Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Keira Tom, Dougherty Valley basketball

Dougherty Valley basketball player Keira Tom is the Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week for Jan. 12-17.

In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Tom finished with 52.4% of the vote, topping American basketball player Shirina Shi (36.4%).

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

Tom, a senior, had a prolific night for DV in a win over Livermore, scoring 31 points to go along with two assists, two steals and two rebounds.

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