stewart had a great week in her own right, helping the Rams score a pair of wins and improve to 15-1 on the season. Stewart had 16 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks against Mt. Blue and followed that up with another 28 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks against Mt. Ararat.

Here are the final results:

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Here are our winners so far this season:

• Week 7: Alex Speed, Piscataquis Community High School
• Week 6: Nick Gilpin, Hampden Academy
• Week 5: Derek Fournier, Bangor High School
• Week 4: Sierra Tapley, MDI High School
• Week 3: Eric Hoogterp, Old Town High School
• Week 2: Kelsey Shaw, MDI High School
• Week 1: Kyle Bouchard, Houlton High School

Fall sports season:

• Week 11: Jonathan Santiago, Maine Central Institute
• Week 10: MacKenzie Carter, Ashland Community High School
• Week 9: Jackson Leonard, John Bapst Memorial High School
• Week 8: Alex Speed, Piscataquis Community High School
• Week 7: Alex Bertrand, Maine Central Institute
• Week 6: Cody Blair, Ashland Community High School
• Week 5: Noah Kershner, Nokomis High School
• Week 4: Katie Batron, Dexter High School
• Week 3: Gretchen Wright, Brewer High School
• Week 2: Jake Drew, Houlton High School
• Week 1: Dane Johnson, Bangor High School