After four days of voting, Lenape Valley senior guard Julia Johnson has been selected as the Morris/Sussex Athlete of the Week for Jan. 9-15.
Johnson averaged 11.7 points and three steals as the Patriots went 3-0, defeating Hackettstown, Newton and Sussex Tech.
Here were the other nominees:
Jake Benitz, Newton junior forward
Benitz averaged 15 points, four rebounds and two blocks as the Braves went 2-1 last week. He shot 54% from the field, and 30% from long range.
Mikayla Caruso, Kittatinny senior forward
Caruso averaged 10 points, nine rebounds, four blocks, two steals and three assists as the Cougars knocked off Wallkill Valley, St. Elizabeth and High Point.
Lucci Ferrara, Hackettstown senior forward
Ferrara averaged 9.3 points and 9.9 rebounds as the Tiers beat North Warren and Wallkill Valley, and lost to Lenape Valley.
Pat Ferrare, Montville junior guard
Ferrare averaged 17 points and 4.7 assists as the Mustangs went 2-1 last week. Ferrare hit key free throws and a late 3-pointer to upend host Roxbury, 41-40, on Monday. He also sank the game-winning basket with 2.4 seconds left at Pequannock.
Abby Hawes, Mountain Lakes freshman guard/forward
Hawes averaged six points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.3 steals as the Lakers lost to Pequannock, 38-35, then defeated Dover and Morris Tech.
Madison Jenisch, Randolph junior guard
Jenisch averaged 11.7 points, three rebounds, 3.3 steals and 1.3 assists as Randolph went 2-1 last week.
Eddie Karpinski, Park Regional senior defender
Karpinski had four goals — including a natural hat trick — and five assists in Park Regional’s 10-0 defeat of Parsippany on Wednesday. The Hanover Park senior also had a power-play goal in a 1-1 tie against Mount Olive/Hopatcong/Hackettstown on Monday, and a hat trick and three assists versus High Point/Kittatinny/Wallkill Valley on Saturday. The Hanover Park/Whippany Park co-op finished the four-game week 2-1-1.
Brynn McCurry, Sparta junior forward
McCurry averaged 18 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as Sparta…
