Jacobsen, Greco Are Top I-AA Players

Casey Jacobsen of Glendora and Michelle Greco of Crescenta Valley were among 10 division players of the year announced by the Southern Section Wednesday.

Jacobsen, a junior guard, led Glendora to the Division I-AA title. Greco, a senior who will attend UCLA, helped Crescenta Valley to the Division I-AA semifinals.

Other boys winners: Division II--Tayshaun Prince (Compton Dominguez); III--Tony Dow (Ocean View); IV--Ruben Douglas (Bellarmine-Jefferson); V--Conrad Adamczak (Pacific Hills).

Other girls winners: II--Lindsey Davidson and Chelsea Trotter (Brea Olinda); III--Anna Lembke (Ocean View); IV--Shannon Howell (St. Bernard); V--Diane Webber (Chadwick).

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Prince was the lone Southern Californian to participate in the McDonald’s All-American basketball game Wednesday night in Norfolk, Va. He scored 10 points on five for 10 shooting, but his West team lost to the East, 128-112.

Prince, a 6-8 forward who will attend Kentucky, averaged 22 points, 10 rebounds and six assists this season and led Dominguez to the Southern Section II-A championship.

Prince, who also helped lead the Dons to the 1996 and 1997 Division II state titles, suffered a knee injury in the Southern Section II-A championship game against Redondo Union and played sparingly in the state tournament. The Dons were eliminated in the regional semifinals by Compton.

Prince was also named a second-team All-American by Parade Magazine.

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The San Gabriel Valley Hall of Fame Basketball Classic, a doubleheader featuring boys’ and girls’ all-star games, will be played Friday at Pasadena Muir High.

The games will match seniors attending schools located from Burbank West to the 605 freeway against those attending schools east of the 605 to Rancho Cucamonga.

Don Grant of Muir will coach the boys’ West team, Don Murray of Diamond Bar will coach the East.

Damian Scribner of Crescenta Valley will coach the West girls, San Dimas’ Bill Wakeley the East.