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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. 27-Nov. 1. 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. Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted. 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. Look for the poll at the bottom of the page. On to the nominees: Micah Anum, Northgate football: The sophomore rushed for 243 yards and five touchdowns in 17 carries as the Broncos defeated Alhambra 39-19 in Diablo Athletic League Valley Division play. Northgate is 4-5, 2-1. Will Armstrong, Burlingame football: The junior had eight receptions for 155 yards and two touchdowns from his brother, Nick, as Burlingame defeated Mountain View 44-35 in Peninsula Athletic League De Anza Division play to improve to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in the division. Anthony Harrington, Amador Valley football: The senior caught eight passes for 215 yards, including touchdowns of 53 and 82 yards, to help lead the Dons to a 34-14 victory over Monte Vista in an East Bay Athletic League Mountain Division game. Paxton Holden, Half Moon Bay football: In a 35-13 victory over Hillsdale, he rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns in 17 carries and completed 3 of 4 passes for 64 yards and a TD. The Cougars improved to 6-3. Chase Iken, Prospect water polo: The senior scored six goals, handed out two assists and stole the ball twice to lead Prospect to a 14-7 victory over Christopher. Prospect began this week with an 18-4 record. Devon Jackson, South San Francisco football: The senior rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns in 16 carries as South City defeated Los Altos 42-21 in a Peninsula Athletic League El Camino Division game. South City is 4-5, 3-2. Adrian Leon, Christopher football: The sophomore ran for four touchdowns as Christopher won a thriller on the road over Lincoln-San Jose, 31-29. The victory improved the Cougars’ record to 5-4 overall and 2-2 in the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division. Matteo Lortie, Livermore football: The senior completed 18 of 22 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Cowboys to a 38-17 victory over Foothill in an East Bay Athletic League Valley Division game. Livermore is 8-1, 2-0. Lamont McDonald, Hayward football: The junior had 175 yards and three touchdowns in 11 carries as Hayward rolled over Irvington 53-8 in a West Alameda County Conference Mission Division game. Hayward is 6-3, 4-0.
