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. 12-17.
Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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On to the nominees:
Daisy Pantoja Beltran, Aragon basketball: The senior scored 15 points and added five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and six steals as Aragon beat San Mateo 51-44. In a 43-40 loss to Half Moon Bay, she had 15 points, 10 rebounds, an assist and a steal.
Ugreat Daniels, Priory basketball: Daniels led the way for Priory on both ends of the floor with 19 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks as the Panthers beat Pinewood 40-39. Her clutch free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining provided the winning margin. She added 12 points, six rebounds and four steals in a win over Notre Dame-San Jose.
Sophia Diaz, Willow Glen basketball: Diaz had a productive week for Willow Glen, scoring 15 points in a win over Prospect, 21 in a close loss to Evergreen Valley and 11 in a win over Westmont. She added 19 rebounds, two assists, four steals and three blocks across the three games.
London Greene, Carlmont basketball: The sophomore posted a double-double in a 63-61 overtime win over Aragon, scoring 14 points and had 15 rebounds, including eight offensive boards.
Edeel Hersi, Deer Valley basketball: The senior scored 32 points, adding six rebounds and three steals as Deer Valley beat Antioch 63-38.
Ella McFarlane, Los Altos basketball: McFarlane had a consistently productive week for Los Altos, scoring 17 points each in wins over Fremont-Sunnyvale and Milpitas. She added 19 rebounds, seven assists, seven steals and a block across the two games.
Victoria Fierro Ocampo, Berkeley wrestling: The junior won the 130-pound bracket at the San Ramon Valley tournament, the largest tournament win for a Berkeley High champion in over 10 years, according to coach Ben Nathan. She won the finals with a dominant 17-1 technical fall victory in the second period.
Ana Pintard, Bishop O’Dowd soccer: Pintard anchored O’Dowd to its fifth and sixth consecutive shutouts to start the season, paving the way defensively at center back as the Dragons beat both Alameda and Encinal 9-0. Offensively, she added a goal and three assists against Encinal and a goal in the win over Alameda.
Shirina Shi, American basketball: Shi scored 26 points and added five rebounds and three steals in a 59-51 win over Mission San Jose. She added 30 points, five more boards and four steals in a 48-45 loss to James Logan.
Keira Tom, Dougherty Valley basketball: Tom had a prolific night for DV in a win over Livermore, scoring 31 points to go along with two assists, two steals and two rebounds.