Aptos High senior guards Jaylen Dang and Jasmine Ackerman earned spots on the all-Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League First Team in a recent vote by the league basketball coaches.
Dang averaged 14.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists for the Mariners (17-10, 6-4), who placed fourth in the league standings. Ackerman averaged 11.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 blocks per game this season.
Grace Parry and Erin Schmit were honorable mentions for Aptos, which reached the Central Coast Section Division III semifinals.
Scotts Valley High senior Kaitlin Imai was recognized by coaches within the league for her brilliant season, naming her the league’s Most Valuable Player.
Imai led the Falcons (15-9, 7-3), who were co-runner-up in the SCCAL with Soquel (13-10, 7-3), to the CCS D-IV semifinals against Menlo School of Atherton.
According to the MaxPreps website, she was second in the CCS in scoring with 542 points and she averaged 22.6 points per game, which was good for third in the section.
Imai knocked in 88 3-pointers, which was good for third in the CCS. She set a section-record with 13 3-pointers in a game against Santa Cruz High on Feb. 21 and set the school record with 44 points.
Scotts Valley coach Gabe Gonzales was praised by his peers who named him the league’s Coach of the Year.
San Lorenzo Valley High senior Abigail Lahey was given the Heart Award, which was suggested by coaches within the league as a way to recognize her hard work and perseverance after losing her father to cancer this past fall.
All-SCCAL Girls Basketball
Most Valuable Player: Kaitlin Imai, Scotts Valley
Coach of the Year: Gabe Gonzales, Scotts Valley
Heart Award: Abigail Lahey, SLV
First Team
Jasmine Ackerman, Aptos
Jaylen Dang, Aptos
Bella Stevens, Santa Cruz
Elaina Benoit, Scotts Valley
Audrey Finch, Soquel
Second team
Isabella O’Donnel, Santa Cruz
Claire Thompson, Santa Cruz
Amelia Sizemore, SLV
Elana McGrew, Scotts Valley
Isis Yao, Soquel
Honorable mentionsÂ
Grace Parry, Aptos
Erin Schmit, Aptos
Maya Manildi, Harbor
Molly Ender-Tatum, Harbor
Hannah Morley, SLV
Isabella Reynolds, SLV
Elle Caltabiano, Santa Cruz
Samantha McLendon, Santa Cruz
Hailey McKinney, Scotts Valley
Ava Turowski, Scotts Valley
Ginna Winderholder, Soquel
Lexie Noble, Soquel
