La Jolla Country Day senior Breya Cunningham is SBLive's Southern  California Athlete of the Week (Jan. 23-28)

Arizona signee first named McDonald's All-American, then posts huge game to knock off fellow Power 25 Etiwanda

As if her week couldn't get any better. 

Breya Cunningham, a 6-foot-4 post for the nation's No. 7 team, La Jolla Country Day, was named a McDonald's All-American on Jan. 24. 

Four days later, the five-star recruit, rated the No. 14 senior in the country by ESPN, went out and proved her worth by scoring 20 points, pulling down 14 rebounds and blocking six shots in a 70-65 win over Etiwanda, then the country's No. 16 team. 

For her excellence, Cunningham was named the SBLive Southern California Athlete of the Week for the week of Jan. 23-28. 

We are currently accepting Southern California Athlete of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email sblive-social@scorebooklive.com or message us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveca.

Here were the other athletes who were nominated for the week of Jan. 23-28: 

Kristan Yumul, Oxnard girls basketball: Yumul had knocked down 11 three-pointers on her way to a 37-point performance against Rio Mesa.

Breya Cunningham, La Jolla Country Day girls basketball: Cunningham had 20 points, 15 rebounds and six blocks in Saturday's 70-65 win over Etiwanda.

Juju Watkins, Sierra Canyon girls basketball: Watkins had 45 points in a 93-49 win over Alemany.

Ava Dominguez, Rosary Academy girls basketball: Dominguez had 30 points including seven three-pointers in a win over Santa Margarita.

Noelani Raigans, San Pedro girls basketball: Raigans had 30 points, six assists and five steals against Banning.

Kat Righeimer, Sage Hill girls basketball: Righeimer had 32 points (eight three-pointers), three rebounds, two assists and two steals against Laguna Hills.

Kiana Salcedo, Westminster girls basketball: Salcedo had 41 points in Wednesday's win over Godinez Fundamental.

Amanda Edwards, San Juan Hills girls basketball: Edwards set a school record with 36 points and nine three-pointers in an 84-52 win over Tesoro.

Marianne Boco, Granada Hills Charter girls basketball: Boco filled up the stat sheet with 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists, three steals and two blocks against Birmingham.

Denzel Hines, Colony boys basketball: Hines had 42 points and ten rebounds in Wednesday's win over Claremont.

Marcus Adams, Narbonne boys basketball: Adams had a triple double with 18 points, ten rebounds and ten assists against Rancho Dominguez.

Tyler Hunt, Venice boys basketball: Hunt had 19 points and 12 rebounds in Monday's win over University.

Carson Brown, Tesoro boys basketball: Brown had 36 points and ten rebounds in a 73-50 win over San Juan Hills.

Tae Simmons, Heritage Christian boys basketball: Simmons finished with 31 points and 12 rebounds against Whittier Christian.

Nate Garcia, Damien boys basketball: Garcia had 33 points in last week's 72-48 win over Upland.

Kaiden Bailey, Crean Lutheran boys basketball: Bailey had 29 points, five rebounds and three assists in a win over Tustin.

Gavin Hightower, Windward boys basketball: Hightower had 22 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists against Viewpoint.

Cooper Bladow, El Dorado boys basketball: Bladow had 33 points in a 63-58 loss to Brea.

Anthony Hrboka, San Pedro boys basketball: Hrboka finished with 27 points and seven assists against Banning.

Gavin Murphy, Calabasas boys basketball: Murphy had 34 points in a 69-60 win over Westlake.

Keyon Kensie Jr., Taft boys basketball: Kensie Jr. had 41 points in last week's win over El Camino Real.


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Mitch Stephens, SBLive Sports
MITCH STEPHENS, SBLIVE SPORTS

Mitch Stephens is a senior editor at SBLive Sports for California, a state he's covered high school sports since 1984. He won multiple CNPA and CPSWA writing awards with the Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MaxPreps.com before joining the SBLive staff in 2022. He's covered the beat nationally since 2007, profiling such athletes as Derrick Henry, Paige Bueckers, Patrick Mahomes, Sabrina Ionescu, Jayson Tatum, Chiney Ogwumike, Jeremy Lin and Najee Harris as preps. You can reach him at mitch@scorebooklive.com.