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EAST COUNTY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK — 2009-10
 
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2009-10 BASKETBALL
WEEK 10 / Feb. 1-6
WEEK 11 / Feb. 8-13
WEEK 12 / Feb. 15-20
JESSICA HARRIS, Granite Hills
Harris registered a game-high 17 points, lifting the Eagles past West Hills to prevent the Pack from clinching the Grossmont Hills League title. Harris tallied 8 of her points in the first period to build an early 17-3 advantage.
DANIELLE BALDERAS, Grossmont — Balderas poured in a season-high 21 points in a win over Helix, then heavily aided the Foothillers on both ends of the court in a triumph over Valhalla, moving Grossmont within a game of GHL leading West Hills. NICOLE FOUNTAIN, Mount Miguel — Fountain became just the second player in Grossmont Conference history to go unbeaten over four varsity seasons. She capped the 38-game streak with an effort of 19 points and 7 steals against El Cajon Valley.
KALOB HATCHER, Foothills Christian — Hatcher, the CIFSDS career assists record-holder, beat defending Division V state champ L.A. Windward by converting two foul shots with 0:00.4 seconds left to cap an outing of 18 points and 11 assists. ZSOLT LAKOSA, Christian
Lakosa helped lead the Patriots to their 21st straight victory to secure the Central League championship. The Hungarian was the leading scorers in victories over Kearny (24 points, 6 assists) and at Coronado (19 points, 9 rebounds).
MIKE OVERSON, El Capitan
Overson made a strong bid for All-GVL recognition with three big games over the final week of the regular season, scoring 78 points (26.0 avg) and grabbing 45 boards (15.0), plus 11 steals, 8 assists and 4 blocked shots.
WEEK 7 / Jan. 11-16
WEEK 8 / Jan. 18-23
WEEK 9 / Jan. 25-30
 
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MARILYN NADERHOFF, West Hills — Naderhoff registered 7 of her 11 points in the fourth period, including the late go-ahead foul shot, as the Pack downed Granite Hills in a battle Grossmont Hills League favorites in the league opener. She also recorded 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals. SHAMONIQUE BOYD, Monte Vista — Boyd registered a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds, giving the Monarchs a 52-43 come-from-behind triumph over Helix. It was Monte Vista's first win over the Scotties since Jan. 31, 2003. JANVIER BARBARIN, Steele Canyon — The Cougars were the lone East County ballclub to collect two victories this week, as Barbarin posted a double-double (10 pts, 11 reb) to top Mira Mesa, then led the defense in a win over Valhalla.
JASON GAINES, Granite Hills
Gaines had contributed 30 points and 15 rebounds in help garner the Eagles' 10th straight victory, a 77-59 win over West Hills in the teams' Grossmont Hills League debut. He also had a triple-double (13p, 15r, 10b) in a non-league pasting of Bonita Vista.
JAKE HAAR, Grossmont
Haar, a senior center, posted a pair of near identical double-doubles to pace the GHL co-leading Foothillers to a pair of wins. Haar posted 18 points against both El Cajon Valley and Helix, grabbing 21 rebounds during the week.
ANDRE LEWIS, Granite Hills
Lewis, a senior guard and the Grossmont Conference leader in both scoring and assists, burned Helix for 25 points and 5 assists in a 64-55 win, maintaining a share of the Grossmont Hills League lead with Grossmont,
WEEK 4 / Dec. 21-26
WEEK 5 / Dec. 28-Jan. 2
WEEK 6 / Jan. 4-9
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KIMBERLY CLARK, West Hills
Clark scored a game-high 16 points, helping the Wolf Pack down 25th state-ranked Woodbridge of irvine, 52-44, at the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions. Clark shot 50 percent from floor on outside shots, then aided the defense with a pair of steals.
DANIELLE MILLER, Mount Miguel — Miller collected 16 points, 4 rebounds and a pair of steals to power the No. 2-rated Matadors past No. 4 The Bishop's, 83-47, in the title game of the Mission Bay Holiday Premiere Classic. Mount Miguel's record is now 15-0.  
TROY LEAF, Foothills Christian
After becoming the third-leading career scorer in CIF-San Diego Section history earlier in the tournament, Lead posted a season-best 39 points in the Grossmont Winter Classic title game over La Jolla Country Day in a 93-68 romp.
ICARO PARISOTTO, Christian
Parisotto was named tournament MVP of the Tri-City Christian Tournament after scoring a game-high 18 points in a 56-47 victory over Santa Fe Christian in the title contest. He also collected a game-high 16 points against Canyon Crest to complete the Patriots' perfect pool play record.
JAYLEN LINSON, Helix
Linson posted a pair of double-doubles to place the Highlanders at the top of the Grossmont Conf. crossover standings. He recorded 12 points and 16 rebounds to help down El Capitan, then went 20/15 in an overtime triumph over Mount Miguel in the team's home opener.
WEEK 1 / Nov. 27-Dec. 5
WEEK 2 / Dec. 7-12
WEEK 3 / Dec. 14-19
DEANNA BEMBRY, Monte Vista
Bembry opened the season with 16 points against Oceanside, then tallied 21 points and 11 rebounds on Otay Ranch in propelling the Monarchs to a 3-0 start – their best since the 2003-04 season.
YVONTE NEAL, Mount Miguel
Neal, who owns a scholarship to Cal State Fullerton, averaged just shy of a double-double for the week with 30 points and 17 boards in a pair of victories for the undefeated Matadors (6-0).

