Girls’ basketball: Dixon leads SCIBCA’s all-division teams
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Not surprisingly, Jasmine Dixon is beginning to rake in awards like she has state championships. The senior who led Long Beach Poly to a third consecutive Division I state title with a victory over Berkeley has been named Southern Section Division I-AA Player of the Year by the Southern California Interscholastic Coaches Assn.
Dixon was one of three Poly players named to the first team, along with April Cook and junior Monique Oliver. Poly Coach Carl Buggs and his Moore League rival, Long Beach Millikan’s Lorene Morgan, shared coach of the year honors.
Mikah Maly-Karros of Mira Costa and Atonye Nyingifa of Redondo, who waged battles for four years in the Bay League, were co-players of the year in Division I-A, and Redondo’s Marcelo Enriquez was chosen coach of the year.
Sophomore Chloe Wells of Fontana Miller and Coach Chris Stephens of Los Osos received top honors in Division II-AA.
Rebekah Garder of Ayala and junior Layshia Clarendon of Cajon, along with Coach Mark Lehman of Cajon were the organization’s picks in Division II-A.
Other players of the year were Nikki Speed of Marlborough and Pernilla Hanson of Magnolia (Division III-AA); Amani Butler and junior Camille Buckley, both of Colony (Division III-A); sophomore Lauren Engeln of Laguna Hills (Division IV-AA); YaShontwa Redmond of St. Mary’s Academy (Division IV-A); Elissa Brown and Jacqueline Joseph, both of Whittier Christian (Division V-AA); and junior Brenda Kramer of Sierra Canyon and sophomore Megan Baer of Crossroads (Division V-A).
Other coaches of the year were: Alexis Onishi of Summit (Division III-AA); Dennis Ullom of Chaffey (Division III-A); Jim Martin of Laguna Hills and Bob Bernal of University (Division IV-AA); Bo Corona of St. Mary’s Academy (Division IV-A); Bill Crammer of Whittier Christian (Division V-AA); and Kevin Cormier of Crossroads (Division V-A).
For a complete list of the teams, click here.
-- Martin Henderson
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