Players from football and volleyball are among the finalists for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's high school athlete of the week. Vote in the poll below.

The A-J accepts nominations each week until noon Sunday. Online voting begins at 4 a.m. Monday at lubbockonline.com. The poll runs through 5 p.m. Thursday, with the winner announced the following day.

HOW TO NOMINATE

► Coaching staffs can nominate a player for next week's award by emailing sports@lubbockonline.com by Sunday morning.

► Include nomination with grade level and pertinent stats/info from this week's games/results.

Here are this week's nominees.

Tony Briones, Denver City — Had kickoff-return TDs of 90 and 93 yards, in addition to eight tackles (four solo), in a district-championship win over Lamesa.

Randon Curtis, Pos

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