Page 14 - Mid Valley Times 12-26-19 E-edition

PIRATES
Continued from B1
just 14 of 26 free throws (54 percent).
Villarreal was the only RHS starter to ex- ceed his scoring aver- age, scoring 10 in the second and nine in the third while finishing the night with a trio of 3-pointers. Aaron Todd was held scoreless in the second half and finished with eight points, while
Hernandez and Vildosola added six points each.
Reedley High is idle the rest of 2019, return- ing to action on Satur- day, Jan. 4 with a game against Selma High in the Sanger Showcase Classic. The Pirates then will have another road test on Saturday, Jan. 11 at Dinuba High. The Em- perors carried a perfect 12-0 record into a Dec. 23 game against Mission Oak High.
CSL, WSL announce football all-league teams
Jon Earnest / Mid Valley Times
MVT File Photos
Dinuba High defensive lineman Johnny Garcia, above, and wide receiver Gabriel Moreno, below, were two of eight Emperors to make this year's first team for the Central Sequoia League.
Eight Emperors make All-League first team
Reedley High’s Augie Villarreal sliced to the basket between Kingsburg High defenders Blake Spomer (3) and Matthew Ruegge (15) during the first half on Dec. 20. Villarreal scored a game-high 26 points, but the Pirates fell to the Vikings by an 85-62 score.
Dinuba's Garcia named CSL Offensive Player of the Year
MVT Staff Report
Dinuba High had a total of eight players that were recog- nized as some of the best in the Central Sequoia League.
Ethan Espinoza (lineback- er) along with Johnny Garcia (defensive lineman) and Brian Ortuno-Campbell (defensive back) were CSL defensive first team selections. Espinoza recorded 39 tackles and 28 as- sisted tackles while Garcia had 31 tackles and assisted on 34 other tackles. He also record- ed three sacks. Campbell had a solid year compiling 24 tackles,
Five Cardinals make All-WSL first team
assisting on seven others to go along with a sack and an inter- ception. On the CSL offensive first team were lineman Isaiah Torre and wide receiver Ga- briel Moreno. Moreno had 32 receptions for 402 yards and four touchdowns.
Cesar Lopez (place kicker) and Jorge Duran (punter) were also on the CSL first team. Lo- pez converted 39 of 44 PAT’s and 6 of 8 field goals while Du- ran averaged 32 yards a punt.
Second team/honorable mentions were Ronnie Rub- alcaba, Josh Magaña and Em- manuel Del Rio.
Thursday, December 26, 2019 | B2 | Mid Valley TiMes
MVT File Photo
Dinuba High senior Ally Garcia was named the Central Sequoia League’s Offensive Player of the Year. MVP recognition went to Kendall Vander Tuig of CVC while Defensive Player of the Year hon- ors went to Mattie Fry of Exeter. Coach of the Year was Bucky Kroeze of CVC.
Bethany Gonzalez was a 2nd team member for DHS.
APACHES
Continued from B1
es from four players in the victory, with sopho- more Luke Karle lead- ing the way with 17 points. The majority of those points came on 5 of 9 shooting from three- point range.
Also scoring in dou- ble digits were senior Alejandro Mendibles, who finished with 12 points, and sophomore Jon Dillon and freshman Frankie Piceno, both pitching in 11 points.
Sanger closed out the
tournament with a 51-41 victory over Kalaheo High on Dec. 21. Jon and Luke Dillon led the way for the Apaches scoring 29 points between them. J. Dillon finished with 14 points on 7 of 8 shooting from the field while L. Dillon scored 15 points while hauling in seven rebounds and dishing out three assists.
The Apaches are now 5-4 on the season and re- turn to the court today when they play East Bakersfield in the Clo- vis Elks Tournament at 3 p.m. The tournament will last until Dec. 30.
MVT Staff Report
Orosi High junior Aidan Rodriguez was named the West Sequoia League’s Special Teams Player of the Year.
Rodriguez accumu- lated over 450 yards in kickoff and punt returns and was 47 of 55 in PAT’s. He earned first team recognition as a defen- sive back with 43 tackles and led the team with six interceptions. Rodriguez made the second team as a wide receiver.
Running back Domi- nic Martinez was on the first team after an im- pressive campaign where he led the Valley in rush- ing with over 2,200 yards
and scored 31 touch- downs.
Paving the way up front for Martinez and garnering first team rec- ognition was offensive lineman Edgar Domin- guez and Victor Rosales was on the 2nd team.
Linebacker Juan Flores and defensive line- man Freddi Arciga were on the 1st team as well. Flores had 40 tackles and assisted on 19 others. Ar- ciga had 46 tackles and assisted on 27 while lead- ing the team in tackles for losses with nine.
Arciga was a 2nd team selection on offense as a fullback. Defensive back Andrew Arechiga was a 2nd team member.
MVT file photos
Emily Gonzalez
OROSI HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER
Orosi High soccer
player Emily Gonzalez
is named Athlete of the Week. Gonzalez, a senior mid elder, scored the game- winning goal in a 1-0 win over rival Dinuba. Orosi has won three of their last four matches and improved to 8-1-6 overall.
Right: Orosi High's Dominic Martinez, who led the Valley this year in rushing, was among five Cardinals to make the All-WSL first team. Among those joining him were Aidan Rodriguez, below, who was also named WSL Spe- cial Teams Player of the Year.
06561