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Hello 3A Sports Fans!!!

Today we are announcing our 3A Boys 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 include honorable mention but our honorable mention is not just players we throw in. The honorable mention is a spot for those who make the cut from one level to the next for us. We do not throw 20 names out just to mention them.

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 3A Boys 1st Team All-State:

3A 1st Team All-State:

1. Estrella Foothills: Corey Hawkins
2. Estrella Foothills: James Pierce
3. Chinle: Koyai Clauschee
4. Alchesay: Rasta Nashio
5. Winslow: Kraig Shirley

6. Florence: Kyle Washington
7. Chinle: Laine Yazzie
8. Safford: Brandon McEuen
9. Round Valley: Brett Haws
10. Blue Ridge: Kenny Kellywood

3A 2nd Team All-State:

1. Round Valley: Dustin Donaldson
2. Fountain Hills: Jordan Henslin
3. Globe: Billy Kidd
4. Estrella Foothills: Troy Coleman
5. Chinle: Brandon Yazzie
6. Window Rock: Todd Perkins
7. Holbrook: Tyler Stingley
8. Payson: Ever Figueroa
9. Ganado: Marcus Begay
10. Winslow: Lakota Shirley

Honorable Mention:

Santa Cruz: Bobby Flemons, Sedona: Kevin Cox, Show Low: Josh Weeks, Parker: Sean Golding, River Valley: James Remmel, Blue Ridge: nate Johnson, Fountain Hills: Alex Forehand, Payson: Dakota Marshal, Waterman Coolidge: Rhakeem Mathis, Sam Buchanan, Holbrook: Jalen jackson, Chinle: Steven Halwood, William Wilson, Empire: Demitri Hayes, Safford: Matt Hart, Wickenburg: Justin Bergman, Monument Valley: Preston Parrish, Shayn begay, Jonathon Delmar, Window Rock: Josh Billison, jaydiamond Talliman,

Freshman Phenom All-State team:

1. Estrella Foothills: Devon Hawkins
2. Window Rock: Kyler Ashley
3. Parker: Louis Golding
4. Parker: Michael Carter Jr.
5. Payson: Chase Walden
6. Chinle: Aaron Halwood

Defensive Player of the Year:

Round Valley: Rulon Udall

Region Players of the Year:

West: Estrella Foothills: Corey Hawkins
East: Alchesay: Rasta Nashio
South: Florence: Kyle Washington
North: Chinle: Koyai Clauschee

3A Overall Player of the Year:
West: Estrella Foothills: Corey Hawkins

Coach of the Year: Round Valley: Chris Mathews

3A Girls All-State:
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 3A Girls 1st Team All-State:

3A 1st Team All-State:

1. Winslow: Kourtney Shirley
2. Monument Valley: Bradley Nash
3. Safford: Shaysea Alba
4. Alchesay: Marie Lupe
5. Window Rock: Ashley Mitchell

6. Window Rock: Violet Wood
7. Chinle: Nicole Tsosie
8. Winslow: Shernise Ward
9. Holbrook: April Lester
10. Safford: Bea Villalba

3A 2nd Team All-State:

1. Winslow: Paige Shirley
2. Holbrook: Samantha Yazzie
3. Sedona: Katie Adams
4. Tuba City: Angel Tacheene
5. Monument Valley: Destiny Holiday
6. Coolidge: Miranda Moore
7. Round Valley: Nikki Buck
8. Snowflake: Brittany Titus
9. Window Rock: Coralie Clark
10. Tuba City: Vernene Sheppard
* Safford: Jessica Hancock

Honorable Mention:

Payson: Maddie Nossek, Sedona: Rita Clancy, Florence: Kim Munoz, Round Valley: Lauren Buseman, Show Low: Rebekah Haley, Blue Ridge: Theresa Vataha, Snowflake: Reagan Godfrey and Jessica Johnson, Wickenburg: Kellsi Olsen and Phoebe Blakeley, River Valley: Katie Simpson, Empire: Dani Hawley, Safford: Lexi Peru and Shannon Bingham, Holbrook: Amanda Chee

Freshman Phenom All-State team:

1. Estrella Foothills: Savannah Eklund
2. Empire: Sonique Middleton
3. Coolidge: Hope Johnson
4. Winslow: Mattea Begaii
5. River Valley: Elizabeth Estes
6. Sedona: Sierra Hatler-stefick
7. Sedona: Tiana Hatler-stefick
8. Tuba City: Tristan Tsosie
9. Estrella Foothills: Caitlyn Byrne
10. Payson: Chioya Hill

Defensive Player of the Year:

Tuba City: Jamie Roe

Region Players of the Year:

West: Sedona: Katie Adams
East: Alchesay: Marie Lupe
South: Safford: Shaysea Alba
North: Winslow: Kourtney Shirley

3A Overall Player of the Year:

North: Winslow: Kourtney Shirley

Coach of the Year: Holbrook: Greg Perkins