ALL-LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL: Howard claims MVP; Caven, Yanik honored with SIC awards
Bonner County Daily Bee | UPDATED 1 week AGO
Clark Fork High senior guard Westin Caven (3) puts up a close-range shot while contested by Kootenai's Riley Ausman (14) during a non-league game earlier this year at Clark Fork High.
Photo by Max Oswald
ALL-LEAGUE: Owen Howard
A 6-foot-5-inch senior forward, Owen started and played in all 18 games this year for the Wampus Cats and averaged 21.2 points, 13.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 3.2 steals and 3.5 blocks per game... had a season-high 33 points against Kootenai on Jan. 29... a season-high 21 rebounds against Bonners Ferry JV on Jan. 15... a tied for season-high two assists in seven different contests... a tied for season-high eight steals against Genesis Prep on Jan. 20 and against Kootenai on Jan. 29... and a season-high eight blocks against Wallace on Feb. 23... eclipsed 30-or-more points in two other games, scoring 31 points against Mullan on Dec. 10 and 30 points against Post Falls 'C' on Feb. 17... scored 20-or-more points in 10 different contests... posted 15 double-doubles in total, including nine efforts with 15-or-more rebounds... had five-or-more steals in five different contests... recorded four-or-more blocks in nine different contests... averaged 18.3 points, 13.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 2.4 steals and 3.5 blocks per game across past two seasons for the Wampus Cats.
ALL-LEAGUE: Westin Caven
A 5-foot-10-inch senior guard, Westin started and played in all 18 games this year for the Wampus Cats and averaged 13.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 4.8 steals per game... had a season-high 29 points against Kootenai on Jan. 29... a season-high 11 rebounds against Kootenai on Jan. 21... a tied for season-high 12 assists against Genesis Prep on Jan. 20, against Kootenai on Jan. 29, and against Wallace on Feb. 23... a tied for season-high nine steals against Genesis Prep on Jan. 20 and against Post Fall 'C' on Feb. 17... and a season-high two blocks against Post Fall 'C' on Feb. 17... scored 10-or-more points in 15 different contests... had 10-or-more rebounds in three different contests... dished out 6-or-more assists in 14 different contests and 10-or-more assists in six different contests... grabbed four-or-more steals in 15 different contests and six-or-more steals in six different contests... hit eight 3-pointers, one apiece across eight different games... averaged 11.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 4.4 steals and 0.5 blocks per game across past two seasons for the Wampus Cats.
HONORABLE MENTION: Jesse Yanik
A 5-foot-7-inch junior guard, Jesse started and played in all 18 games this year for the Wampus Cats and averaged 11.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game... had a season-high 31 points against Genesis Prep on Jan. 20... a season-high five rebounds against Coeur du Christ on Jan. 16... a tied for season-high six assists against Kootenai on Jan. 29 and against Mullan on Dec. 10... and a tied for season-high five steals against Kootenai on Jan. 29 and against Post Falls 'C' on Feb. 17... had 10-or-more points in 12 different contests, including a 27-point effort against Genesis Prep on Jan. 20... had three-or-more assists in seven different contests... had four-or-more steals in four different contests... served as Clark Fork's main 3-point specialist with 54 made 3-pointers... had a season-high nine 3-pointers against Genesis Prep on Jan. 20 and seven 3-pointers against Immaculate Conception on Feb. 3... hit three-or-more 3-pointers in nine different contests.
2A SCENIC IDAHO CONFERENCE
Most Valuable Player — Owen Howard, sr., Clark Fork.
All-league
Tyson Charley, sr., Lakeside; Hallah Peone, sr., Lakeside; Teagan Brown, fr., Lakeside; Furyus Louie, jr., Lakeside; Lennox Radford, so., Wallace; Cooper Miller, so., Wallace; Henry Larson, jr., Wallace; Trevor Walsh, sr., Genesis Prep; Westin Caven, sr., Clark Fork.
Honorable mention
Jaydin Pluff, jr., Lakeside; Jesse Yanik, jr., Clark Fork.