Help us choose our high school Athletes of the Week

Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) 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. 17-22.

Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Vote as many times as you’d like until then at mercurynews.com and eastbaytimes.com without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.

Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted.

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

Kenenna Amajioyi, Cornerstone Christian basketball: Amajioyi scored 22 points and added seven rebounds, three assists, four steals and two blocks as Cornerstone beat San Francisco Waldorf 56-30.

Keira Bromwell, St. Ignatius soccer: Bromwell, a sophomore defender, blocked the shot of Leigh’s Shani Outlaw off the goal line after SI’s goalkeeper was beaten, saving an early goal in a game SI won 1-0.

Chloe Crogan, Pioneer soccer: The junior scored Pioneer’s lone goal in a tight 2-1 overtime loss to top-seeded St. Francis in the opening round of the CCS Division I bracket.

Jolyn Ding, Pinewood girls basketball: Ding scored 29 points, a career high, on 10 of 17 attempts from the field, leading Pinewood to a 71-39 win over Sacred Heart Cathedral to open pool play in the CCS Open Division playoffs.

Simdi Chukwu, Bishop O’Dowd basketball: Chukwu led O’Dowd with 17 points in a 72-33 win over American of Fremont in the opening round of the NCS Division I playoffs.

Stella Hamilton, Acalanes soccer: Hamilton was stellar for the Dons on Saturday, scoring two goals as ninth-seeded Acalanes beat top seed Carondelet in the NCS Division I quarterfinals.

Andrea Martin, Piedmont basketball: Martin scored 10 points and added 10 rebounds for a double-double as Piedmont gave Cardinal Newman a run for its money in a 51-45 loss on the road in the NCS Open Division.

Bianca Putanec, Menlo School soccer: Putanec came up big in goal with four saves of penalty kicks to lift Menlo past Carlmont (1-1, 5-4 PKs) and into the CCS Division III semifinals. She also led the Knights to a win over Notre Dame-Belmont earlier in the week.

Sophia Ross, Carondelet basketball: Ross led Carondelet with 19 points as the Cougars routed Salesian 83-55 in the opening round of the NCS Open Division bracket.

Murphy Walsh, Archbishop Mitty soccer: The senior midfielder scored two goals as Mitty routed Woodside 4-0 in the first round of the CCS Division I playoffs.

Boys

Ayden Bobbitt, Santa Teresa basketball: Bobbitt, a senior, scored a game-high 25 points to lead Santa Teresa past Independence 89-78 in the second round of the CCS Division I playoffs. Santa Teresa will travel to Carlmont today in the quarterfinals.

David Calkins Jr., Liberty wrestling: The junior won the 192-pound title at the NCS championships, defeating Clayton Valley’s Brady Coddington by fall (1:40). Calkins won his third consecutive NCS crown.

Kenny Cloud, Dougherty Valley basketball: The senior scored a team-high 22 points in Dougherty Valley’s 79-61 win over Ygnacio Valley in the NCS Division I quarterfinals. The Wildcats will host Clayton Valley in the semifinals today.

Travis Grace, Gilroy wrestling: Grace won the 165-pound CCS title after defeating Palma’s Isaiah Rangel by fall (1:17).

Kellen Hampton, Moreau Catholic basketball: The University of Pacific-bound senior averaged 26 points across two NCS Division II playoff wins over Head-Royce and Urban. The Mariners will host University-San Francisco on Wednesday in the semifinals.

Cameron Jackson, Kennedy-Fremont wrestling: Jackson defeated Windsor’s Antonio Garaventa by a 13-0 decision to capture the 108-pound NCS championship.

Connor Jeong, Castro Valley wrestling: Jeong won his second straight NCS title, this time at 115 pounds, defeating Del Norte’s Alexander Osborne by an 18-6 decision.

Pranav Krishnan, Milpitas basketball: The sophomore totaled 14 points to lead Milpitas to a 55-44 upset victory over Bellarmine in the CCS Open Division playoffs. Milpitas will continue CCS Open pool play this week.

Luke Schoch, Los Gatos wrestling: The freshman took home the 120-pound CCS crown, defeating Gilroy’s Jose Limones by fall (4:59).

Reed Sunwoo, Menlo soccer: The junior delivered the game-winning penalty kick to lift Menlo over Palo Alto 1-1 (6-5) in the CCS Division II quarterfinals. Menlo will play Carlmont in the semifinals on Wednesday.