Heritage water polo Patrick Aiello is the Bay Area News Group’s boys high school athlete of the week for Oct. 18-24 after receiving 5,440 votes (41.18%) by the 5 p.m. deadline Wednesday.
Archbishop Riordan football player Emilio Cruz (19.45%) was second and Monte Vista football player Rocco Schramm (16.82%) took third.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Aiello led Heritage to four victories in five matches last week, contributing 21 goals, seven assists and six steals. In a 16-8 victory over rival Liberty, the senior finished with six goals, two assists and a steal. He also scored six goals in a 9-8 win over Oakdale.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s honor, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, Nov. 1, 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
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