The time has almost come for the Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship's first phase to end.

That means only a few days left to vote for Wiscasset High School's Kayla Gordon and Maeve Carlson.

The first phase of the Hood Sportsmanship Scholarship ends April 24, when the polls close. After the votes are tallied, only the top 10 students in Maine will move forward with interviews.

That means there are only a few days left to vote for the two Wiscasset seniors.

If enough votes were cast for each, both Carlson and Gordon could move forward. Despite coming from a smaller school, there is a precedent: one of the three winners a year earlier came from Wiscasset, when Briana Goud was chosen.

There are several requirements for potential scholarship winners: They must maintain a 3.0 grade point average while showcasing good sportsmanship on the playing field; and they must have performed volunteer work in their communities.

Both Gordon and Carlson have received awards pertaining to their work on and off the playing field.

Gordon, who was the starting goalie for the Wolverines soccer team, was chosen as the sportsmanship award winner after the 2014 soccer season by head coach Duane Goud. She was an honorable mention for the Mountain Valley Conference team. She was selected to be an academic all-star for both soccer and basketball, and in an earlier interview said she expected the same after the softball season.

Gordon was named the girls varsity basketball team's most valuable player and was an honorable mention for the all-conference team.

Gordon said she is likely going to attend Husson University in Bangor in the fall, where she would study accounting and play on the soccer team.

She said receiving the $5,000 scholarship would make a large difference.

“I put commitment and dedication into the sports I play and my academics, and I want to strive for (the best) for myself and my school,” said Gordon in an earlier interview.

Carlson was a two-time team captain for the girls varsity soccer team who swam in the winter and played tennis in the spring.

Carlson has received numerous awards for both her play on the field and in the class room.

In 2014, she was awarded the very first Wolverine Award by Duane Goud for best-exemplifying her school's values. More recently, she was honored with a 2015 Maine Principal Association’s Principal Award, which recognizes academic achievement and volunteering and community service.

During a March interview, Carlson said she had been accepted to the University of Maine in Orono, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, University of Vermont and Clarkson University, but deciding which one could depend on how much money she is awarded. If awarded the grant, it would go a long ways towards picking her school, she said.

“It's nice to be a part of such a small community that actually knows you as an athlete and also in school,” she said during the March interview. “I wasn't sure if I was going to run for the contest, but I have a very high level of sportsmanship. I decided go for it because a lot of people have a lot of pride in our school and the students in general.”

To vote, go to www.hood.com/scholarship. Votes can be placed every day until April 24.