San Diego’s Athletes of the Week include winter tournament stars

by Steve Brand

Anna WIlson (Anna WIlson)
Anna WIlson (Anna WIlson)

Anna Wilson

Cathedral Catholic

Girls soccer

Collecting two goals and two assists while playing smothering defense, the senior led the Dons to a 2-0-1 record in the Excalibur Tournament, downing Huntington Beach Edison 1-0 in the finale.


Grant Rodriguez (Grant Rodriguez)
Grant Rodriguez (Grant Rodriguez)

Grant Rodriguez

Poway

Boys basketball

Averaging 17.4 points a game, the senior led Poway to the Torrey Pines Holiday Classic American Division title game, where the Titans fell to Cypress, 83-73.


Kaitlyn Kane (Kaitlyn Kane)
Kaitlyn Kane (Kaitlyn Kane)

Kaitlyn Kane

Oceanside

Girls basketball

Kane scored 28 points to move Oceanside into the NAIA Bronze title game, then tagged on 13 more to lead the Pirates to a 45-35 win over L.A. Sacred Heart in the SoCal Holiday Classic.


Derek Serna (Derek Serna)
Derek Serna (Derek Serna)

Derek Serna

Hoover

Boys soccer

The sophomore collected a hat trick in an 8-3 win against Caruthers, then went on to score six goals with three assists as the Cardinals finished third in the Nike SoCal Classic.


Emma Cunningham (Emma Cunningham)
Emma Cunningham (Emma Cunningham)

Emma Cunningham

Patrick Henry

Girls soccer

Scoring her first career hat trick, the junior helped Henry down El Paso Eastlake to capture the 30th SoCal High School Classic tournament.


Isabel Manalansan (Isabel Manalansan)
Isabel Manalansan (Isabel Manalansan)

Isabel Manalansan

Mira Mesa

Girls wrestling

Competing at 145 pounds, the returning state qualifier rolled to a 4-0 record by pinning all four of her opponents in the inaugural girls’ Battle for the Belt at Temecula Valley High School.


Joaquin Padilla (Joaquin Padilla)
Joaquin Padilla (Joaquin Padilla)

Joaquin Padilla

Rancho Bernardo

Boys basketball

The junior point guard scored 15 points and was selected the Most Valuable Player of the Mt. Carmel Holiday Prep Classic as the Broncos topped Placentia El Dorado 65-62 in the championship game.

— STEVE BRAND

 

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