Athletes of the Week

Chad Bigler

Foothill, Basketball

Bigler, a 6-5 guard, scored a school-record 52 points and had a game-high 15 rebounds to help Foothill defeat

Santa Ana Valley,

83-49, in a Century

League

game

Tuesday.

In addition to outscoring Santa

Ana Valley by himself, Bigler’s 52 points placed him 11th in Orange County for points scored in a single game--the most since the 1990 season. On Friday, Bigler, a senior, scored 41 points in Foothill’s victory over Orange.

* Daniel Meyer

Troy, Wrestling

His pin at 215 pounds clinched the Freeway League title for Troy, which defeated Buena Park, 31-30.

* Ruben Torres

Santiago, Wrestling

He was named tournament MVP of the upper weights after pinning his opponent in the Garden Grove League finals.

Brittany Hayes

Foothill, Water Polo

Hayes, a U.S. national youth team member, scored two goals for Foothill, the top-ranked team in Southern Section Division I, as the

Knights

defeated

Bell Gardens, 5-4, to win the Irvine

Southern

California Championships Saturday at Heritage Park. The victory ended the Lancers’ 85-game winning streak. Hayes, who was named the most outstanding field player of the tournament, also had two assists.

* Stephanie Duda

Los Alamitos, Basketball

Duda had 21 points and 14 rebounds in an upset of Edison and 44 points and 17 rebounds in victory over Fountain Valley.

* Monique Cruz

Santa Ana Valley, Basketball

Cruz had 17 points and nine rebounds in a win over Foothill that positioned the Falcons to win their first league title.

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