Drew is selected City Section boys' basketball player of the year
HIGH SCHOOL REPORT
Point guard helped Taft win the City Section title.
North Carolina-bound point guard Larry Drew Jr. of Woodland Hills Taft has been selected the City Section player of the year in boys' basketball by a panel of sportswriters.
Drew scored 24 points in the City Championship Division final this month when Taft defeated Los Angeles Fairfax, 65-55. He is a three-time All-City selection who's scheduled to play in the McDonald's All-American game March 26 in Milwaukee.
The first-team All-City selections: Renardo Sidney, Fairfax, Jr.; Justin Hawkins, Taft, Jr.; Eugene Phelps, Taft, Sr.; Tony Freeland, Fremont, Jr.; Laron Armstead, Fremont, Sr.; Dominique O'Connor, Westchester, Jr.; Oscar Bellfield, Westchester, Sr.; Chris Solomon, Fairfax, Sr.; Nigel Carter, Dorsey, Sr.; Jarred Dubois, Westchester, Sr.
The second-team All-City selections: Wendell Lee, Washington, Sr.; Skyler Vaden, Washington, Sr.; Solomon Hill, Fairfax, Jr.; Tyler Honeycutt, Sylmar, Jr.; Alonzo Wells, View Park, Sr.; Prince Obasi, Cleveland, Jr.; Rodney Hudson, Jordan, Sr.; Kaimyn Pruitt, University, Sr.; Gaellan Bewernick, Manual Arts, Jr.; Luis Ceja, Roosevelt, Sr.; Aaron Hawk-Harris, Palisades, Sr.
--Eric Sondheimer
Simi Valley's Lorne Jackson and Mike Meza and North Hollywood Campbell Hall's Dallas Rutherford were among the players expected to play in the Battle of the Valley all-star basketball game at 5 p.m. on April 14 at Cal State Northridge.
--Austin Knoblauch
College Commitments
Santa Clara senior quarterback-defensive end Randi Vines has committed to New Hampshire.
Vines, who played an important role in leading the Saints to the Mid-Valley Division title last fall, recorded 82 tackles, 12 sacks and two interceptions in addition to passing for 644 yards and eight touchdowns.
Oak Park defender Corey Whelan, who played a valuable role in the Eagles' 2007 Southern California Lacrosse Assn. championship, has committed to Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y.
Agoura's Mike Cammorata has committed to Arizona and teammate Stephen Cordial has committed to Oregon. Lacrosse is a club sport at both universities. Cammorata, a former SCLA first-team selection, currently leads the Chargers in scoring. Cordial is Agoura's main man on defense and is one of the reasons why the Chargers are off to a 3-1 start.
