[VOTE] Six Local Athletes Up For High School Athlete Of The Week

Six area student-athletes have been nominated for First National Bank High School Athlete of the Week honors.

This week's nominees are Garrett Trask of Hermon, Connor Crawford of Ellsworth, Ben Dorval of Winslow, Olivia Nash of Hermon, Kyle Carpenter of Lawrence and Olivia Wesley of Foxcroft Academy.

Here's how each athlete performed last week.

Garrett Trask of Hermon rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown in the Hawks' win against the Nokomis Warriors at Pottle Field on Friday night. The senior quarterback also threw a 62-yard touchdown pass in the 25-7 win, which improved Hermon to 3-0.

courtesy of Chris Popper

Connor Crawford of Ellsworth rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns in the Eagles' 39-16 triumph against Washington Academy. Crawford added a two-point conversion and passed for 61 yards as Ellsworth won its second consectutive game, improving to 2-1.

Olivia Nash (left), courtesy of Hermon HS athletic dept.

Olivia Nash of the Hermon girls soccer team scored two goals and added an assist in the Hawks' 7-1 win against John Bapst on Sept. 12. She scored three goals in the school's 4-2 triumph over Caribou on Sept. 15. Nash has helped lead Hermon to a perfect 4-0 record to start the season.

courtesy of Winslow HS athletic dept.

Ben Dorval of Winslow rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns in the Black Raiders' 54-13 victory over rival Waterville. Dorval scored from 8 and 24 yards out. Winslow's victory in the annual Battle of the Bridge on Saturday improved the Black Raiders to 2-1.

courtesy of Foxcroft Academy

Olivia Wesley of the Foxcroft Academy girls soccer team helped lead the Ponies to 6-0 win against Piscataquis on Sept. 13, scoring two goals and adding two assists. She assisted on a pair of goals against Presque Isle on Sept. 15 and added another assist on Sept. 11 against Dexter.

Kyle Carpenter of Lawrence scored three touchdowns in the Bulldogs' 46-8 win over the Brewer Witches on Friday night at Keyes Field. Carpenter rushed for 78 yards on just five carries (15.6 yards per carry) as Madison won its first game of the season.

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