SEATTLE — Four North Olympic basketball players received all-state recognition from The Associated Press.
Sequim’s Alex Barry, Forks’ Colton Raben, and Abraham Venske and Faye Chartraw of Neah Bay were voted to all-state teams or received honorable mention in their respective classifications.
The Associated Press all-state teams are voted on by sport writers and editors from throughout the state.
Raben was voted to the Class 1A boys all-state team.
The senior guard averaged 21.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.0 steals this season, while shooting 49 percent from field and 43 percent on 3-pointers.
He was named All-Evergreen 1A/2A first team by the league’s coaches.
Venske was picked for the Class 1B team for the second year in a row after leading Neah Bay to the state championship game.
The senior, who changed positions during the season from guard to post, led the Red Devils with 16.6 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.6 blocks. He also shot 58 percent from the field.
Venske also was named North Olympic League MVP.
Barry received Class 2A honorable mention after leading Sequim in scoring (20.3 per game), rebounding (12.5), steals (3.7), assists (3.3) and blocks (2.5).
The senior wing was voted Olympic League 2A MVP and set new single-season school records in steals and defensive rebounds.
Chartraw, the only area girl honored, was picked for the 1B all-state team after helping the Red Devils place fourth at the state tournament in Spokane last month.
The senior post averaged 19.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 2.2 steals.
She also was voted North Olympic League MVP.
Each classification had an all-state team consisting of five players, including an MVP. (See complete list on Page B2.)
Gonzaga Prep guard Laura Stockton and Rainier Beach standout Dejounte Murray were named the state players of the year for all classifications.
Stockton, the daughter of Hall of Fame point guard John Stockton, led Gonzaga Prep to its second straight Class 4A state championship to cap her high school career.
Stockton averaged 17.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists and will play collegiately at Gonzaga.
Murray will play at the University of Washington after helping the Vikings finish second in the Class 3A state tournament.
Murray averaged 24.2 points and 13.6 rebounds, including scoring a school-record 52 early in the season.
Stockton and Murray also were named the players of the year for their respective classifications.
Players of the year for each classification on the boys’ side were: Viont’e Daniels of Federal Way in Class 4A; Jackson Price of Sedro-Woolley in Class 2A; Justin Dunsmore of Zillah in Class 1A; Zach Walton of Morton-White Pass in Class 2B; and Trazil Lane of Lummi in Class 1B.
Murray and Walton were unanimous selections in their classes, while Daniels, Walton and Lane helped lead their teams to state championships.
Players of the year for each classification on the girls’ side were: Mikayla Pivec of Lynnwood in Class 3A; Kourtney Eaton of Mark Morris in Class 2A; Savanna Hanson of King’s in Class 1A; Jill Townsend of Okanogan in Class 2B; and Zoe Moser of Colton in Class 1B.
Pivec was the only unanimous selection and all six girls honored as player of the year led their teams to state titles.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALL-STATE TEAMS
Boys state player of the year, all classifications — Dejounte Murray, sr., Rainier Beach.
Girls state player of the year, all classifications — Laura Stockton, sr., Gonzaga Prep.
BOYS:
CLASS 4A
Player of the year — Viont’e Daniels, sr., Federal Way.
First team — Viont’e Daniels, sr., Federal Way; Steven Beo, jr., Richland; Nikhil Lizotte, sr., Davis; Ty Gibson, sr., Issaquah; Micah Paulson, sr., Union.
Honorable mention — Bobby Moorehead, sr., Stadium; Cesar Sandoval, jr., Moses Lake; Robert Franks, sr., Evergreen; Collin Kane, sr., Snohomish; Malachi Flynn, jr., Bellarmine Prep.
CLASS 3A
Player of the year — Dejounte Murray, sr. Rainier Beach.
First team — Dejounte Murray, sr., Rainier Beach; Isiah Brown, jr., Lakeside; Matisse Thybulle, sr., Eastside Catholic; Jaylen Nowell, soph., Garfield; JaQuori McLaughlin, jr., Peninsula.
Honorable mention — Dom Green, sr., Hazen; David Jenkins Jr., jr., Wilson; Michael Painter, sr., Marysville-Pilchuck; Alphonso Anderson, jr., Garfield; Shadeed Shabazz, sr., Rainier Beach.
CLASS 2A
Player of the year — Jackson Price, sr., Sedro Woolley.
First team — Jackson Price, sr., Sedro Woolley; Trevor Allen, sr., Clarkston; Grant Gibb, sr., Mark Morris; David Cooper, sr., Tumwater; Scooter Hastings, sr., Lynden.
Honorable mention — Ty Johnson, sr., Anacortes; TJ Mickelson, soph., Black Hills; Alex Barry, sr., Sequim; Drew Magaoay, jr., Shorecrest.
CLASS 1A
Player of the year — Justin Dunsmore, sr., Zillah.
First team — Justin Dunsmore, sr., Zillah; Cody Fransen, sr., F, Lynden Christian; Corey Kispert, So., G/F, King’s; Brock Johnson, jr., Castle Rock; Colton Raben, sr., Forks.
