East Bay Times

FIRST TEAM

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Alec Blair, De La Salle, 6-6, junior: The co-player of the year in the East Bay Athletic League. Averaged 18points, six rebounds and four assists per game while shooting 54% from the field. The De La Salle star did it on both ends of the floor, often guarding the opposing team's best player.

Aaron Hunkin-Claytor, Salesian, 6-3, senior: Hunkin-Claytor was the glue guy in Salesian's run to the NorCal Open Division title and Open state final. The University of Hawaii commit was the quintessen­tial point guard for the Pride and was the TriCounty Athletic League Rock MVP.

Seamus Deely, San Ramon Valley, 6-5, senior: The heartbeat of SRV's team, Deely averaged 10.5points, seven rebounds and four assists per game as the Wolves made the NCS Open Division playoffs and won the NorCal Division I championsh­ip. He was the EBAL co-player of the year and helped SRV advance to the D-I state title game.

ArDarius Grayson, Oakland Tech, 6-0, junior: Grayson was the hero in Oakland Tech's CIF Division II state title win over Centennial-Bakersfiel­d, nabbing a doubledoub­le with 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead his school to its first state title. The Oakland Athletic League MVP, Grayson averaged 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists per game in the regular season.

Luke Isaak, San Ramon Valley, 6-3, junior: A sniper from the 3-point line, Isaak was the leading scorer for the Wolves at 16.5points per game. An EBAL first-team selection, Isaak scored 25 points in one of his team's games against Granada and 18 against Monterey Trail in a NorCal Division I quarterfin­al.

NaVaughn Long, Granada, 6-6, senior: Long was the Matadors' best player, helping lead Granada to a 26-5 record and a trip to its second consecutiv­e CIF NorCal Division I final. Was a EBAL first-team selection and won MVP of the Edison Classic winter tournament.

Ryan Pettis, Serra, 6-3, senior: A true human highlight reel, Pettis averaged 14.4 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. The Fordham University commit led Serra to a 20-9record and was a West Catholic Athletic League first-team selection.

Gavin Ripp, Archbishop Mitty, 6-8, senior: The West Catholic Athletic League player of the year averaged 12.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks per game this season. The University of San Diego-bound center anchored the Mitty defense, leading the Monarchs to the NorCal Division I semifinals.

Zion Sensley, Archbishop Riordan, 6-8, senior: The St. Mary's commit averaged 17.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game while leading Riordan to a CIF NorCal Open Division final. Sensley was an All-West Catholic Athletic League first-team selection this season after spending his sophomore and junior years at Prolific Prep.

Jalen Stokes, Dublin, 6-5, junior: Stokes averaged 19.4 points and 8.3 rebounds per game while shooting 49% from the field. He was the Gaels' most clutch player all year, hitting the go-ahead 3-pointer to lift Dublin over Liberty in the North Coast Section Division I semifinals. Was an All-EBAL first-team selection.

Gavin Cook-Whisenton, Liberty, 6-2, senior: Cook-Whistenton led Liberty to a 25-4 record and its third consecutiv­e Bay Valley Athletic League title. The senior averaged 17.3 points per game during Liberty's NCS run that saw the Lions defeat Pittsburg and Berkeley before falling to Dublin in the NCS semifinals.

TJ O'Brien, Sacred Heart Prep, 6-1, senior: The West Bay Athletic League player of the year, O'Brien averaged 14.1points per game on 50% shooting from the field and 41% from three. Led SHP to a CCS Open and NorCal Division I berth.

Elijah Perryman, Clayton Valley, 6-3, junior: The DAL player of the year, Perryman helped Clayton Valley win the DAL championsh­ip tournament. Averaged 15.6 points, 5.3rebounds, 5.6assists and 3.6 steals per game.

De'Undrae Perteete, Salesian, 6-4, senior: Perteete played the role of Salesian's center, despite being undersized at 6-4. The senior did the dirty work for the Pride, often guarding the opposing team's best scorer. Received TCAL Rock first-team honors.

Wyatt Sparling, Branham, 6-4, senior: Sparling was Branham's do-it-all player this season, helping the Bruins win the Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Division title. Selected as the league's co-player of the year. Sparling averaged 16points, six assists and six rebounds per game.

Raymond Whitley, St. Ignatius, 6-2, sophomore: One of the top guards in the WCAL. Earned league first-team honors, averaging 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists per game.

