Two Players of the Year among 30 All-CIF honorees from La Jolla high schools

by La Jolla Light

La Jolla is well-represented in All-CIF high school sports teams announced recently in the San Diego Section, including two Players of the Year as well as a Coach of the Year.

Here are the locals selected:

Boys water polo

Player of the Year

Dexter Black, La Jolla High

The 6-foot-6 Black led La Jolla to a 23-4 record and the San Diego Section Open Division championship. In the title game, a 13-12 win over Cathedral Catholic, he scored four goals, including a penalty shot with 28 seconds remaining that provided the difference.

Coach of the Year

Tom Atwell, La Jolla High

Longtime La Jolla coach Atwell guided the Vikings to their first CIF San Diego Section Open Division boys water polo championship this past season, and they advanced to the Southern California Regional Division I semifinals.

First team

Dexter Black, La Jolla, junior

Tor Martin, La Jolla, senior

Quinn Daniels, La Jolla, junior

Colton Bell, Bishop’s, senior

Aden Shin, Bishop’s, sophomore

Second team

Henry Gleniser, La Jolla, junior

Lev Kevorkian, La Jolla, junior

Nate Thomson, La Jolla, senior

Calvin Lubsen, Bishop’s, sophomore

JT Moss, Bishop’s, senior

Teams are chosen by the Coaches Advisory Committee.

Field hockey

Player of the Year

Lola Conway, Bishop’s

Conway also was named a third-team All-American after scoring 54 goals with 25 assists for 133 points as Bishop’s won the San Diego Section Division I championship. In two seasons, Conway has 94 goals and 47 assists.

The Bishops School's Lola Conway (1) celebrates scoring during Saturday's CIF San Diego Section Open Division Field Hockey Championship game played against Canyon Hills High School at La Jolla High School in San Diego, CA. (Xavier Hernandez / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Lola Conway of The Bishop's School is the field hockey Player of the Year for the CIF San Diego Section. (Xavier Hernandez)

First team

Lola Conway, Bishop’s, sophomore

Brooke Gibbons, Bishop’s, freshman

Leyla Yazici, La Jolla High, senior

Ella Cathalinat, La Jolla, senior

Ariana Ludwig, La Jolla Country Day, senior

Second team

Cece Jeffery, Bishop’s, junior

Isabelle Torralba, Bishop’s, senior

Teams are chosen by the Coaches Advisory Committee.

Football

First team

Carson Diehl, defensive back, La Jolla High, senior

Second team

DJ Nwagbuo, defensive back, La Jolla Country Day, senior

Teams are based on a vote of media members and the Coaches Advisory Committee.

Girls cross country

First team

Chiara Dailey, La Jolla High, senior

Ayanna Hickey, Bishop’s, senior

Teams are based on finishes at the San Diego Section championships.

Boys cross country

Second team

Jett Dailey, La Jolla High, sophomore

Teams are based on finishes at the San Diego Section championships.

Girls volleyball

First team

Alice Burgett, La Jolla Country Day, junior

Myah Koster, Bishop’s, junior

Second team

Tatum Epstein, La Jolla Country Day, sophomore

Teams are selected by the Coaches Advisory Committee.

Girls tennis

First team

Alana Sweeney, La Jolla High, freshman

Michelle Wang, Bishop’s, junior

Teams are chosen based on finishes in the San Diego Section individual championships.

Girls golf

First team

Emma Wang, Bishop’s, freshman

Jennifer Yang, Bishop’s, sophomore

Second team

Maggie Hu, Bishop’s, sophomore

Teams are based on finishes at the San Diego Section championships.

— The San Diego Union-Tribune contributed to this report. ♦

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