Benicia football player Guardian Harper is the Bay Area News Group’s boys high school athlete of the week for Nov. 15-21 after receiving 44.36% of the vote by the 5 p.m. deadline Wednesday.
De La Salle football player Charles Greer (38.52%) finished second and Campolindo football player Dashiell Weaver took third.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Harper made the play of the night to lead Benicia into Friday’s North Coast Section Division III championship game at Windsor.
With the Panthers trailing Las Lomas 10-7 with just over three minutes to go in the fourth quarter, the sophomore linebacker picked up a fumble and returned it 61 yards for a touchdown, lifting Benicia to a 14-10 victory in the semifinals.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s honor, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, Nov. 29, 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. 8-14: Carsten Peters, De La Salle water polo
Nov. 1-7: John Pelletier, Northgate football
Oct. 25-31: Nate Escalada, Bellarmine football
Oct. 18-24: Patrick Aiello, Heritage water polo
Oct. 11-17: Liam Smith, Hillsdale football
Oct. 4-10: Jayden Hall, Cupertino football
Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Filippi Montes, Gunn football
Sept. 20-26: Anthony Armendariz, Dublin football
Sept. 13-19: Kevin Green, Gunn football
Sept. 6-12: Tayden Phillips, Lincoln football
Aug. 30-Sept. 5: Jake Calcagno, California football
Aug. 23-28: Robbie Mascheroni, Campolindo football
