Each week throughout the winter season, The Aegis will select two boys and girls basketball players of the week. The public will then have the opportunity to vote 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, in the first vote of the 2025-26 season, C. Milton Wright girls basketball standout Kiersten Rurka was selected, earning 51.3% of the public vote. Rurka beat out Fallston’s Brooke Bolesta, who earned 30.1% of the vote.

Rurka was originally selected for scoring 35 points on 62% shooting from the field in a win over North East on Jan. 6. She then led the Mustangs in scoring again with 14 against Patterson Mill on Friday, while shooting 60% from 3-point range.

Here are the basketball players of the week from Jan. 12-18.

Boys basketball

Devin Murphy, Aberdeen

Murphy averaged 16 points, five assists and four rebounds per game over three contests last week, leading the Eagles to a 2-1 week with wins over Havre de Grace and Joppatowne.

Isaiah Deyo, Edgewood

The Rams secured a key win over C. Milton Wright last week to take over first place in the Tatem Division. Deyo was instrumental in the victory, logging 17 points and nine rebounds. He then added 24 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Elkton to extend Edgewood’s home winning streak to 10 games.

Girls basketball

Samiah Head, Edgewood

Head averaged 14 points across three games last week, while flexing her rebounding prowess with 13-, eight- and six-rebound efforts.

Brooke Bolesta, Fallston

A back-to-back player of the week finalist, Bolesta averaged a double-double last week, guiding the Cougars to an undefeated 3-0 week.

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