Redington senior named 3A girls player of the year

Lexi Seymore continues to make school history.

Seymore is Redington’s all-time leading scorer. She helped the Huskies earn a state tournament berth for the first time. Now Seymore has something else to add to the list.

Seymore has been named the Wasilla Physical Therapy/Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches 3A Girls Player of the Year.

Redington head coach Dawn Seymore said Lexi is the ultimate teammate. But part of her evolution as a player is knowing that it is alright to take control.

“She’s really stepped it up in realizing she can be selfish and still lead her team to success,” the head coach said. “We’ve always told her, Lexi shoot the ball. Lexi, you have a higher percentage of making that shot. But she loves to see her teammates be successful. When her teammates score she has the biggest smile on her face. But this year it just clicked. She realized she’s still able to lead her team, let them have success. But taking more control gives (the team) more success.”

The results are an outstanding senior season. She enters the state tournament with 416 points, 225 rebounds and 115 assists, and averaged 18 points per game. Lexi Seymore now has more than 1,200 points and 800 rebounds, both school records, in her four-year varsity career with the Huskies.

Seymore is one of five Valley players to be named first-team all-state. Wasilla’s Bella Hays and Colony’s Hallie Clark earned first-team honors for the 4A girls, Houston’s Hayden Howard was named first-team for the 3A boys, and Susitna Valley’s Bryson Jolley was first team for the 2A boys.

Colony’s Kash Luce and Jayce Underwood were named second-team for the 4A boys. Wasilla’s Mylee Anderson and Layla Hays were named second team for the 4A girls. Houston’s Braden Cork and Cody Wyrick were second team for the 3A boys. Susitna Valley’s India Roderick was second team for the 2A girls.

Colony’s Kaylee Wilks, Redington’s Logan Seymore, Houston’s Emily Bitler and Anna Whitted, Redington’s Destiny Simmons and Susitna Valley’s Emma Kehoe were all named to the third team of their respective classes.

Houston’s Ted Van Dussen (3A boys) and Mike Matthews (2A boys) were named coach of the year.

Contact Frontiersman managing editor Jeremiah Bartz at editor@frontiersman.com.

Wasilla Physical Therapy/Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches All-State Team

4A Boys

Player of the Year: Stewart Erhart, West Valley

Coach of the Year: Chuck Martin, East Anchorage

First team

Stewart Erhart, West Valley

Damarion Delaney, East Anchorage

Luke Johnson, Dimond

Tyriq Luke, West Valley

Zach Williamson, South Anchorage

Second team

Xavier Baker, Dimond

Thomas Baxter, Thunder Mountain

Daion Doughty, East

Kash Luce, Colony

Jayce Underwood, Colony

Third team

Kyler Johnson, East

Spencer Love, Eagle River

Trevor Mahler, Monroe

Elijah Reed, East

Deuce Zimmerman, East

4A girls

Player of the Year: Sayvia Sellers, Anchorage Christian

Coach of the Year: Kelly Smith, Ketchikan

First team

Sayvia Sellers, Anchorage Christian

Hallie Clark, Colony

Bella Hays, Wasilla

Mikayla Johnson, Bartlett

Sarah Sorrells, Anchorage Christian

Second team:

Mylee Anderson, Wasilla

Lindsay Byron, Ketchikan

Layla Hays, Wasilla

Nyapar Mathot, Anchorage Christian

Shaelyn Mendoza, Ketchikan

Third team

Juliette Adlawan, West Anchorage

Natalie Drussell, West Anchorage

Maile Wilcox, Dimond

Kaylee Wilks, Colony

Jordan Zackary, West Anchorage

3A Boys

Player of the Year: Luke Lentfer, Grace Christian

Coach of the Year: Ted Van Dussen, Houston

First team

Luke Lentfer, Grace Christian

Payton Gage, Valdez

Hayden Howard, Houston

Sloan Lentfer, Grace Christian

Dawson Schaeffer, Nome

Second team

Braden Cork, Houston

Tommy Cronin, Seward

Peter Crow, Bethel

Caden Hanebuth, Nome

Cody Wyrick, Houston

Third team

Jeremiah Goodwin, Barrow

Caden Nanninga, Grace Christian

Logan Seymore, Redington

Carter Tennison, Homer

Bryce Tucker, Valdez

3A Girls

Player of the Year: Lexi Seymore, Redington

Coach of the Year: Mindy Bartolaba, Sitka

First team

Lexi Seymore, Redington

Emma Beck, Kenai

Sophie Lentfer, Grace Christian

Tawny Smith, Sitka

Jenilee Donovan, Barrow

Second team

Katie Bast, Monroe

Ella Boerger, Grace Christian

Ava Lieb, Bethel

Chloe Morrison, Sitka

Shelby Siemenski, Seward

Third team

Emily Bitler, Houston

Ava Brady, Sitka

Destiny Simmons, Redington

Anna Whitted, Houston

Maggie Zaverl, Monroe

2A Boys

Player of the Year: Landon Colburn, Ninilchik

Coach of the Year: Mike Matthews, Susitna Valley

First team:

Landon Colburn, Ninilchik

Shayne Anderson, Metlakatla

Cody Ivanoff, Unalakleet

Bryson Jolley, Susitna Valley

Lukah Kalugin, Ninilchick

Second team

Carter Commack, Unalakleet

Cameron Gaube, Metlakatla

Joelian Lane, Tikigaq

Herwin Riodil, Unalaska

Jaylin Scott, Ninilchik

Third team

Trevor Dundas, Cordova

Latham Johnson, Petersburg

Derek Joseph, Effie Kokrine

Colvin Moore, Ninilchik

Justin Trail, Ninilchik

2A Girls

Player of the Year: Ines Larson, Petersburg

Coach of the Year: Christy Good, Wrangell

First team

Kendra Meissner, Wrangell

Ines Larson, Petersburg

Kiara Harrison, Wrangell

Jamie Early, Wrangell

Ryley Booth, Metlakatla

Second team

Jadyn Lane, Tikigaq

Jennifer Nash, Tikigaq

CeAnika Palacios, Glennallen

India Roderick, Susitna Valley

Kali Simbahon, Petersburg

Third team

Bree Chavez, Metlakatla

Kennedy Clark, Metlakatla

Emma Kehoe, Susitna Valley

Sophie McManus, Nenana

Laura Peterson, Nenana

1A Boys

Player of the Year: Brenden Gregory, Lumen Christi

Coach of the Year: Adam Trombley, Lumen Christi

First team

Brenden Gregory, Lumen Christi

Tim Bennett, Lumen Christi

Isaac Fowler, Tanalian

Savien Linnear, Tanana

Daniel Wardell, Tanalian

Second team

Jager-Sean Brandell, King Cove

Vincent Cobb, Newhalen

Marley Kness, Klawock

Dean Paniptchuk, Shaktoolik

Robert Wilcox, Lumen Christi

1A Girls

Player of the Year: Johnna Nanalook, Newhalen

Coach of the Year: James Barthelman, Newhalen

First team:

Johnna Nanalook, Newhalen

Natalie Grubba, Lumen Christi

Kenai Holien, Klawock

Aileen Lester, Newhalen

Kayleigh Sagoonick, Shaktoolik

Second team

Autumn Barr, Shishmaref

Hope Hillyer, Cook Inlet Academy

Tatum Rozak, Cook Inlet Academy

Amara Warren, Lumen Christi

Tricia Weyanna, Shishmaref