Vote now: Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week

Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) boys Athlete of the Week poll.

For the entire academic year, we will provide a list of candidates who stood out over the previous week and allow you, the reader, to vote for the winner.

This week, we consider performances from Jan. 20-25.

Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.

Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted.

Scroll to the bottom for the poll.

Winners are announced each Friday online and in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.

Candidates for future Athlete of the Week polls can be nominated at highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com.

We accept nominations until 11 a.m. each Monday.

We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps by coaches/team statisticians.

On to the nominees:

Zachary Beyer, Oakland Tech soccer: Beyer scored a goal in a 2-0 win against Oakland. The Bulldogs are 5-3-1, 3-1-1 will travel to Leadership Public Schools-Richmond on Monday. 

Ryder Carper, Freedom basketball: Carper scored 16 points in Freedom’s 67-21 win over Mt. Eden. Freedom is 8-13, 3-3 and will host Heritage on Tuesday.

Ricardo Feliciano, Dougherty Valley soccer: The senior totaled two goals to lead Dougherty Valley to a 5-2 win over Granada. Dougherty Valley is 10-2-2, 5-0 and is scheduled to host Monte Vista on Tuesday. 

Porter Freitag, Las Lomas basketball: Freitag, a senior, scored 23 points and knocked down seven 3-pointers in Las Lomas’ 55-54 win over Benicia. Las Lomas (10-11, 6-1) is tied for first place in the Diablo Athletic League and will play Concord at home on Tuesday. 

Gabriel Gil, Menlo soccer: The senior scored the winning goal with 10 seconds left in a 1-0 win over Sacred Heart Prep. Menlo is 9-2-2, 7-0 and is scheduled to play The King’s Academy on Wednesday at home. 

Gregory Gutierrez, Bellarmine soccer: The senior totaled two goals to lead Bellarmine to a 3-1 win over Archbishop Mitty. Bellarmine (11-1-1, 7-0) sits atop the West Catholic Athletic League and will play Sacred Heart Cathedral on Wednesday

Ethan Jin, Lynbrook basketball: Jin scored 19 points to lead Lynbrook to a 65-63 win over Monta Vista. Lynbrook is 11-6, 4-3 and is scheduled to play at Santa Clara on Wednesday. 

Claxton Ladine, The King’s Academy basketball: Ladine totaled 22 points and hit a crucial 3-pointer late to lift TKA over Sacred Heart Prep in a 66-62 win. TKA (15-3, 4-0) has won its last eight games and will travel to Crystal Springs Uplands on Tuesday. 

Benjamin Lukacs, Cornerstone Christian basketball: Lukas scored a game-high 26 points to lead Cornerstone to a 66-64 win over Heritage. Cornerstone (19-3, 6-0) is slated to host Head-Royce on Tuesday. 

Anthony Martin, Los Gatos basketball: The senior scored 25 points and had six steals in the Wildcats’ 76-58 win over Gunn. Los Gatos is 12-5, 3-3 and is scheduled to travel to Los Altos on Wednesday. 

Juan Quiroz, Gilroy soccer: The freshman scored a goal in a 3-0 win over San Jose. Gilroy (8-2-3, 2-1-1) will play James Lick – the top team in the Blossom Valley Athletic League West Valley Division – on Wednesday at home.