ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Branden Malcom

Tustin, Football

The Tillers put a claim on their third consecutive Golden West League title as Malcom rushed for 260 yards in a 78-7 victory over

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Malcom carried 26 times for his 260 yards and also scored three touchdowns. He had scoring runs of seven, one and 57 yards, all of which came in the first half, He finishes the regular season with 1,475 yards rushing.

* Josh Herrera

La Habra, Football

Carried 40 times for 302 yards and four TDs, including a 20-yarder to win the game with 40 seconds left.

* Augie Escobar

Villa Park, Cross-Country

Produced the top Division II qualifying time (fourth-best overall) at Southern Section preliminaries.

Christy Arnerich

Rosary, Cross-Country

Rosary qualified third in Division III at the Southern Section preliminaries as Arnerich, a junior, overtook the two leaders in the final 400 yards and won her heat with the second-fastest time in the division (19:23.14). “She’s starting to emerge as one of the best runners in the county,” Rosary Coach Dreux Valenti said. “She really has a chance to win the finals next week.”

* Julie Allen

Fountain Valley,

Cross-Country

Won her Division I heat in 17 minutes 45.75 seconds at Southern Section prelims.

* Erin Miller

Santa Margarita, Tennis

Eagles’ No. 1 singles player dropped only three games in playoff victories over Pacifica and Whittier La Serna.

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