Help us select our high school Athletes of the Week

Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News and East Bay Times) girls and 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 March 4-9. Polls can be found on our websites — mercurynews. com/sports/high-schoolsports/ or eastbaytimes.com/ sports/high-school-sports/ — where voting closes 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. 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 highschools@ bayareanewsgroup.com. We accept nominations until 11 a.m. each Monday. We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps by coaches/team statisticians.

On to the nominees:

GIRLS Ruby Camacho-Cuen, Freedom softball:

CamachoCuen batted 2for 2with three RBIs and a homerun in a 9-5 win over Foothill. Freedom has won its last three games.

Katelyn Espino, Foothill track and field:

Espino won the 400-meter dash at the Morisoli/White Invitational over the weekend with a time of 1:01.88.

Isabella Flores, Piedmont Hills softball:

Flores threw a no-hitter and struck out eight batters on 99pitches in a 2-0 win over Cupertino. Piedmont Hills is 4-1 to start the season. Taelor Johnson, Half Moon Bay softball: The sophomore had four hits, three RBIs and a double in Half Moon Bay's 20-2 win over Terra Nova. Megan Lamy, Leland softball: The senior didn't allow a run and struck out five batters in five innings during Leland's 1-0 win over Notre Dame-San Jose. The Chargers are 5-2 this season.

Samantha Nissen, Amador Valley lacrosse:

The sophomore scored four goals and had an assist in the Dons' 1615 win over Redwood. Amador Valley has won 3of its last four games.

Mia Rodriguez, Archbishop Mitty softball:

Rodriguez batted 3for 3with an RBI double to lead the Monarchs to a 10-0 win over San Mateo in the Circle of Champions tournament. The Monarchs won the tournament, beating Westmont, Leland, San Mateo and Salinas.

Jayla Stokes, Bishop O'Dowd basketball:

Stokes scored a team-high 11 points and grabbed six rebounds in the Dragons' final game of the season. Bishop O'Dowd lost to Bishop Montgomery 52-40in the CIF Division I state final.

Daijha Teague, Oakland basketball:

The senior had a near triple-double as she scored 15 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and dished out seven assists to lead the Wildcats to a CIF Division V state title win over top seeded Montgomery-San Diego.

Marin Yamada, Menlo lacrosse:

The sophomore scored the winning goal in overtime in a 9-8win over Tamalpais. Menlo has started the season 2-0.

BOYS Alonzo Alvarez, Heritage baseball:

Went 2 for 4 with a triple and three RBIs as Heritage defeated Burlingame 8-0. Also had an RBI in a 3-2, eight-inning win over Vacaville. The Patriots finished the week 4-1-1.

ArDarius Grayson, Oakland Tech basketball:

The junior point guard filled the stat sheet -- 20points, 12rebounds, seven assists and five steals -- to lead the Bulldogs to a 79-55rout of CentennialBakersfield in the CIF Division II state title game. It was Oakland Tech's first state championship.

Evan Lucas, Athenian basketball:

The senior had 20 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists, three blocks and two steals as Athenian, a small private school in Danville, rolled past Verdugo Hills 67-49to capture the Division V state championship in Sacramento.

Quinten Marsh, Valley Christian baseball:

The Stanford commit struck out 13, walked none and allowed one hit in five shutout innings and also had two hits in four at-bats to lead sizzling Valley Christian to a 6-0victory over Palo Alto. Valley Christian began this week with a 6-0 record.

William Myers, Campolindo baseball:

The pitcher/infielder finished the week 4 for 7with two doubles and two RBIs. The junior also scored two runs and walked. On the mound, he pitched four scoreless innings, allowing one hit and striking out five, to earn the win as Campolindo defeated Archie Williams 4-0 to improve to 2-1.

Will Polishuk, Berkeley baseball:

Had three hits in four at-bats, scored two runs and knocked in a run to lead Berkeley to a 12-4victory over Liberty. Also went 3for 4in a 10-0rout of Dougherty Valley. Berkeley is 3-0 on the season.

Jack Richardson, Northgate lacrosse:

Contributed eight goals and five assists as Northgate defeated Dougherty Valley 15-1and Acalanes 14-5. Shot 53.3% for the week (eight goals in 15 shots) and picked up 10 groundballs and caused nine turnovers as Northgate improved to 4-1.

Benjamin Tower, James Logan baseball:

The junior pitched a complete-game one-hitter with four strikeouts as James Logan beat Pittsburg 5-0 in a nonleague game to improve its record to 3-1.

Danylo “Danny” Yavir, Branham tennis:

Playing at No. 1singles, Yavir won third-set tiebreakers in victories over Evergreen Valley and Willow Glen. He also has wins this season against Archbishop Mitty, Valley Christian and Milpitas.

Eric Yun, Menlo School golf:

The senior had his best nine-hole round ever, shooting a 7-under 30 at Baylands Golf Links in Palo Alto, to capture medalist honors in his team's West Bay Athletic League loss to rival Sacred Heart Prep. He has been the medalist in all four of his matches this season.