San Marino football player Jason Hong is the Southern California News Group’s High School Boys Athlete of the Week for Oct. 2-8 after he received 66.88% of the vote at the deadline Thursday.

Edison’s Julius Gillick (football) finished second with 26.11% of the vote, and Aguinas’ Jusyis Solis (football) finished third (2.55%).

Congratulations to all of the candidates for this week’s honor.

To read more about Jason, click here.

The SCNG Athlete of the Week winners are announced online each Friday morning during the school year.

About the poll: The Southern California News Group includes the Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Whittier Daily News, Pasadena-Star News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin and Redlands Daily Facts.