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Show Friday, March 28, 2003, THE DAILY HERALD, '(www.HariiTheHenld.oaai), 2002-- 03 ALL-VALLE- -Mara s 11 L J Heather Larissai Keith Laycock Spanish Fork' Mountain View Orem Lone Peak MARA BEST, SPANISH FORK J STATS: 8 5-- 8 Timpview SANDY MARVIN, 2.8 , apg, 3.5 steals per game teams keyed on leading scorer Tiffany Peterson, Keith made them pay. She has a terrific shooting touch and excellent 5-- Sr., 10.1 ppg THE WORD: It's been a few years since Lone Peak was a contender in Class 4A, coach Cindy Lawrence has but first-ye- ar the program turned around. The Knights STATS: smooth-shootin- will 6-- 0 miss the versatile Laycock. M Timpanogos Orem Timpview 1 NELSON, TIMPANOGOS Sr., 15.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 51 5-Sr., 16.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.1 spg THE WORD: Peterson's hot start helped Orem give Mountain View a run in the STATS: state championship game. She gets to a dream and play with older sister Stephanie at Utah State next season. Re4 Timpview 0 Region 6. She's made plenty of big shots for Timpview and will be one of the state's top returning players next season. 22-poi- TIFFANY PETERSON, OREM Stepsasit SARAH RED, TIMPVIEW Jr., 12.7 ppg THE WORD: She was the MVP of the Hold-scla- w Division at the Nike Tournament of Champions in December and helped lead Timpview to a perfect 10-- 0 record in STATS: Her best ; tently despite double-team- s. per- game was a formance in a win over Pleasant Grove, Nelson also had 25 points in a close loss to Payson. LAEL MCVEA, TIMPVIEW STATS: 0 Sr., 13.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2 apg THE WORD: The Region 6 MVP has a shot and quick first step, a deadly the strength to take it to the basket She was the MVP for Region 6 in the Boys and ar Girls Clubs Game and has opportunities to play at the next level. LARISSA LAYCOCK, LONE PEAK Sarah percent field goafs THE WORD: Nelson was the key to the Timberwotves' offense and scored consis- skills. Jr., 10.3 ppg, 6 rebounds per game, 3.7 assists per game THE WORD: Gillespie will more than likely become a three-tim- e selection next year. She has twice made 10 in a game, and with the Hansen twin? g Gillespie graduating, the will become the focal point of the Bruins' offense. Tiffany Peterson BRYNNE to Timpview. 5-- I Nelson STATS: 7 J t Bryant PAYSON So., 14 ppg THE WORD: Marvin led a resurgent Payson program to a second-plac- e Region 6 finish and wack to the state tournament Marvin had a season-hig- h 33 points in a win over American Fork and 28 in an overtime loss STATS: i McVea Payson THE WORD: Keith did a little bit of everything for Scott Houle's Tigers, and when MALIARY GILLESPIE, MOUNTAIN VIEW ld b Lad Sandy Marvin . HEATHER Sr., 16.1 points per game THE WORD: Spanish Fork reacheu the state tournament for the second year in a row, and Best's strong offensive game led the Dons. She also made the team as a junior. STATS: KEITH, OREM Jr., 14.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg, h il . Manary Gillespie 5-- DAILY HERALD GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM Y Best STATS: B7 r Pige Prow, Utah STEPHANIE RED, TIMPVIEW STATS: 0 Jr., 12.1 ppg THE WORD: Along with sister Sarah and live McVea, Stephanie Red helped form a talented guard line that averaged 38 points per game. She has a terrific game but can also drain the mid-ran- ge PLAYER OF THE YEAR Heather Hansen, Mountain View DEFENSIVE MVP Hollie Hansen, Mountain View NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Michelle Harrison, Lehi COACH OF THE YEAR Dave Hiatt, Payson 4k If y & rs ' Y TEAM Mara Best, Spanish Fork Mallary Gillespie, Mountain View Heather Keith, Orem . n & " Larissa Laycock, Lone Peak Sandy Marvin, Payson Lael McVea, Timpview Brynne Nelson, Timpanogos Tiffany Peterson, Orem Sarah Red, Timpview Stephanie Red, Timpview - ' HONORABLE MENTION PAYSON Amanda Jolley, Marcy Nielson, Mallory Bateman, Aubrey Orton, Karlee Patridge SPANISH FORK 4 .ttz-)Z-2'- Nicole Baxter, Cindy Bums, Teresa Barney , 4 SPRINGVTLLE Kirsten Mottishow, Cassie Pope, Carrie Weight provo 4 Lunceford, Nikki Holden, Brittany Gutzman, Ashley Williams, Dallas Brooks Kim Ns""w'w, . Mountain View's Heather Hansen (23), the Herald's Valley Player of ALL-VALLE- TIMPVIEW PHOTOS BY MATT SMITHThe Daily