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Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) girls 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. 13-18.
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On to the nominees:
Gisele Badilla, Granada flag football: Badilla had eight receptions for 86 yards along with three carries for nine yards in the Matadors’ 14-7 win over Livermore. She also played stellar defense with five tackles (four solo, one assisted) and two key sacks, which helped her team earn a spot in the playoffs.
Alice Darrin Bascomb, Pittsburg water polo: The junior had two goals and three assists in a 15-4 win over Justin-Siena, three goals and an assist in an 8-7 loss to Woodcreek, five goals and two assists in a 13-6 win over Napa, seven goals and one assist in a 17-16 loss to Vintage and six goals and three assists in a 18-10 win over Piedmont.
Chloe Gilbert, Castro Valley water polo: The senior scored seven goals and had a pair of assists as Castro Valley beat California 18-11. She added six goals and an assist in a 10-6 win over College Park. She also had three goals in a loss to Liberty, two in a loss to Alameda and a goal and an assist in a loss to Santa Cruz.
Jamie Johnson, Menlo School volleyball: The junior setter posted 20 assists and 10 aces as Menlo closed out a 25-22, 25-11, 25-18 win over Mercy and improved to 5-3 in WBAL play.
Carrie Lee, Wilcox tennis: The freshman went undefeated at No. 1 singles last week, toppling her opponent from Palo Alto 6-1, 7-5 and beating her counterpart from Milpitas 6-2, 6-1.
Elise Matek, California water polo: The senior scored seven goals and had three assists in a 12-7 win over Berkeley, adding five goals and a pair of assists in a 13-1 win over Livermore. She added eight goals in a 12-11 loss to Harker, three goals and four assists in an 18-11 loss to Clayton Valley and three goals and an assist in a 12-9 loss to Castilleja.
Ameena Mohammed, Carlmont flag football: In wins over Burlingame and No. 3 California, Mohammed compiled 110 yards rushing on only four carries and two touchdowns. She was also a lockdown defender at linebacker with 10 tackles on a defense that allowed only six points in both games and held California to zero points.
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Makena Myers, College Park water polo: The senior scored five goals in a 10-5 win over Dublin. She added a pair of goals in a win over Concord and a 12-10 loss to Clovis East, also scoring two against Del Oro and adding a goal and an assist in a loss to Castro Valley.
Azaria Nelson, James Logan volleyball: The senior posted 12 kills and hit .588 as Logan swept Mission San Jose 3-0 in a Mission Valley Athletic League battle. She added seven aces, four blocks and one dig.
Sofie Zlobinsky, Hillsdale water polo: Zlobinsky scored 10 goals and had an assist as Hillsdale beat Notre Dame-Belmont 16-15. She added two goals and an assist in a loss to Valley Christian, then had nine goals and two assists in a 14-11 win over Mountain View. She added three goals and two assists in a loss to Aptos. The freshman is second in the Central Coast Section in goals scored, according to data reported to MaxPreps.
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