Athletes of the week

(Published during the high school sports season)

(For the week of Nov. 2 through Nov. 8)

Boys

Levi Ewing (Sr.) Clear Lake High School soccer

Timing is everything, and Clear Lake High’s Levi Ewing was in the absolute right place at the absolute right time during extra time in the second overtime of the Cardinals’ quarterfinal-round playoff game with Brave Christian. Ewing’s second goal of the game lifted Clear Lake to a dramatic 4-3 victory that puts the No. 2-seeded Cardinals into the semifinals Wednesday night against No. 3 seed Tomales. Ewing is Clear Lake’s leading scorer on the season.

Girls

Hiliana Rico (Fr.) & Kylee Denham (Sr.) Kelseyville High School soccer

Hiliana Rico’s goal in the second overtime won the game Friday as the Kelseyville Knights, undefeated North Central League I champions, held off St. Bernard of Eureka 2-1 in the semifinals of the North Coast Section Division 1 playoffs at Kelseyville. Rico’s game-winning shot propelled the Knights to an 18th straight win. While Rico’s goal won the game, the Knights wouldn’t have been in a position to win it had not veteran Kylee Denham scored in the first half. St. Bernard eventually tied the score with a goal in the second half. Rico and Denham have been integral parts of the Knights’ success this season, and they now stand just one win away from winning the school’s first section championship in soccer.