The top male athletes from area schools were part of historic fall seasons for their respective programs. Lathrop junior Pablo Peña is the Manteca Bulletin All-Area Football MVP after leading the Spartans to their first-ever league championship and their deepest postseason run. Brody Biedermann spearheaded Ripon’s water polo team to its first California Interscholastic Federation title after playing a key role in the Indians winning Sac-Joaquin Section crowns during each of fhis first three years. In cross country, Valley Oak League individual titlist Oscar Angel will leave Manteca with several record times and two CIF State Championship appearances.