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 Feb. 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:
Garrett Colley, San Ramon Valley soccer: Colley scored two goals in SRV’s 5-2 win over Dougherty Valley. SRV began this week 14-3-5.
Mrinal Dwivedi, Lynbrook basketball: Dwivedi had a game-high 17 points to lead Lynbrook past Fremont-Sunnyvale in a 55-31 win. Lynbrook finished the week with a 16-5 record.
Diego Hernandez, James Logan soccer: Hernandez scored a goal and had two assists to lead Logan to a 6-0 win over Mission San Jose. Logan started this week 7-8-7.
Cameron Hood, Acalanes basketball: Hood scored 16 points as Acalanes cruised past Concord in a 67-36 win. Acalanes is 15-10.
Luke Hunter, Woodside soccer: Hunter scored a goal in Woodside’s 2-1 win over Sequoia. Woodside is 9-3-3.
Anton Lahtiranta, St. Francis soccer: Lahtiranta had six saves and allowed just one goal in St. Francis’ 7-1 win over Archbishop Riordan. St. Francis is 12-3-2.
Evan Lee, Valley Christian Boys basketball: The senior powered Valley Christian to two West Catholic Athletic League wins last week, scoring 25 points with six 3-pointers on the road against St. Francis before adding 13 more in a home victory over Serra. Valley Christian is 12-9.
Damien Miles, Granada basketball: Miles scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds in Granada’s 64-56 win over Livermore. Granada is 18-7.
Izaiyah Romero, Dublin basketball: The senior scored 22 points to lead Dublin to a 68-66 win over Dougherty Valley in double overtime. Dublin is 18-8.
Lucas Shotts, Crystal Springs Uplands soccer: The senior scored two goals in the Gryphons’ 2-0 win over Priory. Crystal Springs Uplands is 12-1-2.