Top CIF-SS basketball players, coaches honored

The All-CIF-SS basketball team were released late Wednesday and numerous area players and coaches were honored.

Miller sophomore Chloe Wells was selected as the Division 2-AA girls basketball player of the year after leading the Rebels to a second consecutive section title. Los Osos' Chris Stephens was named the coach of the year.

Cajon junior guard Layshia Clarendon was picked as the D2-A girls player of the year after leading the Cowgirls to their first section title. Also for Cajon, Mark Lehman was picked as the coach of the year.

Lehman was all smiles Wednesday afternoon when he dropped by the San Bernardino Sun office.

"Somebody asked me the other day how we did it," he said. "Things just fell into place for us."

Summit's Alexis Onishi was selected as the D3-AA girls coach of the year after leading the SkyHawks to the section title game and CIF-State tournament, without any seniors on the roster.

Amani Butler and Camille Buckley were co-players of the year in D3-A and Chaffey's Dennis Ullom was coach of the year.

Twentynine Palms junior guard Montreal Harris was picked as the D4-A boys basketball player of the year after leading the Wildcats to a second consecutive section title game. It was Harris' second consecutive player of the year honor.

Colony's Jerry De Fabiis was named the coach of the year in boys D2-AA.

Here are all the All-CIF-SS honorees:

BOYS
Division I-AA
Players of the Year — Demar DeRozan, Compton, Sr.; David Wear, Santa Ana Mater Dei, Jr.; Jordan Hamilton, Compton Dominguez, Jr.
Coaches of the Year — Russell Otis, Dominguez; Ted Hollister, Long Beach Wilson

Division I-A
Player of the Year — Eric Wise, Riverside King, Sr.
Coach of the Year – Tim Sweeney Jr., King
County players on first team - Erick Ellis, Etiwanda, Sr.; Danny Redmon, Upland, Sr.; Nick Bennett, Rancho Cucamonga, Sr.; Cory Harkey, Chino Hills, Sr.

Division II-AA
Players of the Year — Aaron Ware, Torrance Bishop Montgomery, Sr.; Justin Cobbs, Bishop Montgomery, Jr.
Coach of the Year — Jerry De Fabiis, Colony
County players on first team — Andrew Bock, Rialto Eisenhower, Jr.; Mychael Hearn, Cajon, Sr.; Joseph Richard, Arroyo Valley, Sr; Tyler Lamb, Colony, So.
County players on second team — Kauri Black, Eisenhower, Sr.; Tristan Kirk, Redlands, Jr.; James Sanders, Arroyo Valley, Sr.; Michael Bostic, Colony, Sr.

Division II-A
Player of the Year — Mike Snaer, Moreno Valley Rancho Verde, Jr.
Coach of the Year — Travis Showalter, Rancho Verde

Division III-AA
Player of the Year — Jrue Holliday, North Holliday Campbell Hall, Sr.
Coach of the Year — Terry Kelly, Campbell Hall

Division 3A
Players of the Year — Eric Lawton, Hemet West Valley, Jr.; Robert Smith, Perris, Jr.
Coaches of the Year — Chuck Peebles, West Valley; Elzie Landers, Perris
County players on first team — James Tonic, Serrano, Sr.; Jamaal Franklin, Serrano, Jr.

Division 4AA
Player of the Year — Timothy Butler, Riverside Patriot, Sr.
Coach of the Year — Monty Owens, Patriot
County players on first team — Darrick Johnson, Kaiser, Sr.; Cory Hollaman, Aquinas, Sr.; Bobby Nigg, Ontario Christian, Sr.
County players on second team — Thad Lowe, Loma Linda Academy, Sr.; James Albert, Aquinas, Jr.; Mark Dunham, Arrowhead Christian, Jr.; Steve Messner, Apple Valley Christian, Sr.; Jordan Vargas, Hesperia Christian.

Division 4A
Player of the Year — Montreal Harris, Twentynine Palms, Jr.
Coach of the Year — Bryan Branderhorst, Cerritos Valley Christian
County player on first team — Connor Madden, Yucca Valley, Sr.
County player on second team — Kriss Proctor, Big Bear, Sr.

