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 Feb. 12-17.
Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.
Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted.
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Winners are announced each Friday online and in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.
Candidates for future Athlete of the Week polls can be nominated at [email protected].
We accept nominations until 11 a.m. each Monday.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps by coaches/team statisticians.
On to the nominees:
Trevor Cosgrove, Leland basketball: In his team’s upset victory over sixth-seeded Gunn, the 6-5 senior had 17 points to help the Chargers advance to the quarterfinals at third-seeded Woodside on Tuesday.
Nate Coughlin, Serra soccer: In an epic, back-and-fourth Central Coast Section Division II playoff game, the junior scored two goals and assisted on two others as Serra outlasted host Aptos, winning 4-3 on penalty kicks after the teams played to a 4-4 tie through 80 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime.
Max Feldan, Cupertino basketball: The senior finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks as Cupertino defeated Milpitas 46-41 in the second round of the CCS Division I playoffs. The win improved the Pioneers’ record to 25-1.
Casey Jackson, Kennedy-Fremont wrestling: Celebrated a North Coast Section championship at 146 pounds, defeating Jacob Quintua of Casa Grande 7-2 in the title match.
Davian Kennedy, Willow Glen basketball: The junior had 32 points while leading Willow Glen to a 53-51 upset victory over fifth-seeded Hillsdale in the second round of the CCS Division II playoffs.
Cody Merrill, Gilroy wrestling: Captured the 285-pound title at the CCS championships, winning all four of his Masters Meet matches by pin, including at 20 seconds in the final. Gilroy won its 21st consecutive team title.
Jameson Raby, Dougherty Valley soccer: The junior’s goal off an assist from senior Shota Lam accounted for the only scoring as fourth-seeded Dougherty Valley advanced to the NCS Division I semifinals with a 1-0 victory over fifth-seeded Bishop O’Dowd.
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Ethan Parco, Los Gatos wrestling: Finished first in the 150-pound classification at the CCS finals, beating Gilroy’s Kaleo Garcia 10-3 in the title match. Parco won two matches by fall and one by technical fall.
Neale Pathak, Lynbrook wrestling: Took home the first-place medal in the 113-pound division at the CCS finals, edging Gilroy’s Dominic Bozanic 3-1 in the championship match.
Jalen Stokes, Dublin basketball: Junior finished with 26 points, eight rebounds and five assists to lead third-seeded Dublin to a 61-38 victory over sixth-seeded Campolindo in the quarterfinals of the NCS Division I quarterfinals.
Caleb Tatad, De La Salle wrestling: After finished third last season and not going to the state meet, the senior finished first on Saturday at the NCS championships, beating Tanner Bartonico of Liberty 17-3 in the final. De La Salle won its ninth consecutive team crown.
Alessandro Velazquez, Menlo School soccer: In his team’s 5-3 victory over Aragon in the CCS Division II playoffs, the senior scored twice and assists on the Knights’ three other goals. Menlo advanced to the semifinals Wednesday at home against Los Gatos.
