VOTE: Southern California Girls Athlete of the Week (Jan. 31)

Each week, publications from the The Southern California News Group’s 11 properties (Orange County Register, L.A. Daily News, Press-Enterprise, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Long Beach Press-Telegram, The Daily Breeze, San Bernardino Sun, Daily Bulletin, Redlands Daily Facts, Whittier Daily News and Pasadena-Star News) nominate Athletes of the Week for their respective region.

Each nominee is entered into the overall Southern California Athlete of the Week county-wide vote.

Click on the newspaper links below the athlete’s name to read about their performance from last week, and then vote for who you think is the best athlete this week.

Readers are allowed to vote multiple times. Voting ends at midnight, but final totals aren’t always immediately reflected due to processing.

BOYS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK VOTING

The overall winner will be announced on Friday, Jan. 31

Voting poll at bottom of the page.

Valerie Huerta, St. Paul: Huerta had one of her best games of the year as she scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed five rebounds in St. Paul’s 64-51 home victory against St. Mary’s Academy in a key Camino Real League game. Huerta scored 16 of her points in the first half. Her performance came on the heels of a big performance two weeks ago, when she scored 14 points in a key victory over La Salle.

Stevilyn Griffin, St. Lucy’s: Griffin scored three goals and excelled at the defensive end as well in a 15-8 victory over Los Osos. St. Lucy’s is 5-0 in the Baseline League and ranked seventh in CIF-SS Division 3.

Taylor Donaldson, Oaks Christian: Donaldson, a McDonald’s All-American nominee, poured in 43 points, 16 rebounds and six assists in Oaks Christian’s 78-72 Marmonte League victory over Thousand Oaks. The Lions are 13-4 overall and in first place in league at 3-0.

Ari Long, Valley View: Long averaged 22.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and eight steals last week as the Eagles beat Rancho Verde and Canyon Springs to remain unbeaten in the Ivy League. She had 16 points, five rebounds and six steals in a 55-36 win over Rancho Verde. Long then registered her second triple-double of the season (29 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals) in an 85-19 victory over Canyon Springs. She is averaging 17.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and 4.5 steals per game this season.

Asia Jordan, Lakewood: The 6-foot senior powered the Lancers to wins over Carson and Compton. Jordan scored 40 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and added five assists against Carson, the No. 6 team in CIF L.A. City Section Division 1. She scored 30 points with 15 rebounds and five assists in just two quarters in a 71-33 Moore League rout of Compton. The post player is averaging about 25 points per game. She has interest from more than a dozen colleges, including Long Beach State, UC Irvine, Pepperdine and West Point.

Maribel Flores, Troy: The forward scored five goals — all in the first half — and added two assists to help the Warriors defeat Fullerton 9-0 in a Freeway League match. Troy takes a 7-0 record in league into this week.

Cyan Dyke, Bishop Montgomery: Dyke had 14 points in a 79-63 win over Bishop Amat and 12 points and 27 rebounds in a 53-33 win over Serra. The Knights are 5-0 in the Del Rey League.