Each week, publications from the Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. 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 the Athletes of the Week for their respective region.
Each athlete is then entered into the overall Southern California Athlete of the Week vote.
Click on the newspaper links below the athlete’s name to read about their performance from last week, and then vote for who you think deserves the top honor.
Readers are allowed to vote multiple times. Voting ends at midnight, but final totals aren’t always immediately reflected due to processing.
BOYS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK VOTING
The overall winner will be announced on Friday, January 20.
Voting poll at bottom of the page.
Ella Zimmerman, Redondo: Zimmerman scored 26 points and added eight rebounds and two blocks in a 47-41 win over Santa Monica. She had another 20-point night as the Sea Hawks defeated Peninsula 62-58.
Andrea Perkins, Long Beach Poly: Perkins, a 5-foot-8 guard, led her team with 16 points in a 62-51 win at Lakewood, which kept the Jackrabbits undefeated in Moore League play. Perkins is averaging 11.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game.