Malik Khouzam of Walnut inspired many in Southern California for how he played in the aftermath of the death of his older sister, Kayla, from a car accident in December. Playing for his dad, Joe, Malik became Walnut High’s all-time scoring leader. At right, Dougherty Valley’s Connor Sevilla fires up a jumper during team’s win over De La Salle of Concord in CIF North Coast Section Open Division final. Photos: Twitter.com & Willie Eashman.
This is an updated list of all-state nominees from the first list we did just before the CIF state championships in Sacramento. This is the one we’ll use to begin selecting all of the honorees for the 44th annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Teams. The first teams for juniors, sophomores and freshmen (not recruiting lists) will be done first. Info on all players will continue to be collected until the moment the actual teams get posted and it is still not too late to send in a nomination.
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What We’re Looking For: It’s only too late to send in a nomination once the “publish” button is pushed on one of our all-state posts. You can send a nomination with each athlete’s height, position, year in school, significant statistics. Make sure to list the school, too. Comparing a player not on the board yet to one who already is listed also can be very important toward eventual selection. Limit each nomination to one page please. Send to: markjtennis@gmail.com or call, text (209) 608-1317 (that is the cell for editor Mark Tennis). For boys all-state teams, managing editor Ronnie Flores will be consulted for all final all-state team lists. Email ronlocc1977@yahoo.com.
Our all-state hoops patch for 2023 will be similar to the ones for 2022. Patches for previous years also are available to order at BillyTees.com. Patches also come with a certificate to further recognize the achievement.
