ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

BOYS

J.T. Stotts

SCHOOL: Hart

SPORT: Basketball

YEAR: Senior

SEASON AT A GLANCE: The returning Foothill League most valuable player, Stotts has been a constant on a team that has been scrambling to find an identity. The 5-foot-10 guard averages 22.7 points and is shooting an impressive 40% (58 for 145) on three-point attempts. He carried the Indians (13-8) early while key players David Neill, Jerry Owens and Scott Hunt made the transition from football to basketball.

WEEK AT A GLANCE: Stotts stepped up in crucial times in two Foothill League victories. He scored 23 of his 31 points in the second half to help Hart overcome a 23-15 halftime deficit and defeat Burbank, 49-43. Against Valencia, he had 11 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and seven in overtime to help the Indians upset the league favorite, 77-70. He had a four-point play in the fourth quarter to break a 53-53 tie and hit a back-breaking three-pointer in overtime that put the Indians up, 75-68.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

GIRLS

DAMARIS HINOJOSA

School: Moorpark

Year: Junior

Sport: Basketball

Season at a Glance: Already viewed as one of the state’s top players with more than a year remaining in her high school career, Hinojosa averages 24.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 7.6 steals, 4.3 assists and 3.2 blocks. Normally a swing player, the 5-foot-10 Hinojosa now brings the ball up the floor to combat double- and triple-teaming.

Week at a Glance: Hinojosa led Moorpark to the top of the Frontier League with victories over Calabasas and Nordhoff, with which the Musketeers shared last season’s league title. Against Calabasas, Hinojosa had 26 points, 10 steals and six assists. In an overtime triumph over the Rangers, she had 32 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and five blocked shots.