Krystal Briggs, Audrey Harris named to Maxpreps Sac-joaquin Section team
The Maxpreps All Sac-joaquin Section girls basketball team honors the top players in the area. Following a win by Folsom in the Division I championship game at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Feb. 25, Kamryn Mafua of Folsom highlights the list along with Jordan Lee of
St. Mary’s (Stockton) as Sacjoaquin Section Co-players of the Year. The list highlights three teams, honorable mentions and the top player from each class.
Co-players of the Year
Kamryn Mafua | Jr. | Folsom | Forward/center
A force down low all season for the Division I section champs. The 6-foot-3 post has a dominating inside presence and averaged 17 points and 7 boards a night while shooting 57 percent. The junior has offers that include Cal and Nevada and Ivy League schools Harvard and
Yale.
Jordan Lee | Jr. | St. Mary’s (Stockton) | Guard/forward
Helped St. Mary’s back to the Division I section championship for the first time since 2020. The guard/forward is an elite recruit, ranked as the No. 15 junior in the nation by ESPN with offers that include Stanford, Duke and Texas. The junior averaged 19.2 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists and two steals per game for the Rams this season.
Junior of the Year
Harper Peterson | Whitney (Rocklin) | Forward
Peterson led Whitney to its first section championship in school history after scoring 21 points in a game that came down to the wire against Christian Brothers on Feb. 24 at Golden 1 Center. The junior forward averaged
13.3 points, 7.1 rebounds and
1.7 steals for the Wildcats. A top 35 recruit by ESPN, Peterson has offers that include Ohio State, Michigan and Washington.
Sophomore of the Year
Ella Skrzyniarz | Vista del Lago (Folsom) | Guard
A scoring and defensive machine for the Eagles, who fell inches short of playing at Golden 1 Center for the Division II section championship. The sophomore averaged 20.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.4 steals for a 24-win ball club.
Freshman of the Year
Daisy Throckmorton | Capital Christian (Sacramento) | Forward
Stepped on to the Capital Christian and immediately made an impact, helping the Cougars head to the playoffs. She dominated, averaging 14.6 points, eight rebounds and two blocks per game.
First team
Charlotte Climenhage | Sr. | Folsom | Guard/forward
Helped Folsom to its first section championship in school history by playing both ends
Union, got off on the right track Wednesday with a win over former Butte View League foe Las Plumas.
Sutter scored twice in the first, then put away the Thunderbirds for good with four runs in the fifth. Individual statistics were not available by publication of the Appeal.
Sutter opens up PVL play March 15 with a trip to Antelope to take on Center. Two days later, the reigning Northern California Division III state champion hosts Center on March 17. Both games begin at 4 p.m.
River Valley opens 1-0
The Falcons began right where they left off a year ago with an 8-7 win over Marysville, which finished No. 17 in the 2022 SJS Maxpreps poll.
RV, which finished No. 27 in last year’s poll, hopes to build off last season’s 17-win season and appearance in the SJS D-II quarterfinals.
The team’s next opportunity is today at an out of town two-day tournament where it will face multiple opponents, including Roseville, of the Capital Valley Conference, at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
River Valley is back home March 21 for a 4 p.m. showdown against Antelope.
Maxpreps’ rankings algorithm requires a minimum number of games before it can accurately rank softball teams according to its system.
In its rankings system, Maxpreps does not poll coaches, sportswriters or fans, nor does it make any judgments on any individual teams. Prior season history, school size and comments on message boards are not considered in the
Maxpreps computer rankings.
Maxpreps stated in a release that the system utilizes the huge number of games stored in the Maxpreps database. Generally, the more a team wins the higher the ranking, Maxpreps stated.
However, the system takes into account quality wins (against other highly-ranked opponents) and strength of schedule, Maxpreps stated.
Other factors that will affect the rankings are times when Maxpreps has incomplete or inaccurate information. Maxpreps will correct errors when they are reported.
To report a score, visit the team’s Maxpreps page.
Baseball has a limited SJS poll published right now. To visit, check your team’s Maxpreps page.
Prep baseball
Colusa 2, Fort Bragg 0
The Redhawks scored 10 in each game versus Fort Bragg to close-out a doubleheader sweep on Wednesday. Seth Kalisuch had three hits and three runs batted in game one, while Sutter Moss finished 4-for-4 and scored four times in the nightcap.
Colusa (3-1), last year’s Northern California Division IV state runnerup, will open Sac Valley League action at home against Durham Tuesday at 4 p.m. Colusa was No. 2 in the final 2022 NSCIF Maxpreps poll, while Durham was No. 10.
Wheatland 3, East Nicolaus 2
The Pirates edged East Nicolaus in a Wednesday pitcher’s duel. Brandon Doran went 6-2/3 innings with 13 Ks for Wheatland (1-1), while Adrian Villar came in for the save to secure a 3-2 win over the Spartans (0-2).
Prep boys tennis
River Valley 8, Roseville 1
RV’S Abram Mccauley (6-1, 6-1), Alejandro Macias (7-6, 6-2), Aman Thorat (6-1, 6-2), Jorge Luna (6-1, 6-0) and Mitchell Thompson (6-1, 6-1) each swept singles play in Tuesday’s win at Roseville.
RV swept doubles action.
Against Yuba City, the Falcons won 8-1 behind a split-set decision from Macias (4-6, 6-4, 10-3) and sweeps from Thorat (6-1, 6-1), Carson Neiber (6-0, 6-0), Luna (6-0, 6-0) and Thompson (6-0, 6-0).
River Valley (7-0, 2-0 CVC) are scheduled to host Pioneer, of Woodland, Monday at 3:45 p.m.
Prep boys volleyball
Wheatland 3, Lindhurst 0
Wheatland swept Lindhurst in straight sets with strong performances by Nathaniel Fulks, Brandon Fulks and Tanner Scott.
The Pirates are now 4-1 on the season.
Other scores (Wednesday)
West Park 3, Yuba City 2
Editor’s Note: Cutoff time for score submissions is 5 p.m. each night. To report scores, please send information to jlarson@ appealdemocrat.com.