There were 53,342 votes cast in the race for the Daily Press High School Athlete of the Week poll.
Sultana boys soccer player Ivan Vitela ended with 58.30% of total votes cast by Daily Press readers.
The senior received 31,096 votes, beating out 12 other high school athletes from across the High Desert.
To earn a spot on the ballot, Vitela scored a hat trick to lead the Sultans past Serrano 9-0 on Jan. 9.
In the voting, Vitela beat Hesperia’s Clarissa Rolon, who received 35.10% at 18,721 total votes.
The nominees were selected based on performances between Jan. 5 to 10.
Nominations are based on information available to the Daily Press. All high school varsity players from the High Desert can be considered for the ballot.
Nominations must be received for consideration by Sunday morning following that week’s games. Anyone can nominate an Athlete of the Week for every varsity sport.
Want to get to know our winner a little better? Check out what Vitela had to say.
Be sure to nominate athletes for next school week’s ballot through email to sports reporter Jose Quintero at JQuintero@VVDailyPress.com. Feel free to also reach out to him on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @J0seQuintero, or on Instagram at @760Varsity. Please include a player’s statistics and a photo if possible.
This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Sultana’s Ivan Vitela is the Daily Press High School Athlete of the Week
Reporting by Jose Quintero, Victorville Daily Press / Victorville Daily Press
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