Burbank's Odartey Blankson is SBLive Southern California Athlete of the Week (2/12/2024)

Junior guard goes for 30 points in big Burbank win over Hoover, then captures fan vote to earn weekly award

There wasn't much team success in Odartey Blankson's junior season at Burbank. 

The Bulldogs finished just 6-22 overall and 2-12 in league play. 

But in the team's second-last-to-game last week, Hoover pulled off a 66-64 win over a strong Hoover team, which at the time was 12-12. 

Blankson erupted for 30 points and had seven rebounds in the win, which put him on an SBLive top performance list. 

From there, Blankson earned 54 percent of the votes in a fans poll to earn the SBLive Southern California Athlete of the Week for games played Feb. 5-11. 

For the season, Blankson, a 6-foot-6 guard, averaged 22.9 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. It was his third time with at least 30 points in a game, topped off with a career high 44 points in a 96-82 loss to Blair on Dec. 29. 

He finished with 129 baskets in 270 attepts (48 percent), while making 97 of 127 free throws (76 percent). 

Here are the other athletes who were up for the award:

Kameron Brown, Norco: Brown had 40 points in Monday's 102-92 loss to Riverside-King.

Brandon McCoy, St. John Bosco: McCoy had 51 points over his final two games of the regular season and has scored 24 points or more in six of eight games.

Joe Sterling, Crespi: Sterling had 63 points across three Mission League games last week including the game winning three-pointer in a win at Sierra Canyon.

Dylan Benner, St. Bonaventure: Benner had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four assists to close out the regular season against Cate.

Mark Cadena, Riverside Notre Dame: Cadena had two double-doubles last week, finishing with 42 points and 36 rebounds.

Drue Anzai, Glendora: Anzai had 31 points in a 61-58 overtime victory against Ocean View.

JoJo Bartlett, Chaparral: Bartlett had 24 points and six assists in a win over Murrieta Valley.

Jamari Owens, Palmdale: Owens closed out the season with three straight 30 point games including a 34-point performance against Lancaster.

Naomi Panganiban, La Jolla Country Day: Panganiban averaged 23 points, eight steals, five assists and four rebounds across three wins last week.

Bailey Barnhard, Del Norte (San Diego): Barnhard had 45 points across two games last week, surpassing 2,000 points in her career.

Asia Darcuiel, Olympian: Darcuiel had 36 points in a 53-52 loss to Eastlake, reaching the 30-point mark for the sixth time this season.

Margo Leong, Bishop's: Leong averaged 12 points and 15 rebounds across three games last week, finishing with a season high seven steals against Classical Academy.

Grace Nordeen, Fallbrook: Nordeen had 21 points, 15 rebounds, eight steals and four assists in a win over Valley Center.

Sara Cosio, St. Bonaventure: Cosio had 22 points, seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and two blocks in a win over Cate.

Victoria Hyatt, Shadow Hills: Hyatt had 24 points, seven steals, five rebounds, three assists and three blocks in a win against Riverside Poly.

Luv'lee Sadler, San Jacinto: Sadler had 32 points, 13 rebounds and seven steals in a win over Citrus Hill.