It is time to vote for the girls athlete of the week from the Tuscaloosa area for the week of Jan. 5. The vote will remain open until Friday at noon.

All five nominees come from performances last week. All sports are considered when picking nominees, as long as the athlete was on The Tuscaloosa News' top performer list from the week before.

In alphabetical order, the nominees are:

• Izzy Burrows, Holy Spirit, put up 21 points and 10 rebounds in the 55-25 win over Holt

• Aaliyah Golston, Central, put up 19 points and brought down 12 rebounds in the 49-25 win over Francis Marion. She was also recently honored for reaching 1,000-career points

• Jakeya Horton, Northridge, scored a team-high 21 points in the 57-51 loss to Hale County

• Breonna Walker, Tuscaloosa County, put up 12 points in the 46-23 win over Spain Park

• Kate Wilkins, Pickens Academy, celebrated scoring 1,000-career points

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Vote below:

Anna Snyder covers high school sports and University of Alabama recruiting for The Tuscaloosa News. Reach her at asnyder@gannett.com. Follow her on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, @annaesnyder2

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