Basketball: Sealth's Knight named state's Mr. Basketball
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Erroll Knight, a 6-foot-6 senior guard headed for the University of Washington, has been named Mr. Basketball for the 2000-01 boys basketball season by the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association.
Knight, from Chief Sealth High School, is one of four Metro League players named to play in the all-state games June 30 at the Yakima SunDome. He will be joined on the Class 3A City team by Randy Green of Rainier Beach. Two players from Seattle Prep, Erik Bond and Jeffrey Day, were named to the 3A State team.
Also named to the City team were three players from 3A state champion Mount Vernon - Josh Reisman, Tyler Amaya and Troy DeVries. Justin Waldie of Mercer Island and Isaiah Cormier of Mount Si were named to the City team.
Also named to the 3A State team were Reggie Limar of Everett, Aaron Fitzgerald of Kennedy and Rob Bishop of Sammamish.
Will Conroy of Garfield, Carson Hill of Cascade (Everett) and Jason Ellis of Kentridge were among the players named to the 4A City team. Roger Russaw of Mountlake Terrace, Niko Nunogawa of Decatur and Kyle Jackson of Sehome were among players selected for the 4A State team.
Craig Roosendaal and Kyle Trautman of state champion King's were named to the 1A City team. Three players from state runner-up Seattle Christian - Nate Lindseth, John Hagensen and Max Fletcher - were named to the 1A state team.
Marc Axton of Foss was named 4A player of the year by the coaches association. Other player of the year awards went to Reisman (3A), Lynden Christian's Grant Dykstra (2A), Lindseth (1A) and Sprague-Harrington's Colin Floyd (B).
CLASS 4A
City team -- Will Conroy (Garfield); Leonard White (Lincoln); Corey Belser (Bethel); Dwayne Barnes (Bethel); Mark McNall (North Kitsap); Carson Hill (Cascade-Everett)); Michael Fey (Capital); Kyle Vessey (Mount Spokane); Jason Ellis (Kentridge); Erik Patrick (Kamiakin).
State team -- Kyle Jackson (Sehome); Roger Russaw (Mountlake Terrace); Eric Benzel (Ferris); Marc Axton (Foss); Patrick Hillis (Stadium); Niko Nunogawa (Decatur); Ryan Codi (Prairie); Andy Bloom (Gonzaga Prep); Thomas Kelati (Walla Walla); Josh Williams (Davis).
CLASS 3A
City team -- Josh Reisman (Mount Vernon); Tyler Amaya (Mount Vernon); Errol Knight (Chief Sealth); Ryan Durall (West Valley-Yakima); Randy Green (Rainier Beach); Isaiah Cormier (Mount Si); Lance Pecht (West Valley-Spokane); Justin Waldie (Mercer Island); Terrance Troupe (Fife); Troy DeVries (Mount Vernon).
State team -- Erik Bond (Seattle Prep); Jeffrey Day (Seattle Prep); Reggie Limar (Everett); Phil Thompson (Chehalis); Darius Vaielua (Washington); Jeff Teeples (Selah); Aaron Fitzgerald (Kennedy); Rob Bishop (Sammamish); Chris Pendleton (Sequim); Ben Woodard (Cheney).
CLASS 2A
City team (West) -- Grant Dykstra (Lynden Christian); Joe Skillman (Nooksack Valley); James Fritts (IIwaco); Austin Neilson (White Salmon); Nathan Drake (Woodland); Pete Rasmussen (Port Townsend); Charlie Franklin (Blaine); Preston Vermeulen (Nooksack Valley); Cody Huntingford (Chimacum); Todd Burgers (Lynden Christian).
State team (East) -- Thomas Ostrander (East Valley-Yakima); Andy Jaekel (Goldendale); Adam Swinyard (Deer Park); Kenny Stone (Chewelah); Braden Draggoo (Omak); Tony Lopez (Wapato); Jeff Fuller (Grandview); Fred Rurangirwa (Pullman); Cory Boone (Chewelah); Ryan Franklin (Cashmere).
CLASS 1A
City team -- Craig Roosendaal (King's); Kyle Trautman (King's); Jordan Homer (Okanogan); Bryce Chamberlin (Okanogan); Tanner Townsend (Freeman); Jeff Hyndman (Freeman); Michael Putman (Life Christian); R.J. DePala (Toutle Lake); Tyler Williams (Friday Harbor); Nate Debar (Royal).
State team -- Nate Lindseth (Seattle Christian); John Hagensen (Seattle Christian); Max Fletcher (Seattle Christian); Ryan Cheek (Zillah); Eli Johnson (Cascade Christian); Daniel Gebbers (Brewster); Kevin Tully (Raymond); Travis Stark (Raymond); Josh Peterson (Winlock); Greg Golob (Granger).
CLASS B
City team (North) -- Tim Groen (Shoreline Christian); Keith Hodges (Snohomish County Christian); Kevin Vogel (St. Michael's); Drew Moser (St. George's); Jeff Barns (Entiat); Josh Whitman (Ritzville); Matthew Barreiro (Valley Christian); Brent Decker (Valley Christian); A.J. Nelson (Wilbur Creston); Colin Floyd (Sprague-Harrington).
State team (South) -- Jason Fox (Garfield-Palouse); Adam Elder (Garfield-Palouse); Aaron Elder (Garfield-Palouse); Neill Bafus (St. John-Endicott); Jory Fieder (Pomeroy); Chris Phelps (Pe Ell); Jeff Winslow (Napavine); Paul Wirkkala (Naselle); Trevor Zehfus (Evergreen Lutheran); Seth Cain (Seattle Lutheran).