By Derryl Trujillo —
A long basketball season finished last week with CIF-State finals in Sacramento and earlier this week the SCIBCA released their all CIF-SS boys and girls basketball teams. Our area was well represented with two boys and one girl earning first team honors as voted on by coaches. In addition, another five girls and three boys earned second team honors.
Earning first team honors were:
Girls 4AA: Sierra Maxwell, Heritage
Boys 3AA:Â Maurier Tablada, Chaparral
Boys 3AA:Â Mike McNair, Linfield Christian
Joining them as second team honorees were:
Boys 3AA:Â Gary Dotson, Vista Murrieta
Boys 3AA:Â Lewis Singleterry IV, Chaparral
Boys 4A:Â Jalen Nicholas, Hemet
Girls 2AA:Â Shanise Booker, Vista Murrieta
Girls 2AA: Makena Ching, Vista Murrieta
Girls 2AA: Kaylee Van Betuw, Murrieta Mesa
Girls 4AA: Lauren Pagtakhan, Heritage
Girls 4A:Â Aryana Jones, Lakeside
Not represented on either team despite reaching a divisional semifinal in girls 5AA was California Lutheran. Heritage was also a semifinalist in 4AA girls while Lakeside fell in 4A’s 2nd round. Murrieta Mesa’s girls lost their 2AA opener while Vista Murrieta went to the 2AA quarterfinals.
Vista Murrieta and Chaparral lost in the 3AA quarterfinals while Linfield Christian lost in 3AA second round action. Hemet also fell in the 4A quarterfinals.
Derryl Trujillo can be reached at socaltrekkie@gmail.com.
