Vote: Who should be SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week (11/28/2023)?
Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week for Nov. 23-25 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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Abduall Sanders, Mater Dei: Sanders had a 52-yard pick-six in Friday's win over St. John Bosco.
Vance Spafford, Mission Viejo: Spafford had five catches for 145 yards and two touchdowns against Servite.
Michael Ephraim, Jurupa Hills: Ephraim had six tackles, a sack, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble return for a touchdown against Charter Oak.
Noah Penunuri, Rio Hondo Prep: Penunuri had 178 rushing yards and two touchdowns in Friday's 29-27 win over Santa Monica.
Jesse Sereno, Simi Valley: Sereno had 312 passing yards and two passing touchdowns against Mira Costa:
Brice Hawkins, Simi Valley: Hawkins had 142 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns on 22 carries against Mira Costa.
Kingston Tisdell, Birmingham: Tisdell had 178 passing yards and two touchdowns against Garfield.
Ivan Levant, Fairfax: Levant had 291 passing yards, two passing touchdowns and a rushing touchdown against Chatsworth.
David Sandy, Jordan: Sandy rushed for 221 yards and four touchdowns in Friday's win over George Washington Prep.
Dikshanta Adhikari, Cerritos: Adhikari had five catches for 67 yards and two touchdowns against Yucca Valley.
Jaden Mangini, La Jolla Country Day: Mangini had six touchdown passes and four rushing touchdowns against Grossmont, finishing with 429 passing yards and 113 rushing yards.
Madden Craig, La Jolla Country Day: Craig caught nine passes from Mangini, finishing with 194 receiving yards, three touchdowns and an interception.
Jack Schneider, Del Norte: Schneider completed 14 of 17 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for 74 yards in Saturday's win over La Jolla.
Khalid Farah, Del Norte: Farah finished with eight tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble against La Jolla.
Matthew Barton, Mount Miguel: Barton had 214 passing yards and five passing touchdowns in Friday's win over Chula Vista.
Isaiah Hasten, St. Augustine: Hasten had five catches for 96 yards and grabbed two interceptions in Friday's win over Mission Hills.
– Lance Smith | lance@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveca
