San Diego’s Athletes of the Week include postseason stars, CIF champs

Kayla Geng

Rancho Bernardo

Girls golf

Firing a 2-under-par 72 over the Chino Hills’ Los Serranos Golf Club North course, the senior led the Broncos to a second-place finish in the SoCal Championships and a berth in the state championships.

Dexter Black

La Jolla

Water polo

The junior scored with 28 seconds remaining to lead the Vikings past Cathedral Catholic 13-12 in the Open Division championship contest. Black finished with four goals.

Lola Conway

Bishop’s

Field hockey

Adding two more goals to the nation’s-best 52 she had scored this season, the sophomore led the Knights past Canyon Hills 3-0 in the Open Division championship match.

Junior Curtis

Lincoln

Football

The senior gained 307 yards on 20 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead the Hornets past Poway 53-41 in the Division 1 quarterfinals. He scored on runs of 3, 90 and 42 yards.

Naiya Abalos

Mt. Carmel

Field hockey

The sophomore scored the winning goal on a 1-on-1 opportunity in sudden victory, propelling the Sundevils past La Costa Canyon 3-2 in the section Division 1 championships.

Lukas Andranian

Torrey Pines

Water polo

Scoring with a minute to play, the senior led the Falcons to their first section Division 1 championship title with a 9-8 victory over Canyon Crest Academy. He finished with three goals.

Emily Burgon

Eastlake

Field hockey

Converting a 1-on-1 penalty shot goal after going scoreless in regulation, the sophomore led the Titans to a 5-4 triumph over Del Norte in the section Division 2 championship contest.

Nathan Wilber

Cathedral Catholic

Boys cross country

Shaking off a cold, driving rain, the senior clocked a winning time of 15 minutes, 20.2 seconds to lead the Dons to the section Division 3 team championship and into the state finals.

STEVE BRAND