Cameron Anderson, Dublin, sophomore; Jack Anderson, Menlo-Atherton, senior; Caleb Asante, Leigh, senior; Evan Bautista, Dublin, senior; Xavier Barnett, King's Academy, sophomore; Jaydon Bonds, Hayward, junior; Scotty Brennan, Los Gatos, junior; Kenny Brown, Benicia, senior; Brit Burden, Piedmont, senior; Jonathan Chapple, Oakland, senior; Samuel Chavarin, Bishop O'Dowd, senior; Jorell Clark, Palo Alto, junior; Daniel Cojocaru, Monte Vista, senior; Will Corbett, Bellarmine, sophomore;Trevor Cosgrove, Leland, senior; Surya Devasenapa­thy, Athenian, senior; Nes Emeneke, Riordan, junior; Chris Fallgren, Dougherty Valley, senior; Jaden Feller, Mountain View, junior; Jacob Froman, Westmont, sophomore; Joshua Green, Bishop O'Dowd, senior; Ahmed Gulaid, Oakland Tech, senior; Hassan Howard, Jesse Bethel, senior; Caleb Hughey, King's Academy, junior; Caeden Hutcherson, Mitty, sophomore; Zander Jimenez. Salesian, senior; Amani Johnson, Salesian, senior; JP Kerrigan, Sacred Heart Prep, senior; Ethan Kitch, Gunn, senior; Nolan Koch, Los Gatos, senior; Spencer Langowski, Granada, senior; Quincy Lavender, Hayward, senior; Ben Lim, Branham, senior; Alvin Loving, Salesian, junior; Cole Loud, Moreau Catholic, junior; Marcel PierreLoui­s, Head-Royce, senior; Evan Lucas, Athenian, senior; Devon Mack, McClymonds, senior; David Mann, Mt. Eden, senior; Gio Garduno Martin, Half Moon Bay, sophomore; Diego Martinez, Valley Christian, senior; Ollie Miller, Berkeley, senior; James Moore, Clayton Valley, senior; Loyal Morris Jr., Ygnacio Valley, senior; Adam Nakai, Santa Teresa, senior; Soham Nighojkar, Cupertino, senior; Nathan d'Abreu Noronha, Mitty, senior; Elias Obenyah, Salesian, sophomore; Fedrick Pernell, Sacred Heart Cathedral, senior; Dasan Poston, Branham, senior; Leo Ricketts, De La Salle, senior; Micah Riebel, Head-Royce, senior; Jasir Rencher, Riordan, junior; Jaxen Robinson, Christophe­r, junior; Arshawn Salkhi, De La Salle, senior; Kiratraj Sanghera, American, senior; Sam Stepan, Pioneer, sophomore; Cortevious Taylor, Granada, senior; Mason Thomas, San Ramon Valley, junior; Drew Wagner, SHP, senior; Jaylen Wheeler, Fremont-Oakland, senior; Dareuis Williams, Mt. Pleasant, senior; Jacob Wrencher, Milpitas, junior; Kenny Zuniga, Santa Teresa, senior; Brian Botteen, San Ramon Valley

Archbishop Mitty players celebrates after defeating Clovis West in the CIF NorCal Open Division championsh­ip at Archbishop Mitty High in San Jose on March 5.

Ryka Aprameyan, Evergreen Valley, 5-10, senior: Blossom Valley Athletic League Mt. Hamilton Co-MVP had an average of 26.1 points per game along with 3.5 assists and 4.6steals. Led Evergreen Valley to league title and CCS D-I championsh­ip game appearance.

Sofia Bowes, San Ramon Valley, 6-0, senior: First-team All-East Bay Athletic League selection averaged 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4assists and 3steals per game as a do-it-all forward for the EBAL champion Wolves. Led team to NorCal Open Division berth.

Morgan Cheli, Archbishop Mitty, 6-2, senior: Co-WCAL player of the year and UConn commit was named a McDonald's All-American this season. Scored 17 points and had 10 assists in a nationally-televised upset over powerhouse Long Island Lutheran in December.

Alex Facelo, Pinewood, 5-8, senior:

West Bay Athletic League co-player of the year scored 15.1points-per-game for CCS Open Division participan­t and league champion. Deadeye shooter made 12 3-pointers in a game against Crystal Springs.

Quinn Godfrey, Branham, 6-4, senior:

BVAL Mt. Hamilton co-MVP led Branham to CCS Division I title. UC-Merced commit scored 18.8 points per game, and had 32 points and 19 rebounds in the section championsh­ip victory over Evergreen Valley.

Karyss Lacanlale, Acalanes, 5-5, junior:

First-team All-Diablo Athletic League selection led the Dons to an undefeated record in league play and a NorCal Division I berth. Lacanlale scored 30points in a victory over Ygnacio Valley.

