Cerritos High Schools Well Represented on All-CIF Basketball Teams

Basketball is thriving at the local high schools, as Gahr, Cerritos and Valley Christian High Schools have players that earned a spot on one of the All-CIF teams, the CIF-Southern Section office announced.

Leading the elite group is Gahr High. The Gladiators boy’s team, which won the CIF 2A title, boasts Player of the Year Davon Potts and Coach of the Year Ricky Roper. Joining them on the 2A team is senior Javonte Sales. After finishing second in the San Gabriel Valley League, Gahr defeated Mayfair to capture the CIF crown.

Gahr senior Symone Brown was chosen to represent the girl’s All-CIF 3AA team. The Gladiator girls lost to eventual 3AA champion, Serra, in the second round.

In Division 3A, Cerritos senior Aaron Wright was named to the All-CIF boy’s team. The Dons, who finished second in the Suburban League, were defeated by eventual Division 3A champion Harvard/Westlake in the quarterfinals.

Valley Christian, which traditionally fields a strong girl’s team, was represented on the All-CIF 4A team by Kari Korver. The Crusaders junior also won the CIF Hoops Skills contest during the CIF Finals weekend. Korver led her team to an Olympic League title and a CIF berth. Valley Christian lost to eventual champion Oaks Christian in the Division 4A semifinals.

ALL CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION / SCIBCA

2010-2011 BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM

DIVISION 2A

Player of the Year – Davon Potts, Gahr (12)

Coach of the Year –Ricky Roper, Gahr

PLAYER GRADE SCHOOL

Reese Morgan 11 Peninsula

Rob Filley 12 Foothill

Dion Wright 11 Mayfair

Javonte Sales 12 Gahr

E.J. Twyman 11 Elsinore

Nick Colletta 10 Glendora

Cooper Pickell 12 Foothill

Aaron Peck 11 JW North

Dathon Spencer 12 Segerstrom

Elliott Ozer 12 Mira Costa

DIVISION 3AA

Player of the Year – Mike McGlashan, La Canada (12); Matthew Faber, La Canada (12)

Coach of the Year - Rusty Van Cleave, Foothill

PLAYER GRADE SCHOOL

Askia Booker 12 Price

Grant Jerrett 11 Lutheran/La Verne

Quentin Taylor 10 Palm Springs

Ryan Hall 11 La Habra

Raffi Chalian 12 Sonora

Tyler Harvey 12 Bishop Montgomery

Marcus Bradley 12 Corona del Mar

Jimmy Jackson 11 Cypress

Austin Mc Broom 12 Campbell Hall

DIVISION 3A

Player of the Year – Damiene Cain, Harvard-Westlake (12)

Coach of the Year – Greg Hilliard, Harvard-Westlake

PLAYER GRADE SCHOOL

Zena Esosomwan 11 Harvard-Westlake

Rhon Mitchell 12 Inglewood

Chris Reyes 11 Damien

Matt Mounier 12 Crespi

James Northrup 12 Bonita

Kyle Caudill 12 Brea Olinda

Chasen Conner 12 Pacifica/Garden Grove

Aaron Wright 12 Cerritos

Josh Hearlihy 11 Harvard-Westlake

Reggie Coates 12 Crespi

DIVISION 4A

Player of the Year – Blair Holliday, Oaks Christian (12); Nick De Bonfilhs, Buckley (12)

Coach of the Year – Mike Hamilton, Buckley

PLAYER GRADE SCHOOL

Chass Bryan 11 Oaks Christian

Tyler Coppin Carter 10 Buckley

Gerry Blakes 12 Morningside

Josh Chamberlain 12 Maranatha

Jeremy Major 10 Maranatha

Miller Brown 12 Whittier Christian

Trenton Coppins 12 JSerra

Robert James 12 Desert Hot Springs

Israel Lacy 10 La Salle

ALL CIF-SOUTHERN SECTION / SCIBCA

2010-2011 GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM

DIVISION 2A

Player of the Year – Christina Salvatore, Canyon/Anaheim (11)

Coach of the Year –Matt Dale, Canyon/Anaheim

PLAYER GRADE SCHOOL

Chelsea Austin 12 Beverly Hills

Tessa Emerson 12 Santa Barbara

Jessica Escalante 11 Dos Pueblos

Makenzie Harnett 12 Sunny Hills

Shanice Jackson 11 Canyon/Anaheim

Hilary King 12 Harvard-Westlake

Alyson Lock 10 Mark Keppel

Diamond Roberts 12 Mayfair

Skylar Tsutsui 12 Harvard-Westlake

Jacquelynne White 10 Indio

DIVISION 3AA

Player of the Year – Alyson Beebe, St. Joseph/Santa Maria (11)

Coach of the Year – Mckinsey Hadley, Serra

PLAYER GRADE SCHOOL

Chelsea Barnes 11 Diamond Ranch

Symone Brown 12 Gahr

Kylie Cunningham 11 Agoura

Kelsi English 12 St. Joseph/Santa Maria

Camile Mahlkenecht 12 Agoura

Bria Richardson 12 Serra

Simone Thompson 11 Serra

Lauren Ulrich 12 Sonora

Emma Weinreich 11 Arroyo Grande

Erika Williams 11 Diamond Ranch

DIVISION 3A

Player of the Year – Natalie Luzar, Orange Lutheran (12)

Coach of the Year – Tom Howard, Orange Lutheran

PLAYER GRADE SCHOOL

Krissy Karr 12 Orange Lutheran

Taylor Anderson 12 Bonita

Madison Zylstra 12 Bonita

Andrea Villanueva 12 Bishop Amat

Keiona Mathews 11 Antelope Valley

Arica Nassar 12 Temescal Canyon

Kelsey Brockway 11 Palos Verdes

Jasmine Smith 11 Bellarmine-Jefferson

Leticia Galarza 12 Bishop Amat

Rishonda Napier 11 Bellarmine-Jefferson

DIVISION 4A

Players of the Year – Kendall Cooper, St. Anthony (10)

Coach of the Year – James Anderson, St. Anthony

PLAYER GRADE SCHOOL

Brianna Barrett 11 Oaks Christian

Kari Korver 11 Valley Christian/Cerritos

Raquel Johnson 11 St. Anthony

Megan Hansen 12 Morro Bay

Meghan McIntyre 10 Oaks Christian

Jenna Dunbar 11 Mission Prep

Imari Brown 10 Duarte

Jourdan Cooper 12 St. Anthony

August Touchard 10 JSerra

Hailey King 12 Santa Ynez