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Vote for the FresnoBee.com high school winter sports Player of the Week

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Voting in the sixth Fresno Bee high school winter sports Player of the Week poll is open until 5 p.m. Friday.

You can vote at fresnobee.com/high-school.

Here are the nominees off last week’s performances:

Orion Tomlinson, Fresno Christian basketball: The sophomore powered the Eagles to two Central Section Division V playoff victories, scoring 21 points in a 76-44 win against Dos Palos and 23 in a 79-34 rout over Bishop Union.

Cierra Dean, Washington Union basketball: The senior became the school’s career girls basketball scoring leader while helping the Panthers to two D-IV wins. She scored 19 points in a 45-35 victory over Mendota and had 19 in a 49-36 win over Kerman.

Daeja Holmes, Hoover basketball: The senior had two big playoff games, scoring 38 points in a 100-58 win over Sierra and 30 points in a 56-52 victory over Roosevelt.

Michael Esparza, Sanger soccer: He scored in the first half and his goal held up as the Apaches defeated Dinuba 4-1 in a Central Section Division II championship game.

Bella Taglione, Clovis North soccer: She took a pass in the second overtime and gave the Broncos a 1-0 victory over Clovis in a Division I championship.

Richard Figueroa, Selma wrestling: He was named the outstanding wrestler at lower weight as he claimed a section Masters championship at 113 pounds. He is rated No. 1 in the state heading into the state championships in Bakersfield on Friday.

Tyler Avila, Porterville wrestling: He was named the outstanding wrestler at upper weight at 182 pounds. He won his championship match by decision.

Bao Ahn Duncan-Perez, Clovis wrestling: She was named the outstanding wrestler at upper weight at 170 pounds. She was victorious in the title match, winning by fall in 3:02.

Nominations can be sent on Twitter to Fresno Bee Sports or Anthony Galaviz. When nominating, please include a head-and-shoulders photo of the player.

This story was originally published February 26, 2020 at 1:29 PM.

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Anthony Galaviz writes about sports for The Fresno Bee. He covers the Las Vegas Raiders, high schools, boxing, MMA and junior colleges. He’s been with The Bee since 1997 and attended Fresno City College before graduating from Fresno State with a major in journalism and a minor in criminology. Support my work with a digital subscription
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