All-Valley boys basketball awards
Player of the Year
BYRON WESLEY
Etiwanda, 6-foot-5, Junior, forward
The transfer from Cajon who is verbally committed to USC averaged 19 points and nine rebounds in leading Etiwanda to the CIF-SS Division 1AA finals and the state tournament quarterfinals.

Coach of the Year
STEVE JOHNSON, Eisenhower
Johnson led Eisenhower to a 29-6 record and its second consecutive CIF-SS Division 2A title.

FIRST TEAM
G - John Gilliam, Upland, 6-1, Jr.
The Highlanders leading scorer was named Baseline League co-MVP after averaging 21.2 points per game and 1.6 steals in leading the Highlanders to a second-place finish in league and the CIF Division 1AA quarterfinals.

G - Alex Varner, Eisenhower, 6-1, Sr.
The shooting guard earned CIF-SS Division 2A co-player of the year and Citrus Belt League MVP honors after

G - Kendall Williams, Los Osos, 6-3, Sr.
The point guard verbally committed to New Mexico averaged 22.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.9 steals in leading Los Osos to the Division 1AA quarterfinals.

F - J.J. O'Brien, Alta Loma, 6-6, Sr.
The swingman who will play at Utah next year averaged 24.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and three assists per game as Alta Loma finished third in the competitive Baseline League.

C - Chris Reyes, Damien, 6-7, So.
The sophomore nearly averaged a double-double with 16.3 points and 9.1 boards, not to mention 3.6 blocks per game, as Damien finished second in the Sierra League and reached the Division 2A semifinals.
SECOND TEAM
G - Derek Brown, Chino Hills, 6-2, Sr.
G - Kirby Gardner, Eisenhower, 6-2, Sr.
G - Jordan Daniels, Etiwanda, 5-9, Jr.
F - Chris Adams, Damien, 6-3, Sr.
C - Khalil Kelly, Los Osos, 6-9, Sr.
THIRD TEAM
G - Kenneth Morgan, Summit, 6-2, Sr.
G - Julian Caldwell, Colony, 6-3, Sr.
G - C.J. Cooper, La Verne Lutheran, 6-0, Jr.
F - Evan Brooks, Colony, 6-3, Sr.
C - Grant Jerrett, La Verne Lutheran, 6-8, So.

Clay Fowler has been covering high school sports for six years in California and Texas. He was born in Dallas, attended the University of Texas and worked in Central Texas before joining the Daily Bulletin staff in 2006.



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