California High School Athlete of the Week

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Tustin's Eimesse Essis is SBLive/Sports Illustrated California Football Athlete of the Week (11/05/2024)

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Tustin's Eimesse Essis is SBLive/Sports Illustrated California Football Athlete of the Week (11/05/2024)

The senior running back rushes for nearly 300 yards in a 34-28 win over Modena and wins more than 66% of the vote to win the award going away

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Vote: Who should be the California High School Football Athlete of the Week (11/5/2024)?

Vote now to select SBLive Sports California High School Tackle Football Athlete of the Week for Oct. 17-19

The dynamic duo of Newbury Park's Shane Rosenthal (left) and QB Brady Smigiel exchange a celebration vs. Calabasas 10-10-2024 by Rene Morales

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Best performances in California high school football (Oct. 17-19)

A pair of prolific Newbury Park performers, QB Brady Smigiel and WR/DB Shane Rosenthal head up another impressive list of 26 nominees

Capistrano Valley senior quarterback Tommy Acosta continued his stellar senior season by passing for 390 yards and four touchdowns and adding a rushing TD in a 35-25 win over Western, earning him the SBLive California Football Player of the Week award.

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Capistrano Valley QB Tommy Acosta is SBLive/Sports Illustrated California Football Athlete of the Week (10/16/2024)

The senior passes for 390 yards and four touchdowns in a win over Western, then picks up more than 18,000 votes in a fan vote

Vote: Who should be the California High School Football Athlete of the Week (10/8/2024)?

Vote now to select SBLive Sports California High School Football Athlete of the Week for Oct. 3-5

Destiny Christian senior QB Dallas Munn has thrown for nearly 1,500 yards and 14 touchdowns in five games in 2024.

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Destiny Christian QB Dallas Munn is SBLive/Sports Illustrated California Athlete of the Week (10/8/2024)

Destiney Christian Academy senior accounts for nearly 400 yards three touchdowns in game with West Park, now has 17 total touchdowns on the season

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Vote: Who should be the California High School Football Athlete of the Week (10/1/2024)?

Vote now to select SBLive Sports California High School Football Athlete of the Week for Sep. 26-28

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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week (9/18/2024)?

Vote until 11:59 p.m. Monday.

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Yreka's Trevan Crane is SBLive's Northern California Athlete of the Week (9/17/2024)

Crane dominated on both offense and defense in a Week Two high school football victory over Colusa.

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Santa Margarita's James Johnson is SBLive's Southern California Athlete of the Week (9/17/2024)

Johnson threw for five touchdowns in Santa Margarita's 42-3 high school football victory over Liberty (Bakersfield).

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Central-Fresno's Jelani Dippel is SBLive's Northern California Athlete of the Week (9/12/2024)

Dippel, a sophomore, tossed six touchdown passes in just his second varsity game.

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San Marcos' Kreet Makihele is SBLive's Southern California Athlete of the Week (9/12/2024)

Kreet had a memorable stat line to lift San Marcos past Tesoro in Week 1 of California high school football.

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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Northern California High School Athlete of the Week (9/11/2024)?

Voting runs through 11:59 p.m. Monday.

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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week (9/11/2024)?

Voting runs through 11:59 p.m. Monday

Central running back Brandon Smith is one of the state's top junior recruits. He's also excellent cornerback.

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Central-Fresno's Brandon Smith is SBLive's Northern California Athlete of the Week (9/5/2024)

The 3-star 2026 prospect intercepted a pass and rushed for 187 yards and three touchdowns.

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Lincoln-San Diego's Ty Olsen is SBLive's Southern California Athlete of the Week (9/4/2024)

Olsen, a 3-star high school football recruit, had a career night in his first game as a Lincoln Hornet.

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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Northern California High School Athlete of the Week (9/4/2024)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Northern California High School Athlete of the Week for Aug. 26 - Sep. 1 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff.

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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week (9/3/2024)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week for Aug. 26 - Sep. 1 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff.

Monte Vista quarterback Brayden Turner, who committed to Fresno State during the summer, opened his 2024 season with 300 yards passing and four touchdowns to earn a spot on the top NorCal performers' list | Photo: Troy Jones

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Best performances in Northern California high school football (Aug. 29-31)

Big scores, big numbers set the tone as five NorCal Sections opened play last week

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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week (8/28/2024)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week for Aug. 19-25 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read t

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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Northern California High School Athlete of the Week (8/28/2024)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Northern California High School Athlete of the Week for Aug. 19-25 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read t

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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week (3/20/2024)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week for Mar. 11-17 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read

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Harvard-Westlake's Valentina Guerrero is SBLive Southern California Athlete of the Week (3/18/2024)

Valentina Guerrero was a model of consistency throughout the 2023-24 season. The sophomore forward and center for Harvard-Westlake's girls basketball team

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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week (3/13/2024)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week for Mar. 4-10 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read

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Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week (2/29/2024)?

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 29 - Feb. 4 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff.