Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select the Athletes of the Week for their respective region.
Each athlete is then entered into the overall Southern California Athlete of the Week vote.
Click on the newspaper links below the athlete’s name to read about their performance from last week, and then vote for who you think deserves the top honor.
Readers are allowed to vote multiple times. Voting ends at midnight, but final totals aren’t always immediately reflected due to processing.
BOYS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK VOTING
The overall winner will be announced on Friday, January 21.
Voting poll at bottom of the page.
Bryanna Graham, Bonita: Graham played a big role as the Bearcats improved to 11-7 overall and 4-0 in the Palomares League. She scored 20 points with 12 rebounds in a 45-42 win over Claremont, and in another big test against Glendora, she scored 10 points to go with 13 rebounds in a 45-38 win. Graham added 18 points in a dominating 62-18 victory over Ayala.
Tatum Tamashiro, Rolling Hills Prep: Tamashiro had a pair of 27-point performances last week. She led the Huskies to a 68-25 win over Vistamar and she followed that with 27 points in a 58-48 loss to Troy.
Lani White, Mater Dei: The Utah-bound forward scored a career-high 27 points and added six rebounds to lead the top-ranked Monarchs to an 80-65 victory against No. 2 Rosary in the Trinity League. White averaged 19.7 points while leading Mater Dei to three victories during the week.
Nikki Velasco, El Camino Real: Velasco scored one goal in a 2-0 win over Palisades and scored twice in a 6-0 win over North Hollywood. The sophomore forward is the team’s second-leading scorer with four goals behind Ava Tibor’s 10. Velasco is also the team’s second best distributor with three assists.
Kiana Felix, Patriot: The senior forward registered three goals last week as the Warriors won a pair of games to remain unbeaten in River Valley League play. She scored both goals in a 2-1 road win over Arlington, a victory that gave Patriots sole possession of first place in the league standings. Felix scored another goal in the team’s 4-0 win over La Sierra. Patriot is 10-2-2 this season and has won six straight matches.
Isabella Yakel, Long Beach Poly: The Portland-bound midfielder scored a goal in the Jackrabbits’ 2-1 win against Long Beach Wilson that kept their title Moore League hopes alive. Yakel had a four-goal performance against Lakewood in Poly’s previous match. Against Wilson, she netted her 13th goal of the season to start Poly’s comeback in the 2-1 triumph.
