Who was the top performer in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties during the past week of high school sports action?

Here’s your chance to decide the area’s top athletes from the week of Nov. 3-8, 2025. The poll closes Thursday at 11:59 p.m. Multiple votes are allowed.

Nominations are compiled courtesy of information obtained by The Gaston Gazette and Shelby Star by coaches, athletic directors and statisticians through emails, MaxPreps, game results or highlights posted to social media. If a top performer’s name doesn’t appear on the list, encourage their coach to email submissions to jhughes@gastongazette.com or sports@gastongazette.com.

K.J. Bell, Kings Mountain football: Was 20-of-25 for 211 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-14 win over Ben L. Smith.

Quinn Campbell, Lincoln Charter

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