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 Feb. 5-10. Polls can be found on our websites — mercurynews.com/ sports/high-school-sports/ or eastbaytimes.com/sports/ high-school-sports/ — where voting closes at 5p.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

Piper Bertani, Leigh soccer: Bertani, a senior, scored three total goals against Leland and Lincoln-San Jose as a defender. Bertani is a co-captain on a team that ended the week 16-0-1.

Anusha Chadalavada, Fremont-Sunnyvale basketball: Chadalavada, a senior, scored 22 points in Fremont's 68-38 victory over Homestead. Three of her points were scored at the buzzer to end the third quarter.

Tera Chen, San Ramon Valley basketball: Chen, a senior, scored 12points in San Ramon Valley's East Bay Athletic League championship victory over Carondelet. She also played frenetic defense against the Cougars' talented guards.

Snowe DeLeon, Mt. Pleasant basketball: DeLeon, a junior, scored a game-high 21 points on 10-16 shooting from the floor in a victory over Prospect. That helped DeLeon maintain a 22.5point-per-game scoring average for the season. Jasleen Dhaliwal, Milpitas basketball: Dhaliwal, a senior, had 11points and six rebounds in a victory over Wilcox. She ended the week averaging 11 points and seven rebounds for the season.

Gianna Giusto, Carondelet soccer: Giusto, a senior, scored three goals — a hat trick — in a victory against Foothill in the EBAL playoffs. She also assisted her Angelina on a goal to cap off her impressive game.

Julia Ignatov, American soccer: Ignatov, a junior, scored two goals and dished out two assists against Irvington. She also scored twice in another victory over Mission San Jose. Her efforts helped American clinch its first league title since 1991.

Maylen Montoya, Amador Valley soccer: Montoya, a junior, scored a goal and had an assist in the Dons' 3-0victory over Carondelet in the East Bay Athletic League championship game. She also scored and assisted in the semifinals victory over San Ramon Valley. Amador Valley improved to 10-1-1.

Karena Shah, Mountain View soccer: Shah, a captain on the Mountain View team, scored four goals against Saratoga and one vs. Palo Alto last week. That gave her 17goals in 18 games, and her 56 goals is a program record.

Dulci Vail, Acalanes basketball: Vail, a junior, scored 36 points in Acalanes' Diablo Athletic League championship win over Miramonte. Vail scored 25of her points in the first half. She also scored 20points in the semifinal win against Northgate.

BOYS

Seamus Deely, San Ramon Valley basketball: The senior scored 20 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and handed out five assists as San Ramon Valley overcame an early 17-4 deficit to defeat host De La Salle 68-59in the East Bay Athletic League tournament championship game. The Wolves beat Monte Vista and Granada to reach the final. James Downes, Monte Vista soccer: Scored on what his coach, Beau Fisher, called a “clinical header” in the second half to ice the Mustangs' 2-0victory over Dougherty Valley in the EBAL tournament championship game. The senior also scored the decisive goal in a 1-0semifinals victory over San Ramon Valley.

Anthony Lacy, Oakland basketball: The senior finished with 21points on 9-of-13shooting to lead Oakland to a 7969victory at home over Modesto Christian, one of Northern California's traditional powerhouses. Also had eight points in a 61-47victory over Fremont-Oakland.

Alexander Lopez, Mt. Diablo wrestling: Seeded No. 2in his weight class, the senior defeated one of the East Bay's top wrestlers, Benicia's Nicolas Trujillo, by pin in overtime to capture a Diablo Athletic League championship. The victory avenged Lopez's loss to Trujillo earlier in the season, 6-3. Lopez will move on to the North Coast Section championships.

TJ O'Brien, Sacred Heart Prep basketball: The senior scored 22points on 9-of-15shooting as Sacred Heart Prep beat The King's Academy 57-49to win the outright West Bay Athletic League championship. O'Brien began this week averaging 15.3points per game.

Elijah Perryman, Clayton Valley Charter basketball:

The 6-3junior scored 22points to lead the Ugly Eagles to a 62-61victory on the road over Ygnacio Valley to capture the Diablo Athletic League tournament championship. Clayton Valley was one of the six teams selected for the NCS Open Division playoffs.

Brayden Rosa, Wilcox basketball: The junior scored 36 points and handed out eight assists as the Chargers won an overtime thriller over Milpitas, prevailing 72-67in Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division play. He also scored six points to help Wilcox beat Los Altos earlier in the week.

Zion Sensley, Archbishop Riordan basketball: The Saint Mary's-bound senior scored 29points as the Crusaders clinched their first outright West Catholic Athletic League championship since 1990with a 74-51victory on the road over Bellarmine. He also scored 26 points earlier in the week as Riordan beat second-place Archbishop Mitty 76-56. Hugo Soto, Del Mar soccer: The sophomore scored his only goal on the season, per MaxPreps, and it was a big one. It lifted the Dons to a 1-0victory over Pioneer in Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa-West Division play. Pioneer entered the match undefeated in the league. Del Mar began this week second behind Pioneer in the standings. Vinny Smith, Terra Nova basketball: The 6-5 senior scored 19 points as the Tigers turned back Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division champion Woodside 41-39 to close out league play. Terra Nova finished the regular season 15-9 overall and 7-3 in the Ocean, one game behind Woodside. Alessandro Velazquez, Menlo School soccer: The senior had a hat trick — three goals — in the Knights' 5-0victory over Eastside Prep in a WBAL game. He also scored a goal and delivered in an assist in a 4-0league victory over Priory. Menlo ended the week with a record of 12-3-3 overall and 10-2 in the league.