Southern California Women’s Athlete of the Week, January 14 – San Bernardino Sun

Each week, publications from 11 Southern California News Group properties (Orange County Register, LA Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily) Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) select Athletes of the Week for their respective regions.

Each athlete will then be entered into the Southern California Best Athlete vote.

Click the newspaper links below an athlete’s name to read about their performance last week, then vote for who you think deserves the top honor.

Readers are voted multiple times. Voting ends at midnight, but the final total is not always reflected immediately due to processing.

BOYS WEEKEND VOTING

The overall winner will be announced on Friday, January 14.

Vote at the bottom of the page.

Vhenus Gaoa, Los Altos: She led Los Altos to three wins last week, including two in the Hacienda League. Gaoa scored 20 points in a win from behind, 46-38 against Diamond Bar, and then scored 15 points for the top team in a 42-35 win over Rowland. On Saturday, Gaoa had 19 points in a 49-45 win over Los Alamitos. Los Altos ended up 13-1.

Jailah Donald, Serra: Donald averaged 24 points at the San Diego Holiday Prep Classic to finish 2021. Saturday, in a 59-51 win over Harvard-Westlake, Donald was charged in St. John has 27 points, nine rebounds, four assists and five steals.

Selena Martinez, Buena Park: The striker has scored 33 goals, 12 assists and 41 steals in 5 matches. She had 10 goals, six assists and eight steals to lead the Coyotes (11-6, 1-1) to their first win over Freeway League side Troy since 2001. Martinez steps week with 98 goals.

Kayla Keshmeshian, Viewpoint: The savvy senior scored 24 points in the Patriots’ massive 65-30 win over Canyon Saturday, but she also produced seven assists and racked up five rebounds in the win. Viewpoint is currently 9-4 and ranked 10th in the latest CIF-SS Division 1 poll. Keshmeshian was signed to play NCAA Division I basketball at Nicholls State University in Louisiana.

Belinda Jara Fonseca, San Jacinto: Jara Fonseca, a senior striker, played a key role in helping the Tigers win a pairing in the Mountain Pass League last week. She scored a season-high four and added two assists as San Jacinto opened the league with a 7-1 win over Perris. Jara Fonseca also proved the assist in Jaelyn Martinez’s decisive goal as the Tigers took a 1-0 lead over West Valley. Jara Fonseca leads the team with eight goals and seven assists in 14 matches.

Jennine Osorio, Millikan: The Rams frontman scored three goals and assisted two more as the top team in the CIF Southern Section Division 3 toppled Long Beach Poly, 6-3, in the Moore League. The versatile player and two-time All-Moore League pick also made eight steals as the Rams improved to 11-2. Osorio has hit the peak of his career this season with goals (38), assists (31) and steals (63).