Mario Carini (Mario Carini)
Mario Carini
Poway
Boys wrestling
Wrestling at 179 pounds, Carini won the prestigious Doc Buchanan Tournament as a No. 3 seed. FloWrestling moved him to No. 1 nationally. His only loss came at 190 pounds.
Emma Cunningham (Emma Cunningham)
Emma Cunningham
Patrick Henry
Girls soccer
Cunningham led the way as the Patriots went unbeaten in January, posting a 5-0-1 record and sprinting to the top of the Western League standings. She has scored nine goals with 23 assists this season.
Avery Haugh (Avery Haugh)
Avery Haugh
El Camino
Girls water polo
Averaging almost five goals a game, the senior has scored 91 goals for the 18-3 Wildcats.
Tavid Johnson (Tavid Johnson)
Tavid Johnson
Francis Parker
Boys basketball
With the junior averaging 25.5 points a game on the season, the Lancers went 7-1 overall and 5-0 in Coastal League play. He is averaging six rebounds and 3.8 assists a game.
Caroline Collins (Caroline Collins)
Caroline Collins
Carlsbad
Girls wrestling
The Dakota Wesleyan University commit moved to the top of the 112-pound weight division with an impressive victory at the Queen of the Realm Tournament in San Marcos.
Stephanie Hernandez
Stephanie Hernandez
Hoover
Girls soccer
The Cardinals were on fire in January, going 5-1-2. Hernandez scored 20 goals and dished out nine assists. She had eight goals in one game and passed 100 in her career.
— STEVE BRAND