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West's Wyche, West Valley's Hebard earn Player of Year honors in 4A basketball

For the second year in a row, Da'Zhon Wyche of West and Ruthy Hebard of West Valley were named the Class 4A Players of the Year in basketball.

The Cook Inlet Conference of Anchorage dominated the boys' selections, boasting four of the five first-team picks.

Joining Wyche on the team were Nathan Fromm of Service, Moses Miller of East and Bentiu Panoam, Bartlett. West Valley's Daniel Hornbuckle was the lone non-Anchorage first-teamer.

Three more Anchorage players earned second-team honors -- Alex Adams of South, Eric Jenkins of Dimond and Marquis White of East. Alec Canete-Hall of East was a third-team pick.

Hebard, who will play Division I basketball at Oregon, was joined on the girls' first team by two Wasilla players and two CIC players.

Leya DePriest and Olivia Davies represent powerhouse Wasilla. Other first-teamers are Dimond's Alissa Pili and Chugiak's Nicole Pinckney.

In Class 3A, Barrow and Grace Christian each landed two boys on the first team – Kamaka Hepa and

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Travis Adams for Barrow and Tobin Karlberg and Trevor Osborne for Grace.

Hepa and Homer's Madison Akers were the Class 3A Players of the Year.

The Class 2A Players of the Year were Kylie Wallace of Petersburg and Ben Enlow of Unalaska.

In Class 1A, top honors went to Megan Hickman of Nikolaevsk and Fritz Jackson of Akiachiak.

All-state selections were determined by coaches from across the state, who voted for players within their own class.

MGJ Building Group/Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Team

Class 4A

Girls

Player of the Year: Ruthy Hebard, West Valley

Coach of the Year: Jim Young, Dimond

First team -- Ruthy Hebard, West Valley; Olivia Davies, Wasilla; Leya DePriest, Wasilla; Alissa Pili, Dimond; Nicole Pinckney, Chugiak.

Second team -- Azlynn Brandenburg, Wasilla; Jahnna Hajdukovich, Lathrop; Sandin Kidder, East; Whitney Shapp, Dimond; Tennae Voliva, East.

Third team -- Eliah Anderson, Ketchikan; Alexis Biggerstaff, Ketchikan; Shameah Jones, Dimond; Theyoung Puoy, West; Ava Tompkins, Thunder Mountain.

Boys

Player of the Year: Da'Zhon Wyche, West Anchorage

Coach of the Year: Robert Casperson, Juneau-Douglas

First team -- Da'Zhon Wyche, West; Nathan Fromm, Service; Daniel Hornbuckle, West Valley; Moses Miller, East; Bentiu Panoam, Bartlett.

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Second team -- Alex Adams, South; Jason James, Ketchikan; Eric Jenkins, Dimond; Kaleb Tompkins, Juneau-Douglas; Marquis White, East.

Third team -- Tyler Boyer, Colony; Mo Bullock, Ketchikan; Kobe Brown, Wasilla; Alec Canete-Hall, East; Michael Kluting, Palmer.

Class 3A

Girls

Player of the Year: Madison Akers, Homer

Coach of the Year: Chad Felice, Homer

First team -- Madison Akers, Homer; Rose Mongoyak, Barrow; Bobbi Mott, Valdez; Zoe Krupa, Sitka; Payton; Weisz, Mt. Edgecumbe.

Second team -- Senora Ahmasuk, Nome; Madison Fleming, Valdez; Romay Harris, Galena; Kayla Stafford, Homer; Amir Williams, Anchorage Christian.

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Third team -- Kuutuuq Danner, Barrow; Sierra Tate, Hutchison; Haley O'Brien, Bethel; Kimberly Quincy, Houston; Annie VanderWeide, Grace Christian.

Boys

Player of the Year: Kamaka Hepa, Barrow.

Coach of the Year: Reid Kornstad, Nikiski.

First team -- Kamaka Hepa, Barrow; Travis Adams, Barrow; Jeremiah Bailey, Monroe; Tobin Karlberg, Grace Christian; Trevor Osborne, Grace Christian.

Second team -- Tevin Bayne, Sitka; Martese Blankenship, Delta; Divon Davis, Monroe; Trey Huckabay, Anchorage Christian; Eric Jones, Galena.

Third team -- Clevon Constantine, Bethel; Bish Gallahorn, Kotzebue; Mareng Gatkuoth, Anchorage Christian; Ronnie Jackson, Seward; Xavier Ughutevbe, Hutchison.

Class 2A

Girls

Player of the Year: Kylie Wallace, Petersburg.

Coach of the Year: Dino Brock, Petersburg.

First team -- Kylie Wallace, Petersburg; Ada Harvey, Unalakleet; Rylie Lyon, Bristol Bay; Shauna Koonuk, Point Hope; Raquell Salas, Nenana.

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Second team -- Kayley Swinton, Haines; Ruby Brock, Petersburg; Jordyn Lane, Point Hope; Lindsay Phillips, Cordova; Sierra Virgin, Glennallen.

Third team -- Magdalene Green, Hooper Bay; Anna Hanson, Bristol Bay; Aspen Hansen, Craig; Amy Jensen, Wrangell; Tamra Jones, Glennallen.

Boys

Player of the Year: Ben Enlow, Unalaska.

Coach of the Year: Kent Russell, Unalaska.

First team -- Ben Enlow, Unalaska; Stewart Conn, Petersburg; Taylor Harvey, Unalakleet; Jerome Salas, Nenana; Jerome Ridao, Cordova.

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Second team -- Arctic Ivanoff, Unalakleet; Cooper Jewell, Cordova; Andrew Oktollik, Point Hope; Danny Marsden, Metlekatla; Blake Stokes, Wrangell.

Third team -- Wolf Brooks, Petersburg; Ross Enlow, Unalaska; Zavier Ghormley Metlekatla; Austin Johnson, Susitna Valley; Mickey Matchian, Chevak.

Class 1A

Girls

Player of the Year: Megan Hickman, Nikolaevsk.

Coach of the Year: Bea Klaich, Nikolaevsk.

First team --Megan Hickman, Nikolaevsk; Zhane Akeya, Savoonga; Denise Fernandez, Shishmaref; Kai Nashookpuk, Wainwright; Lindsay Weyanna, Teller.

Second team -- Danielle Apassingok, Gambell; Miranda Demientieff, Akiak; Emily Henry, Golovin; Serafima Kalugin, Nikolaevsk; Krista Sinclair, Ninilchik.

Third team -- Miriam Kulowiyi, Savoonga; Molly Nayakik, Wainwright; Nyadeng Puoy, Lumen Christi; Haley Scott, Birchwood Christian; Beverly Tom, Stebbins.

Boys

Player of the Year: Fritz Jackson, Akiachiak.

Coach of the Year: Nick Finley, Ninilchik.

First team -- Fritz Jackson, Akiachiak; Jeoffery Gloko, Manokotak; Everson Paniptchuk, Shaktoolik; Aidan Philpot, Seldovia; Ian Samuelson, King Cove.

Second team -- Nikit Fefelov, Nikolaevsk; Wallace Ungwiluk, Gambell; Theodore Sundown, Scammon Bay; Jared Topkok, Teller;v Austin White, Ninilchik.

Third team -- Jerry Carroll, Fort Yukon; Neil Gordeev, Nikolaevsk; Devin Nakarak, Elim; Tyler Presley, Ninilchik; Devin Woods, Minto.

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