For the 11th year, West Valley Preps has announced honors for the best girls basketball players it covers in the West Valley. Once again, we saw so many quality players that a third team was necessary. Here is the all-West Valley Preps girls basketball team:
First team
F — Jaila Flowers, junior, Canyon View
C — Addison Wiemann, junior, Sunrise Mountain
G — Destiny Lunan, senior, Millennium
G — Kinsey Murray, sophomore, Valley Vista
G — Shainelle Mallory-Frias, junior, Kellis
Second team
W — Savanna Dotray, senior, Sunrise Mountain
W — Audrey Bhesania, junior, O’Connor
C — Eva Amenhauser, senior, Estrella Foothills
G — Aaliyah Rogers, junior, Canyon View
G — Morgan Van Dyke, senior, Paradise Honors
Third team
F — Jada Wilson, senior, Valley Vista
F — Izabella Juarez, junior, ALA-West Foothills
C — Michelle Kogbara, senior, Peoria
G — Daisha Richardson, sophomore, Millennium
G — Nelly Walker, freshman, Kellis
Underclassmen to watch
Emma Bremer, C, freshman, Valley Vista; Mariah Brownlee, W, freshman, Millennium; Lourdes Carranza, G, freshman, Canyon View; Analynn Dunn, G, sophomore, Shadow Ridge; Lizzy Guincho, G, freshman, Paradise Honors; Kylie Hammer, G, sophomore, Shadow Ridge; Jayda Hunt, C, sophomore, Millennium; Makenna Johnson, G, sophomore, Liberty; Risi Lancaster, G, sophomore. O’Connor; Madison Lawrence, W, freshman, Highland Prep; Addyson McFarland, sophomore, ALA-West Foothills; Braya Neal Tiffany, G, sophomore, Valley Vista; De’Miyah Petty, G, sophomore, Peoria; Jailynn Pope, G, sophomore, Willow Canyon; Cecilia Romero, G, freshman, Deer Valley; Ava Schooler, G, sophomore, O’Connor; Kylie Seifried, G, sophomore, Northwest Christian; Ny’Rel Shadowvine, G, sophomore, Ironwood; Nemo Sidhu, G, sophomore, Estrella Foothills; Francesca Sofia, G, freshman, Liberty ; Adrianna Stannard, freshman, Northwest Christian; Mckarthi Vickers, G, sophomore, Mountain Ridge; Shadai Wilson, F, sophomore, Desert Edge; Mia Wolfe, G, sophomore, Kellis; Cyan Yellowman, G, freshman, Estrella Foothills.
Player of the year
Destiny Lunan, Millennium - An easy call. Lunan was the state player of the year, by virtually evey organization that covered girls hoops. And that was before she took over the Open Division title game against rival Valley Vista, scoring 37 points and leading the Tigers to their first undisputed state championship. All year she was a willing and able leader of a young team and showed tremendous growth in knowing when to take over games and when to defer.
Runner-up: Kinsey Murray, Valley Vista
Second runner-up: Jaila Flowers, Canyon View
Coach of the year
Danny Soliman, Millennium
Runner-up: Brooklyn Hinkens, Valley Vista
Second runner-up (tie): Shanelle Balark, Kellis and Desirae Carranza, Canyon View