Kentwood boys basketball coach, player receive top league honors

  • Wednesday, February 8, 2017 3:27pm
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Kentwood High School senior Darius LuBom was named the 4A North Puget Sound League MVP and defensive player of the year. FILE PHOTO

Kentwood High School senior Darius LuBom was named the 4A North Puget Sound League MVP and defensive player of the year. FILE PHOTO

Kentwood High School senior Darius LuBom was named the 4A North Puget Sound League MVP and defensive player of the year.

His coach, Blake Solomon, took the coach of the year honor.

CASCADE DIVISION

MVP and defensive player of the year: Darius LuBom, senior, Kentwood

Coach of the year: Blake Solomon, Kentwood

Team sportsmanship: Tahoma

First Team

Rayvaughn Bolton, sr., Kentwood

Emilio Mancol, sr., Kennedy Catholic

Mahlik Hall, jr., Kent-Meridian

Markel Banks, sr., Kentridge

Jordan MaGee, jr., Mount Rainier

Second Team

Beau Roggenbach, sr., Kentwood

Clayton Stultz, sr., Tahoma

Larry Alar, sr., Kentlake

Matthew Sasanoff, sr., Kennedy Catholic

A.J. Chappell, sr., Kentridge

Third Team

Keannu Royster, sr., Kennedy Catholic

Barinder Sandhu, sr., Mount Rainier

J.J. Young, sr., Mount Rainier

Kimbell Cottam, sophomore, Tahoma

Trevor Hoffman, senior, Kennedy Catholic

OLYMPIC DIVISION

MVP: Malcolm Cola, sr., Federal Way

Defensive player year: Talan Alfrey, jr. Auburn Mountainview

Coach of the year: Terry Johnson, Enumclaw

Team sportsmanship: Enumclaw

First Team

Kaden Anderson, jr., Enumclaw

Steffun Singleton, sr., Todd Beamer

Marcus Stephens, sr., Federal Way

Pa’Treon Lee, junior, Auburn

Julian Gulchuk, sr., Auburn Riverside

Second Team

Rashon Slaughter, sr., Federal Way

E.J. Taylor, sr., Auburn Riverside

William Johnson, jr., Decatur

Devon Kelley, sr., Decatur

Etan Collins, jr., Federal Way

Third Team

Peter Erickson, freshman, Enumclaw

Richie Frazier, jr., Todd Beamer

Jacob Kuchmiy, sr., Thomas Jefferson

Zach Richardson, jr., Auburn Mountainview

Talan Alfrey, jr., Auburn Mountainview


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