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Porterville's Andrew Moody earns 2023 All-EYL MVP basketball award

vongni yang, visalia times-delta
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Porterville's Andrew Moody drives against Arroyo Grande during their Central Section Division II Boys Championship game at Selland Arena in Fresno, Calif., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.
Porterville's Andrew Moody drives against Arroyo Grande during their Central Section Division II Boys Championship game at Selland Arena in Fresno, Calif., Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.

Porterville High School's Andrew Moody brought home the East Yosemite League's top award after leading the Panthers boys' basketball team to an outright conference championship during the 2022-23 season.

The league's respective coaches named Moody the 2023 All-East Yosemite League's most valuable player. Under Moody's outstanding play, the Panthers won an absolute EYL title this season with an 8-2 record.

Moody, a senior guard, also helped the Panthers advance to the 2023 Central Section Division II title game this season.

Porterville's Erik Odsather headlined the All-EYL first team. Other first-team honorees included Israel Briggs (Mt. Whitney), Jagar Brooks (Golden West), Dominic Pineda (Mt. Whitney), Santana Guijarro (El Diamante), Cooper Schimpf (El Diamante) and Brandan Garcia (Monache).

2023 All-East Yosemite League Boys Basketball Honors

  • Most valuable player: Andrew Moody, Porterville

  • First team: Erik Odsather, Porterville; Israel Briggs, Mt. Whitney; Jagar Brooks, Golden West; Dominic Pineda, Mt. Whitney; Santana Guijarro, El Diamante; Cooper Schimpf, El Diamante; Brandan Garcia, Monache

  • Second team: Jayden Dillihunt, Mt. Whitney; Cooper Fish, Porterville; Cole Gilchrist, Redwood; Evan Galley, Redwood; Mat Moza, Redwood; Ernie Morales, El Diamante; Ethan Rich, Golden West; Camden Haynes, Porterville; Ty Baxter, Monache

Monache's Alisha Verdejo shoots against El Diamante in an East Yosemite League high school girls basketball game Friday, January 13, 2023.
Monache's Alisha Verdejo shoots against El Diamante in an East Yosemite League high school girls basketball game Friday, January 13, 2023.

Monache's Alisha Verdejo is the 2023 All-EYL MVP

Monache's Alisha Verdejo was selected by the league's girls basketball coaches as the 2023 All-EYL's most valuable player.

Verdejo helped direct the Marauders to an outright EYL championship this year with a 9-1 record. She averaged over 15 points and five rebounds per game during league competition.

His peers selected Monache's Jonathon Bartlett as the EYL coach of the year. He guided the Marauders to a 26-4 overall record this season.

The Marauders also had two players picked to the All-EYL first team Kyah Bartlett and Milly Rojas. Rounding out this season's All-EYL first-team selections were Andrea Perez (Porterville), Aryel Chavez (Redwood), Danae Banuelos (Golden West), Reyna Soto (El Diamante), and Teyanna Burrell (Golden West).

2023 All-East Yosemite League Girls Basketball Honors

  • Coach of the year: Jonathon Bartlett, Monache

  • Most valuable player: Alisha Verdejo, Monache

  • First team: Andrea Perez, Porterville; Aryel Chavez, Redwood; Danae Banuelos, Golden West; Kyah Bartlett, Monache; Milly Rojas, Monache; Reyna Soto, El Diamante; Teyanna Burrell, Golden West

  • Second team: Angelina Morales, El Diamante; Ariel Bermudez, Monache; Jordan Torres, Mt. Whitney; Julissa Velasquez, Redwood; Nevaeh Creason, El Diamante; Ryleigh Schoonover, Porterville; Shelley Andrade, Monache; Sydney Calderon, Redwood

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