North’s Young takes Gatorade Oklahoma Award

It’s no surprise that the postseason honors keep rolling in for Norman North senior point guard Trae Young.

On Monday, he was named the Gatorade Oklahoma Player of the Year for the second straight year. In fact, he’s the third straight two-time winner of the award, along with Owasso’s Shake Milton in 2014-15 and Douglass’ Stevie Clark in 2012-13.

Young, who has committed to Oklahoma, averaged 42.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.1 assists as a senior, leading the Timberwolves’ to one win away from the state tournament.

The 6-foot-2, 170-pound point guard has been named a McDonald’s All-American and is ranked in the top 20 nationally by virtually all recruiting services.

“Trae Young is so crafty with the ball it was very difficult containing him even with two players,” said Moore coach Gregg Hardin. “He has all the tools needed to be a great player at the next level. He’s by far the best player in the state and can contend with the top players in the nation.”

Winning the state award also makes Young eligible for the national Gatorade Boys Basketball Player of the Year honor, to be announced later this month.

Mustang looking for boys basketball coach

With Robert Foreman returning to an administrative role as Mustang’s new athletic director, one of his first duties will be filling the spot he’s held since October as the Broncos’ boys basketball coach.

Foreman, who had previously been a varsity head coach at the Class 6A level, was serving as Mustang’s assistant principal but was picked to coach the team after former coach Terry

Long resigned at the beginning of October.

Earlier this month, he was approved by the school board to fill the vacated athletic director position.

Mustang won the Class 6A state championship in 2015 and reached the semifinals in 2016. This year’s Broncos finished 14-12, coming two wins short of the state tournament.

Choctaw’s Llanusa tops All-Big 10 awards

Choctaw star Ana Llanusa continues adding postseason honors.

The Oklahoma signee was recently named the Big 10 Conference Player of the Year after a vote by member coaches.

Llanusa, who was also recently named the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year, recently led Choctaw to the Class 6A state championship. Llanusa’s coach, Ryan

Maloney, was also named the conference’s Coach of the Year.

Here is a breakdown of the all-conference honors:

Player of the Year: Ana Llanusa, Choctaw

Offensive Player of the Year: Ce’Nara Skanes, Putnam West

Defensive Player of the Year:

Ossyana Ozoani, Del City

Newcomer of the Year: Reneya Hopkins, Midwest City

Freshman of the Year: Brooke West, McGuinness

Coach of the Year: Ryan Maloney, Choctaw

First Team

Ce’Nara Skanes, Putnam

West; Bailey Golden, Choctaw; Ossyana Ozoani, Del City; Coriauna Burkhalter, Midwest City; Lauryn Riether, Putnam City

Second Team

Jaeda Reed, Lawton Eisenhower; Kelzie Orr, Putnam City; Reneya Hopkins, Midwest City; Aliyah Llanusa, Choctaw; Ginger Reece, Lawton Eisenhower

Third Team

Bria Sanders Woods, McGuinness; Sharonica Hartsfield, Lawton; Megan McAlpin, Putnam West; Izzy Plunkett, Enid; Shakyla Johnson, Putnam North Honorable Mention

Midwest City: Tra’Chael Quarles; Choctaw: Jordan Saxton, Kyanna Payne, Makayla White; Putnam West: Mekayla Furman, Zaniya Nelson, Taliayah Wilson;

Putnam North: Indya Motte; Enid: Ashley Handing; Del City: Jakira Wilson, Sidney Dennis, Laderia Lorne, Braisha Hill;

McGuinness: Olivia Schmidt, Maddie McClurg, Jacqueline Shanbour; Lawton Eisenhower: Gena Rogers, Yulianis Pagan