Sutter's Beck among section scoring, rebounding leaders: SJS playoff selection show livestreamed on Saturday
Feb. 6—Postseason planning gets underway on Saturday for coaches up and down the Sac-Joaquin Section — a vast grouping that covers as far south as Fresno in some divisions.
Locally, the Pioneer Valley League, comprised of area foes Sutter, Marysville, Wheatland and Lindhurst, is the most hotly-contested race entering the final week of the regular season. There are stat darlings on each of these squads, as well as all around the SJS.
To prepare everyone for the second phase of the season we have compiled a list of the area's and SJS stars, sectioned by division, heading into the postseason.
Playoff brackets in all divisions will be unveiled on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. via a livestreamed selection show at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/associations/cifsjs.
Division II (Boys)
Points — Caden Pinnick, of Del Oro, leads D-II averaging 21.9 points per game — Jaylen Valdez, of Capital Christian, is No. 2 averaging 19.7 points per game — Damian Rickett, of Bella Vista, is top-3 averaging 19.6 points per game — Saleem Rafiq, of Yuba City, is tied for ninth at 14.8 points per game
Rebounds — Damian Rickett, of Bella Vista, leads D-II averaging 9.5 rebounds per game — Markus Butcher, of Burbank, is No. 2 averaging 9 rebounds per game — Jake Williams, of Del Oro, is top-3 averaging 8.5 rebounds per game — River Valley's Jackson McPeak is top-4 at 8.4 rebounds per game
3-pointers — Braden Castleton, of Golden Valley, leads D-II with 83-3s — Michael Butcher, of Burbank, is No. 2 with 69-3s — Alex Saavedra, of Yuba City, is top-3 with 60-3s — Saleem Rafiq, of Yuba City, is top-5 with 58-3s
Division IV (Boys)
Points — Tayden Collins, of Ben Holt College Prep Academy, leads D-IV averaging 27.6 points per game — Nate Sweet, of Union Mine, is No. 2 averaging 26.1 points per game — Benny Ambriz of Casa Roble, is top-3 averaging 23.8 points per game — Jagger Beck, of SUHS, is top-13 at 16 points per game
Rebounds — Tayden Collins, of Ben Holt College Prep Academy, leads D-IV averaging 14.7 rebounds per game — Isaac Zmerzlikar, of Union Mine, is No. 2 averaging 13.1 rebounds per game — Lincoln Twilley, of Woodland, is top-3 averaging 12.2 rebounds per game — Jagger Beck, of SUHS, is top-10 averaging 12 rebounds per game
3-pointers — Nate Sweet, of Union Mine, leads D-IV with 88-3s — Noah Wright, of Sonora, is No. 2 with 65-3s — Adrian Aguirre, of Livingston, is top-2 with 65-3s — Naseem Bhatti, of SUHS, is top-8 with 49-3s
Division V (Boys)
Points — Romello Bruhn, of Woodland Christian, leads D-V averaging 28.9 points per game — Ashlynd Rhett, of Rio Vista, is No. 2 averaging 23.8 points per game — Daniel Kozlov, of Futures, is top-3 averaging 21.3 points per game
Rebounds — Patrick Bingham, Golden Valley, leads D-V averaging 19.8 rebounds per game — Mitchell Mcmahan, of Argonaut, is No. 2 averaging 11.9 rebounds per game — Koby Cervantes of Denair, is top-3 averaging 10.8 rebounds per game
3-pointers — Daniel Kozlov, of Futures, leads D-V with 96-3s — Ashlynd Rhett, of Rio Vista, is No. 2 with 57-3s — Romello Bruhn of Woodland Christian, is top-3 with 53-3s
Statistics are submitted by coaches through MaxPreps.
When playoffs begin, fans can buy tickets at https://gofan.co/app/school/CIFSJS. In the Northern Section playoffs tickets are available at https://gofan.co/app/school/CIFNS.
