Honor roll: The week's best prep athletes in San Mateo County

Cooper Gindraux, Burlingame football. The Panthers needed just 290 yards of total offense to retain “The Paw” in a 30-21 win over rival San Mateo. Gindraux accounted for 113 yards on five receptions including two touchdowns to earn Most Valuable Player honors in the Little Big Game.

Anthony Gordon, Terra Nova football. While the Tigers fell to Half Moon Bay last Friday in a 49-48 thriller, Gordon closed his varsity football career with another big week, completing 24 of 29 passes for 383 yards and three touchdowns against just one interception. It marked the ninth time in 10 games Gordon has surpassed the 300-yard passing total this season, two weeks after throwing for a career-high 513 yards in a 56-35 win over Menlo School. The senior’s .828 completion percentage was his single best of the year. Overall, he finished with a .686 completion percentage and threw for a school-record 3,828 yards on the season. His performance last Friday put him past the 7,000-yard career passing mark with 7,234 total yards over two years, also a school record.

Devin Joos, Menlo-Atherton volleyball. The Bears swept their Central Coast Section Division I playoff opener against Gunn in Saturday’s quarterfinal and Joos led the way with a double-double performance. She fired 22 kills and had 12 digs to help No. 1-seed M-A advance to Wednesday’s semifinal against No. 4 San Benito. The senior is averaging 4.1 kills per set this season while Saturday’s performance marked her second-best kill total of the season. She had a season-high 24 kills in the Bears’ five-set season opener against Valley Christian.

Malaika Koshy, Sacred Heart Prep girls’ water polo. The No. 1-seed Gators cruised to a 16-4 win over No. 9 Saratoga in Saturday’s Central Coast Section Division II quarterfinal. Koshy led the way with six goals while Layla Waters had four goals, and Maddy Johnston and Maddie Pendolino had three goals apiece. With the win, favored Sacred Heart Prep advances to Wednesday’s semifinal showdown with No. 5 Willow Glen 7 p.m. at Gunn High School.

Sadie Bronk and Mia McConnell, Menlo tennis. The Knights’ No. 1 doubles team led the way for a 5-2 win over Mitty last Friday in the Central Coast Section girls’ team tennis semifinal. The tandem rolled to a 6-2, 6-2 victory, Menlo’s first on the afternoon. The match was ultimately decided by the No. 3 doubles team of Melissa Tran and Schuyler Tilney-Volk, who clinched the victory on a break point to earn a dramatic 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 comeback win.

Nick Holterman, Crystal Springs Uplands boys’ cross-country. The senior earned two championships at Saturday’s Central Coast Section Division V Cross County Championships at Salinas’ Toro Park. Holterman won the individual championship — the Gryphons’ third all-time boys’ individual title — by running the 3-mile course in 16 minutes, 38 seconds. His time was 15 seconds faster than that of second-place finisher Ryan Ixtlahuac from York High School. Holterman also led Crystal Springs to its fourth ever boys’ CCS team championship, as seven Gryphons finished in the top 20 of the 84-competitor field. Senior Javier Rojas finished seventh with a 17:17, junior Mrinal Verghese finished eighth with a 17:27, sophomore Jeremy Huang finished 11th with a 17:40, junior Yumeto Shigihara finished 13th with a 17:53, senior Niki Lonberg finished 14th with an 18:02 and freshman Nicholas Medearis finished 16th with an 18:04.

Alexis Morrow, Carlmont volleyball. The Scots have rolled to two straight wins in the Central Coast Section Division I bracket and Morrow has provided a veritable highlight reel. In last Wednesday’s sweep over Monta Vista in the playoff opener, the junior middle blocker produced a season-high 17 kills and two blocks. In Saturday’s quarterfinal upset over Salinas, Morrow had six kills but generated a team-high four blocks. Carlmont junior outside hitter Mia Hogan totaled 19 kills through the two matches, including 11 kills against Monta Vista.

Johnny Paramore, Jefferson football. The senior wide receiver caught passes from three different quarterbacks en route to having a career day in the Indians’ 35-27 loss to Peninsula Athletic League Lake Division championship King’s Academy. Paramore had 11 catches for 245 yards and two touchdown grabs, marking the first time in his varsity career he has surpassed the 200-yard receiving mark in a single game.

Katie Chu and Lianne Blodgett, Crystal Springs Uplands girls’ cross-country. The senior tandem paced the Gryphons’ girls to their third all-time Central Coast Section Division V championship Saturday at Salinas’ Toro Park. Chu took second in the individuals with a time of 19 minutes, 43 seconds on the 3-mile course. Blodgett finished just behind her teammate, taking third place with a 19:47. Britney Biddle, E.V. Nora, Isadora De Castro, Eliana Fuchs and Kenia French also shared in the championship performance.

Lanie van Linge, Menlo-Atherton tennis. The freshman standout cruised to victory in last Wednesday’s Central Coast Section girls’ tennis playoff opener. With the Bears prevailing 4-3 over Carmel, van Linge matched up with an opponent against whom she has much experience in Megan Scannell. The two first played on the USTA circuit when van Linge was 10, with the elder Scannell getting the better of her back then. Last week it was van Linge’s turn, as she turned in a dominant 6-0, 6-3 victory.

Johain Ounadjela, Carlmont boys’ cross-country. The senior took second place in the Central Coast Section Division I championship Saturday at Salinas’ Toro Park, running the 3-mile course in 15 minutes, 47 seconds. Ounadjela finished seven seconds off the time of first-place winner, Palo Alto senior Lucas Matison, who finished in 15:40. His teammate, senior Michael Bereket, took eighth place with a 16:05.

Anthony DeMartini, Half Moon Bay football. The junior running back punctuated an epic Half Moon Bay comeback in last Friday’s rivalry matchup with Terra Nova. Trailing by 6, the Cougars advanced the ball to the Terra Nova 1-yard line with under 30 seconds remaining in the game. After the Tigers came up with a goal-line stop on first down, the Cougars spiked the ball on second down then threw an incomplete pass on third down. So, facing a fourth-down, all-or-nothing play in the final seconds, DeMartini took an option pitch into the end zone for the game-winning score. With Terra Nova keying on standout senior fullback Tobias Leonardos throughout the game, the Cougars made good use of DeMartini, who ran 18 times for a career-high 136 yards and three touchdowns. Along with quarterback Shane Acton’s 151 ground yards, the Cougars temporarily had three rushers at over 100 yards. After junior Matt Spiegelman reached the 101-yard rushing mark, however, he was hit for a 3-yard loss on his final carry of the game to give him 98 total rushing yards.