Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week
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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 Oct. 23-28.
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.
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Scroll to the bottom for the poll.
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:
Will Corr, De La Salle water polo: Helped his team receive the No. 2 seed in the North Coast Section Open Division playoffs. In 13 games during the month against some of California’s top teams, he averaged 9.6 saves per match. The Spartans are 17-7 entering a first-round NCS match on Saturday against Campolindo.
Jamie Forese, Menlo School football: In his team’s 33-0 victory over Half Moon Bay, the junior linebacker finished with 20 1/2 tackles, a forced fumble and a sack. The Knights improved to 9-0 overall and 5-0 in the PAL De Anza Division.
Braeden Kumer, Carlmont football: Rushed for 238 and one touchdown in 29 carries to lead the Scotts to a 43-33 victory over Fremont-Sunnyvale in a PAL El Camino Division game. Carlmont improved to 3-2 in division play.
Andre Latimore, Del Mar football: Rushed for five second-half touchdowns, finishing with 267 in 14 carries, as Del Mar charged back from a 17-0 halftime deficit to beat Gunderson 39-25. The victory kept Del Mar undefeated in BVAL West Valley Division play.
Tyson Lovett, Clayton Valley football: In a crucial game for Clayton Valley’s NCS playoff hopes, Lovett ran for a touchdown and threw for touchdowns and a two-point conversion as the Ugly Eagles prevailed at California 33-24 in EBAL Mountain Division play.
Larenzo Mayfield, Antioch football: Ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more to lead Antioch to a 44-21 victory over crosstown rival Deer Valley to set up a showdown on Saturday on the road against another rival, Pittsburg, for the Bay Valley Athletic League title.
Jasier Smith, Vallejo football: In one of the wildest games of this or any other season, the senior passed for 365 yards and eight touchdowns as Vallejo stormed back in the fourth quarter from a 26-point deficit to stun St. Patrick-St. Vincent 56-54 to remain undefeated in TCAL Stone Division play.
Noah Taylor, Sobrato football: Rushed for 256 yards and two touchdowns in 26 carries and had 17 tackles, including three behind the line of scrimmage, as Sobrato kept its league title hopes alive with a 13-6 victory over Leigh at Live Oak.
Nathan Thompson, Livermore water polo: Finished with nine goals, two assists and a steal to lead the Cowboys to a 17-12 victory over crosstown rival Granada in EBAL play. Livermore was seeded 11th in the NCS Division II playoffs.
Josiah Yeager, Hillsdale water polo: In a play-in game for the CCS playoffs, the Loyola Marymount-bound standout finished with 10 goals, four steals and three assists as Hillsdale edged Burlingame 14-13. The Knights improved to 14-7.