Brown, Aase Are Selected Again : Girls: It’s a group that covers the long and short of it, with players from 10 different schools and representing each part of the county.

The height differences are as broad as the talents of The Times’ All-County girls’ basketball team.

From 5-foot-1 Tammy Tavares of Our Lady of Peace to 6-footers Christina Murguia of Castle Park and Tyeast Brown of Point Loma, each of the 10 players was instrumental in their teams’ success, through offense, defense, leadership or a combination of the three.

Brown and Santana’s Rebecca Aase are the only players who were also on last year’s team, but three juniors--Murguia, Grossmont’s Christina Adams and Mt. Carmel’s Vicki de Jesus--have a chance to repeat next season.

As with the All-County boys, talent was spread through the county; no school placed more than one player on the team.

There were three players apiece named from the Grossmont leagues and city conference. The North County also had three, two from the powerful Palomar League, one from the Avocado, and the Metro Conference placed one player on the team.

Rebecca Aase, 5-8 senior guard/forward, Santana--Aase, one of the two repeaters, was leader of a team that consisted largely of underclassmen but remained in the top 10 all season and reached No. 1 for a week. Aase helped lead Santana to the Division I section final, where the Grossmont 2-A League champions lost by a point to Mt. Carmel.

Aase, who last year was the leading scorer in the Grossmont 2-A and led Santana to a No. 3 ranking, averaged 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists this season.

Christina Adams, 5-6 junior guard, Grossmont--The hours Adams spent shooting baskets in the off-season paid off. Adams was an offensive machine, and she still has a year to play.

Adams led the state and was fourth in the nation in scoring with a 38.3-point average, breaking the section season record of 36.7 set by Point Loma’s Terry Mann in 1987.

She made 100 three-point shots, smashing the record of 76 set by Point Loma’s Monica Filer last season. And Adams was just as adept from the line, making 254 free throws to edge the record of 253 set by San Marcos’ Susie O’Brien last year.

Adams also scored 52 points in a game (sixth best in the section) and had 50 in two others (tied for ninth best).

Tyeast Brown, 6-0 senior center, Point Loma--Second time around for Brown, who was also on the team as a junior. She averaged 23.5 points for a team that made it to the Southern California Regional Division II final before losing to Pasadena Muir.

“Overall, she’s the best player,” Point Loma Coach Lee Trepanier said. “And she thinks she’s the best. With that attitude, you’ll come out and be the best.”

Brown, a dominating inside player who averaged 10.2 rebounds, also was a versatile passer and outstanding defensive player. She will play on scholarship for Nevada Las Vegas next season.

“This year, she really stepped herself up at all levels,” Trepanier said. “She’s going to be a good college player.”

Vicki de Jesus, 5-8 junior forward, Mt. Carmel--The honors just keep piling up.

De Jesus, Mt. Carmel’s most valuable player, was named to the All-Palomar League team and to the all-tournament team in five holiday events the past two years.

Here’s why: averages of 17.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 5.1 steals.

“She’s very much a big part of our offense,” said Coach Peggy Brose, who quickly corrected herself. “Actually, she’s our best offensive and defensive player.”

Debbie Duhaney, 5-7 senior guard/forward, El Cajon Valley--Duhaney was the main force behind the Braves reaching the section Division II semifinals. She was second in the conference in scoring with 21 points per game and also averaged 13 rebounds and four assists.

She took charge in the playoffs, scoring 36 points against Castle Park and 32 against San Pasqual in the semifinals. She was also on the all-tournament team in the three events ECV played in this season.

Christy Fortney, 5-6 senior guard, Poway--Had Fortney found the time, she could have been a standout in soccer and track, according to Coach Jay Trousdale. As it was, Fortney’s play on Poway’s softball and championship volleyball and basketball teams for the past four years has commanded attention.

Fortney led Poway with a 14.7-point average and helped keep the Titans among the county’s top five the entire season. Her 4.5 rebounding average was third best on her team, and she was second in assists at 4.0, but Trousdale said they don’t keep statistics on her top asset: leadership.

