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Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) girls 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 Sept. 2-7.
Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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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:
Anna Cho, The King’s Academy flag football: The senior turned four catches into four touchdowns and 124 total yards in a victory over San Mateo. She also caught two 2-point conversions. Cho followed that up with a 50 receiving yard, three flag pull day against Sacred Heart Prep.
Nailah Davis, Oakland Tech flag football: The sophomore wide receiver scored on a spectacular weaving run after catching a short pass in Tech’s season-opening 40-0 victory over Menlo-Atherton. She later threw a TD to starting quarterback Jhai Johnson.
Chrissy Flynn, Leland water polo: Flynn scored 20 goals, had 11 drawn ejections, dished out assists and nabbed nine steals in a tournament in Clovis. The sophomore was on the United States U-16 national team over the summer, and is the sister of 2024 Olympian and current Stanford water polo standout Jenna Flynn.
Julissa Islas, Alhambra flag football: The senior picked off two passes – returning one interception for a touchdown – in Alhambra’s 21-0 victory over Campolindo. She also had an interception against Ygnacio Valley.
Leann Jung, James Logan volleyball: The setter had 19 assists, five digs and four kills in a sweep of Berkeley. The junior had 189 digs and 480 assists for the Colts last season.
Annelise Lerma, Gilroy field hockey: The senior scored two goals and had an assist as Gilroy beat Valley Christian 7-0. She had 23 goals and five assists last season.
Storey Lewis, St. Ignatius field hockey: The sophomore’s first goal of her varsity career was a memorable one. She scored the game-winner in SI’s 1-0 victory over Redwood.
Anbrielle Mangoba, Prospect field hockey: The senior handed out two assists in Prospect’s 3-0 victory over Branham,. She also letters in soccer and basketball on the varsity level.
Minhthu Pham, Kennedy-Fremont volleyball: The senior had a team high four aces, as well as one kill, a dig, and a couple of receptions in Kennedy’s 3-0 sweep of San Lorenzo.
Megan Rost, Berean Christian volleyball: The team captain helped Berean Christian win the NorCal Volleyball Invitational by playing five complete matches. As the team’s only libero, the senior had 72 digs.
