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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.

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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:

Haleh Ansari, Burlingame basketball: The junior scored 10 points in a victory over El Camino. Ansari averaged five points per game as a freshman last season. 

Angie Chang, Berean Christian soccer: The sophomore attacking midfielder scored twice in a 6-0 rout of Mt. Diablo. That gave her 11 goals and two assists on the season. 

Leilani Cortez, James Lick soccer: The senior scored four goals – three in the second half – as the Comets routed Yerba Buena 4-0. Cortez has scored 29 goals this season. 

Zoey Hinkle, Del Mar basketball: The junior forward had 24 points and 23 rebounds in a 44-43 win over Lincoln, 28 points and 15 rebounds in a 50-40 win over Gilroy and 26 points and 23 rebounds in a 50-34 win over Oak Grove.

Mehr Khera, St. Francis soccer: The sophomore scored a goal in a 3-1 victory over Sacred Heart Cathedral. St. Francis improved to 13-1-1, 6-1 and remained on Mitty’s heels in the WCAL race. 

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Eve Monzon, Freedom basketball: The senior scored 21 points in a victory over Pittsburg as she helped the BVAL regular season champs remain undefeated in league play at 9-0. She finished the week averaging 16.7 points per game on the season. 

Samantha Myhr, Northgate basketball: The senior buried five 3-pointers against Las Lomas, setting the Northgate career mark for made triples with 220. On the same night, teammate Hana Neuman made eight free throws and set the school record for career free throws made at 310. 

Allison Park, Leland soccer: The sophomore playmaker dished out two assists in a 5-0 victory over Piedmont Hills. She finished the week with five goals and eight assists on the season. 

Ashley Saban, Leigh basketball: The sophomore had 17 points, six assists, five rebounds and five steals in a victory over Piedmont Hills. That performance propelled Leigh to its fourth victory in five games. 

Brooklyn Sax, Christopher basketball: Sax scored 15 points in a victory over Willow Glen, helping the Cougars win their seventh game in a row. Sax is also a standout for the softball team. 

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