Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week (11/14/2023)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week for Nov. 9-11 as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m and the winner will be announced on Monday. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email us at athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveca.
THIS WEEK’S SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:
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Cornell Hatcher, Jr., Corona Centennial: Hatcher Jr. continued his monster season with 190 rushing yards and three touchdowns against Orange Lutheran.
Shane Rosenthal, Newbury Park: Rosenthal had 381 all-purpose yards, finishing with three touchdown receptions, two interceptions and a kickoff return for a touchdown against Foothill.
Joshua Falkner, Western: Falkner had an 82-yard pick-six and a 53-yard fumble return for a touchdown against Apple Valley.
Tyler Young, Huntington Beach: Young had 196 total yards and four rushing touchdowns in a 36-33 win over Ontario Christian.
Khary Wilder, Gardena Serra: Wilder had six tackles including four sacks in Friday's 38-28 win over Los Alamitos.
Timmy Herr, San Juan Hills: Herr had 331 passing yards, a passing touchdown and four rushing touchdown to lead the Stallions to a 42-35 comeback victory on Friday night.
Owen Long, La Serna: Long had 131 rushing yards and two touchdown on 12 carries in Friday's win over Trabuco Hills.
Nico De La Cruz, Mira Costa: De La Cruz completed 26 of 39 passes for 400 yards and had five touchdown passes in a win over Cypress.
Trey Wilson, Rancho Cucamonga: Wilson rushed for 336 yards and had five rushing touchdowns in a 53-52 loss to Murrieta Valley.
Reese Leonard, Mira Costa: Leonard caught 15 passes for 252 yards and had three touchdown receptions against Cypress.
Pablo Jackson, Granite Hills: Jackson had 129 total yards, two rushing touchdowns and a game-winning 2-point conversion in Thursday's overtime playoff victory against Carlsbad.
Parker Johnson, St. Augustine: Johnson had two rushing touchdowns and two receiving touchdowns in Friday's road playoff win against La Costa Canyon.
Jackson Diehl, La Jolla: Diehl passed for 182 yards and a touchdown and also rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns in Friday's 28-22 win over Central Union.
Brady Allen, Point Loma: Allen had 120 rushing yards and three touchdowns in Friday's 32-12 win over Scripps Ranch.
Jaden Mangini, La Jolla Country Day: Mangini had three passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in Friday's road playoff win against West Hills.
Jayden Goldman, Santana: Goldman was 12 of 19 passing for 153 yards and had four passing touchdowns in Friday's win over Crawford.
Jaylon Brown, Madison: Brown scored all three touchdowns in Friday's 21-0 victory against Torrey Pines.
Terrick Fisher, Rancho Bernardo: Fisher rushed for 191 yards and scored two rushing touchdowns in Friday's win over Bishop's.
Wilson Christopherson, Fallbrook: Christopherson had 177 all-purpose yards and two receiving touchdowns in Friday's win over Imperial.
Sebastian Ikolo, Fairfax: Ikolo caught eight passes for 104 yards and had three touchdowns against Arleta.
– Lance Smith | lance@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveca
