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 Feb. 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 [email protected].
We accept nominations until 11 a.m. each Monday.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps by coaches/team statisticians.
On to the nominees:
Da’sean Armstrong, Oakland basketball: Armstrong was key in Oakland’s furious 61-55 comeback win over Fremont-Oakland, scoring 21 points. Oakland (18-6) is scheduled to host Oakland Tech on Wednesday.
Teniola Bamisebi, Valley Christian basketball: The sophomore scored a team-high 16 points in Valley Christian’s 55-36 win over St. Francis. Valley Christian (16-5, 7-4) sits at third in the West Catholic Athletic League standings.
Alan Gao, Harker basketball: Gao scored 21 points and hit five 3-pointers to lead Harker to a 61-47 win over Eastside Prep. Harker (12-10) hosts Crystal Springs Uplands on Friday.
Denzel Jackson, Mt. Eden basketball: Jackson totaled 22 points in Mt. Eden’s 57-51 win over San Lorenzo. Mt. Eden (14-9, 7-1) is in first place in the West Alameda County Conference Shoreline Division.
Jaiden Jones, Dublin basketball: Jones scored 11 of 16 points in the third quarter to lead Dublin to a 64-61 win over rival Dougherty Valley. Dublin (22-4) is the fifth seed in the East Bay Athletic League playoffs and will play the winner of the Granada-Foothill game.
Jacob Livermore, Liberty wrestling: Livermore got pins in matches against Granada and De La Salle at the North Coast Section dual meet and helped the Lions win the NCS dual meet title for the first time since 2009. Livermore is currently the 35th-ranked wrestler in the state at 138 pounds.
Ryder Malm, Acalanes basketball: Malm scored a game-high 30 points and hauled in 14 rebounds in Acalanes’ 79-56 win over Miramonte. Acalanes is 20-5 this season.
Carlo Marinucci, Branham basketball: Marinucci scored 16 points to lead Branham to a 68-64 win over Pioneer. Branham is scheduled to play Santa Teresa on Wednesday.
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Alfredo Munoz, Berkeley soccer: Munoz scored one of Berkeley’s two goals in its 2-1 win over Piedmont. Berkeley is 15-3-1 and is slated to play Castro Valley at home on Tuesday.
Dylan Nguyen, Milpitas basketball: The junior scored a game-high 18 points to lead Milpitas to a 65-43 win over Palo Alto. Milpitas (18-3) travels to Los Altos on Wednesday.
Cameron Rafati, Menlo soccer: Rafati, a junior, scored four goals across two wins against Crystal Springs Uplands and Sacred Heart Prep. Menlo (13-2-2) has clinched at least a share of the West Bay Athletic League title.
