Predicting end of year awards in 6A Region: Central
We are all still hopeful that the HS season will happen. If it does take place in the fall or maybe even the spring, I want to take a look at way too early predictions of the end of the…
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Continue ReadingWe are all still hopeful that the HS season will happen. If it does take place in the fall or maybe even the spring, I want to take a look at way too early predictions of the end of the season awards. Always a fun exercise and we all know there will be players that rise up that were unexpected.
Let’s move over to the 6A Central region predictions:
Region Player of the Year: Dasean Lecque Dasean Lecque 6'0" | CG Bella Vista Prep | 2022 State #207 Nation AZ (Desert Vista)
Region Offensive Player of the Year: Jason Kimbrough Jr Jason Kimbrough Jr 6'1" | PG Bella Vista Prep | 2022 AZ (Mountain Pointe)
Region Defensive Player of the Year: Zereoue Williams Zereoue Williams 6'7" | PF Mountain Pointe | 2021 AZ (Mountain Pointe)
Breakout Region Player of the Year: AJ Riggs AJ Riggs 6'2" | SG Highland | 2022 State AZ (Highland)
‘Sleeper’ Breakout Region Player of the Year: Jaxton Bobik (Queen Creek)
‘Deep Sleeper’ Breakout Region Player of the Year: Matt Haltorp (Desert Ridge)
Underclassmen Region Player of the Year: Mark Brown Jr Mark Brown Jr 6'2" | PG Bella Vista Prep | 2023 State AZ (Mountain Pointe)
All-Region 1st Team:
Mark Brown Jr Mark Brown Jr 6'2" | PG Bella Vista Prep | 2023 State AZ (Mountain Pointe)
Derick Kaps Derick Kaps 6'1" | PG Highland | 2021 State AZ (Highland)
Jason Kimbrough Jr Jason Kimbrough Jr 6'1" | PG Bella Vista Prep | 2022 AZ (Mountain Pointe)
Dasean Lecque Dasean Lecque 6'0" | CG Bella Vista Prep | 2022 State #207 Nation AZ (Desert Vista)
Marcus Wady Marcus Wady 5'11" | PG Bella Vista Prep | 2021 State AZ (Desert Vista)
Zereoue Williams Zereoue Williams 6'7" | PF Mountain Pointe | 2021 AZ (Mountain Pointe)
All-Region 2nd Team:
Jaxton Bobik (Queen Creek)
Joe Kelsey Joe Kelsey 5'10" | PG Desert Ridge | 2021 State AZ (Desert Ridge)
Mason Knollmiller Mason Knollmiller 6'2" | SG Highland | 2022 State AZ (Highland)
AJ Riggs AJ Riggs 6'2" | SG Highland | 2022 State AZ (Highland)
Raydon Thorson Raydon Thorson 5'11" | PG Phhoenix Prep | 2023 State AZ (Queen Creek)
Tru Washington Tru Washington 6'3" | CG AZ Compass Prep | 2023 State #61 Nation AZ (Mountain Pointe)
Honorable-Mentions:
Ryan Grande (Queen Creek)
Matt Haltorp (Desert Ridge)
Anthony Jaramillo Anthony Jaramillo 5'10" | CG Mountain Pointe | 2022 State AZ (Mountain Pointe)
Kaden Kennedy Kaden Kennedy 6'4" | SF Desert Ridge | 2021 State AZ (Desert Ridge)
Malik Mack Malik Mack 6'0" | PG Bella Vista Prep | 2021 State AZ (Desert Vista)
Tayan Thompson Tayan Thompson 6'4" | PF Desert Vista | 2022 AZ (Desert Vista)
Quinn Thorne Quinn Thorne 6'0" | PG Corona Del Sol | 2022 State AZ (Corona del Sol)
Paris Woods Paris Woods 6'5" | SF Bella Vista Prep | 2021 State AZ (Desert Vista)
Roberto Yellowman (Corona del Sol)