Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week
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. 19-24.
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 and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted.
Scroll to the bottom for the poll.
Winners are announced each Friday online and 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:
D-Ari Bruce, Oakland basketball: Bruce scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Oakland to a 67-59 win over Oakland Tech. Oakland (15-5, 3-0) snapped a seven-game losing streak to Tech.
Leon Dosias, Sacred Heart Cathedral soccer: Dosias scored the game-winning goal in SHC’s 1-0 win over St. Francis. SHC is 7-5-1.
Walter Galindo, Clayton Valley soccer: Galindo scored two goals to lead Clayton Valley to a 5-0 win over Foothill. Clayton Valley is 11-0-1.
Naasir Griffin, Bishop O’Dowd basketball: Griffin scored 20 points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked three shots to lead O’Dowd to a 78-69 win over Sacramento High at the MLK Classic Showcase at De La Salle. O’Dowd is 13-6.
Anson Hulme, Saratoga basketball: Hulme scored 19 points to lead Saratoga to a 47-46 win over Fremont-Sunnyvale. Saratoga is 11-6.
James Kennedy, Washington-Fremont basketball: The freshman scored 29 points, dished out six assists, grabbed five rebounds, had three steals and blocked two shots in a 83-46 win over Newark Memorial. Washington is 13-7.
Taku Nomoto, Westmont soccer: The sophomore scored a goal in Westmont’s 2-1 win over Mt. Pleasant. Westmont is 5-4-3.
Oscar Pino, Fremont-Sunnyvale soccer: Pino scored a goal and had an assist in Fremont’s 2-1 win over MacDonald. Fremont is 6-5-1.
Ashton Tam, Homestead basketball: Tam scored 26 points in Homestead’s 60-53 win over Mountain View. Homestead is 9-9.
Juan Valdovinos, Newark Memorial soccer: The senior scored a goal and dished out an assist in Newark Memorial’s 2-1 win over Moreau Catholic. Newark Memorial is 11-5 and undefeated through eight Mission Valley Athletic League games.