Two Anchorage basketball players are among eight players statewide who garnered Player of the Year honors by the Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches.
Amelia ‘Uhila of Bartlett High was named the Class 4A girls player of the year, and Tessa Binder of Grace Christian was named the Class 3A girls player of the year. Both led their teams to berths in this week’s state tournament in the Valley.
Other players of the year include Colony’s Patrick McMahon (Class 4A boys), Monroe Catholic’s Quinn McHenry (Class 3A boys), Petersburg’s Brennan Skeek (Class 2A boys), Point Hope’s Jadyn Lane (Class 2A girls), Ninilchik’s Landon Colburn (Class 1A boys) and Newhalen’s Aileen Lester (Class 1A girls).
Teams were selected by a vote from members of the coaching association.
‘Uhila was the only Anchorage girl to make the Class 4A first-team squad, and Binder was one of three from Anchorage girls on the 3A first team, along with Sayvia Sellers and Mykaila Pickard, both of Anchorage Christian.
Monroe Catholic of Fairbanks was the only team with three first-team all-staters — McHenry, Malachi Bradley and Jase McCullough. The other two first-team picks for 3A boys were Grace Christian teammates Luke Lentfer and Jaren Miller.
In Class 1A, the Ninilchik boys, Lumen Christi boys and Newhalen girls each had two first-team picks. No schools had multiple first-team picks in Class 4A girls, Class 2A boys or Class 2A girls.
In 4A boys, Colony had first-teamers in McMahon and Jeremiah Hersrud. The East T-birds, the only undefeated team in 4A boys, had one first-team pick (Hasaan Herrington) and one second-team pick (Jahbez Sellers). Bartlett’s Bishop Tosi and Juneau’s Cooper Kriegmont completed the 4A boys first team.
Wasilla Lithia Dodge/Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Team
Class 4A boys
Player of the Year: Patrick McMahon, Colony
Coach of the Year: Chuck Martin, East Anchorage
First team
Patrick McMahon, Colony
Hasaan Herrington, East Anchorage
Jeremiah Hersrud, Colony
Cooper Kriegmont, Juneau-Douglas
Bishop Tosi, Bartlett
Second team
Reece Ivanoff, South Anchorage
Traivar Jackson, West Anchorage
Cortarious Mingo, West Valley
Jahbez Sellers, East Anchorage
Jackson Wall, Chugiak
Third team
Andrew Devine, Wasilla
Zach Jenkins, Dimond
Tyriq Luke, West Valley
Meki Toutaiolepo, Thunder Mountain
Dylan Westlake, Service
Class 4A girls
Player of the Year: Amelia Uhila, Bartlett
Coach of the Year: Clarence Smith, Bartlett
First team
Amelia Uhila, Bartlett
Indiya Clarke, Colony
Rachel Cockman, West Valley
Bella Hays, Wasilla
Tristian Martin, Lathrop
Second team
Lewanne Brower, Dimond
Ariana Lewis, Chugiak
Ali May, West Valley
Jenae Rhodes, Ketchikan
TT Tagovailoa, Lathrop
Third team
Hadley Blasey, West Valley
Adam Kaganek, Bartlett
Kiana Potter, Juneau-Douglas
Sydney Strong, Thunder Mountain
Catherine Uschmann, Palmer
Class 3A boys
Player of the Year: Quinn McHenry, Monroe Catholic
Coach of the Year: Frank Ostanik, Monroe Catholic
First team
Quinn McHenry, Monroe Catholic
Malachi Bradley, Monroe Catholic
Luke Lentfer, Grace Christian
Jase McCullough, Monroe Catholic
Jaren Miller, Grace Christian
Second team
Clayton Beachy, Homer
Jamin Crow, Bethel
Josh Davis, Anchorage Christian
Hayden Howard, Houston
Max Pfieffenberger, Seward
Third team
RJ Alstrom, Mt. Edgecumbe
Ben Bialik, Delta
JD McGee, Anchorage Christian
Matt Sanders, Anchorage Christian
Dawson Schaeffer, Nome
Class 3A girls
Player of the Year: Tessa Binder, Grace Christian
Coach of the Year: Curtis Berry, Seward
First team
Tessa Binder, Grace Christian
Jocelyn Brady, Sitka
Lillian Carstens, Nikiski
Mykaila Pickard, Anchorage Christian
Sayvia Sellers, Anchorage Christian
Second team
Katie Bast, Monroe Catholic
Hannah Hatfield, Homer
Reese King, Valdez
Sunny Pedebone, Anchorage Christian
Lexi Seymore, Redington
Third team:
Mikayla Johnson, Anchorage Christian
Tawny Smith, Sitka
Shelby Sieminski, Seward
Sarah Sorrells, Anchorage Christian
Logan Statathite, Kenai
Class 2A boys
Player of the Year: Brennan Skeek, Petersburg
Coach of the Year: Rick Brock, Petersburg
First team:
Brennan Skeek, Petersburg
Elijah Casperson, Metlakatla
Carson Crager, Haines
Mike Haugen, Unalakleet
Henry Kowunna, Tikigaq
Second team
Brett Abrahamson, Wrangell
John Bisset, Petersburg
Mark Davis, Haines
Cody Ivanoff, Unalakleet
Aidan Rolando, Metlakatla
Third team
Luke Davis, Haines
Isaac Henderson, Metlakatla
Derek Joseph, Effie Kokrine
Joelian Lane, Tikigaq
Herwin Riodil, Unalaska
Class 2A girls
Player of the Year: Jadyn Lane, Tikigaq
Coach of the Year: Ramona Rock, Tikigaq
First team
Jadyn Lane, Tikigaq
Ines Larson, Petersburg
Mary Long, Hooper Bay
Ce’Anika Palacios, Glennallen
Hailey Wilson, Unalaska
Second team
Kristin Ewan-Dye, Glennallen
Reagan Finkenbinder, Dillingham
Kenna Grenier, Susitna Valley
Brianna Ivanoff, Unalakleet
Ashanti Melik, Tikigaq
Third team
Michelle Atcherian, Chevak
Ryley Booth, Metlakatla
Kaili Simbahon, Petersburg
Adrianna Stough, Petersburg
Virginia Teayoumeak, Tikigaq
Class 1A boys
Player of the Year: Landon Colburn, Ninilchik
Coach of the Year: Dick Hawkins, Ninilchik
First team
Landon Colburn, Ninilchik
Daniel Bennett, Lumen Christi
Brenden Gregory, Lumen Christi
Lukah Kalugin, Nikolaevsk
George Nelson, Ninilchik
Second team
Tim Bennett, Lumen Christi
Kosta Fefelov, Nikolaevsk
Cole Hadro, Ninilchik
Cole Moore, Cook Inlet Academy
Mason Zeigler, Cook Inlet Academy
Class 1A girls
Player of the Year: Aileen Lester, Newhalen
Coach of the Year: Josh Hawley, Cook Inlet Academy
First team
Aileen Lester, Newhalen
Mattie Buyse, Birchwood Christian
Katie McGee, Port Alsworth
Johnna Nanalook, Newhalen
Tatum Rozak, Cook Inlet Academy
Second team
Keisha Anelon, Newhalen
Rebecca Okonek, Ninilchik
Kayla Philips, Alak
Emily Rose, Lumen Christi
Amara Warren, Lumen Christi