The562’s Athletes of the Week is sponsored by the Long Beach Century Club.
Congratulations to our Athletes of the Week and thanks to the Long Beach Century Club and Naples Rib Company for their support.
HIGH SCHOOL
Cedra Saolotoga-Talaga, Long Beach Poly Volleyball
Long Beach Poly sophomore Cedra Saolotoga-Talaga turned in a superstar performance in the CIF-SS championship, with a team-high 14 kills and 15 digs as well as a pair of aces.
Jack Brown, Millikan Cross Country
Millikan’s Jack Brown was a double champion at Moore League Finals last week. He pulled away late to secure the individual win in 15:29, and also led the Rams to the team championship.
Avery Peck, Long Beach Poly Cross Country
Long Beach Poly junior Avery Peck won her second Moore League title with a dominant run of 17:27 at Heartwell last week, and also led the Jackrabbits to their fourth consecutive team championship.
Ben Harris, Long Beach Poly Football
Ben Harris helped lead Long Beach Poly to a big win in the first round of the playoffs last week, with 132 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.
Deuce Weston, Wilson Football
Wilson’s Deuce Weston scored three touchdowns for Wilson in their playoff-opening win on Friday night, their first playoff win in five years.
Kade Casillas, Lakewood Football
Lakewood’s Kade Casillas accounted for three touchdowns as the Lancers went on the road to beat Valencia and advance to this week’s quarterfinals.
Aidan Jones, St. Anthony Football
Aidan Jones played a clean game at quarterback, throwing for 143 yards and a touchdown in a defensive slugfest that the Saints won.
COLLEGE
Abraham Ramirez, LBCC Soccer
Long Beach City College was boosted through to the conference tournament semifinals partially thanks to their stud sophomore goalkeeper Abraham Ramirez, who put up a pair of shutouts last week.
