​The 2026 Western North Carolina high school fall sports have reached the halfway mark of the season.It’s time to vote for this week’s Ingles Western North Carolina boys Athlete of the Week.Vote for the boys athlete who had the best performance last week. The poll closes on Sept. 17 at noon.Gabe Clark, Andrews: Clark had a hat trick in a 4-0 win vs. Murphy.TK Davis, Asheville High: Davis recorded the game-clinching interception in a 38-35 win vs. Asheville School. Rion Coadwell, Brevard: Coadwell had a hat trick in a 6-1 win vs. West Henderson.Jose Chavez, Enka: Chavez ran for 133 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries and completed a pass for 48 yards and a touchdown in a 47-0 win vs. Cherokee.Ace Smith, Hendersonville: Smith caught six passes for 122 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-35 win vs. Erwin. Jay’ron Moore, McDowell: Moore completed 13 of 22 passes for 245 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 182 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries in a 62-41 win vs. Avery County. Damon Young, Smoky Mountain: Young intercepted three passes in a 33-7 win vs. Pisgah.Benjamin Frederick, Robbinsville: Frederick finished first in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 16:48.40 in the Keith Payne Memorial Invitational.Zachary Huber is a high school sports reporter for the Hendersonville Times-News. Email him at zhuber@gannett.com or follow him on X @zacharyahuber.This article originally appeared on Asheville Citizen Times: Vote for the Ingles WNC high school boys Athlete of the Week, Sept. 6-13