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. 1-6.
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.
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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:
Amare Chandler, Livermore basketball: The sophomore scored 17 points for Livermore in the Cowboys’ 61-49 win over College Park. Livermore is 4-1 this season.
Bryant Clark, Valley Christian basketball: Clark scored 18 points to lead Valley Christian to a 75-56 win over Leigh. Valley Christian is off to a 2-0 start.
Luis Echeveria, James Lick soccer: The senior scored two goals and dished out two assists to lead Lick to a 7-1 win over Oak Grove. James Lick is 1-1-1 to start the season.
Nick Henderson, Sequoia basketball: Henderson scored 26 points in the Ravens’ 59-46 win over Cupertino. Sequoia is 1-2 this season.
Cannon Jenkins, El Cerrito football: Jenkins scored the game-winning touchdown and had an interception in El Cerrito’s 20-16 win over Menlo-Atherton in the NorCal Division 4-A title game. El Cerrito will face Beckman-Irvine for the Division 4-A championship on Saturday at Buena Park High School.
Matthew Lundag, Washington-Fremont basketball: The junior scored 22 points to lead Washington to a 68-42 win over Buena Park. The Huskies are 3-2 this season.
Malachi Nunsuch, Berean Christian basketball: The senior had 37 points and 11 rebounds in a 67-62 win over KIPP King. Berean Christian is 2-0.
Dereon Ourm-Blackman, Antioch basketball: Ourm-Blackman scored 17 points in Antioch’s 67-43 victory over Napa. Antioch (2-3) will play Heritage on Tuesday.
Michael Scavotto, St. Francis soccer: The senior had a hat trick in the Lancers’ 8-0 win over Evergreen Valley. St. Francis is undefeated through two games this season.
Josh Sheehy, Northgate soccer: The senior scored two goals and dished out an assist to lead Northgate to a 3-2 win over College Park. Northgate is 2-0-1 this season.
Zui Shelton, St. Ignatius football: Shelton caught a 31-yard touchdown pass in St. Ignatius’ 17-13 win over Monte Vista in the NorCal Division 3-AA title game. The Wildcats will play Ventura for the 3-AA state championship on Friday at Fullerton UHSD Stadium.
Michael Whitelaw, Lincoln-San Jose football: Whitelaw scored the game-tying 64-yard touchdown catch in Lincoln’s 28-20 win over Gridley in the NorCal Division 6-AA title game. Lincoln will play Valley Center for the 6-AA state crown on Friday at Fullerton UHSD Stadium.