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Girl Athlete of the Week (Jan. 21): Jayda Gilmore, Howard, basketball

Howard girls basketball player Jayda Gilmore is the Athlete of the Week. (Baltimore Sun)

The senior point guard led the No. 14 Lions to three wins last week, including a 64-57 upset of City. She scored 28 points and contributed three steals and an assist in the win over the Knights. She also had 15 points in a 57-40 win over Oakland Mills and nine points and two steals in a 41-18 win over Hammond as the Lions improved to 7-1 in the Howard County league. Gilmore, who missed five games with a broken wrist, averages 14.3 points per game. A former member of the Columbia Ravens Amateur Athletic Union team, she has a 3.1 GPA and has committed to play for Division II American International College in Massachusetts.

Others considered: Sydney Hines, New Town, basketball; Endia Jones, Aberdeen, basketball; Alex Martinez, Maryvale, indoor track; Dionna White, Milford Mill, basketball

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