Hillsdale flag football player Ania Aleshi is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for Sept. 1-6.
In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aleshi finished with 55.9% of the vote. Monte Vista volleyball player Kennedy Whyte took second with 24.4%.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Aleshi, a junior, completed 29 of 37 passes for 306 yards and three touchdowns as Hillsdale beat Santa Clara 21-6. She added 13 yards rushing on three carries. She also went 17 of 21 for 116 yards in a loss to San Mateo.
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To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email [email protected] by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.
Votes by email do not count. Only votes submitted through the online poll on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites will count.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.