The Girls Who Provide Pressure!
March 23, 2011 by admin · Leave a Comment
Lead by senior Janell Gabb and junior Tiffany Kho, the girls program showed steady improvement throughout the season. The team competed in the 17u division for most of the season to prepare them for the month of July. The Oregon tournament proved to be a heck of a test for the girls from Cali, who showed pretty well while playing shorthanded and young.
With a few of the girls getting interest from various colleges we’ll see what happens in the next few months as their high school season gets underway.
Behind the athletic senior Micah Shirley who was also an All-CIF Southern Section standout in football, the Guards put together a winning campaign that included a Santa Fe League championship. It was Bell-Jeff’s first league title in 13 years.
With that success, it’s not surprising that Bell-Jeff had five athletes who were honored on the all-league list. Leading the way was Shirley, who earned Santa Fe League Player of the Year honors.
“They had a really hard time stopping Micah in league,” first-year Bell-Jeff Coach Julian Andrade said. “He put up some pretty good numbers this season.
“But to have five of our guys honored is pretty unexpected. And three of those players are going to be back for next year, and I will have a year to work with them.”
Shirley averaged 16.6 points a game and scored 24 in a game against St. Genevieve on Feb. 10 to help the Guards secure the league crown.
Making the all-league first team were junior guard Elijah Reed and sophomore guard Brandon White. Senior guard Mario Marquez and sophomore guard/forward Connor Linquist were second-team honorees.
“What really helped us this season was our defense,” Andrade said. “And three of our guys who made all-league, Elijah, Brandon and Mario, were really the ones who helped lead the defense for us.”
The Guards (12-13) couldn’t carry over their success in league into the CIF Southern Section playoffs, as No. 14 Bell-Jeff was defeated in the first round by Chadwick, 58-56.
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