In a season stacked with talent, Mary M. Knight’s Isaiah Compton and North River’s Kainoa Kanahele were named co-MVPs as the 1B Coastal League announced its boys and girls basketball all-league teams for the 2021.
Both Compton and Kanahele’s numbers were eye-catching this past season.
Kanahele averaged 17.1 points, 12.8 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game for the 7-4 Mustangs while Compton averaged a double-double with 19.8 points and 14.5 rebounds per game for the 9-5 Owls.
Compton was joined by Owls teammate Dylan Ralph (16.8 ppg) on the First Team.
League champion Taholah (11-4 overall, 8-2 league) was well-represented on the all-league list, with both Izaiah Mowitch and Jauvon James-Juneau garnering First Team honors.
Mowitch led the Chitwhins with 17.5 points per game to go along with 9.1 rebounds per game in his senior season.
James-Juneau was equally impressive, averaging a double-double with 14.5 points and 14.1 rebounds per game to go along with 3.6 steals per game.
Taholah’s Tommy Underwood (15.5 ppg, 3.9 spg) was named to the league’s Second Team and was just one point shy of the First Team in an incredibly close vote among the league’s top seven players.
North River head coach Sean Pierson earned Coach of the Year honors with the Wishkah Valley Loggers claiming the Sportsmanship Award.
The girls all-league team was led by Oakville’s Maria Casihan, who won the MVP award by two points over North River’s Eliza Gumaelius.
League champion Taholah (12-4, 8-0) was represented on the First Team by leading scorer Nakeah McCrory, who finished her junior season scoring 10.3 points and grabbed 7.3 rebounds per game.
The First Team was rounded out by North River’s Launa Delaney, Ruby Gumaelius and Wishkah’s Brooke Haskey.
Taholah’s Ashley Hidalgo, Precious Cross Guns, Oakville’s Cierra Berg and Mary M. Knight’s Kaylee Ruggles were named to the league’s Second Team.
North River’s John Gumaelius was named Coach of the Year with Mary M. Knight and Oakville winning the Sportsmanship Award.
The full 1B Coastal All-League Team is as follows:
1B Coastal All-League Boys Basketball Team
First Team
Isaiah Compton, Mary M. Knight (co-MVP); Kainoa Kanahele, North River (co-MVP); Dylan Ralph, Mary M. Knight; Jauvon James-Juneau, Taholah; Izaiah Mowitch, Taholah
Second Team
Tommy Underwood, Taholah; Quinnton Krippelcz, Mary M. Knight; Jordan Nieves, North River; Adam Schreck, North River; Ashton Boyd, Oakville
Honorable Mention
Eddi Klatush, Oakville; Courtney Price, Oakville; Jesus Mendoza, Lake Quinault; Kelvin Nieves, North River; Jon Brown, Taholah
Coach of the Year — Sean Pierson
Sportsmanship Award — Wishkah Valley
1B Coastal All-League Girls Basketball Team
First Team
Maria Casihan, Oakville (MVP); Eliza Gumaelius, North River; Nakeah McCrory, Taholah; Launa Delaney, North River; Ruby Gumaelius, North River; Brooke Haskey, Wishkah Valley
Second Team
Ashley Hidalgo, Taholah; Precious Cross Guns, Taholah; Cierra Berg, Oakville; Kaylee Ruggles, Mary M. Knight
Honorable Mention
Angel Ancheta, Taholah; Kelsi Cooper, Mary M. Knight; Alyssa Forsythe, Oakville; Tryssa Robertson, Mary M. Knight; Lilly Bernhardy, Wishkah; Kelsey Skinner, Mary M. Knight
Coach of the Year — John Gumaelius, North River
Sportsmanship Award — Mary M. Knight, Oakville
