Central Valley Senior ShowCase 2018

@ Turlock High: Thursday, March 22, 2017

A special publication of the TURLOCK JOURNAL

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BY FRANKIE TOVAR

Welcome to the Fourth Annual Central Valley Senior Showcase!

The Turlock Journal family is happy to once again host this event for the community, bringing the area’s top senior basketball players together for friendly competition and a chance to earn a share of $2,000 in scholarship awards for college.

This year we have players from 10 local schools – Turlock, Pitman, Turlock Christian, Denair, Delhi, Hilmar, Ceres, Central Valley, Oakdale and Hughson – many of whom have been playing

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basketball all their lives. Our hope is that these seniors will get to compete with and against familiar faces and strangers alike, in front of friends, family, and staff from their respective campuses in a final high school sendoff that will live long in their memories.

We also made sure to keep the spectators in mind, too.

In addition to the pair of

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basketball games, those in attendance will also be privy to dance routines, a special National Anthem performance, a raffle with items from more than 25 local businesses and a chance to win a flat screen TV in our boys’ halftime shooting contest!

We would like to thank everyone in attendance, all the participating players and coaches, event sponsors, school officials, volunteers and whoever else had a hand in making this year’s Central Valley Senior Showcase possible.

Now, let’s get ready for tip off !!!!

Central Valley Senior Showcase

Girls 5:30pm - Boys 7:15pm Coaches: GIRLS NATIONAL Dustin Curtiss Pitman High BOYS NATIONAL RJ Henderson Denair High GIRLS AMERICAN Craig Bernardi Hilmar High BOYS AMERICAN Nate Govett Hughson High

Event Sponsors:

Assyrian American Civic Club Oak Valley Community Bank Les Schwab Tires Emanuel Medical Center Yours and Mine Sports Golden Bear Physical Therapy Blessing in Focus Photography Balswick’s Tires Hilmar Cheese Company

Raffle Donors:

Dustbowl Brewing Co. Yonan’s Jewelers Yonan’s Floral Dean’s Pizza Lulu’s Ice Cream Parlor and Treatery Planet Beach Lowe’s Blown Away Salon & Spa Salon Rouge Pho Americana Mariachi’s Mexican Restaurant Main Street Footers Subway Starbucks The Spa Bistro 234 Envy Fine Clothing Shabby Addy Boutique Canal Veterinary Hospital Crivelli’s Shirts & More Crust & Crumb Glitz Fine Clothing Dale’s Guitar & Music Lessons Carnivore Sandwiches Barber Club Turlock

Special thanks to Backstage Academy of Dance, “The Voice of the Pride” and Crime Tek Security.

Emanuel Medical Center is proud to support rt the best and brightest test senior basketball teams from the area. ea.

In such a tight-knit community, it’s always important to acknowledge greatness – and the student athletes on display here today certainly deserve our admiration and respect.

Congratulations to all of the participants!

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Hope Salsig

Kaylin Randhawa

Turlock High

Pitman High

What player do you model yourself after?

Sue Bird

What player do you model yourself after?

Kevin Durant

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My parents.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

The idea of playing collegiate basketball is what inspired me to become the player I am today.

hat’s your most memorable moment W on the basketball court?

Winning back-to-back CCC Championships.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Beating Lodi my junior year for our Holiday Tournament Championship game and winning MVP.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

Playing with my teammates.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

All the fun practices and team bonding at IHOP

College: Undecided

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Elizabeth Flores

Angelina Ursua

Hilmar High

Ceres High

What player do you model yourself after?

Kobe Bryant

What player do you model yourself after?

Skylar Diggins.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

Having my best friend Hailey pushing me to be good.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My family, my friends and my coaches.

They have helped me a lot and got me where I am today.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Shooting two buzzer-beaters in one game.

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What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Winning my last game against Central Valley and scoring 22 points.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

The bond created with my team.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I will miss my teammates and coaches most. I will always love the game because it’s been a part of my life since I was a little girl.

College: Merced

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College: Merced Junior College

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Elizabeth Robinson

Turlock Christian High

Central Valley High What player do you model yourself after?

Steph Curry because of his humbleness and love for God.

What player do you model yourself after?

Dikembe Mutombo.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

Taylor Swift.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My parents because they strive to help me do my best and are my greatest supporters.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I will miss blocking shots.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

When I made the winning assist against Ceres High in a really tough game my sophomore year.

College: Pepperdine/Belmont University

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I’ll miss my amazing team because we really were like family and I miss all the intense work outs from Coach Padilla

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Sarah Musselman

MacKenzie Ussery

Turlock High

Turlock High

What player do you model yourself after?

John Stockton

What player do you model yourself after?

I don’t model my game after anyone. I try to become my own unique player.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

I’ve always been smaller than the girls I play against, which has driven me to outwork them and prove size does not matter.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Beating our league rival for the league championship last season and getting to experience that with all my teammates and friends.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

The friends I made on my team the most.

I will miss getting to see them every day because they became like a second family to me.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My Mom and Mike Tubbs. My Mom has been there for me when I needed to go from gym to gym and she’s my number one fan. And Papa Tubbs has taught me almost everything I know.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

When we had senior night and we started six seniors.

College: University of Maine

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What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I will miss my teammates. They are my second family that I would see more than my actual family.

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Central Valley Senior Showcase Hailey Chavez

Alexandria Sanders

Hilmar High

Denair High

What player do you model yourself after?

Lebron James

What player do you model yourself after?

I just play the game and try to be the best player I can be.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My parents and my first basketball coach Mark Musselman.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My inspiration is to be the best me that I can be.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Shooting and making two free throws to win the game against Escalon.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

My first three-pointer that I made in a game. I was in transition from a center to a wing, so it felt good to show off my work.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

The bond I created over the years with my teammates.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I’m going to miss playing a sport I love with a group of girls that I love.

