ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

All season, azcentral sports will name an azcentral.com Sports Awards Male and Female Athlete of the Week.

To nominate someone, go to nominations .azcentral.com and fill out the form.

Male Athlete of the Week

Jordan Porter

School: Tucson Cholla.

Class: Senior.

Sport: Football.

Porter has been one of the most dynamic offensive players all season along — and this week was no different. The senior quarterback passed for 289 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another 143 yards on the ground for three scores. Porter ranks in the state’s top three in passing yards (first, 2,130), rushing yards (third, 1,176), total points (third, 118) and touchdowns (third, 19).

Female Athlete of the Week

Lauren Ohlinger

School: Scottsdale Christian.

Class: Junior.

Sport: Volleyball.

Ohlinger topped off the first month of the season by verbally committing to Boise State on Sept. 26. “I just liked how they coached and the coaching style a lot,” she said. “They’re definitely not super intense and get mad and yell at you ... they’re really strategic and encouraging.” ... Her leadership was on display in a Sept. 16 contest against Arizona Lutheran with her team down 11-19 in the third set. Ohlinger said the team went into a players-only huddle and came out ready. They rallied to a 29-27 third-set win and a subsequent 25-13 win in the fourth set to claim victory. She finished with 26 kills . ... The player-only huddle was something encouraged by the new coach, Kim Ohlinger, who is also Lauren’s mom. “Before I even accepted the position, we had a very serious conversation. Is that something that (Lauren) can handle? If it wasn’t, then I would have never agreed to coach.” ... Kim said Ohlinger’s emotions make her a better player. “She has a very calm confidence about her ... so she doesn’t get rattled,” Kim said. “She can make a mistake, or support a teammate through a mistake and just get right back on.”