SABRINA JIMENEZ, Granite Hills Jimenez helped the Eagles gain a berth in the Granite Hills Holiday Invitational title game. She hit a buzzer-beating 3-point shot to tip San Pasqual, scored 26 points to bury Santa Fe Christian, then added 19 more to whip Brawley in the semis. Despite falling to Mount Miguel in the final, the senior led both teams with 13 points.

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JESSE VARGAS, Santana
The often-injured Vargas seems back to full health; not surprisingly the Sultans are off to a 2-0 start. The senior point guard tallied 22 points against Clairemont in the opener, then posted 19 points vs. Montgomery.
HARRY BRAZELTON, Mount Miguel — The Matadors earned a berth in the San Diego Division III Challenge tournament final after the guard averaged 21.7 points/ game, including a high of 25 vs. Kearny. Brazelton also posted 13 steals, including 5 thefts twice.

YUEL HAGOS, Mount Miguel
Hagos connected on back-to-back 3-point shots in the final 48 seconds, powering Mount Miguel over GVL rival Santana, 61-58, in the championship final of the San Diego Division III challenge. The game-winner came with two seconds remaining.

2009 FOOTBALL
WEEK 13 / NOV. 26
CIF QUARTERFINALS
WEEK 14 / DEC. 4
CIF SEMIFINALS
WEEK 15 / DEC. 11
CIF CHAMPIONSHIPS
WILLIAM MILO, Helix
Milo, a freshman nose guard, anchored a Highlanders defense which limited second-seeded Valhalla to its third-lowest point total of the season in securing an upset road win in the CIF Div. II quarterfinals. The Helix pass rush limited East County passing leader Pete Thomas to just 143 yards.
JIMMY PRUITT, Helix
In a night of big defensive stops of the Highlanders, Pruitt returned an interception 58 yards for a score which gave Helix a 14-0 advantage in the upset of host Scripps Ranch, gaining a berth into the Div. II final at Qualcomm Stadium against undefeated Oceanside.

SAM MEREDITH, Helix
Meredith, a junior defensive end who was later named to the All-CIF team by the San Diego Hall of Champions, led a defensive surge which limited top-seeded and undefeated Oceanside to a mere 124 yards in total offense in the CIF Div. II championship contest.

ALEX PERLIN, Steele Canyon
Perlin equaled a Cougars school record with 5 touchdowns, along with 220 rushing yards, leading to a 49-14 upset of host Ramona in the CIF Div. III quarterfinals. The senior's TD runs covered 76, 13, 2, 70 and 5 yards.

RAYMONT NAILON, Helix
Nailon registered the final of the Scotties' three interceptions, then teammed with SAM MEREDITH for an important sack in the game's final minutes to upset the host Falcons in the CIF Division II playoffs.

     
WEEK 10 / NOV. 5-6
WEEK 11 / NOV. 12
WEEK 12 / NOV. 19
PETE THOMAS, Valhalla
Thomas, the senior quarterback, guided the Norsemen to their first-ever league title after 35 years in stopping Steele Canyon, 14-7. The victory also gained possession of The Jamcha Helmet. The winner score came on Thomas' 65-yard TD pass to Jevon Hasten with 4:47 left in the fourth quarter.
DERALL HUNTER, Mount Miguel
Hunter rushed for 5 touchdowns and 330 yards, become the Matadors' career ground-gaining leader, helping the Matadors claim the Claymore Sword for the first time since 1987 in downing Helix, 44-21. Mount Miguel scored 34 points in the 2nd to spring to the triumph. A rare, 2-time winner.
JOEY MUSGROVE, Grossmont
Musgrove led a Hillers defensive effort which registered a second-half shutout in a playoff road win at Bonita Vista. Musgrove, the defensive end, made 11 tackles (along with several assists) and recovered a fumble on a Barons' game-tying field goal attempt in the final minutes.
JAKE REED, Helix
Reed accumulated 308 yards in total offense to pace the Scotties past Granite Hills. He passed for 197 yards and four touchdowns on 10-for-17 accuracy, including scoring strikes of 33 and 45 yards to Austin Gonzalez.
ANTHONY 'Action' JACKSON,
El Cajon Valley

Jackson hauled in a pair of fourth-quarter TD passes from Alex Hann to rally the Braves past Santana, 42-35. Jackson actually scored the go-ahead points on a 56-yard interception return in the 4th.
BRANDON LEWIS, Helix
Lewis, a sophomore, third-string QB with just three varsity passes under his belt, tossed a TD pass with 31 seconds left, followed by a 2-point PAT pass for the conversion to stun Westview, 18-17, in a CIF playoff opener.
     
