High School Athletes of the Week

Nathan Hair

Capistrano Valley, Senior

Basketball

Hair scored 23 points, including five three-point baskets, to help the Cougars defeat previously unbeaten Santa Margarita, 62-56, in the Reebok Holiday Classic semifinals. Hair had 15 points in Capistrano Valley’s 75-52 victory over Trabuco Hills in the championship game.

Veronica Johns-Richardson

Troy, Sophomore

Basketball

Johns-Richardson scored 26 points and had nine rebounds in powering Troy past Los Angeles Washington, 82-45, in the championship game of the Los Alamitos tournament. Johns-Richardson, a 5-10 forward, is averaging 19 points.