All-Southern California Sophomores, Part I
LAGUNA NIGUEL – Three players who were key members of CIF sectional championship teams are among my All-Southern California Sophomore selections. Topping the third-team choices are guards A.J. Burgin (San Diego) and Brenton Knapper (Colony), whose teams won San Diego…
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Continue ReadingLAGUNA NIGUEL – Three players who were key members of CIF sectional championship teams are among my All-Southern California Sophomore selections.
Topping the third-team choices are guards A.J. Burgin (San Diego) and Brenton Knapper (Colony), whose teams won San Diego Division 3 and Southern Section 2A titles, respectively.
Knapper’s classmate, forward Denim Dawson, was a fourth-team selection, as was 6-foot-8 Pape Cisse of Fairmont Prep of Anaheim, the Southern Section 4AA champion.
Burgin, who helped San Diego win the section Division 4 title as a freshman, averaged 17 points, 7.5 rebounds and 6.0 assists while also bagging City League Player of the Year kudos.
As a reminder, these selections are based upon on-court accomplishments this past season not on “next-level potential” or “how heavily a kid is being ‘recruited’””.
The first- and second-team choices, along with the SoCal Player of the Season, will follow shortly.
THIRD
A.J. Burgin 6-2 San Diego
David Elliott 6-1 Lake Balboa Birmingham
Keith Higgins 6-2 West Hills Chaminade
Chris Howell 6-5 San Marcos (San Diego)
Brenton Knapper 6-0 Ontario Colony
FOURTH
Pape Cisse 6-8 Anaheim Fairmont Prep
Nick Davidson 6-8 Santa Ana Mater Dei
Denim Dawson 6-3 Ontario Colony
Houston Mallette 6-4 Newport Pacifica Christian
Luke Turner 6-6 Temecula Rancho Christian
FIFTH
Christian Bento 6-11 Temecula Great Oak
Harrison Hornery 6-9 Santa Ana Mater Dei
Christian Johnson 5-11 L.A. View Park
T.J. Muhammad 5-10 Santa Monica Crossroads
Scotty Washington 6-4 Bellflower St. John Bosco
Peyton Watson 6-4 Long Beach Poly