As expected, Whatcom boys and girls dominated the all-Northwest Conference all-star teams announced by the league’s head coaches.
It’s also no surprise that after going unbeaten and largely untested in league play, the Lummi Nation boys and girls dominated their Northwest 1B League all-star squads.
Be sure to check out the Whatcom Hoops preview of Friday night’s John Clark Whatcom County Seniors Classic featuring the top seniors in boys and girls all-star games at Lynden High.
Here’s a look at both leagues:
Northwest Conference
On the girls side, junior Finley Parcher of Class 2A state champion Lynden was again named the conference player of the year, Rob Adams of Lynden was again picked as the head coach of the year, and Ryan Kettman of Squalicum was chosen as the assistant coach of the year.
Joining Parcher on the first team for the second straight year were Lynden senior Payton Mills, Nooksack Valley senior Grace DeHoog, Lynden Christian senior Ella Fritts, and Mount Baker junior Rebeca Soares. Also on the first team were Lynden Christian sophomore Tyra Dykstra and Squalicum junior Lexi Robbins.
Named to the second team from Whatcom County were junior Lexi Hermanutz of Lynden, senior Payton Bartl of Nooksack Valley, junior Addison Kettman of Squalicum, junior Brooklyn Larrabee of Ferndale, junior Ellie Pierce of Lynden Christian, junior Kate Schroeder and sophomore Taylor Turrell of Sehome.
Also named to the first team were junior Reagan Evans of Sedro-Woolley, sophomore Anaya Saldivar Slater of Mount Vernon, and junior Karly Stewart of Lakewood. On the second team were sophomore Jaida Duodu Mount Vernon, senior Addie Nigro of Anacortes, and senior Leiana Riveira of Lakewood.
On the boys side, state champion Lynden Christian had two players named to the first team — juniors Gunnar Dykstra and Dawson Hintz — and junior Kaden Veldman was named to the second team. Lynden seniors Spencer Adams and Ty Jorgenson were named to the first team and second team, respectively.
Also named to the first team were senior Joe Harward of Bellingham and senior Xavier Kelley of Sehome. Named to the second team were junior Blake Elston of Squalicum, senior Mantaj Singh of Ferndale, and senior Nolan Wright of Sehome.
Senior Ethan DeJong of Sedro-Woolley was named the player of the year, A.J. Yost of Anacortes was the head coach of the year, and Rob Gray of Meridian was the assistant coach of the year.
Also named to the first team were senior Micah Dickison of Anacortes, senior Caleb Greenland of Lakewood, senior Logan Heigert of Burlington-Edison, and senior Xavier Ochoa of Oak Harbor. Named to the second team were senior Taran Hanjrah of Mount Vernon, juniors Lucas Roberts and Spencer Roberts of Anacortes, senior Cliff Tadema of Sedro-Woolley, and senior Madden Whitlock of Burlington-Edison.
Northwest 1B League
The Lummi Nation boys were honored last month with several of the top awards while the Lady Blackhawks had five players selected for the all-league teams, which were chosen by the coaches.
Jerome Toby Jr. was again named the boys NW1B player of the year, senior Chayce Waite-Kellar was named to the first team, junior Dyson Edwards was named to the second team, and juniors Deandre James and Landon LaFontaine were honorable mention choices.
Jerome Toby Sr. was named the coach of the year, and Lummi Nation also earned the league’s sportsmanship award for the second straight season.
Lummi Nation junior Jemma James was again named the NW1B League girls player of the year, and seniors Ailina Rabang and Brianna Metteba were named to the first team. Named to the second team was freshman Celestine James, and earning honorable mention was eighth-grader Jordy Reeder.
