Each week throughout the winter season, The Aegis will select boys and girls basketball players of the week, factoring in individual statistics and accomplishments as well as team success. The public will then have the opportunity to vote on which of the finalists will earn the honor of the overall Harford County Basketball Player of the Week.

Voting will run through the end of the day on Wednesday. Readers can vote once per hour, and the final results will be published Friday.

Last week’s winner was Patterson Mill’s Anthi Nezis, who received 44% of a tight vote to edge out North Harford’s Payton Dawson (42%). Nezis was originally selected for leading the Huskies with 17 points in their Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference semifinal victory on Feb. 20.

Here are the Harford County high school basketball players of the week from Feb. 23 to March 1:

Boys basketball

James Hammond, Patterson Mill

Hammond, nominated for the second consecutive week, led the Huskies with 25 points in their narrow UCBAC championship game loss to Elkton last Tuesday. The senior surpassed 1,000 career points in the contest.

Alex Kropp, Patterson Mill

Hammond’s teammate stepped up in senior guard Kai Gibson’s absence in the conference title game. He logged 15 points, five of which came in the game’s final seconds to nearly singlehandedly lead an impressive comeback in the three-point defeat.

Girls basketball

Carson Price, Bel Air

Price was the Bobcats’ leading scorer (18) in their first-round playoff win over Patapsco, 49-39. Price and Bel Air will now face Harford County foe Edgewood in the Class 3A North I region semifinals on Tuesday.

Payton Dinbokowitz, North Harford

Dinbokowitz led the Hawks with 15 points in their commanding 31-point opening round playoff win over North East on Friday, sending them to a Class 2A East I region semifinals bout with Fallston on Tuesday.

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