Division V-AA
Players of the Year — Keith Shamburger, La Verne Lutheran, So.; Alex Osborne, Los Angeles Pacific Hills, Jr.
Coach of the Year — Ivan Brahona, Pacific Hills
Division V-A
Players of the Year — Raymund Bears, Rosamond, Sr.; Donte Day, Rosamond, Sr.
Coach of the Year — Tim Atkerson, Rosamond

GIRLS BASKETBALL l
Division I-AA
Player of the Year — Jasmine Dixon, Long Beach Poly, Sr.
Coaches of the Year — Carl Buggs, Long Beach Poly; Lorene Morgan, Long Beach Millikan

Division 1A
Players of the Year — Atonye Nyingifa, Redondo, Sr.; Mikah Maly-Karros, Manhattan Beach Mira Costa, Sr.
Coach of the Year — Marcelo Enriquez, Redondo

Division II-AA
Player of the Year — Chloe Wells, Miller, So.
Coach of the Year — Chris Stephens, Rancho Cucamonga Los Osos
County players on first team — Briana Hall, Miller, Sr.; Lola Wells, Miller, Sr.; Cierra Warren, Los Osos, Jr.; Amber Williams, Etiwanda, Jr.
County player on second team — Emily Vore, Redlands, Sr.

Division II-A
Players of the Year — Layshia Clarendon, Cajon, Jr.; Rebekah Garner, Chino Hills Ayala, Sr.
Coach of the Year — Mark Lehman, Cajon
County players on first team — Darshae Burnside, Cajon, Jr.; B’jonee Reaves, Cajon, Sr.; Rhema Gardner, Ayala, So; Jasmin Holliday, Ayala, Sr.
County players on second team — Ariel Marsh, Ayala, So.; Erica Norman, Chino Hills, So.

Division III-AA
Players of the Year — Nikki Speed, Los Angeles Marlborough, Sr.; Pernilla Hanson, Anaheim Magnolia, Sr.
Coach of the Year — Alexis Onishi, Summit
County players on first team — Adrianne Thomas, Summit, So.; Meghin Williams, Summit, Jr.
Area player on second team — Maiya Michel, Summit, So.

Division III-A
Players of the Year — Amani Butler, Colony, Sr.; Camille Buckley, Colony, Jr.
Coach of the Year — Dennis Ullom, Chaffey
County players of first team — Lauren Bushong, Yucca Valley, Jr.; Te'onna Campbell, Chaffey, So.
County players on second team — Haly Herrera, Twentynine Palms, Jr., Ashley Anthony, Silverado, So.; Nisha Barrett, Barstow, So.; Angelica Peralta, Don Lugo, Jr.; Monet Smith, Chaffey, Sr.; Jasmine White, Colony, Jr.

Division IV-AA
Player of the Year — Lauren Engeln, Laguna Hills, So.
Coaches of the Year — Jim Martin, Laguna Hills; Bob Bernal, Irvine University

Division IV-A
Player of the Year — YaShontwa Redmond, Inglewood St. Mary’s Academy
Coach of the Year — Bo Corona, St. Mary’s Academy
Area player on first team — Megan Williams, Calimesa Mesa Grande, Jr.
Area players on second team — Carla Bartlett, Mesa Grande, Sr.; Collette Johns, Arrowhead Christian, Sr.; Jenna Gerrs, Arrowhead Christian, So.

Division V-AA
Players of the Year — Elissa Brown, Whittier Christian, Sr.; Jacqueline Joseph, Whittier Christian, Sr.
Coach of the Year — Bill Crammer, Whittier Christian

Division V-A
Players of the Year — Megan Baer, Santa Monica Crossroads, So.; Brenda Kramer, Chatsworth Sierra Canyon, Jr.
Coach of the Year — Kevin Cormier, Crossroads
County players on first team — Carly MacLeod, Packinghouse Christian, Jr.; Cherise Anderson, Lake Arrowhead Christian, Sr.