Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Ava Allen, Menlo School flag football

Menlo School flag football player Ava Allen is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for Aug. 26-31.

In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Allen had 27.93% of the vote to finish ahead of Leigh field hockey player Abby Michaelsen and Fremont-Sunnyvale volleyball player McKayla Hsu.

Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.

Allen, a sophomore quarterback/defensive back, threw for 85 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for a TD. She also had a pick-six in Menlo’s 34-6 win over Aragon. 

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.

Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.