LAKE COUNTY — Brandon White helped the Cardinals earn a share of the North Central League I South championship. Brittany Rumfelt ended her stellar career ninth all-time among Lake County”s scoring leaders.
The two Clear Lake High School seniors are the most valuable players on the 2006-07 All-County basketball team as selected by the Lake County Record-Bee.
White didn”t get off to a great start this season but was among the most consistent Cardinal scorers and rebounders down the stretch as Clear Lake battled Cloverdale and St. Vincent for the NCL I South title, ultimately finishing in a tie with Cloverdale. On the season, White averaged 8.6 points a game and was among the team”s top rebounders.
Rumfelt averaged 19.8 points a game for the 13-11 Cardinals, who finished third in the NCL I South standings behind Cloverdale and St. Vincent. A double-digit scorer and rebounder for coach Jennifer Goff”s squad, Rumfelt, a three-year varsity veteran, scored her 1,000th career point early in the season at Willits and ended up with 1,278 points, which is not only the ninth-best individual total for a Lake County player, but fourth best among Lake County girls.
Coaches of the Year are Ken Hook of the Clear Lake varsity boys (16-8) and Jim Salmina of the Kelseyville varsity girls (20-9). Salmina”s Knights clinched a share of the NCL I North championship and were the only Lake County team to reach the postseason in the 2006-07 campaign.
While Clear Lake”s boys were unable to secure an at-large berth in the North Coast Section Division IV playoffs, Salmina watched his squad stumble out of the gate at 1-6, then win 19 of its final 22, including 11 straight heading into the playoffs.
Boys
Joining White on the All-County first team is teammate Kory Hook, the Cardinals” senior center and one of the team”s leading scorers on the season at 9.0 points; Middletown”s Tyler Hunt, a junior and the leading scorer among Lake County”s boys at 15.7 points a game; Kelseyville junior Isaac McQueen, easily the most consistent scorer for the Knights, who started a dreadful 1-15 but came on late to win six of their final 11; Middletown senior Jake Strickler, who averaged 14.2 points a game for the 10-17 Mustangs; and Lower Lake senior Jeff Wilder, the Trojans” most reliable player and leading scorer at 11.3 points a game.
Members of the All-County second team are Upper Lake senior Max Curtis and Jacob Widener, who averaged 13.7 and 12.6 points a game, respectfully, for the 4-22 Cougars; Lower Lake junior Kevin Freeman, who averaged 9.2 points a game for the 9-17 Trojans; Kelseyville sophomore Mike Duman, who began the season a the junior varsity level but averaged 8.2 points in 21 games at the varsity level; and Clear Lake junior Armando Martinez, the Cardinals” leading scorer on the season at 9.2 points.
Girls
Along with Rumfelt as MVP, the All-County girls” first team features Kelseyville seniors Lauren Nixon and Jill Bailey and junior Snider. Nixon averaged a team-best 13.1 points a game, second only to Rumfelt among county girls, and was the Knights” leading rebounder. The three-year varsity veteran also made a run at 1,000 career points, finishing with 984.
Bailey, the team”s all-everything point guard, averaged 8.1 points a game and also led the team in assists. Snider averaged 10.6 points a game, including 28 3-point field goals.
Other All-County first-team players are Lower Lake junior Rissy Prude, who averaged 11 points a game and helped lead the Trojans to a 15-12 mark; and Middletown”s top scorer, senior Julia Leathers, who averaged 10.6 points.
Members of the All-County second team are Kelseyville junior Allyson Brown, whose 30 3-pointers led Lake County girls; Lower Lake senior Passion Allen-LeNard, who averaged 8.7 points; Lower Lake junior Danielle Bettencourt, one of the Trojans” most dependable players and second on the team in scoring at 8.9 points; Clear Lake sophomore Kaila Sterbank, who averaged 8.5 points a game; and Lower Lake junior Amber Shoffeitt, who averaged 7.6 points a game.
The All-County team takes into consideration All-League teams, which are selected by the coaches, as well as other statistical information.
