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Welcome to the Bay Space Information Group (Mercury Information & East Bay Occasions) faces Athlete of the Week Ballot.
For the whole educational yr, we’ll offer you a listing of candidates who stood out within the earlier week and allow you to, the reader, vote for the winner.
This week, we’re looking on the exhibits from the primary week of January.
Polls shut at 5pm on Wednesday.
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Winners are introduced every Friday on-line and within the print version of the Mercury Information and East Bay Occasions sports activities sections.
Candidates for future Athlete of the Week polls may be nominated at highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com.
We settle for nominations till 11am each Monday.
We additionally overview the statistics despatched to MaxPreps by the workforce’s coaches/statisticians.
Concerning the nominees:
Morgan Cheli, Archbishop Mitty basketball: Cheli, a senior dedicated to play at UConn subsequent season, scored his 1,000th profession level in a 75-42 win over Sacred Coronary heart Cathedral. The McDonald’s All-American candidate is averaging 17 factors and 10 assists per recreation.
Avery Knapp, San Ramon Valley basketball: Knapp, a senior, scored a career-high 27 factors in SRV’s 72-30 win over California. Knapp additionally scored 17 factors in a win towards Pinewood.
Alyssa Lopez, Christopher basketball: Lopez, a senior guard, scored 11 factors in Christopher’s 58-41 win over Leland within the BVAL Mt. Hamilton. This win helped the Cougars enhance to 15-1.
Natalia Martinez, Piedmont basketball: Martinez, a senior dedicated to San Diego State, scored 41 factors because the Highlanders defeated then-No. four Bishop O’Dowd 59-50. The high-scoring guard additionally put up 52 factors in a recreation earlier this season.
Mettee Story, Willow Glen Soccer: Mettee, a freshman, had one recreation towards Prospect. She scored three objectives and dished out three assists in a 7-Zero win over the Panthers.
Hailey Nelson, Las Lomas Soccer: Nelson, a senior, scored a hat trick – three objectives – in a 7-Zero win over De Anza. That gave Nelson seven objectives and 4 assists on the season.
Natalia Niebles, Silver Creek soccer: Niebles, a junior, scored the game-winning purpose in Silver Creek’s 1-Zero win over Evergreen Valley. That gave him 15 objectives and eight assists on the season as much as that time.
Abby Peterman, American soccer: Petersman, a senior, scored seven objectives and had two assists in three video games. That included 4 tackles and one help in a 10-1 win over Washington-Fremont and scored the game-winner in a 1-Zero win over Liberty.
Evelyn Rigsby, Campolindo Soccer: Rigsby, a junior, scored the one purpose of the sport in Campolindo’s 1-Zero win over Diablo Athletic League rival Acalanes. Based on stats entered into MaxPreps, it was her first purpose of the season.
Daijha Teague, Oakland basketball: Teague, a senior, scored 16 factors, grabbed seven rebounds, had six assists and 6 steals in an 89-22 win over Skyline final week. Teague was named all-OAL final season.
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