Monte Vista basketball player Naliyah Sefidi is the Bay Area News Group girls high school athlete of the week for Jan. 20-25.

In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sefidi finished with 46.46% of the vote. Oakland Tech basketball player Jhai Johnson took second with 33.19%.

Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.

Sefidi, a sophomore, made the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer against Sacred Heart Prep to cap a 39-point night. She followed that by scoring 19 points and dishing seven assists in a victory over Foothill.

To nominate an athlete for the next poll, email [email protected] by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.

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We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.

Votes by email do not count. Only votes submitted through the online poll on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites will count.

Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.