Seven island players make all-league

Orcas and Friday Harbor placed a total of seven players on the boys’ and girls’ all-league basketball squads picked this weekend.

Orcas’ Jordan Gage and Saul Sasan and Friday Harbor’s Nathan Smith all made first team on the boys’ squad, while the Vikings’ Kimmy Clancy, who averaged nearly 19 points a game, made the girls’ first team. Vikings’ coach Gregg Sasan was glad to see Saul make first team. Saul didn’t have a particularly high scoring average, but he was a terror on defense (arguably he was the best defensive player in the league) and he did a lot of little things to help the Vikings finish second in league.

Making the boys’ second team were Wolverines Brett Percich and Adam Posenjak. Friday Harbor’s Erica Percich, still just a sophomore, made second team for the girls’ squad.

The coaches and players of the year for both the boys and girls all came from Coupeville, which won the league title in both sports. Chris Good was the player of the year for the boys, while Brianna King was the player of the year for the girls. Both players absolutely killed Friday Harbor and Orcas this year, and yes, they will be back next season.

Also, Percich and Posenjak, both seniors will join Orcas seniors Tony Clark and Saul Sasan in the Northwest A All-Star game on March 16. The local all-stars will take on the Chinook All-Stars. The Orcas and Friday Harbor girls didn’t have anyone named to the all-star squad because this team features seniors and the island teams didn’t have very many seniors.

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