Tiger senior Ashlyn Greenfield looks to cut back across the floor during a game at Damonte Ranch this season. Greenfield was chosen as a Class 4A North first team all-region player.
Douglas High School basketball had six members of its girls and boys teams earn Class 4A North all-region consideration.
Leading the way on the girls side was senior Ashlyn Greenfield, who posted a team-best 12 points per game alongside 4.6 rebounds per contest.
Greenfield also averaged more than two assists and steals per game.
Last season, Greenfield was a second team selection.
Junior Hailee Koontz was chosen for the second team all-region squad for the second season in a row.
The post player averaged 11 points per game and 11.8 rebounds per game. Koontz pulled down a league-leading 296 rebounds, 111 more than second place. She also blocked 2.3 shots per contest.
(Caden Thacker, a senior with Douglas High basketball, earned his third consecutive all-region first team selection. / Courtesy Jeremiah Pitts)
TIGER BOYS GET FOUR SELECTIONS
Douglas senior Caden Thacker earned his third straight Class 4A North all-region first team honor.
Thacker put together a team-high 15.6 points per game. He averaged two rebounds, two assists and two steals per game as well.
His 374 points and 15.6 points per game average were both third best in the league. Thacker also had 52 steals, which was the fifth most in the league and third best on his team.
Senior Luke Main and junior Trent Ipsen were credited with 56 and 55 swipes this winter, which were second and third most in the league. Both players were honorable mention selections.
Jesse Messick, a senior, also earned his way into an all-region spot with an average of 6.6 points and three boards per contest.
(Douglas High’s Trent Ipsen (20) lofts a three-pointer this season. Ipsen and Jesse Messick (5) were named Class 4A North all-region honorable mention. / Courtesy Jeremiah Pitts)
BOYS ALL-REGION TEAMS
Player of the Year – Jeriah Macias, Damonte Ranch, Sr.
Coach of the Year – Kyle Penney, Spanish Springs
First team – Travis Lee, SpSp, Sr.; Owen Hensley, SpSp, Sr.; Eric Platz, Reno, Jr.; Liam Sorensen, Bishop Manogue, Jr.; Drew Dodson, DR, Sr.; Eli Benna, BM, So; Caden Thacker, Douglas, Sr.
Second team – Brady Hummel, SpSp, Jr.; Tanner Bowers, SpSp, Sr.; Levi Boys, Reno, Sr.; Kin Vong, DR, Sr.; Josh Peterson, Reed, Jr.; Kaden Rowe, BM, Sr.; Gavin Talonen, Galena, Sr.
Honorable mention – Jamahi Jackson, BM, So.; Jayden Acosta, SpSp, Jr.; Jackson Flint, SpSp, Jr.; Jonathan Evans, Reno, Sr.; Alex Hancock, McQueen, Sr.; Zak Stanko, DR, Sr.; Jesse Messick, Douglas, Sr.; Trent Ipsen, Douglas, Jr.; Abram Carpenter, McQueen, Jr.; Luke Main, Douglas, Sr.
GIRLS ALL-REGION TEAMS
Player of the Year – Fa’anaetaua Puloka, Reed, Jr.
Coach of the Year – Arturo Cardenas, Spanish Springs
First team – Brookesly Wilson, Reno, Fr.; Aaliyah Vance, Spanish Springs, So.; Violet Gordon, Reno, So.; Mya Ghisletta, Damonte Ranch, Jr.; Mackenzie Chase, SpSp, So.; Lauren Finnerty, Carson, Sr.; Ashlyn Greenfield, Douglas, Sr.
Second team – Reese Wakefield, SpSp, Sr.; Julia Imse, Galena, So.; Mia Turner, Galena, Sr.; Kylee Moscove, Damonte Ranch, So.; Josie Williamson, Bishop Manogue, Fr.; Hailee Koontz, Douglas, Jr.; Grace Maxwell, Reed, Sr.
Honorable mention – Jocelyn Munoz Martinez, Reed, Sr.; Ava Ashby, Reed, Fr.; Ramona Peterson, Galena, Sr.; Natlia Schettler, Reno, Sr.; Addison Bowers, SpSp, So.; Eva Houston, Reno, So.; Brooklyn Doyle, SpSp, So.; Jazmine Monges, DR, So.; Mia Hall, BM, Fr.; Jaleigh Freed, McQueen, Sr.