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Coach P 3-8-2010 Monday 2A Prep Notes

Hello 2A Sports Fans!!!

Today we are announcing our 1A Girls All-State Team for the 2009-2010 basketball season. I wanted to explain how we do our all-state team so that you can understand why it is not only different in our opinion, but we feel it is the best around for obvious reasons. being a coach for 25+ years I have always believed the following:

1. Each classification should have their own All-state Players without being linked to the other classifications.

2. Basketball teams should consist of 1st and 2nd teams.

3. Basketball teams should have 10 players for 1st and 2nd teams. My reasoning is how many teams do you see around that only use 5 players? Even if you do have a few teams the best team usually is a team that has 10 players where you have depth to rotate in and out of the game. Thus we select the top 10.

4. We do not include honorable mention because we feel strongly about our selections that those who would be honorable mention are either on our teams or just do not make it based on our high expectations.

5. A committee of coaches and other very credible sources are involved in the process. But mainly coaches who are active and retired select players.

6. Personally I do an in depth look at all teams thru video, phone calls and actual watching of players. We feel with our rankings and great coverage across the state that we get most players who deserve these awards.

7. This year we have included our 9th grade phenom team. WE did switch things around but we looked at overall games played and how much playing time plus stats they accumulated, plus their overall contribution to a team.

8. Our Coach of the Year Award is not just blindly thrown out to conference or state championship winners. We are looking for the coach who has done the best job in all areas. Sometimes that is a coach who wins it all but also that coach who did the best in changing their team around from previous years as well.

9. Player of the Year: WE select a player of the year by the fans from each conference. Then a selection is made based on the OVERALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR in each classification.

10. We strongly believe all-state players can be from non-playoff or non-winning teams. The facts prove that although success as a team is important, there are some players who fit all-state caliber but do not have the supporting players to make staff. We make sure we do not overlook those players.

Here is a list of the selections. WE will also have a spot on our website with pictures, stats and videos as well throughout the week: Please remember the top 5 are those who we feel would be the starting lineup

1st Team 2A All-State:

1. Valley Christian: Ashton Wolf
2. Valley Chrisitian: Stacey Jones
3. Pima: Kitt Bryce
4. Pima: JayAnn Kieffer
5. Phoenix Christian: Felicitas Gratzhoff
6. ALA: Kristen Schulz
7. Many Farms: Brittny Clah
8. Valley Christian: Quinn Robertson
9. Pima: Shayla Hancock
10. Phoenix Chrisitian: Victoria VanHofwegen
*10. Scottsdale Chrisitian: Anna Long

2nd Team 2A All-State:

1. San Carlos: Latricia Long Knife
2. Pima: Corley Lines
3. San Miguel: Maciel Moreno
4. Many Farms: Chantel Becenti
5. Phoenix Christian: Brandi Adams
6. PRCA: Cheyenne Link
7. Horizon Honors: Sara Ellenberger
8. Ajah Edwards: Tombstone
9. Valley Christian: Kristen Johannsen
10. St. Johns: Jenna Udall

Freshman Phenom All-State Team:

1.Valley Christian: Tana Kemmer
2. Scottsdale Chrisitian: Anna Long
3. Marissa Rich: Tempe Prep
4. Valley Sanders: Chelena Betoney
5. Desert Christian: Alexa Arndt
6. San Manuel: Maritza Encinas
7. Valley Sanders: Adriannia Nez
8. Horizon Honors: Gina Garvey
9. Tempe Prep: Lisa Dischinger
10. Arizona Lutheran: Emily Neeb

Region Players of the Year:

East: Pima: Kitt Bryce
Central: Valley Christian: Ashton Wolf
South: San Miguel: Maciel Moreno
North: Many Farms: Brittny Clah
West: Phoenix Christian: Felicitas Gratzhoff

Overall Player of the Year: East: Pima: Kitt Bryce

Defensive Players of the Year: Literally a 3 way tie!!
Valley Christian: Ashton Wolf & Quinn Robertson & Pima: Corley Lines

Coach of the Year: Many Farms Tracy Todecheene