College: Merced

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College: UC Davis/Sonoma

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Destiny Santa Cruz

Rosie Duarte

Turlock Christian High

Central Valley High What player do you model yourself after?

My Dad. He played college basketball and he taught me everything, from basketball to how to be a good leader.

What player do you model yourself after?

Paige Vieira Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My Great Grandma.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

When I shot a half-court shot. Never in my four years did I think that would happen.

Not only was I excited, so was everybody else.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

The first time I made a three-pointer.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I will miss playing with my best friends and always being with them.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I will miss my coach my coach and my players. Basketball is a team sport, so nothing would be possible without them.

College: Modest Junior College

College: Sonoma State

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Dominich Von Waaden

Turlock High

Pitman High

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My father. He introduced the sort to me.

What player do you model yourself after?

Milos Teodosic

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Making a game-winner in a Modesto Tournament my sophomore year.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My father, who played 15 years professionally in Germany.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

Being announces as a starter and the Dog Pound.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Making multiple game-winning shots my junior year and wining the National Championships in Germany.

College: Merced Junior College What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I will miss competing against players that I have knowns and played against for three of four years now.

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Jacob Stanton

Jonas Tate

Pitman High

Hilmar High

What player do you model yourself after?

Kyrie Irving

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Getting my first two dunks on homecoming night against Mountain House.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My mom, because she works so hard.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

My teammates.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

When we won three championships in preseason.

College: Cal Pol, San Luis Obispo

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I will miss all my teammates and the great times and opportunities.

College: Undecided

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Aiden Rocha

Dylan Mann

Delhi High

Denair High

What player do you model yourself after?

Kyrie Irving

What player do you model yourself after?

Dirk Nowitzki

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My Father

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

Everyone around me is my inspiration.

There isn’t a day that goes by that people don’t impact my life in some shape or form.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Hitting the game-winning three in overtime against Waterford.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Being out there every year playing the sport I love with the people I love.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

Being the leader of the team and playing for coach de la Porte.

College: Merced

College: CSU Stanislaus

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My Grandpa.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Winning a playoff game during my junior year and playing one of my best games ever.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I will miss my teammates and all the jokes and fun times we had.

College: Merced College

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Blake Griffen Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My coach, Nate Govett. He always taught me to work hard.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Making playoffs with my team.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

Playing with my teammates.

College: Undecided

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Wednesday, March 21, 2017

Inder Sandhu

Jace Krick

Ceres High

Oakdale High

What player do you model yourself after?

I don’t really try to model my game after anyone, but people say I have a game similar to Kevin Durant.

What player do you model yourself after?

Draymond Green Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My Dad.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My parents. They have done everything for me and have always supported me.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

This year when we beat Manteca on our senior night.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

My last high school basketball game at Central Valley when we got the win and the crowd chanted “MPV”.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

The brotherhood and great memories.

College: CSU Stanislaus

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I will miss playing with and against the people I have grown up with.

College: Undecided

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Christian Williams

Turlock High

Pitman High

What player do you model yourself after?

Demsen McFadden

What player do you model yourself after?

Russell Westbrook and Kyrie Irving

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My Mom.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

Michael Jordan.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Beating Pitman at home on senior night.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

The day a friend has passed and I had my best game.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

My teammates .

College: Undecided

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

Putting on the black jerseys and going away on the bus.

College: Undecided

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Michael Anderson

Cooper Maynard

Pitman High

Hilmar High

What player do you model yourself after?

Demarcus Cousins

What player do you model yourself after?

Kristaps Porzingis and Stretch Big

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

Michael Jordan

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My Grandfather.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Getting my first in-game dunk.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Shooting a three in a game and everyone thinking I was going to miss, then it went in.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I will miss running out to the band and playing in front of our home crowd.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

My teammates

College: Undecided College: Modesto Junior College

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Carter Azevedo

Justin Short

Hilmar High

Denair High

What player do you model yourself after?

Kemba Walker. I am a pass first point guard.

What player do you model yourself after?

A combination of Russell Westbrook, Kyrie Irving, Lebron James an Kobe Bryant

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My family.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

Growing up not having a lot my parents taught me that you have to work for everything, because they aren’t going to just give it to you.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Beating Ripon last year to ruin their perfect season.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

JV year, we were down 20 right before halftime. I hit a half-court shot with two guys guarding me and we ended up winning the game by one point.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I will miss hanging with my teammates.

College: Undecided

College: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

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Playing with my friends and being able to play in front of large crowds.

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Central Valley Senior Showcase Max Tyson

Justin Watkins

Turlock Christian High

Hughson High

What player do you model yourself after?

I try to model my game after LeBron James because of how versatile he is.

What player do you model yourself after?

Draymond Green because I like the fire he plays with. I’m not the most athletic kid, so I know if I’m the most fiery I’ll be a good player.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Winning the 5-way tie breaker last year.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My Mom because she pushes me to work hard every day.

College: Undecided

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Finally making playoffs for the first time after playing Varsity for three years.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

I will miss just playing with all my friends and the hard work we put in every day.

College: Undecided

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David Serrano

Drew Legan

Central Valley High

Oakdale High

What player do you model yourself after?

Shaq because I am a big-body that no one can guard, but without being able to dunk.

What player do you model yourself after?

Paul George Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

My Father.

Who/what is your greatest inspiration?

Being doubted as a player and people doubting my abilities.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Breaking the school record for points in a game.

What’s your most memorable moment on the basketball court?

Beating Ceres High my senior year and dropping 10 points in the fourth quarter.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

Paying with my teammates and building a brotherhood.

What will you miss the most about high school basketball?

Playing AAU with my team and bonding more than we do in regular season.

College: Undecided

College: Modesto Junior College

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