Athlete of the Week: Bolingbrook Forward Ben Moore

By the voting deadline for this week's Athlete of the Week (9 p.m., Dec. 7), Bolingbrook's Ben Moore had 53 percent of the votes, making him the clear winner.

Bolingbrook High School junior Ben Moore has led the Raiders to three straight victories.

Moore followed up 19- and 24-point outputs in the first two games of the streak with a team-high 18 points against Lockport on Tuesday, a .

The Raiders took a 61-56 lead on a Moore layup, earning mention from his coach. Moore scored five of his points in the fourth quarter.

"We toughed it out at the end, but it shouldn't have got to that point," Rob Brost said. "This team, when compared to other teams we've had in recent history ... we would fall apart at the end of the game. We stepped up and hit some free throws and (Moore) hit the layup towards the end."

The Raiders are now 4-2.

Here are the other Patch Athlete of the Week nominees:

: Josh Williams, senior, running back: Williams was named to the Illinois Football Coaches Association All-State team.

: Brock Benson, senior, center: Benson scored a game-high 21 points against Downers Grove South in the West Suburban Conference Gold Division opener for both teams.

: Ethan Pocic, junior, offensive lineman: Pocic made the Illinois Football Coaches Association All-State team and the Tom Lemming/National Collegiate Scouting Association All-Area team.

: Amanda Fox, senior, runner: The Illinois girls cross country state champion continued her postseason run by winning the Nike Cross Midwest Regional (18 minutes, 9 seconds) before finishing ninth at the Nike Cross Nationals (18:01).

: Caleb Bailey, junior, linebacker/running back: Bailey made the Tom Lemming/National Collegiate Scouting Association All-Area team.