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. 2-7.
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:
Evan Arcilla, Menlo boys basketball: The junior totaled 19 points on 50% shooting in a 62-59 comeback win over Pacific Grove.
Scotty Brennan, Los Gatos basketball: Just a week after Brennan’s football season ended, the senior scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Los Gatos to a 54-33 win over Jefferson.
Jeremiah Charles, Moreau Catholic football: Charles was perfect against Leland in the CIF NorCal Division 7-AA final, completing all nine passes for 278 yards and four touchdowns. Moreau will play Lindsay in the 7-AA title game on Friday at Fullerton UHSD Stadium.
Will Corbett, Bellarmine basketball: Corbett scored an efficient 30 points in a 56-41 win over Fremont-Oakland. Bellarmine (2-0) will play host to Monte Vista on Tuesday.
Rashod Cotton II, Dougherty Valley basketball: Cotton scored 19 points in a 70-49 win over Moreau Catholic at the NorCal Ultimate Challenge. The Wildcats started this week with a 3-1 record.
Zion Grissom, Clayton Valley basketball: Grissom scored a team-high 20 points to lead Clayton Valley to a 65-62 win over Clovis West.
Soren Hummel, St. Ignatius football: The senior completed 18 of 27 passes for 221 yards and a touchdown in a 33-23 loss to Central-Fresno in the CIF NorCal Division 1-A title game. St. Ignatius finished the season 10-3.
R.J. Mosley, Pittsburg football: The junior caught eight passes for 154 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-27 win over Folsom in the CIF NorCal Division I-AA title game. Pittsburg will play Lincoln-San Diego for the Division I-AA state championship at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo on Friday.
Elijah Vallejo, Wilcox football: Vallejo rushed for 122 yards on 20 carries, but Wilcox fell to Twelve Bridges 28-27 in the CIF NorCal Division 2-A title game. Wilcox finished the season 11-3.
Dante Vigil, Liberty basketball: Vigil earned player of the game honors at the NorCal Ultimate Challenge, scoring 20 points to lead Liberty to a season-opening 72-66 win over Vanden.