WEEK 7 / OCT. 16-17
WEEK 8 / OCT. 23-24
WEEK 9 / OCT. 29-30
JIMMY PRUITT, Helix
Pruitt, a sophomore, rushed for 154 yards on 16 carries, including an 18-yard, go-ahead touchdown late in the third quarter to power the visiting Highlanders and avoid the upset bid by Monte Vista.
TYRONE IAULUALO, Mount Miguel — Iaulualo, a senior, is the main cog among the Matadors'
O-line which has allowed DERALL HUNTER (234 yds vs. Granite Hills) a chance to become the 6th player in conference history to reach 4,000 career yards.
TRAIVONNE BROWN, Valhalla
Brown rushed for 132 yards and three touchdowns, lifting the Norsemen to their first triumph over Helix since 1997. In addition, Valhalla moved into position to clinch its first-ever league title.
STEVEN PITTS, Christian
Pitts, a senior, opened the scoring with a 37-yard touchdown with an interception return, then paced the offense with a career-high 154 rushing yards and a pair of TDs to lead the Patriots over Horizon in the teams' Coastal League opener.
TAYLOR MISHLER, Steele Canyon — Mishler, primarily a defensive back, scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead the Cougars past 8th-ranked Helix. He scored on a 24-yard rush, then hauled in a 76-yard TD pass from quarterback BRAD BOEHMKE. MAURICE PAYNE, Monte Vista
Payne rushed for 241 yards and three touchdowns, while also passing for an additional 89 yards, to back the Monarchs to their first GSL victory after nipping Granite Hills, 24-23.
     
WEEK 4 / SEPT. 25-26
WEEK 5 / OCT. 2-3
WEEK 6 / OCT. 9

AUSTIN GONZALEZ, Helix
Gonzalez, a junior linebacker, got the Highlanders on the scoreboard with a tackle in the end zone for a safety, then collected a 17-yard TD pass for a 9-0 lead to jump-start visiting Helix past Otay Ranch.

CORY LOCKMAN, Granite Hills
Lockman, the Eagles' quarterback, completed 11 of 16 passes for 220 yards and a pair of TDs, helping Granite Hills build a 31-point lead in its romp over El Centro-Central Union.

DONTE ADDISON, West Hills
Addison capped a game-winning drive in the final seconds with a 67-yard TD reception from Gary Isaacson with 0:33 remaining to stun Granite Hills, 27-26, on the blue carpet.

GARY ISAACSON, West Hills
Isaacson, a junior quarterback, completed 10-of-16 passes for 178 yards and touchdowns to Adam Coyle (15 yards), Donte Addison (30) and Kyle Velovich (3) to top Clairemont. Isaacson entered the contest completing 81 percent of his pass attempts.

GARRET CAMPBELL, Foothills
Campbell became the first player in CIF-San Diego Section history to reach double-figures in kickoff return touchdowns with his 10th – an 88-yarder – to lead the Knights past Midway Baptist. The senior also rushed for 67 yards and passed for 61 more.

JOEL ALESI, Christian
With the Patriots leading 23-22, Alesi, better known as a punter, prevented an El Cajon Valley comeback while on defense. Alesi returned a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown, then posted a 43-yard TD runback with an interception in Christian's 36-22 triumph.
     
WEEK 1 / SEPT. 4-5
WEEK 2 / SEPT. 11-12
WEEK 3 / SEPT. 18-19
DERALL HUNTER, Mount Miguel
Hunter rushed for an East County high 217 yards and 3 touchdowns, including a 79-yard TD romp, to pace the Matadors past Morse in the first regular season meeting between these neighborhood schools in 50 years.
ALEX PERLIN, Steele Canyon
Perlin ran for three touchdowns – bolts of 26, 24 and 5 yards – as the Cougars christened the blue turf at West Hills High Stadium by scoring a school-record 48 points. Perlin finished with 97 yards on 12 carries, building a 41-7 lead..
DESEAN WATERS, Grossmont
Water opened the second half with a touchdown run of 80 yards to give him five scores, equaling the school record for TDs and points in a single game to lift the Hillers past Castle Park, 42-0. He finished with 160 yards on 18 carries.
ALEX HANN, El Cajon Valley
Hann passed for 310 yards and 4 touchdowns, leading the Braves to a road victory over Montgomery. The senior left-hander completed 22-of-41 passes, including four touchdowns. He also rushed for another score on a 34-yard gallop in his varsity debut.

DOMINIC PROUTY, El Capitan
Prouty, a strong safety better known as "Bubba" to teammates, registered an amazing 28 tackles and deflected away a pass, as the Vaqueros' defense shutout host Ramona in a 9-0 setback. The Bulldogs scored all their points on defense (INT return, safety).

JAMES GALLIVAN, El Capitan
Gallivan registered a pair of pass interceptions and had 7 tackles in another strong defensive effort by the Vaqueros in a disappointing
9-7 setback at Point Loma. El Cap (1-2) has yielded just 18 points all season, half of them by the offense in the team's slow start.



In a tradition dating back to the days of The Daily Californian, an athlete can win only once per season per sport during the regular season, then one additional time during the postseason. Selections made by the Editorial staff of East County Sports. Polls for Athlete of the Week are for entertainment purposes only.

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