Athletes of the Week — Jan. 3
Foothill’s Wyatt English, right, celebrates after a win against Green Valley’s Desmond Bowers after a 138 pounder match at the Sunrise Region wrestling meet on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. (Christian K. Lee/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @chrisklee_jpeg
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Boys Basketball
Donovan Joyner, Las Vegas
The senior guard had 31 points in a 78-67 overtime win over Eldorado in the Las Vegas Prep Championship title game.
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Girls Basketball
Essence Booker, Spring Valley
The senior guard, who is committed to UNR, led the Grizzlies to six wins last week and the Gator Winter Classic championship at Green Valley High. Booker scored a game-high 28 points in Spring Valley’s 67-65 title-clinching victory over Liberty.
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Wrestling
Wyatt English, Foothill
The senior won the Las Vegas Holiday Classic at 145 pounds, and was named the tournament’s outstanding wrestler for lower weights.
