Harker soccer player Ishaan Mantripragada has been named Bay Area News Group boys high school athlete of the week for Jan. 31-Feb. 6 after he received 8,398 votes (41.44%) by the 5 p.m. deadline Wednesday.
Mountain View quarterback Jackson Steffen, who led the North to victory in the Charlie Wedemeyer all-star game, finished second (35.22%) and Menlo School soccer player Alessandro Velazquez took third.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Mantripragada, a senior, scored four goals to lead Harker to a 5-1 victory over The King’s Academy. He also scored a goal in a 3-0 win over Crystal Springs Uplands. Mantripragada began this week with 26 goals on the season, leading Harker to an 11-1-1 record.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s honor, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, Feb. 14, 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
Jan. 24-30: Cameron Brown, Bishop O’Dowd basketball
Jan. 17-23: Trey Knight, Moreau Catholic basketball
Jan. 10-16: Jacob Kuverji, Leland basketball
Jan. 3-9: Marlow Buettner, Berkeley soccer
Dec. 13-19: Derek Sangster, Archbishop Mitty basketball
Dec. 6-12: Petelo Gi, Serra football
Nov. 29-Dec. 5: Roland Legaspi, Piedmont Hills soccer
Nov. 22-28: Ivan Nisa, Aragon football
Nov. 15-21: Guardian Harper, Benicia football
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
Source: www.mercurynews.com