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UPDATE: Joliet West's Anthony DiNardo is Patch MVP

Joliet West's Anthony DiNardo threw for 140 yards and two touchdowns in the Tigers' 48-0 victory over Thornridge. Then, he outpolled two others in fan balloting for Patch MVP, Aug. 20-26. DiNardo now is eligible for Patch Athlete of the Month honors.

Your Joliet Patch is a place to celebrate local high school athletes. Show your support for these prep sports MVPs—each of whom is Athlete of the Week at his or her school—by cheering them on in the comments thread, sharing your own photos with the Patch community and voting in the poll.

Do you think we're missing someone? Tell us in the comments and share his or her photo to the gallery above. (It's easy. Just click the Upload Photos and Videos link — .)

Read more about this week's MVPs in the photo gallery, and show your support for them by:

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  1. Voting in the poll, which is open until 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30.
  2. Commenting on the article.
  3. Share more photos of your favorite Patch athlete.

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