Allen KristSanta Margarita, JuniorBasketball/CenterLast season, his first...

Allen Krist

Santa Margarita, Junior

Basketball/Center

Last season, his first on the varsity, Krist started an occasional game for the Eagles. This year, after hitting the weight room hard in the off-season, Krist is helping lead the team. Last week, he averaged 16.7 points and 10 rebounds as Santa Margarita won the Encinitas San Dieguito tournament for the second consecutive season. Krist, the tournament’s most valuable player, had 15 points and 14 rebounds in a 43-35 victory over Torrey Pines in the title game. In a 62-56 victory over San Diego St. Augustine in a semifinal, Krist, 6 feet 8, had 14 points and 10 rebounds and played tough defense on Jelani McCoy, a 6-10 center who has signed with UCLA. McCoy scored 23 points but had only six rebounds. “(Krist) has really improved offensively and defensively,” Santa Margarita Coach Jerry DeBusk said. “He now has the physicalness it takes to get it done.”

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LaByron Clayton

* Katella, senior. Had 34 points and 13 rebounds in a 74-53 victory over Western.

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Schea Cotton

* Mater Dei, sophomore. Averaged 23 points as the Monarchs advanced to the title game of the Reebok Holiday Prep Classic in Las Vegas.

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Sergio Hernandez

* Sonora, junior. Scored 18 points in the Raiders’ 66-56 nonleague victory over Los Alamitos.

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Nick Punto

* Trabuco Hills, junior. Scored 33 points, including six three-point baskets in the Mustangs’ 72-68 victory over El Toro.