Tulare County athlete of the week: Redwood's Brooklyn Tayo

Redwood girls basketball player Brooklyn Tayo was voted by readers as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County high school athlete of the week.

In an online poll that closed on Dec. 8, Tayo received 11,750 votes, or a 64.6% majority, of the 18,248 responses.

Tayo netted 12 points with three rebounds, an assist and seven steals in a 55-51 win versus Sanger.

Here's a look at past winners from this school year:

• Avery Starr, Tulare Western volleyball

• Holden Benevento, El Diamante boys water polo

• Emma Taylor, El Diamante volleyball

• Ty Baxter, Monache football

• Faith Powell, Tulare Western volleyball

• Jazmaine Stewart, Farmersville volleyball

• Noeliah Zavala, Tulare Union golf

• Olivia Machado, Tulare Western girls water polo

• Areli Tobon, Mt. Whitney girls tennis

• Caden Ritchie, Central Valley Christian football

• Chi’el Sanchez, Tulare Western boys water polo

• Sonny Guess, Tulare Union football

• Brooklyn Bawanan, El Diamante girls cross country

• Danae Banuelos, Golden West girls basketball

• Alexa Bello, Tulare Western girls basketball

Original story: Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register readers can now vote for their favorite high school athletes at the newspaper's website, visaliatimesdelta.com. The poll closes on Friday.

Please do not email your votes.

Here are the choices for the week of Dec. 4-8:

• Isaiah Colunga, football, Strathmore: Colunga caught three passes for 107 yards and a touchdown as the Spartans won a state regional title.

• Bryson Donelson, football, Central Valley Christian: Donelson accounted for more than 500 all-purpose yards, including 377 yards rushing, and scored four touchdowns to lead the Cavaliers to a state regional championship.

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• Kenny Jackson, football, Mission Oak: Jackson rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown in the Hawks' state regional championship victory. He also returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown.

• Josiah Ochoa, boys basketball, Dinuba: Ochoa drained 23 points, sinking seven triples in a 77-47 win over Enochs.

• Annette Lopez Gonzalez, girls basketball, Tulare Western: The junior shooting guard had 17 points, three rebounds, three assists, a steal and block in a 60-44 win over Porterville.

• Brooklyn Tayo, girls basketball, Redwood: Tayo netted 12 points with three rebounds, an assist and seven steals in a 55-51 win versus Sanger.

• Kamryn Westra, girls basketball, Central Valley Christian: Westra had a double-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds, three steals and two assists as the Cavaliers beat Fresno Christian 63-21.

• Isabella Zepeda, girls basketball, Mission Oak: Zepeda dropped a team-high 19 points as the Hawks topped Hanford West 62-23.

Nominations are based on information available to the Times-Delta.

All high school varsity players from Tulare County can be on the ballot. Nominations must be received for consideration by Monday morning following that week's games.

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