Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Avery Knapp, San Ramon Valley basketball

Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Avery Knapp, San Ramon Valley basketball

San Ramon Valley basketball player Avery Knapp is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for Jan. 8-13.

In online voting, Knapp finished with 34.16% of the votes. American soccer player Abby Peterman (29.03%) was second.

Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.

Knapp, a senior, scored a career-high 27 points in San Ramon Valley’s 72-30 victory over California. She also had 17 points in a victory over Pinewood.

To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email [email protected] by Monday, Jan. 15, at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.

We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.

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Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.