Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week: Owen Thomason, Arroyo

Arroyo football player Owen Thomason is the boys athlete of the week for Sept. 2-7.

In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Thomason finished with 33.97% of the votes. Christopher football player Evan Vernon was second at 27.95%.

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

Thomason, a senior, rushed for 86 yards and six touchdowns on 14 carries as the Dons took down Washington-Fremont 37-29. Thomason also played a key role at linebacker as Arroyo improved to 2-0 this season.

To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.

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 and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.