ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Melissa Jacob

El Dorado, Basketball

Jacob scored 12 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter and overtime in El Dorado’s 55-50 victory over Diamond Bar. The 5-9 junior scored five points in the fourth quarter

and added seven in overtime. She also had one of her six assists on Carly Wade’s basket at the buzzer in regulation that tied the score, 42-42. The Golden Hawks scored 13 points in overtime after scoring no more than 12 in any of the first four quarters.

* Drue Wawrzynski

Los Alamitos, Water Polo

The MVP of the Western tournament, she scored three goals to lead the Griffins to the championship.

* Carrie Twaddell

El Toro, Basketball

She had 16 points, 21 rebounds and 12 blocked shots in El Toro’s 48-35 victory over Corona del Mar.

Yohei Fukuda

University, Soccer

The senior midfielder scored two unassisted goals to lead University to a 2-1 upset of Santa Margarita, then the second-

ranked

team in Orange

County, in a nonleague

game Saturday. Fukuda, who normally

plays as a defender, scored on two free kicks. He scored the winning goal with five minutes remaining in the game to break a 1-1 tie, and his first goal came in the 15th minute to give the Trojans a 1-0 lead.

* Phillip Tyson

Katella, Basketball

He scored 21 points in 77-70 victory over Canyon, and 20 points, including the game-winner, in 51-50 win over Savanna.

* P.J. Montano

El Dorado, Wrestling

He won the 215-pound individual title at the Estancia tournament, winning all five of his matches.

To nominate an Athlete of the Week, call (714) 966-5904 or fax (714) 966-5663.