Plainfield’s Abigail Lawton has been voted The Bulletin’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Oct. 12-17. The Panthers' senior forward scored two first-half goals to fuel Plainfield’s 4-1 girls soccer upset victory over Montville.This week saw plenty of standout performances in football, boys soccer, girls soccer, girls volleyball, field hockey and cross country across Eastern Connecticut. While there's no shortage of talent, we went and found the best of the best.Did your hometown hero make the list? The Bulletin has you covered for what's happening this fall at Norwich Free Academy, Killingly High School, Plainfield High School, Griswold High School, Norwich Technical School and Harvard Ellis Technical School.Please vote now for The Bulletin Athlete of the Week for Oct. 19-24. Voting closes at 5 p.m. on Friday. You can cast your vote below.Here are the nominees: Kymani Boyce, GriswoldThe Wolverines' senior lineman had a key interception return and lateral during Griswold/Wheeler’s 41-8 football victory against Wilbur Cross/Career. Boyce also had a rushing touchdown. Hailee James, KillinglyThe Trailblazers' junior dished out 15 assists in a girls volleyball win against Windham. James also had 15 assists in Killingly’s win against Ellis Tech.Tycen LaBelle, GriswoldThe Wolverines' senior won the ECC boys cross country championship with a time of 15 minutes and 28 seconds at the Norwich Golf Course.Rebecca Marsh, GriswoldThe Wolverines' senior broke the school record for career kills in a girls volleyball match against Jonathan Law. Marsh set a new mark with 807 career kills. More: NFA, Griswold, Valley set for playoff push | Football notebookSolomon Mboob, PlainfieldThe Panthers' junior rushed for 255 yards on 21 carries and scored four touchdowns in the Valley Panthers’ 39-7 football victory against East Haven.Delilah Munoz, Norwich Free AcademyThe Wildcats' freshman ran a personal best time of 20:25.6 to finish seventh and lead NFA to a runner-up finish at the ECC girls cross country championship meet.Oriana Pescatello, Norwich Free AcademyThe Wildcats' junior midfielder scored an unassisted game-winning goal in the 75th minute in a 1-0 girls soccer victory against Waterford.More: NFA, Griswold, Valley set for playoff push | Football notebookXavier Sebastian, Norwich Free AcademyThe Wildcats' senior scored three touchdowns, including one on an electrifying 92-yard interception return, in NFA’s 46-0 Homecoming Day football win against Woodstock Academy. Sebastian also rushed for 107 yards on 13 carries. Liam Sierakowski, KillinglyThe Trailblazers' sophomore notched a hat trick in a 5-0 boys soccer victory over Tourtellotte.Catherine Wigford, Norwich Free AcademyThe Wildcats' senior was the runner-up in the 200 freestyle (2:24.86) and also placed third in the 100 freestyle (1:06.42) during a girls swim meet against East Lyme.This article originally appeared on The Bulletin: Vote now for The Bulletin Athlete of the Week for Oct. 19-24
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- Plainfield’s Abigail Lawton has been voted The Bulletin’s Athlete of the Week for the week of Oct.
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