Andree VerhulstNewport Harbor, JuniorBasketball/GuardVerhulst, the Sailors’ only...

Andree Verhulst

Newport Harbor, Junior

Basketball/Guard

Verhulst, the Sailors’ only returning starter, helped her team show that it will have to be reckoned with this season. Verhulst averaged 14 points as the Sailors swept through the South Coast Holiday tournament, beating Canyon, Esperanza, Capistrano Valley and University. In the title game Saturday, Newport Harbor trailed University by 10 with four minutes left in the game, but the Sailors scored the final 19 points of the game. Verhulst scored nine of those points to finish with 15. “When it’s late in the game, you definitely want Andree running the offense,” Coach Bob Dukus said.

Basketball

Melanie Pearson

* Woodbridge, senior. Scored 15 points, including three-pointer to break tie with 2:05 left, in 47-43 victory over Edison in the title game of the Woodbridge tournament.

Andrea Picchi

* Magnolia, senior. Averaged 35.6 points and 17.6 rebounds as Magnolia beat Sunny Hills, 61-33, lost to Pacifica, 45-43, and beat Montebello Cantwell Sacred Heart, 65-27.

Marie Philman

* Edison, senior. Scored a game-high 23 points in a 47-43 loss to top-ranked Woodbridge. Scored 29 points in a 60-43 victory over Cerritos Gahr in the semifinals.

Soccer

Annie Luke

* Santa Margarita, senior. Scored two goals in a 5-1 victory over El Modena in the title game of the Vanguard Cup. Named the top offensive player of the tournament.