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Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) boys Athlete of the Week poll.
For the entire academic year, we will provide a list of candidates who stood out over the previous week and allow you, the reader, to vote for the winner.
This week, we consider performances from Jan. 23-28.
Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.
Votes by email are not counted.
Scroll to the bottom for the poll.
Winners are announced each Friday online and, starting Sept. 30, in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.
Candidates for future Athlete of the Week polls can be nominated at highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com.
We accept nominations until 11 a.m. each Monday.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps by coaches/team statisticians.
On to the nominees:
Courtney Anderson Jr., Dublin basketball: The senior averaged 21.3 points to help the Gaels win three East Bay Athletic League games. Scored 28 points in a 79-75 win over San Ramon Valley, 19 in a 56-48 victory over Amador Valley and 17 in a 67-60 win over Granada as Dublin improved to 17-7, 6-1.
Joseph Bangalan, Piedmont Hills basketball: The senior had himself a game against Lincoln-San Jose, finishing with 32 points on 9-of-10 shooting — all from beyond the 3-point arc — as Piedmont Hills won 81-79 in league play. Also had 12 points in a 56-53 loss to Independence.
Alen Begovic, Santa Clara soccer: Scored his team’s goal in a 1-1 tie against Los Altos that kept Santa Clara on the heels of first-place Mountain View in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s De Anza Division. The junior also scored a goal in his team’s previous game, a 2-0 victory over Palo Alto. Begovic began this week with a team-leading eight goals.
Jake Davis, Acalanes basketball: The 6-foot-9, 220-pound senior had 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Dons to a 56-43 victory over College Park in Diablo Athletic League Foothill Division play. In the previous game, he had 20 points and nine rebounds in a 64-61 loss to Campolindo.
Rex Denker, Pioneer basketball: The senior led his team to two home wins that moved the Mustangs into second place in their league. He had 27 points and seven rebounds in a 50-43 victory over Lincoln-San Jose and 18 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals in a 57-51 win over Branham.
Marco Jara, Clayton Valley Charter soccer: The senior scored twice to lead Clayton Valley past Ygnacio Valley 3-1 in a Diablo Valley Athletic League Foothill Division match. The victory improved the Ugly Eagles’ record to 14-0-2 overall and 6-0-2 in the league.
Zaden Martin, Burlingame basketball: The senior averaged 15.7 points over three games, which included victories over Woodside and Capuchino and a close loss to Carlmont. Scored 17 points in a 56-46 win over Woodside and 15 in a 59-42 win over Capuchino. Burlingame ended the week 15-3, 6-1.
Alessandro Velasquez, Menlo School soccer: Scored two goals and assisted on another in a 6-0 victory over Pinewood. Also had a goal in a 1-1 tie against Crystal Springs Uplands. The Knights ended the week with a record of 7-4-3 overall and 6-1-1 in West Bay Athletic League play.
Jayson Victoria, Granada wrestling: Took first in the 138-pound weight division at the 58th Overfelt Classic, defeating Phu Le of Milpitas by fall at 3:04 in the final. The Granada junior is ranked 20th in the state by the California Wrestler.
Hung Vo, Silver Creek wresting: The sophomore captured the 285-pound weight class at the Overfelt Classic, defeating Reno’s Jorge Gonzales by fall at 3:38 in the first-place match. Vo is ranked 16th in the state by the California Wrestler.
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