Editor’s note:* We prohibit the use of bots and any other artificial methods of voting. Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates and a permanent suspension of the Athlete of the Week poll. No voting by email: Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted.*
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 Nov. 3-8.
Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Vote as many…
Editor’s note:* We prohibit the use of bots and any other artificial methods of voting. Suspicious activity could lead to the disqualification of candidates and a permanent suspension of the Athlete of the Week poll. No voting by email: Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted.*
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 Nov. 3-8.
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 toMaxPreps by coaches/team statisticians.
Look for the poll at the bottom of the page.
On to the nominees:
**Adonyae Brown, Archbishop Riordan football: **The junior ran for 193 yards and three touchdowns in 21 carries to help the Crusaders win their first West Catholic Athletic League championship since 2000 with a 42-35 victory on the road over Serra.
Charlie Dalrymple, Woodside football: The junior completed 8 of 9 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns as Woodside completed a 10-0 regular season with a 42-14 victory on the road over Milpitas.
Noah Defaii, James Logan water polo: The senior scored five goals and handed out two assists to lead the fifth-seeded Colts to an 11-8 victory over fourth-seeded Cardinal Newman in the quarterfinals of the NCS Division II playoffs.
Andrew Fernandez, Gunderson football: The senior threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns as Gunderson rolled to a 43-14 season-ending victory over Gilroy. The Grizzlies finished 6-4, 2-3 in the BVAL Santa Teresa-Valley Division.
**Lukas Fitzgerald, San Mateo football: **The junior quarterback ran for 171 yards and three touchdowns in 20 carries as San Mateo defeated visiting Burlingame 24-14 in the 98th Little Big Game. The victory was the Bearcats’ third in a row in the series.
**Paxton Holden, Half Moon Bay football: **The sophomore quarterback ran for 284 yards on 13 carries, scored three touchdowns and ran in a two-point conversion to lead the Cougars to a 59-28 victory on the road over rival Terra Nova in the Skull Game.
Sully Kinney, Serra water polo: The senior finished with five points (three goals, two assists) to help lead top-seeded Serra to a 16-5 victory over eighth-seeded Milpitas in the quarterfinals of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs.
Griffin Lee, Livermore football: The senior linebacker had eight solo tackles to lead his team’s defense as the Cowboys held on to edge Granada 15-13 in a battle between Livermore rivals. Livermore won the EBAL Valley Division and will take a 9-1 record into the NCS playoffs.
**Vincent Maiorana, Amador Valley football: **The senior rushed for 322 yards and three touchdowns in 36 carries as Amador Valley rallied to edge California 42-35 to lock up a spot in the North Coast Section playoffs.
Jonah Shelton, Arroyo football: The senior completed 8 of 11 passes for 191 yards and five touchdowns as Arroyo clinched the outright West Alameda County Conference Shoreline Division championship with a 68-6 rout of San Lorenzo.