Aliso Niguel girls basketball PF Shanna Brown voted SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week

Congratulations to Aliso Niguel girls basketball power forward Shanna Brown for being voted SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 3-9!

Congratulations to Aliso Niguel girls basketball power forward Shanna Brown for being voted SBLive’s Southern California High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 3-9!

The junior led the charge against Esparanza, finishing with 28 points and 21 rebounds.

Brown received 57.04% of the vote, beating out Moorpark's Lucas Fenske who finished second with 32.57%. Ramona's Chase Newman finished third with 6.89% and Valley View's Ari Long finished fourth with 2.4%. 

We are currently accepting Southern California Athlete of the Week nominations. If you would like to nominate an athlete, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com or message us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveca.

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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for the week of Jan. 3-9:

Sebastian Medina, San Ysidro boys basketball: Medina averaged over 33 points per game across three games last week including a 60-point, eight-assist, six-steal performance in the league opener against Bonita Vista.

Breya Cunningham, La Jolla Country Day girls basketball: Cunningham had 24 points, 15 rebounds, and four blocks in Saturday’s 73-71 win over Sierra Canyon.

Isuneh “Ice” Brady, Cathedral Catholic girls basketball: The UConn-signee had 31 points and 24 rebounds in Saturday’s win over Ontario Christian.

Emily Shaw, Mater Dei girls basketball: Shaw had 19 points, inlcuding five three pointers, to help the Monarchs take down Sage Hill, 75-40.

Londynn Jones, Corona Centennial girls basketball: Jones had 28 points and five steals to lead the Huskies to a 66-61 win over Mission Hills on Saturday.

Zack Davidson, Mater Dei boys basketball: Davidson had 25 points, eight rebounds, and three steals in Saturday’s 13-point win over San Juan Hills.

Chase Newman, Ramona boys basketball: Newman averaged 22 points, seven rebounds, and four assists per game during three games last week for the Bulldogs.

Jake Jackson, Madison boys basketball: Jackson had 23 points and 13 rebounds in last week’s win over Poway.

Demond Johnson, Olympian boys basketball: Johnson had 30 points, 11 rebounds, and four steals in a four-point loss to Otay Ranch.

Cam Marshall, Patrick Henry boys basketball: Marshall had 26 points and six three pointers in last week’s win over Madison.

Brandon Benjamin, Canyon boys basketball: Benjamin averaged over 20 points per game in back-to-back wins last week over San Gabriel Academy and El Modena.

Ahmad Hammouri, Western boys basketball: Hammouri averaged 15 points, 13 rebounds, six steals and five rebounds per game in two wins over Savanna and Anaheim last week.

Dennis Evans, Hillcrest boys basketball: Evans had 22 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks against Patriot on Tuesday.

Elijah Edwards, West Valley (Hemet) boys basketball: Edwards dominated against Tahquitz on Tuesday, finishing with 36 points and 22 rebounds.

Derek Pangilinan, Desert boys basketball: Panglilnan had 28 points, ten assists and seven rebounds against Bishop Union.

Ben Shtolzberg, Notre Dame (Sherman Oaks) boys basketball: Shtolzberg had 28 points, six rebounds and six assists in Friday’s win over Harvard-Westlake.

Arlan Koester, Hesperia Christian boys basketball: Koester had 17 points and 16 rebounds in a win over Lucerne Valley.

Lucas Fenske, Moorpark boys basketball: Fenski had 33 points, knocking down eight three pointers to help the Musketeers defeat Christian.

Ari Long, Valley View girls basketball: Long had 33 points, 14 rebounds, nine assists and four steals in a 72-56 win over Xavier Prep.

Brooklyn Taylor, Serra (Gardena) girls basketball: Taylor had 20 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks against King/Drew on Tuesday.