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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 Nov. 11-16.
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On to the nominees:
Noah Bandabaila, Oakland football: The senior knocked in a 39-yard field goal to beat Oakland Tech 10-7 and send the Wildcats to the Silver Bowl. Oakland will play McClymonds in the Oakland Section championship at Castlemont on Saturday.
Ryan Chen, Mountain View cross country: The junior took first place in the 2.95-mile Division I race at the CCS championships with a time of 15:16.50.
Miles Cook, Sacred Heart Cathedral cross country: Cook, a senior, crossed the finish line in 14:52.86 to win the 2.95-mile Division III race at the CCS championships.
Garett Crabb, Valley Christian water polo: Crabb scored five goals and had four blocks to lead Valley Christian past Leland 13-11 in the CCS Division II title game. The Warriors captured their first-ever boys water polo title and will host Garces Memorial-Bakersfield on Tuesday in the first round of the CIF NorCal playoffs.
Estevan Duarte, Granada football: The senior totaled over 100 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in Granada’s 28-14 win over Livermore in the NCS Division IV quarterfinals. Granada (7-4) will travel to American Canyon for its semifinal game on Friday.
Xander Eschelman, Menlo-Atherton football: The Columbia commit tossed three touchdown passes to lead the Bears to a 35-7 win over Monterey in the CCS Division II quarterfinals. M-A will travel to Wilcox on Friday for its semifinal game.
Anthony Harrington, Amador Valley football: Harrington caught four touchdowns and totaled 168 yards receiving in Amador Valley’s 42-21 win over Las Lomas in the NCS Division II quarterfinals. The Dons, which improved to 7-4, will host Windsor in the section semifinals on Friday.
Jessie King, McClymonds football: The freshman scored his first-ever touchdown on a 52-yard punt return as the Warriors defeated Castlemont 36-0. McClymonds will meet Oakland in the Silver Bowl on Saturday.
Julian McMahan, Monte Vista football: The Washington-bound running back broke the Monte Vista single-game rushing yards record as he totaled 307 yards on 48 carries in the Mustangs’ heartbreaking 31-28 loss to Bishop O’Dowd in overtime. Monte Vista ended its season 5-6.
Isaiah Phillips, Palo Alto football: Phillips, a senior, rushed for 200 yards and a touchdown to lead Palo Alto past Half Moon Bay in the CCS Division III quarterfinals. Palo Alto (6-5) will host Aptos on Friday.
Luke Raimondi, Leland water polo: Raimondi scored four goals, dished out four assists, stole five passes and blocked five shots in Leland’s 14-7 win over Pioneer in the CCS Division II semifinals.
Hayden Tully, De La Salle water polo: The senior scored the golden goal in De La Salle’s 14-13 overtime win over Miramonte in the NCS Open Division title game. Tully totaled three goals and a steal for De La Salle, which will host Buchanan in the first round of the CIF NorCal regionals.
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