Media honors best in section

Player of the Year from Pleasant Valley Gambol highlights all-Northern Section team Biggs' Deel wins Coach of the Year as all-section team recognizes best in north state

The Pleasant Valley girls basketball team made an impressive run deep into the CIF Division II state playoffs, defeating a strong Oakland Tech team, before falling one game short of a state championship berth. Both teams shared the EAL regular season title.

It was an exciting rivalry between PV and its cross-town rival Chico, as the Vikings and Panthers both won at their home gyms, before meeting once again in the Northern Section championship where PV got the victory.

The Vikings, a team made up of primarily juniors and just one senior, were led in scoring by A.J. Gambol, the All Northern Section Player of the Year.

The All Northern Section teams are voted on by sports reporters in the Northern Section including Rick Silva from the Red Bluff Daily News, Jeff Larson from the Marysville Appeal-Democrat, Justin Couchot from the Chico Enterprise-Record, and reporters Aaron Williams from Redding and Jennifer Corriea from Colusa.

The high school basketball season has come to a conclusion in California, and with All League teams announced, the Northern Section writers have come together in selecting this year's All Northern Section teams.

The All Northern Section teams are voted on by sports reporters in the Northern Section including Rick Silva from the Red Bluff Daily News, Jeff Larson from the Marysville Appeal-Democrat, Justin Couchot from the Chico Enterprise-Record,

and reporters Aaron Williams from Redding and Jennifer Corriea from Colusa.

Pleasant Valley lost in an exciting overtime thriller to Enterprise in the NSCIF D-II final, and the Vikings landed two players on the first team, while Enterprise's Wes Ramirez (16.2 points per game, 10.2 rebounds per game) represents the Hornets. Jacob Martin (10.4 points per game, 5.2 rebounds per game, 1.5 steals per game) and Cam Bussey (12.1 points per game) represent PV, both at forward spots.

BEN MOTA, ALL AXIS SPORTS — CONTRIBUTED Pleasant Valley High's A.J. Gambol (25) takes a shot as Chico's Taylee Clements (2) defends on Jan. 19 in Chico. Gambol was named Player of the Year.