Menlo School's Ava Allen (2) collides with Sacred Heart Prep's Morgan Buckley (30) in the second half at Sacred Heart Prep in Atherton, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)
Menlo School flag football player Ava Allen is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for Sept. 25-30 after she received 40.41% of the vote.
James Logan volleyball player Julianna Bondoc (37.02%) took second.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Allen, a freshman, did it all in Menlo School’s victories over Notre Dame-San Jose and The King’s Academy. She ran for two touchdowns, threw three more, and even caught a TD.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, Oct. 9, 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 in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.
Originally published at Joseph Dycus