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Voting in the seventh 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 weekend’s performances in Central Section basketball and state wrestling meet championships:

Tyus Parrish-Tillman, Fresno Christian basketball: The sophomore made three free throws and a basket in the second overtime, securing the Eagles’ 76-73 victory over Fowler in Division V at Selland Arena.

Jacklyn Kulow, Caruthers basketball: Limited to just one point in the first half, the junior finished with 12 points, helping the Blue Raiders to a 60-58 victory over Sierra Pacific in Division IV.

Jaden Geron, San Joaquin Memorial basketball: Through three quarters, the junior had nine points. But he made two 3-pointers and a free throw late to give the Panthers a 51-49 win over Clovis West in the Open Division.

Jose Martinez, Kingsburg basketball: The junior grabbed 21 rebounds for the Vikings in a 71-59 victory over Delano in Division IV. Martinez also scored 13 points.

Maximo Renteria, Buchanan wrestling: The junior won a third straight state title in finals Saturday night at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield. He finished a dominant run through 126s with a 13-2 major decision in the final; he had two pins, a technical fall and a 5-1 semifinal decision.

Giano Petrucelli, Clovis wrestling: He’s a state champion. He completed his state meet climb by winning at 170. The Air Force commit decisioned No. 2 Joseph Martin of Buchanan 4-2 in the final.

Cristelle Rodriguez, Buchanan wrestling: She is 2 for 2 at the state meet with another dominating run. She went through the 111s with two pins and finished with three major-decisions, including 16-3 over fifth-seeded Valaree Ornelas of Clovis in the semifinals.

Tristan Lujan, Selma wrestling: The senior ended his career as a state champion. Lujan defeated No. 8 Laz Maldonado of Clovis West 7-1 for the title.

Voting for high school spring sports Player of the Week poll will begin in two weeks.

This story was originally published March 4, 2020 at 11:05 AM.

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