Bay Area News Group boys high school athlete of the week: Carsten Peters, De La Salle water polo

De La Salle water polo star Carsten Peters received 38.78% of the vote by the deadline at 5 p.m. Wednesday to claim Bay Area News Group boys high school athlete of the week honors for Nov. 8-14.

Menlo-Atherton quarterback Matt MacLeod (33.34%) placed second and Carlmont cross country runner Aidan Dimick (16.15%) finished third.

Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.

Peters led De La Salle to the North Coast Section Open Division championship with six goals, two steals, one assist, three exclusions drawn and a penalty shot drawn as the Spartans defeated Miramonte 15-12 in the final. Peters finished with 16 goals in the tournament.

To nominate an athlete for next week’s honor, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, Nov. 22, at 11 a.m.

We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.

Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites.

Past winners

Nov. 1-7: John Pelletier, Northgate football

Oct. 25-31: Nate Escalada, Bellarmine football

Oct. 18-24: Patrick Aiello, Heritage water polo

Oct. 11-17: Liam Smith, Hillsdale football

Oct. 4-10: Jayden Hall, Cupertino football

Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Filippi Montes, Gunn football

Sept. 20-26: Anthony Armendariz, Dublin football

Sept. 13-19: Kevin Green, Gunn football

Sept. 6-12: Tayden Phillips, Lincoln football

Aug. 30-Sept. 5: Jake Calcagno, California football

Aug. 23-28: Robbie Mascheroni, Campolindo football