Santa Barbara High boys basketball star Luke Zuffelato and Dos Pueblos girls soccer freshman standout Maleka Wilcox earned the Athlete of the Week honors for the three-week winter break.
Zuffelato and Wilcox each strung together impressive performances and were honored at Monday’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Luncheon at Harry’s Plaza Cafe.
For the Dons, Zuffelato was a walking bucket throughout the winter break. The junior averaged a strong 28.8 points per game across 10 games played, including multiple games with double-digit rebounds.
Some of his biggest moments included a 41-point game in a 99-78 win over Chatsworth and a 34-point performance in a win over Corona Del Mar.
Zuffelato led the Dons to a 3-1 record in the highly competitive Santa Barbara Holiday Classic.
Meanwhile, Wilcox showed that she belongs at the varsity level as a freshman.
Her biggest performances came at the Hart Holiday Showcase, where the Chargers came away with a 3-1 record.
In those four matches, Wilcox scored a total of six goals, including the game-winner against Canyon High in the final matchup of the showcase.
The boys honorable mentions were Jesus Miranda (Santa Barbara High Soccer), Justin Stock (Dos Pueblos Basketball), Micah Jacobi (San Marcos Basketball) and Dame Krautmann (Bishop Diego Basketball).
On the other side, the girls honorable mentions were Carly Letendre (Dos Pueblos Basketball), Justine Katz (Dos Pueblos Basketball), Galilea De La Cruz (Bishop Diego Basketball), Carly Nielsen (San Marcos Basketball) and Serenity Stansfield (San Marcos Water Polo)
The Athlete of the Week award winners are selected by the local sports media. Coaches are encouraged to nominate deserving athletes. Nominations should be sent to sports@noozhawk.com by Saturday morning, if possible.
The award is sponsored by the law firm of Maho-Prentice.
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