Tulare County Athlete of the Week: El Diamante's Holden Benevento

El Diamante water polo player Holden Benevento was voted by readers as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County high school athlete of the week.

In an online poll that closed on Sept. 1, Benevento received 1,869 votes, or a 19% majority, of the 9,819 responses.

Benevento, a senior, had nine goals, five assists and five steals in a 19-15 win against Kingsburg.

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

• Avery Starr, Tulare Western volleyball

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 Aug. 28 to Sept. 1:

• Holden Benevento, water polo, El Diamante: The senior had nine goals, five assists and five steals in a 19-15 win against Kingsburg.

• Shianne Davis, volleyball, Golden West: Davis led the Trailblazers with 10 kills, seven digs, and two aces in a 16-25, 16-25, 20-25 loss to Kingsburg.

• Jason De La Cruz, football, Orosi: The sophomore free safety set a new school record with four interceptions in a win over Avenal. He returned one of them 36 yards for a touchdown to seal the 28-13 victory. De La Cruz also blocked an extra point.

• Audrey Hyde, volleyball, Redwood: Hyde delivered two blocks, 18 digs, 23 kills and 26 assists as the undefeated Rangers outlasted Clovis East 22-25, 19-25, 25-19, 27-25, 15-7 in a non-league match.

• Ruby Martinez, volleyball, Mission Oak: Martinez had an ace, a block, 38 assists and four digs to lift the Hawks to a 15-25, 29-27, 25-17, 25-21 victory against El Diamante.

• Faith Powell, volleyball, Tulare Western: Powell added 15 digs and 19 assists in a 25-22, 25-12, 25-21 victory versus Mt. Whitney.

• Julian Ramirez, football, Dinuba: Ramirez scored two touchdowns to lead the Emperors to a 22-15 win over Golden West. He also rushed for 68 yards.

• Demaje Riley, football, Tulare Union: Riley racked up 181 all-purpose yards (five catches, 66 yards receiving; 115 punt return yards; two total touchdowns) to spark the Tribe to a 49-3 win over El Diamante.

• Micah Rodriguez, football, Mt. Whitney: Rodriguez completed 13 of 18 passes for two touchdowns to lead the Pioneers to a victory against Morro Bay.

• Isaiah Taylor, football, Woodlake: Taylor ran for two touchdowns and 125 yards in a loss to Exeter.

Readers can vote more than once.

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.

This article originally appeared on Visalia Times-Delta: Tulare County Athlete of the Week: El Diamante's Holden Benevento