High School Sports

ACS standout Sellers, Ninilchik’s Colburn lead all-state basketball teams

Anchorage Christian School junior Sayvia Sellers and Ninilchik’s Landon Colburn headline the 2022 Wasilla Physical Therapy/Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Team.

Colburn, a senior guard who led Ninilchik to an undefeated 26-0 season and a 2A state title, was named boys player of the year in 2A.

Sellers, who was named Alaska’s Gatorade Player of the Year and Cook Inlet Conference player of the year, also earned the top honor in 4A girls.

In 4A boys, West Valley’s Stewart Erhart was named player of the year and five players from powerhouse Bettye Davis East earned all-state honors.

Wasilla Physical Therapy/Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Team

4A Boys

Player of the Year: Stewart Erhart, West Valley

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Coach of the Year: Chuck Martin, East Anchorage

First team

Stewart Erhart, West Valley

Damarion Delaney, East Anchorage

Luke Johnson, Dimond

Tyriq Luke, West Valley

Zach Williamson, South Anchorage

Second team

Xavier Baker, Dimond

Thomas Baxter, Thunder Mountain

Daion Doughty, East

Kash Luce, Colony

Jayce Underwood, Colony

Third team

Kyler Johnson, East

Spencer Love, Eagle River

Trevor Mahler, Monroe

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Elijah Reed, East

Deuce Zimmerman, East

4A girls

Player of the Year: Sayvia Sellers, Anchorage Christian

Coach of the Year: Kelly Smith, Ketchikan

First team

Sayvia Sellers, Anchorage Christian

Hallie Clark, Colony

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Bella Hays, Wasilla

Mikayla Johnson, Bartlett

Sarah Sorrells, Anchorage Christian

Second team

Mylee Anderson, Wasilla

Lindsay Byron, Ketchikan

Layla Hays, Wasilla

Nyapar Mathot, Anchorage Christian

Shaelyn Mendoza, Ketchikan

Third team

Juliette Adlawan, West Anchorage

Natalie Drussell, West Anchorage

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Maile Wilcox, Dimond

Kaylee Wilks, Colony

Jordan Zackary, West Anchorage

3A Boys

Player of the Year: Luke Lentfer, Grace Christian

Coach of the Year: Ted Van Dussen, Houston

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First team

Luke Lentfer, Grace Christian

Payton Gage, Valdez

Hayden Howard, Houston

Sloan Lentfer, Grace Christian

Dawson Schaeffer, Nome

Second team

Braden Cork, Houston

Tommy Cronin, Seward

Peter Crow, Bethel

Caden Hanebuth, Nome

Cody Wyrick, Houston

Third team

Jeremiah Goodwin, Barrow

Caden Nanninga, Grace Christian

Logan Seymore, Redington

Carter Tennison, Homer

Bryce Tucker, Valdez

3A Girls

Player of the Year: Lexi Seymore, Redington

Coach of the Year: Mindy Bartolaba, Sitka

First team

Lexi Seymore, Redington

Emma Beck, Kenai

Sophie Lentfer, Grace Christian

Tawny Smith, Sitka

Jenilee Donovan, Barrow

Second team

Katie Bast, Monroe

Ella Boerger, Grace Christian

Ava Lieb, Bethel

Chloe Morrison, Sitka

Shelby Siminski, Seward

Third team

Emily Bitler, Houston

Ava Brady, Sitka

Destiny Simmons, Redington

Anna Whitted, Houston

Maggie Zaverl, Monroe

2A Boys

Player of the Year: Landon Colburn, Ninilchik

Coach of the Year: Mike Matthews, Susitna Valley

First team

Landon Colburn, Ninilchik

Shayne Anderson, Metlakatla

Cody Ivanoff, Unalakleet

Bryson Jolley, Susitna Valley

Lukah Kalugin, Ninilchick

Second team

Carter Commack, Unalakleet

Cameron Gaube, Metlakatla

Joelian Lane, Tikigaq

Herwin Riodil, Unalaska

Jaylin Scott, Ninilchik

Third team

Trevor Dundas, Cordova

Latham Johnson, Petersburg

Derek Joseph, Effie Kokrine

Colvin Moore, Ninilchik

Justin Trail, Ninilchik

2A Girls

Player of the Year: Ines Larson, Petersburg

Coach of the Year: Christy Good, Wrangell

First team

Kendra Meissner, Wrangell

Ines Larson, Petersburg

Kiara Harrison, Wrangell

Jamie Early, Wrangell

Ryley Booth, Metlakatla

Second team

Jadyn Lane, Tikigaq

Jennifer Nash, Tikigaq

CeAnika Palacios, Glennallen

India Roderick, Susitna Valley

Kali Simbahon, Petersburg

Third team

Bree Chavez, Metlakatla

Kennedy Clark, Metlakatla

Emma Kehoe, Susitna Valley

Sophie McManus, Nenana

Laura Peterson, Nenana

1A Boys

Player of the Year: Brenden Gregory, Lumen Christi

Coach of the Year: Adam Trombley, Lumen Christi

First team

Brenden Gregory, Lumen Christi

Tim Bennett, Lumen Christi

Isaac Fowler, Tanalian

Savien Linnear, Tanana

Daniel Wardell, Tanalian

Second team

Jager-Sean Brandell, King Cove

Vincent Cobb, Newhalen

Marley Kness, Klawock

Dean Paniptchuk, Shaktoolik

Robert Wilcox, Lumen Christi

1A Girls

Player of the Year: Johnna Nanalook, Newhalen

Coach of the Year: James Barthelman, Newhalen

First team

Johnna Nanalook, Newhalen

Natalie Grubba, Lumen Christi

Kenai Holien, Klawock

Aileen Lester, Newhalen

Kayleigh Sagoonick, Shaktoolik

Second team

Autumn Barr, Shishmaref

Hope Hilyer, Cook Inlet Academy

Tatum Rozak, Cook Inlet Academy

Amara Warren, Lumen Christi

Tricia Weyanna, Shishmaref

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