Ventura County Senior All-Star Game: West 84, East 59
By Dave Rogahn
Celeste Salazar (Pacifica), playing in her home gym for the final time, captured Most Valuable Player honors with 21 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, leading the West to an 84-59 win in the 2016 Ventura County Coaches Association Girls’ All-Star Game Saturday evening.
The East took an early 2-0 lead on a basket by Sarah Kelly (Oak Park), but the West scored the game’s next 7 points and never looked back.
The lead was 13 points at the end of the first quarter and 12 at the half, and the margin stretched to 21 points in the third quarter following a driving lay-up by Salazar just before the horn to end the quarter that made it 62-41.
A steal & jumper by Kelsea Illengo (Channel Islands) pushed the margin to 25 points at 75-50 midway through the fourth quarter.
Salazar led all scorers with her 21 points, which included 3 three-pointers.
Simone Lewis (Camarillo) also had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and she also had 4 blocked shots, 3 of which came on one 5-second sequence in the third quarter.
Charlyee Amos (Channel Islands) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals, and Illengo had 12 points and 9 rebounds.
Reagan Flippo (Ventura) had 8 points and a game-high 7 assists.
For the East, Avery Brunk (Newbury Park) had a team-high 19 points, and she also had 10 rebounds, 3 assists, a block and a steal.
Mia Moore (Agoura) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals. Kelly had just 6 points but grabbed a game-high 19 rebounds.
Box Score
VCBCA All-Star Game
Saturday, June 4, 2016 @ Pacifica HS, Oxnard
Girls’ Game – 5 pm
East 59:
3-Avery Brunk (Newbury Park), F – 7/23 fg, 3/6 ft, 10 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 1 stl, 4 pf, 19 pts
4-Kasey Nilsen (Royal), G – 1/5 fg, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 5 ast, 2 pts
10-Jenah Lazicki (Simi Valley), F – 2/7 fg, 2/2 ft, 7 reb, 4 pf, 7 pts
15-Melissa Ohmie (Royal), C – 3/3 fg, 1/4 ft, 12 reb, 1 blk, 1 stl, 2 pf, 7 pts
31-Sarah Kelly (Oak Park), F – 3/24 fg, 19 reb, 2 ast, 1 blk, 4 stl, 1 pf, 6 pts
3-Clara Matsumoto (Oak Park), G – 2/5 fg, 1/2 ft, 7 reb, 3 ast, 2 stl, 1 pf, 5 pts
15-Mia Moore (Agoura), F – 4/21 fg, 3/3 ft, 5 reb, 2 blk, 2 stl, 1 pf, 13 pts
team rebounds: 11
Totals: 22/88 (.258), 11/19 ft (.579), 74 reb, 13 ast, 5 blk, 10 stl, 13 pf, 59 pts
3-pt fg (5): Brunk 2, Moore 2, Lazicki
Turnovers (28): Nilsen 10, Kelly 6, Brunk 3, Ohmie 3, Lazicki 2, Matsumoto 2, Moore 2
West 84:
1-Simone Lewis (Camarillo), F – 7/16 fg, 11 reb, 3 ast, 4 blk, 1 pf, 14 pts
2-Sara Reynoso (Santa Clara), G – 3/8 fg, 2/4 ft, 7 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 1 pf, 8 pts
10-Celeste Salazar (Pacifica), F – 8/20 fg, 2/4 ft, 11 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl, 21 pts
12-Maxine Houghlin (Pacifica), G – 4/13 fg, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 blk, 2 pf, 8 pts
24-Kelsea Illengo (Channel Islands), C – 5/13 fg, 9 reb, 1 blk, 3 stl, 1 pf, 12 pts
2-Charlyee Amos (Channel Islands), G – 5/14 fg, 2/6 ft, 5 reb, 2 ast, 3 stl, 3 pf, 13 pts
25-Reagan Flippo (Ventura), F – 3/11 fg, 1/2 ft, 4 reb, 7 ast, 1 blk, 2 stl, 2 pf, 8 pts
team rebounds: 8
Totals: 35/95 fg (.368), 7/16 ft (.438), 60 reb, 20 ast, 8 blk, 13 stl, 10 pf, 84 pts
3-pt fg (7): Salazar 3, Illengo 2, Amos, Flippo
Turnovers (16): Illengo 5, Lewis 4, Reynoso 3, Amos 2, Houghlin, Flippo
Score by Quarters:
East---12-20-09-18 = 59
West---25-19-18-22 = 84
MVP: Celeste Salazar, Pacifica
Sara Reynoso (Santa Clara) won the 3-pt contest at halftime after 2 tie-breakers vs. Flippo.
