Four Basketball Players Earn Postseason Honors

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Susie Rogers and junior Lauren Craig were both named to the Delta League All-League first-team as selected by the coaches, while juniors Angie Ortiz and Kyra Huffman both earned all-league second-team honors.

Rogers, who was the named the team’s the outstanding defensive player, averaged 7.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.2 assists, tying for the league-lead. She also ranked third in the Delta League with 3.0 steals per game.

Craig, who was also an All-Metro honorable mention selection, grabbed a league-best 12.3 rebounds per game, the eighth-best total in the section and 13th-best overall in Division I in the state. She also scored 12.7 points per game with a league-best 2.7 blocks per contest. She recorded 18 double-doubles during the season. She scored a season-high 20 points against Huntington Beach and recorded a season-high 20 boards versus Grant. She was the team’s outstanding offensive player.

Ortiz scored 6.1 points and grabbed 4.7 rebounds per game in 2014-15.  She scored in double figures seven times during the season. She was named the team’s most improved player at the banquet.

Huffman was the second-leading scorer and rebounder on the team, averaging 10.1 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. She had four double-doubles during the season. She had a season-high 22 points in a win over Capital Christian. She received the Coaches Award,

St. Francis finished with a 20-8 record, advancing to the section round of the section playoffs before losing to eventual state champion St. Mary’s.

2014-15 Delta League Girls Basketball All-League First Team

Name, School

Emma Stenz, Davis

Katie Grahn, Davis

Caitlin Mazzoleni, Davis

Myra Shulman, Elk Grove

Madison Wong, Elk Grove

Veronica Preciado, Grant

Kim Schmelz, Pleasant Grove

Janae Hair, Sheldon

Shantaniece Mendoza, Sheldon

Lauren Craig, St. Francis

Susie Rogers, St. Francis

Player of the Year: Kim Schmelz, Pleasant Grove

Coach of the Year: Heather Highshoe, Davis

2014-15 Delta League Girls Basketball All-League Second Team

Angie Ortiz, St. Francis

Kyra Huffman, St. Francis