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All-league prep football teams announced
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Sanger High's Frankie Piceno drives by a Bearcats de- fender during Saturday's home game against Paso Robles. Piceno had 13 points in the Apaches' win.
Five Pirates make all-NYL first team
MVT Staff Report
The Reedley High Pirates had five players named to the all-North Yo- semite League first team in football in voting by league coaches.
Seniors Michael Rios and Devin Magana earned special recognition. Re- ceiver Rios was voted as the league’s Utility Player of the Year after playing wildcat quarterback for the final three-regular sea- son games and helping the Pirates (6-5) secure second place and a berth in the Central Section Division 5 playoffs. He led the team in receiving and picked up 364 of his 400 yards rush- ing during league play.
Tackle Magana re- peated as a first team all- league selection, helping anchor the offensive line. His blocking enabled se- nior Danny Cortez – who received some votes for league Offensive Player of the Year and made the first team on offense — to rush for 704 yards and 10 touchdowns.
The Pirates’ other two first team selections were on defense in senior line-
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Reedley High offensive lineman Devin Magana (74), pictured in action this season against Mendota High, was selected to the all-North Yosemite League first team for a second straight season. Other RHS players joining Magana on the all-league first team were running back Danny Cortez, linebacker Kyle Doik and defensive lineman Daniel Badilla. League coaches selected the Pirates’ Mike Rios as Utility Player of the Year.
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game shooting 48 per- cent. Sanger’s defense forced 21 turnovers that led to various fast break opportunities.
Freshman Frankie Piceno ended the game with 13 points to go along with seven steals. Luke Dillon added nine points while Alejandro Mendibles, Luke Karle and JC Flores had six points apiece.
Paso Robles was
led by junior Darius Thompson’s 13 point, six rebound effort.
This week, Sanger will be playing in the Lahainaluna Tourna- ment in Hawaii where they opened against Edison of Huntington Beach.
Upon returning from Hawaii, the Apaches will be playing in the Clovis Elks tournament where they open against East Bakersfield at 3 p.m. on Dec. 26 at Clo- vis High.
backer Kyle Doi and de- fensive lineman Daniel Badilla.
Second team selections were offensive linemen An- tawn Cervantes and Max Saucedo, defensive backs Max Alvarez and Devin Decker and defensive line-
man Audon Martinez. Earning honorable men- tion all-league for RHS were quarterback Gannon Gabaldon, defensive back Chris Sanchez, offensive linemen Nate Bohlken and Andrew West defensive back Ryan Warkentin, line-
backer Joseph Jaramillo and defensive lineman Johnny Briseno.
Tony Gates was voted Coach of the Year by his coaching colleagues, after leading the Pirates to their first trip to the postseason since 2011.
The Emperors Basketball Team
DINUBA HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
This week's Athlete of the Week is the Dinuba High boys basketball team. The Emperors are 10-0 and captured the
69th Annual Kingsburg Lions Club Classic and the 5th Annual Andrew Bedoya Holiday Classic. In the Holiday Classic title game, Dinuba made a school-record 19 3-pointers, eclipsing the previous record of 16, in a 83-54 win over Monache on Saturday.
MVT Staff Report
Six players from the Sanger High varsity foot- ball team were selected to this year’s CMAC All- League first team. In- cluded in the all-league first team were four of- fensive players and two defensive players from Sanger.
On offense, senior run- ning back Kosi Agina, se- nior wide receiver Dolce Calandra and two offen- sive linemen, seniors Ja- son Lopez and Jesus Fer- reira made the all-league first team.
Agina led the team in rushing this season, rushing for 1009 yards on 90 attempts, scoring 17 touchdowns. He also added 130 yards receiv- ing and one touchdown reception.
Calandra led the team in receptions, catching 37
balls for 643 yards and eight touchdowns.
Making the all-league team on defense were junior defensive end Ga- briel Olmos and junior defensive lineman Jaden Munoz. Olmos led the team in sacks this season with 7.33. He also fin- ished the season with 57 tackles.
Three Sanger Apaches made the all-league sec- ond team. Senior quar- terback Noel Collazo and senior offensive lineman Jonathan Bravo made the second team on offense. Senior linebacker Pierce Jones made the second team on defense.
Receiving honorable mention were junior running back Morgan Privett, senior defensive back Fabian Lopez and ju- nior defensive backs John Pena and Isaiah Becerril.
Photos by Rick Curiel / Mid Valley Times
Sanger High defensive end Gabriel Olmos, above, was named to the All-CMAC first team on defense, while run- ning back Kosi Aging made first team on offense.
Six Apaches named to
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