Daily Pilot Athlete of the Week XVI

Name: Fernando Maldonado

Born: Sept. 18, 1984

Hometown: Costa Mesa

Height: 6-foot

Weight: 135

Sport: Basketball

Position: Forward/guard

Coach: Chris Sorce

Favorite food: Pizza

Favorite movie: “13 Ghosts�

Best athletic moment: “Scoring 35 points (in 68-45 win over Whittier

Christian Wednesday), that’s the first time I really felt that I played

good in a game.�

Athlete of the Week XV: He scored 66 points in four wins (16.5 points

per game) to help the Eagles capture the Garden Grove North County

Shootout championship, capping his week’s performance with 12 points in

the title game to earn Most Valuable Player of the tournament.