Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week
Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) girls 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 Jan. 5-10.
Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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On to the nominees:
Jennalyn Apodaca, Alameda basketball: Apodaca scored 16 points to lead Alameda as the Hornets routed College Park 63-35 at home. She added 19 points as Alameda beat Tracy 66-24.
Gabriela Clement, St. Mary’s-Berkeley basketball: Clement posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds as St. Mary’s beat St. Patrick-St. Vincent 63-47 in the Tri-County Athletic League Rock Division opener for both teams.
Adhuna Devineni, Mission San Jose basketball: Devineni had a game-high 13 points as MSJ edged out Washington-Fremont 33-30 in a Mission Valley Athletic League slugfest. She added a team-high 13 points in a 66-41 loss to Moreau Catholic.
Celeste Gaucin-Robles, Granada soccer: Gaucin-Robles scored the game-winning goal off a corner kick in Granada’s East Bay Athletic League opener, beating Monte Vista 2-1. The win was Granada’s first win over Monte Vista in four years. She added an assist in Granada’s 1-0 win over Alhambra.
Zoey Hinkle, Del Mar basketball: Hinkle scored 24 points, including 16 in the second half, as Del Mar toppled Santa Teresa 50-46 in Blossom Valley Athletic League action.
Stella Kitch, Gunn basketball: The freshman scored 21 points to lead Gunn to a 40-31 win over Mountain View as Gunn picked up its first win of the year in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s De Anza Division.
Lexi Le, Acalanes basketball: Le led Acalanes with 19 points, eight rebounds, three assists and four blocks as Acalanes topped intersectional opponent Vanden of Fairfield 49-45.
Zoey Lemoge, Half Moon Bay basketball: Lemoge paced Half Moon Bay with 20 points and made it a double-double with 15 rebounds as Half Moon Bay beat Mills 53-31 to open its Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division slate.
Juliette Leonard, Monte Vista basketball: Leonard had 18 points and 10 rebounds to co-lead Monte Vista in scoring as the Mustangs beat Pittsburg 52-47. She added a game-high 27 points in a 57-47 loss to Heritage.
Jenevieve Lundberg, Livermore soccer: Lundberg scored the game-winning goal on a well-timed header off a corner kick by Ashley Browning as Livermore beat El Cerrito 2-1 to hand the Gauchos their first loss of the season. Lundberg also delivered a standout defensive performance throughout the match, consistently disrupting opposing attacks and playing a key role in the team’s overall success.
Ashley Saban, Leigh basketball: Saban scored 22 points against The King’s Academy, 25 against Lynbrook and 23 in a win over Del Mar as Leigh went 3-0 last week. Across the three games, Saban averaged more than 23 points, three steals and three assists per game.
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