Herald the Year, holds the state 4A championship trophy above the crowd. Lindsey Freeze, Jessica Harmon, Kristina Stone VALLEY PLAYERS OF THE YEAR Y OREM Melodi Green, Marsha Heimuli, Aubrey Stay, Cheslea Hid Continued from Bl girls prep basketball awards from The Daily Herald: Heather her second straight Valley Player of the Year and Hollie her second straight Defensive MVP. They've spent four years in the premier girls basketball program in Utah, winning three state championships. Mountain View's record in that four-yespan is and nine of those losses are to teams outside of Utah. The Hansens have played in China and against some of the top teams in the country, and in 2001 helped Mountain View to 87-1- ar 0, a national title. Heather Hansen averaged 15.1 points, four rebounds and. five assists per game in her V senior season and scored 22 points in her team's close win over championship-gam- e Orem. Heather also holds the state record for with 183. career "Heather's more of a vocal leader," Houle said. "She was really just an extension of me out there on the floor. I've got a lot of faith in her after four years. She's the more emotion; al one." Hollie Hansen averaged 11.1 points, six rebounds and 6.6 assists per contest. Houle said she averaged nearly eight steals per game, ah incredible number in a high Bchool game. "Hofiie's very business-lik- e on the floor," Houle said. "She was a silent motivator and gave other kids opportunities to step up. She led by example and has an uncanny ability to get her hands on the ball. 's Heather benefited from defense, because her steals turned into fast breaks ion the other end ,. ' The twins are moving on to ; play for Jeff Judkins at BYJJ city-riv- al 32-min- Hol-lie- , MOUNTAIN VIEW 1999 Erin Thorn, Mountain View 2000 Kami Jo Massey, Payson 2001 Danielle Cheesman, Mtn.View 2002 Heather Hansen, Mtn. View 2003 Heather Hansen, Mtn.View Ashley Cheesman, Ashley Henry, Lora Mitchell TIMPANOGOS . Megan Fairbanks, Kristen Louder PLEASANT GROVE Tina Magnum, Candace Johnson next year. "First of all, both girls are unconscious in their range and they're very quick off the drib ble ," Houle said. "I think they can play at the next level offensively, and on defense, they're such fierce competitors. They both have the quickest, fastest hands I've ' ever seen." Lehi's Michelle Harrison is our Newcomer of the Year after a tremendous freshman season. Harrison didn't waste any time, opening the season with 25 points in a win over. Pleasant Grove. She followed that up with a (18 points, 14 rebounds, 10 blocks) in a victory over Tooele and was off and running. Lehi won Region 8 and finished the year 19-- Harrison,' a 1 guard, will more than likely be one of the most recruited play- ers in the state her senior year. Payson's Dave Hiatt is our Coach of the Year. Hiatt. who led the Lions to a state championship game appearance in 1997, returned this season and immediately transformed Payson into a contender. Payson won only four games in 2002, but finished 2003 with a 0 record. The . young Lions advanced to the state quarterfinals, and there's plenty of talent coming back for an even better 2003-0- AMERICAN FORK Jayni Melton, . " LONE PEAK LEHI i Megan Hertford, Andrea Durrant, Tara Asay, Tiffany Grey, Annie Christiansen, Susie Jex, Tristen Sunderland . triple-doub- WASATCH Liz Turner, Kelsi CARBON Morgan Warburton, Cassie .Warburton, Danielle Julian DELTA Aubrey Nickle, Sam Kearsley 6-- NORTH SANPETE Jessica Aagard, Kali Larsen 'k Darnell Dickson can be reached at or by 344-255- 5 at ddkkson , , , t " . ?. n" , McKellAshton, Nikki Nielson, Laci Higgins n JUAB s Jamie Jones Etrynne Nelson (13) MANTI of Timpanogos High, above, battles for a . 1 X,' X if L ; 4. GUNNISON v " . 12-1- Remund, Brittany Berg le 4. King, Raquel Cramer, Einilee Webster, Abby Lyman, Shay nanary, Monique Shauerhamer ' . Shanna Amanda Willard :t & f it i it rebound with Provo's Ellie Belnap (14). At left, Orem 's Heather Kejth (4) shoots over Mountain View's Lora ' Mitchell (35). Both Nelson and Keith are part of The Daily Herald's 2002-0Girls Basketball Team. Rose Fife, Tiffany Stilson, Latauna Kjarjawnl Clark ' MERIDIAN Leslie Robertson, Kelly Hennessey TINTIC Emily Carter, Kerri Black DEFENSIVE MVP ' 2002 .. Hollie Hansen, Mountain View '. 3 2003 ' Hollie Hansen, Mountain View |
