Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week
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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 Dec. 22-27.
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:
Bernardo Chaparro, Hillsdale soccer: The senior scored the only goal in a 1-0 nonleague victory over Leland, which improved the Knights’ record to 4-1-2.
Isaiah Clendinen, Moreau Catholic basketball: The junior finished with 26 points — one off his season high — to lead Moreau to a 57-52 victory over Madison-San Diego. The win improved the Mariners’ record to 9-1.
Alberto De Bernardis, Sacred Heart Prep basketball: The junior scored 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting as the Gators defeated Bear Creek 59-51 to snap a four-game losing streak.
Cooper Largent, Alhambra basketball: The 6-foot-3 senior had 29 points as the Bulldogs edged Stuart Hall 60-57 to win the South City tournament. Alhambra improved to 8-3.
Dionysis Maroudas, Los Gatos basketball: The senior scored 15 points to lead the red-hot Wildcats to a 74-45 rout of Hillsdale. Los Gatos began this week 8-1 on the season.
Ahmari Otis, Pinole Valley basketball: The senior averaged 17 points in wins over Vallejo, Vacaville, Oak Park and San Luis Obispo as Pinole Valley improved to 11-0. He had 23 points in a 77-51 rout of Oak Park.
Aztlan Santana, Fremont-Sunnyvale basketball: The junior led the way with 15 points as the Firebirds rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Capuchino 52-46 in nonleague play. Fremont trailed 42-32 after three quarters.
Devin Turner, St. Francis basketball: The junior had 16 points on 7-of-10 shooting, four assists and three rebounds as the Lancers defeated Watsonville 70-52 in a nonleague game. St. Francis began this week 7-2 on the season.
Alexander Villarce, Ygnacio Valley soccer: The senior scored two goals in a 4-1 victory over Freedom in nonleague play. The result improved Ygnacio Valley’s record to 4-1.
Romyn Waugh, Oakland basketball: In wins during the week over Fort Lauderdale-Florida, Clark-Las Vegas, Envision Academy and Campolindo, the 6-7 senior averaged 16.8 points per game as the Wildcats improved to 9-3.