Murray, Cannon Among Prep Basketball Winners

Tracy Murray of Glendora High School and Terry Cannon of L.A. Crenshaw were among 24 prep athletes named players of the year at The Times’ high school basketball banquet Sunday in the Anaheim Hilton.

The banquet honored the boys’ and girls’ all-star teams for each of The Times’ 12 circulation areas, with the selection of a player and coach of the year. Former professional basketball player George Yardley, the first man in the National Basketball Assn. to score 2,000 points, was the guest speaker.

Murray, a 6-foot-8 senior, was named player of the year in the San Gabriel Valley area. He is the state-career (3,053 points) and single-season (1,505) scoring leader. Cannon, who led Crenshaw to its fourth state Division I title this season, was named the Central City player of the year.

Others honored:

Central City--Boys: Cannon (player), Willie West of Crenshaw (coach). Girls: Detra Lockhart of Washington (player), Phil Chase of Washington (coach).

Inland Empire--Boys: Bryon Russell of San Bernardino (player), Scott Kay of San Bernardino (coach). Girls: Danielle Carter of Fontana (player), Jack Willis of Fontana (coach).

Glendale--Boys: Michael Epps of Eagle Rock (player), Hanford Brard of Marshall (coach). Girls: Lauri Oki of Marshall (player), Paul Broneer of Glendale (coach).

Orange County--Boys: Rick Swanwick of Trabuco Hills (player), Rainer Wulf of Trabuco Hills (coach). Girls: Joni Easterly of Anaheim Katella (player), Mark Trakh of Brea-Olinda (coach).

San Diego County--Boys: Courtie Miller of Torrey Pines (player), Neville Saner of Poway (coach). Girls: Monica Filer of Point Loma (player), Joe Bess of Ramona (coach).

San Fernando Valley--Boys: Mitchell Butler of North Hollywood Oakwood (player), Bob Braswell of Reseda Cleveland (coach). Girls: Sara Wilson of Newhall Hart (player), Pam Walker of Hart (coach).

San Gabriel Valley--Boys: Murray (player), Bill Duwe of Pasadena (coach). Girls: Susan Peters of Hacienda Heights Los Altos (player), Mel Sims of Pasadena Muir (coach).

South Bay--Boys: Ed Stokes of Playa del Rey St. Bernard (player), Carl Strong of Torrance (coach). Girls: Lis Leslie of Inglewood Morningside (player), Frank Scott of Morningside (coach).

South Coast--Boys: Brian Camper of Lakewood (player), Bill Odell of Long Beach Millikan (coach). Girls: Linda Watson of Lynwood (player), Margaret Bos of Lakewood St. Joseph (coach).

Southeast--Boys: Ed O’Bannon of Artesia (player), Bob Brown of Whittier Christian (coach). Girls: Brenda Pantoja of Bell Gardens (player), Ken Popkin and Gilberto Limon of Bell Gardens (co-coaches).

Ventura County--Boys: Shon Tarver of Oxnard Santa Clara (player), Lou Cvijanovich of Santa Clara (coach). Girls: Tami Adkins of Santa Clara (player), Joe Vaughn of Ventura Buena (coach).

Westside--Boys: Zan Mason of Westchester (player), Michael Whiting of L.A. Bel-Air Prep (coach). Girls: Valerie Agee of Palisades (player), Larry Weiner of Santa Monica Crossroads (coach).