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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 Sept. 1-6.
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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Winners are announced each Friday online and in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.
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On to the nominees:
Carson Blair, Miramonte football: Blair threw for four touchdowns in Miramonte’s 46-7 win over Alhambra. Miramonte (2-0) will host Montgomery on Friday.
Aiden Castro, Acalanes water polo: The freshman scored two goals and assisted on two more in Acalanes’ 15-7 win over Roseville. Acalanes has started the season 6-1 and is scheduled to play Novato at home on Wednesday.
Louis DeScioli, Leland water polo: DeScioli, a senior, scored six goals and dished out three assists in Leland 18-7 win over Stockdale. Leland has started the season 4-0.
Evan Frampton, Woodside football: Rushed for 130 yards and found the end zone twice in Woodside’s 41-0 win over Mountain View. Woodside (2-0) will host Castro Valley at home on Thursday.
Maurice Johnson, Deer Valley football: Johnson caught two touchdown passes in Deer Valley’s 27-0 win over Novato. Deer Valley (2-0) is scheduled to host Berkeley in its next game.
Gage Jones, Live Oak football: Jones, a junior, rushed for 169 yards and four touchdowns while also returning a kickoff 89 yards for a score in Live Oak’s 56-21 victory over crosstown rival Sobrato. Live Oak (2-0) will travel to Mountain View on Thursday.
Jordan Lee, California football: Lee, a senior, rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown in California’s 17-7 win over James Logan. California (2-0) will travel to Monterey Trail on Friday.
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Jhadis Luckey, Clayton Valley football: Luckey rushed for 305 yards and five touchdowns to lead Clayton Valley to a 35-16 win over College Park. Clayton Valley (1-1) will host San Ramon Valley on Friday.
Kyan Phillips, Lincoln-San Jose football: Phillips had two rushing touchdowns, one receiving and a punt-return score in Lincoln’s 48-24 win over San Jose in the Big Bone Game. Lincoln (2-0) is slated to host Leland on Thursday.
Callum Schweitzer, Los Gatos football: The senior threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another in Los Gatos’ 35-7 road win against Liberty. Los Gatos (1-1) will travel to Clovis on Friday.
