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 Nov. 25-30.
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 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:
Jalen Arnold, Moreau Catholic football: Arnold caught three passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns and returned a kickoff 90 yards for a score as Moreau felled Ferndale 21-19 to win the NCS Division VII championship.
Benjamin Bouie, Crystal Springs Uplands cross country: Bouie placed 10th at the CIF state cross country meet, tying Sacred Heart Cathedral’s Miles Cook with a time of 14:54.5.
Trey Caldwell, De La Salle cross country: Caldwell finished seventh overall at the CIF cross country championships with a time of 14:49.8.
Miles Cook, Sacred Heart Cathedral cross country: Cook took ninth place at the CIF state meet with a time of 14:54.5.
Josh Elerts, Acalanes football: Elerts ran for 141 yards on 28 carries as Acalanes beat Campolindo 20-17 to earn the NCS Division III championship.
Aseli Fangupo, Sacred Heart Prep football: Fangupo returned a fumble 29 yards for a touchdown and added a sack as Sacred Heart Prep beat Burlingame 21-10 in the CCS Division IV title game.
Makari Kenion, Pittsburg football: Kenion caught five passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns as Pittsburg defeated San Ramon Valley 35-28 to win the NCS Division I championship.
Brayden Rosa, Wilcox football: Playing quarterback, running back, receiver and safety, Rosa rushed for 202 yards on 22 carries, scored two touchdowns, returned punts and kickoffs and added a couple of pass breakups in Wilcox’s 35-26 comeback win over Palma in the CCS Division II championship game.
Elijah Perryman, Clayton Valley basketball: Perryman finished with 24 points and 11 rebounds as Clayton Valley beat Weston Ranch 63-56 during the NorCal Tip-Off Classic at Dublin High School.
Landon Pretre, Menlo School cross country: Pretre finished in 14:38.8 at the CIF meet on Saturday in Fresno, placing second overall to lead Menlo to a Division V championship, the first in school history. The Knights qualified for the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 7 with their team performance.
