Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Keira Tom, Dougherty Valley basketball
Dougherty Valley basketball player Keira Tom is the Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week for Jan. 12-17.
In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Tom finished with 52.4% of the vote, topping American basketball player Shirina Shi (36.4%).
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Tom, a senior, had a prolific night for DV in a win over Livermore, scoring 31 points to go along with two assists, two steals and two rebounds.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.
Votes by email do not count. Only votes submitted through the online poll on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites will count.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.