Mt. Pleasant football player Andrew Tafoya is the Bay Area News Group’s boys high school athlete of the week for Oct. 28-Nov. 2.
In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Tafoya finished with 44.23% of the vote. Christopher football player Terrence Barnes took second at 36.55% and Bishop O’Dowd football player Devin Wilson placed third.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Tafoya, a junior had a 70-yard touchdown reception and a 35-yard pick-six to lead Mt. Pleasant to a 36-0 win over Evergreen Valley. Mt. Pleasant is 4-5, 4-1 and finishes the regular season on Friday at Hill.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
Votes by email do not count. Only votes submitted through the online poll on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites will count.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.