Piedmont Hills soccer player Samantha Wallace is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for Nov. 29 to Dec. 5 after she received 16,686 votes (39.93%) by the deadline at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Freedom basketball player Alayah Flucus (37.71%) finished second and Berkeley soccer player Urzula Root was third.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Wallace, a sophomore striker, had three goals, three assists for nine points as Piedmont Hills opened the season by going 2-0-1. She had two goals and an assist in a 4-4 draw with Saratoga and had a goal and assist in a 3-0 win over James Lick.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s honor, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, Dec. 13, at 11 a.m.
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.
Past winners
Nov. 22-28: Haylie Wakayama, Mission San Jose basketball
Nov. 15-21: Kendra MacDonald, Mitty volleyball
Nov. 8-14: Erin Crane, Heritage tennis
Nov. 1-7: Kylie Hoornaert, Prospect cross country
Oct. 25-31: Elsa Horciza, College Park water polo
Oct. 18-24: Tui Saluni, Northgate volleyball
Oct. 11-17: Dania Innis, Miramonte water polo
Oct. 4-10: Marykate Cawicaan, Yerba Buena volleyball
Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Rochelle Mosley, Heritage volleyball
Sept. 20-26: Aubrey Newton, Carondelet water polo
Sept. 13-19: Emma Madden, Burlingame volleyball
Sept. 6-12: Isabella De Leon, Benicia volleyball
Aug. 30-Sept. 5: Lauren Hett, Carondelet water polo
Aug. 23-Aug. 28: Kendall McCallum, Heritage water polo
