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 Sept. 23-28.

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

McKenzie Anderson, James Logan volleyball: The reigning Mission Valley Athletic League MVP surpassed 1,000 career digs against Moreau Catholic. Anderson currently has 213 digs this season through 19 games.

Sophia Bertolo, Granada flag football: The slot receiver had 18 receptions for 165 yards and five touchdowns in victories over Heritage and Dougherty Valley. Her big games helped Granada improve to 7-2.

Maddie Dhillon, Fremont-Sunnyvale field hockey: The junior midfielder dished out two assists in a victory over Monta Vista. That performance helped Fremont get its first victory in league play.

Eden Enoru, Heritage flag football: The NCS medalist in the 400 meters this spring has used her speed to dominate in flag football. Enoru had 105 rushing yards and two touchdowns against Granada and then rushed for 159 yards and another TD against Livermore.

Elise Fowler, Archbishop Mitty field hockey: The senior scored two goals against Valley Christian in a 6-0 victory. That gave her five goals on the season.

Julia Grigorescu, Milpitas volleyball: In victories over Cupertino and Wilcox, the junior had 23 kills, eight aces, 30 digs and 26 serve receptions. Milpitas ended the week on an eight-match winning streak.

Kylie Hoornaert, Prospect cross country: The senior, who is the reigning CCS champion in the 800 meters, took first place at the Westmoor Invitational when she ran the 2.7-mile race in 15 minutes, 41 seconds.

Ava Marucco, Monte Vista flag football: The defensive back had two interceptions and returned them for 30 yards. She also and three pass break-ups.

Miranda Prijatel, Branham volleyball: The senior outside hitter totaled 44 kills and 30 digs in victories against Leigh and Sobrato. Prijatel ended the week with 154 kills and 103 digs on the season.

Avery Sullivan, Campolindo water polo: The center scored seven goals, had six steals, drew seven ejections and had two blocks in wins against Arroyo Grande, San Ramon Valley and Tamalpais.

BOYS

Jalen Arnold, Moreau Catholic football: Arnold starred on both sides of the ball, returning an interception 101 yards for a touchdown and catching six passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns as Moreau Catholic took down Berkeley 26-14.

Sean Coffin, Serra water polo: Coffin, a senior, scored three goals and had an assist and two steals in Serra’s 17-3 win over Gunn. Coffin added three more goals and another assist in a 14-7 loss to Bellarmine.

Jesse Crockett V, Sequoia football: Crockett rushed for 190 yards on 22 carries as Sequoia defeated Fremont-Sunnyvale 19-14 at home. His key carries down the stretch helped the Ravens run out the clock.

Adler Halterman, Half Moon Bay football: Halterman scored a school-record seven rushing touchdowns and ran for 323 yards on 31 carries as Half Moon Bay beat Foothill 52-45 in Pleasanton.

Yasser Jackson, Oakland football: Jackson caught two touchdown passes and compiled nine tackles at linebacker as Oakland defeated Kennedy-Richmond 19-8 on the road Thursday night.

Jarious Hogan, St. Ignatius football: Hogan compiled 120 yards on the ground and scored two rushing touchdowns, including the game-winner with 1:14 to go, as St. Ignatius upset Serra 21-20 in San Francisco.

Darrell Hurd, Vallejo football: Hurd had a career day for Vallejo on Friday, snagging 13 receptions for 299 yards and two scores, plus an interception on defense. Vallejo needed all of it in a 22-14 win over Terra Nova.

Jason Knight, Foothill football: Knight threw for 455 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for two more scores as the Falcons battled Half Moon Bay to the bitter end.

Joseph Patterson, Valley Christian football: Patterson intercepted two passes and made two tackles near the goal line, also adding a tackle for loss, in Valley Christian’s dominant 47-7 victory over West Catholic Athletic League foe Archbishop Mitty.

Landon Pretre, Menlo School cross country: Pretre, a senior committed to Wake Forest, led the Knights at the Woodbridge Classic in Irvine, winning the White Varsity Boys-A race with a time of 14:16.7. Pretre’s performance keyed the Knights to a first-place team finish at the event.