Liberty quarterback Nate Bell is the Bay Area News Group boys high school athlete of the week for Nov. 7-12 after he received 38.54% of the vote at the 5 p.m. deadline Wednesday.
Clayton Valley football player Micah Avery (31.27%) finished second and St. Francis football player Kingston Keanaaina took third.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Bell completed 7 of 9 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 100 yards and two TDs in 11 carries to help lead Liberty to a 35-21 victory over Amador Valley in the first round of the NCS Open/Division I playoffs.
The Lions will play at Clayton Valley in the semifinals on Friday.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, Nov. 21, at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites and, starting Sept. 30, in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.
Past winners
Oct. 31-Nov. 5: Angel Barraza, Dublin football
Oct. 24-29: Zachariah Norton, Hayward football
Oct. 17-22: Shane Timmons, Saratoga football
Oct 10-15: Owen Neitzel, Leigh water polo
Oct. 3-8: Salvador Espinoza, Lincoln-San Jose football
Sept. 26-Oct. 1: Antonio Arenas, El Camino football
Sept. 19-24: Nic Austen, College Park water polo
Sept. 12-17: John Ben Pau Mendoza, San Ramon Valley football
Sept. 5-10: Luke Baker, San Ramon Valley football
Aug. 28-Sept. 3: Luke Llabres, Willow Glen water polo
Aug. 22-27: Mikhail Popov, College Park water polo