Jhai Johnson, Oakland Tech, 6-4, sophomore: Oakland Athletic League player of the year led the Bulldogs to the Oakland Section championsh­ip and the NorCal Division II semifinals. Johnson had 13doubledo­ubles, including a 19-point, 22-rebound, 10-steal triple-double against Oakland.

Savannah Jones, Bishop O'Dowd, 5-4, senior: First-team all-WACC Foothill Division selection was the floor general for the Division I NorCal champion. Jones scored a game-high 16points in O'Dowd's victory over Carondelet in the NorCal title.

Natalia Martinez, Piedmont, 5-7, senior:

WACC Foothill Division player of the year led Piedmont to the NCS Open Division and the NorCal Division I playoffs. The San Diego State commit averaged 30 points per game, and scored a season-high 52 points in a win over Scripps Ranch in December.

League selection led Salesian to the TCALRock Division championsh­ip. Helped the Pride upset higher-seeded Heritage and California on their way to the NCS Division I title.

Reza Po, Sacred Heart Cathedral, 5-2, senior: First-team All-WCAL selection and University of New Mexico commit propelled Sacred Heart Cathedral to the secondbest record in the WCAL. Surpassed 1,000 career points in January.

Nicole Steiner, Los Gatos, 6-0, junior: Co-Santa Clara Valley De Anza Division MVP alongside teammate Ashley Childers. Led Los Gatos to league title and had backto-back games with at least 20rebounds back in January.

Elana Weisman, Archbishop Mitty, 6-1, senior: First-team All-WCAL selection broke out in her second year in the Mitty system. The Bucknell commit scored 18 points in the CCS Open championsh­ip against St. Ignatius and had 16points in the NorCal Open Division semifinal against Folsom.

Gabrielle Abigor, Berean Christian, senior; Ayesha Abdussamy, Irvington, sophomore; Michigan Adkins, Castlemont, senior; Jazzy Alcantar, Encinal, senior; Mecca Alexander, Cornerston­e Christian, senior; Madeline Bader, Moreau Catholic, senior; Maile Bateman, Crystal Springs Uplands, senior; Jazmine Cardwell, Vallejo, senior; Tera Chen, San Ramon Valley, senior; Ashley Childers, Los Gatos, junior; Trinity Chu, California, junior; Natalie Dance, Mt. Diablo, junior; Ugreat Daniels, Priory, sophomore; Snowe DeLeon, Mt. Pleasant, senior; Jasleen Dhaliwal, Milpitas, senior; Marissa Elizalde, St. Patrick-St.Vincent, senior; Madison Fujii, Pioneer, senior; Sierra Gallardo, James Logan, senior; Radhika Garapaty, Notre Dame-San Jose, junior; Katherine Garr, Pinewood, junior; Nyah Greenwood, Bishop O'Dowd, senior; Ariana Hallstrom, Acalanes, junior; Alana Hernandez, Mountain View, junior; Willow Ishibashi-To, Carlmont, junior; Milan Jackson, Pinole Valley, senior; Maia Jimenez, St. Francis, junior; Rosalynn Jimenez, Hayward, senior; Juliana Johnson, Alameda, junior; Arseama Kibrom, Del Mar, senior; Avery Knapp, San Ramon Valley, senior; Vallory Kuelker, Pinewood, junior; Sofia Kwan, Mills, junior; Nevaeh Lacy, Santa Teresa, senior; Maggie Lam, Lynbrook, senior; Riqui Liu, Menlo School, junior; Nina Llamas, Santa Clara, senior; Alyssa Lopez, Christophe­r, senior; Meaghan Manning, St. Ignatius, junior; Kiana Moniz, Sacred Heart Cathedral, senior; Emilie Ngo, Oak Grove, senior; Ze'Ni Patterson, Heritage, freshman; Madison Perea, Liberty, senior; Ayla Rege, Salesian, senior; Lealah Rowden, Evergreen Valley, senior; Carolyn Ruan, Monta Vista, senior; Nia Rogers, Redwood Christian, senior; Sophia Ross, Carondelet, sophomore; Alyssa Rudd, Monte Vista, sophomore; Terri'A Russell, Oakland Tech, sophomore; Sophia Sanchez, St. Ignatius, sophomore; Amelia Schrag, Northgate, senior; Sa'rye Starks, Ygnacio Valley, junior; Rebecca Sung, Branham, senior; Fiona Steinmetz, Menlo-Atherton, senior; Maxine Sutisna, Archbishop Riordan, junior; Michelle Tang, Mills, senior; Daijha Teague, Oakland, senior; Danielle Tyner, Lincoln-San Jose, senior; Dulci Vail, Acalanes, junior; Lindsey Wirgler, Piedmont, senior; Lauren Yee, California, junior

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