inland valley all stars

The Inland Valley All-Star Boys Basketball Game was held last night at 7:00 p.m. at Ayala High School. We weren't there but we understand that it was a very entertaining show.

Inland Valley South All Stars	Inland Valley North All Stars
Bill Burke, Coach (Garey) D.J. Hackett (San Dimas) Josh Smith (San Dimas) Jack May (Ayala) Mike Niles (Ontario) Chris Lee (Pomona) Matt Hinojosa (Don Lugo) Kevin Turner (Diamond Bar) Tom Koolhaas (Ontario Christian) Chris Shaddock (Garey) Edwin Thompson (Garey) John Turner (Chaffey) William Warren (Ganesha)	John McNally, Coach (Fontana) Trennell Eddings (Eisenhower) Desmond Penigar (Upland) Chris Clark (Glendora) Adam Parada (Alta Loma) Jeff Henry (Etiwanda) Baron Baker (Fontana) Joseth Dawson (Fontana) Marquis Revels (Rialto) John Bragg (Claremont) Brendon Jackson (La Verne Lutheran) Bobby O'Hara (Damien) Chris Powell (Bonita)

So where is Casey Jacobsen, you're wondering? Well, under NCAA rules, a prospective student athlete who has signed a letter of intent can only make two "all-star" game appearances following the end of the regular season and before entering the college or univerisity where he will enroll. Casey played last week in the McDonald's All-American game, and he will also appear in the GTE Wireless Derby Classic in April. Other players of national ranking who will also appear in the GTE Wireless Derby Classic include Marvin Stone (6'-10") from Huntsville, Alabama Marquis, Ron Slay from Oak Hill, Virginia, and a host of other top national players. The Derby Classic last year featured Ruben Douglas of Bell-Jeff who played at Arizona this year.

The credentials among the players from last night's Inland Valley Game might not have been as impressive or as well known as some of the "national" players like Jacobsen, but they were still impressive. Point guard Baron Baker was the Citrus Belt League MVP. Trenell Eddings, one of the best improvisational players around, averaged 24.7 points per game and seven assists per game this season. On the South team were D.J. Hackett, the San Dimas guard who led the Saints to the CIF Division III-AA championship and the CIF State Division III Regional Finals (i.e., the State Semifinals), and teammate Josh Smith. Ayala's Jack May, Ontario's Mike Niles and Pomona's Chris Lee, who each led their teams to CIF quarterfinal appearances - the semifinals in Lee's case - were teamed on the South with Matt Hinojosa, who averaged 21 points, six rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, and Kevin Turner who averaged 19.3 ppg and who established some sort of record by making every free throw attempt but one.

We don't have any idea who won the game (not that it really much matters) but we heard that the players put on quite a show. Congratulations to those being named as Inland Valley All-Stars.