“Her court presence, her leadership, was key for us,” said Trousdale, who also pointed to her defense; in the 1988-89 season, she set a school record for steals with 154. “She’s one of the best defensive players in the county.”

Fortney, an all-league selection in volleyball and basketball the past two years, will most likely play basketball in college. She is interested in Loyola and San Francisco.

Nikki Gannon, 5-7 senior guard, San Pasqual--Gannon averaged 15.7 points, 4.4 assists and 3.8 steals for San Pasqual, which lost to Point Loma in the section Division II title game. The player of the year in the Avocado League, Gannon also had 31 three-pointers and shot 74% (125 for 170) from the free throw line.

Christina Murguia, 6-0 junior forward, Castle Park--Murguia, the player of the year in the Metro Conference, was the second-leading scorer in the county at 29.3 points per game after finishing sixth her sophomore year at 24.0. She also averaged 17.5 rebounds and led Castle Park (19-6) to its third consecutive league title.

The Trojans lost to eventual Division II champion Point Loma in the semifinals. Of Castle Park’s six losses, Murguia fouled out in four.

Murguia is on her way to becoming a rare four-year star in three different sports--basketball, volleyball and softball. She was an all-league selection in all three as a sophomore and should be again this year.

Amy Seidlinger, 5-11 senior center, USDHS--A natural scorer in her first three years on the varsity, Seidlinger added defense to become more complete, Coach Rob Gorney said.

Seidlinger averaged 17.2 points and 11.7 rebounds and scored 1,101 points over four years to establish a career scoring record for the Western League champion Dons.

“A lot of our offense ran around her,” Gorney said, “especially from the three-point area. She won a couple of games for us. But her defense really came along. It was a big attribute that made her a better player overall.”

Seidlinger has been an all-league basketball selection since her freshman year and was the Western League’s player of the year. She was also named to the all-section team in volleyball last season.

Seidlinger has a 3.55 GPA and is considering UC Santa Clara, Notre Dame and Arizona.

Tammy Tavares, 5-1, senior guard, Our Lady of Peace--One of the shortest guards playing for one of the smallest schools, Tavares has sometimes been overlooked, but her talent commands attention. The Harbor League’s player of the year averaged 19.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 3.0 assists a game.

“She’s one of the quickest guards in the county,” said Yvonne Sanchez, OLP’s first-year coach. “She’s amazing. Her presence was always felt on the court.”

Tavares scored 21 points in OLP’s 67-60 victory over top-seeded Lincoln in the section Division III final. OLP then lost to Palos Verdes, 53-37, in the first round of the Southern California Regionals.

John Geis, Rick Hazeltine, Jim Lindgren, Dave McKibben, Laura Palmer and Don Patterson contributed to this story.

THE GIRLS’ TEAM

Pos. Name School Ht. Yr. F Rebecca Aase Santana 5-8 Sr. G Christina Adams Grossmont 5-6 Jr. C Tyeast Brown Point Loma 6-0 Sr. F Vicki de Jesus Mt. Carmel 5-8 Jr. F Debbie Duhaney El Cajon Valley 5-7 Sr. G Christy Fortney Poway 5-6 Sr. G Nikki Gannon San Pasqual 5-7 Sr. F Christina Murguia Castle Park 6-0 Jr. C Amy Seidlinger USDHS 5-11 Sr. G Tammy Tavares Our Lady of Peace 5-1 Sr.

Pos. Statistics (avg.) F 19 pt., 10 rebounds. G State’s top scorer (38.3) C 23.5 pt., 10.2 reb. F 17.5 pt., 11.5 reb. F 21 pt., 13 reb. G 14.7 pt., 4 asst. G 15.7 pt., 4.4 asst. F 29.3 pt., 17.5 reb. C 17.2 pt., 11.7 reb. G 19.1 pt., 4.2 reb., 3 asst.