Honorable mention — Jessie Norton, sr., Vashon Island; Kienan Walter, jr., King’s Way Christian; Tyler Axtell, sr., Riverside (Chattaroy); Alex Martin, sr., Meridian; Ty Johnson, sr., Castle Rock; Zach Roetcisoender, jr., Lynden Christian.
CLASS 2B
Player of the year — Zach Walton, sr., F, Morton-White Pass.
First team — Zach Walton, sr., Morton-White Pass; Kaleb Poquette, jr., Morton-White Pass; Jaron Kirkley, jr., Mossyrock; Roy Zavala, jr., Mabton; Match Burnham, sr., Liberty (Spangle).
Honorable mention — Grant McEwen, sr., Toledo; Gabe Hernandez, sr., North Beach; Luke Lovelady, soph., Life Christian; Cameron Richman, sr., DeSales; Jim Townsend, sr., Okanogan.
CLASS 1B
Player of the year — Trazil Lane, so., Lummi.
First team — Trazil Lane, so., Lummi; Abraham Venske, sr., Neah Bay; Keanu Curleybear, sr., Taholah; Jimmy Smith-Kramer, sr., Taholah; Tyler Thurman, sr., Garfield-Palouse.
Honorable mention — Alec Bluff, sr., Cusick; Austin Brockie, sr., Lummi; Nathan Powers, jr., Bickleton; Tyson Feider, sr., Pomeroy; Xavier Turner, jr., Seattle Lutheran.
GIRLS ALL-STATE TEAMS:
CLASS 4A
Player of the year — Laura Stockton, sr., Gonzaga Prep.
First team — Laura Stockton, sr., Gonzaga Prep; Otiona Gildon, sr., Gonzaga Prep; Deja Strother, sr., Inglemoor; Madison Hovren, sr., Central Valley; Mikayla Ferenz, sr., Walla Walla.
Honorable mention — Jessie Loera, jr., Moses Lake; Bria Rice, jr., Beamer; McKenna Walker, sr., Moses Lake; Madeline Smith, jr., Snohomish.
CLASS 3A
Player of the year — Mikayla Pivec, jr., Lynnwood.
First team — Mikayla Pivec, jr., Lynnwood; Linsey Honeycutt, sr., Ferndale; Lydia Giomi, jr., West Seattle; Shelby Cansler, jr., Bellevue; Jayde Christopher, sr., Cleveland.
Honorable mention — Tea Adams, soph., Juanita; Cherita Daugherty, jr., Prairie; Jessica Ludwig, sr., Arlington; Jordyn Edwards, jr., Lynnwood; Jadyn Bush, soph., Blanchet.
CLASS 2A
Player of the year — Kourtney Eaton, sr., Mark Morris.
First team — Kourtney Eaton, sr., Mark Morris; Karley Eaton, sr., Mark Morris; Tiana Parker, sr., W.F. West; Rebekah Baugh, sr., North Kitsap; Julie Spencer, sr., W.F. West.
Honorable mention — Ashley Coons, sr., G, Mark Morris; Elisa Kooiman, so., F, Lynden; Lexi Carpenter, sr., G, East Valley; Karly Malcolm, sr., G, Ellensburg; Amanda Lance, sr., White River.
CLASS 1A
Player of the year — Savanna Hanson, sr., King’s.
First team — Savanna Hanson, sr., King’s; Jordan Spradlin, soph., Montesano; Emily Yost, sr., Mount Baker; Kara Bajema, jr., Lynden Christian; Jocelyn Cook-Cox, sr., Lakeside (Nine Mile Falls).
Honorable mention — Parker Esary, soph., Kalama; Izzy Severns, sr., Klahowya; Breane Knishka, sr., Cashmere; Alexis Castro, soph., Granger; Angelica Oliveros, sr., Granger; Katie Whitten, sr., La Center; Alexcis Higginbotham, sr., Zillah; Megan Choate, sr., Montesano.
CLASS 2B
Player of the year — Jill Townsend, soph., Okanogan.
First team — Jill Townsend, soph., Okanogan; Sam Woodley, jr., Toutle Lake; Karli Friese, sr., Willapa Valley; Adiya Jones, jr., La Conner; Cayla Jones, sr., White Swan.
Honorable mention — Baylee Olsen, sr., Wahkiakum; Amara Huber, sr., Colfax; Anna Cook, sr., La Conner; Makenzie Kaech, fr., Ilwaco.
CLASS 1B
Player of the year — Zoe Moser, jr., Colton.
First team — Zoe Moser, jr., Colton; Cierra Jo McKeown, jr., Touchet; Faye Chartraw, sr., Neah Bay; Katelyn Bancks, jr., Sunnyside Christian; Jacqueline Case, sr., Mount Vernon Christian.
Honorable mention — Savannah Chadwick, sr., Colton; Cailyn Cattell, sr., Crosspoint; Desere’e Doty, sr., Crosspoint; Ellie Chapman, soph., Naselle.
