Tulare County's top winter sports performers for Week 13
The Times-Delta/Advance-Register will recognize Tulare County's top high school sports performers on a weekly basis this school year.
Coaches, please submit your results/top performers after each game, match or meet to sports reporter Vongni Yang at vyang2@gannett.com to have players highlighted.
This story will be updated throughout the week with that information.
Feb. 8
Girls basketball
Emma Vargas, Redwood: Vargas delivered a double-double with 13 points, 10 steals, six rebounds and an assist to lift the Rangers to a 34-10 victory over Mt. Whitney.
Aryel Chavez, Redwood: Chavez had eight points, five rebounds, five steals and an assist.
Boys basketball
Santana Guijarro, El Diamante: Guijarro drained 24 points to help the Miners beat Golden West 49-39.
Ezra Ayers, El Diamante: Ayers had eight points.
Joshua Velasquez, El Diamante: Velasquez added five points.
Joseph Pena, El Diamante: Pena also had five points.
Jagar Brooks, Golden West: Brooks totaled 16 points.
Javon Holmes, Golden West: Holmes had seven points.
Feb. 7
Girls basketball
Isabella Zepeda, Mission Oak: Zepeda exploded for 28 points to pilot the Hawks to a 75-41 win against Hanford. Mission Oak clinched at least a share of the West Yosemite League championship.
Sierra Calantas, Mission Oak: Calantas added 20 points in the Hawks' back-to-back WYL championship season.
Girls soccer
Lauren Starr, Tulare Western: Starr scored two goals to lead the Mustangs to a 3-1 win over Tulare Union. Tulare Western won an outright West Yosemite League championship this season with a 9-0-1 record.
Trinity Bailey, Tulare Western: Bailey also found the back of the net.
Jaclynn Martins, Tulare Western: Martins dished an assist.
Isabella Medina, Tulare Western: Medina fired an assist.
Norah Benevedes, Tulare Western: Benevedes had an assist.
Feb. 6
Girls basketball
Aryel Chavez, Redwood: Chavez delivered 14 points, six rebounds, seven steals, two assists, a block and five deflections in a 60-51 win on senior night.
Sydney Calderon, Redwood: Calderon had 12 points, six rebounds, six steals, three assists and four deflections.
Brooklyn Tayo, Redwood: Tayo generated 12 points, four rebounds, an assist and a pair of deflections.
Jazmaine Stewart, Farmersville: Stewart scored 26 points and had six steals in a 47-32 win versus Woodlake.
Estrella Valencia, Farmersville: Valencia added 11 points and seven steals.
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Boys basketball
Santana Guijarro, El Diamante: Guijarro netted 20 points as the Miners knocked off Porterville 52-41.
Ezra Ayers, El Diamante: Ayers fired 11 points.
Josh Velasquez, El Diamante: Velasquez had four points.
Matthew Perez, El Diamante: Perez also chipped in four points.
Brayden Bella, Porterville: Bella racked up a team-high 17 points.
Camden Haynes, Porterville: Haynes finished with six points.
Feb. 2
Girls basketball
Ahriel Madden, Redwood: Madden had a point, 10 rebounds, an assist, two blocks, a steal and a deflection in a 54-25 loss to Monache.
Sydney Calderon, Redwood: Calderon finished with five points, six rebounds, an assist, a steal and four deflections.
Jazmaine Stewart, Farmersville: She led the Aztecs with 24 points, eight rebounds and four steals in a 52-29 rout of Orange Cove.
Haylie Tassey, Farmersville: Tassey had 11 points, nine rebounds and three steals.
Leila Juarez, Farmersville: Juarez contributed eight points and three steals.
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Boys basketball
Cole Gilcrest, Redwood: Gilcrest erupted for 17 points with four blocks to anchor the Rangers to a 76-57 win over Monache. Redwood is the outright East Yosemite League champion.
Isaac Esquivel, Redwood: Esquivel had nine points.
Zander Jensen, Redwood: Jensen dropped 16 points.
Elijah Casas, Redwood: Casas added eight points.
Christian Carlos, Redwood: Carlos chipped in eight points.
Ty Baxter, Monache: Baxter had a team-high 25 points.
Santana Guijarro, El Diamante: Guijarro dropped 18 points as the Miners defeated Mt. Whitney 39-19.
Josh Velasquez, El Diamante: Velasquez had six points.
Matthew Perez, El Diamante: Perez added five points.
Chase Kottage, Mt. Whitney: Kottage scored seven points.
Israel Briggs, Mt. Whitney: Briggs finished with four points.
Feb. 1
Boys basketball
A.J. Johnson, CVC: Johnson scored a team-best 24 points to direct the Cavaliers to a 70-58 win over Exeter.
Caden Lloyd, CVC: Lloyd finished with 16 points.
Justin Stroud, CVC: Stroud added 14 points.
Andrew Taylor, Exeter: Taylor netted 20 points.
Aiden Plyman, Exeter: Plyman also had 20 points.
Malachi Ficher, Tulare Western: Ficher scored 23 as the Mustangs defeated Hanford 60-57.
Xavier Garcia, Tulare Western: Garcia added nine points.
Kaine Garcia, Tulare Western: Garcia also had nine points.
Jaydon Henningham, Tulare Western: Henningham finished with six points.
Jared Pimentel, Hanford: Pimentel led the Bullpups with 18 points.
Anthony Perryman, Hanford: Perryman racked up 15 points.
Kourdey Glass, Hanford: Glass chipped in 10 points.
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