Gervais' Toran, Guido earn all-conference honors
One season removed from a winless campaign, the Gervais boys basketball team turned a corner this year, snapping a 29-game losing streak and remaining in league playoff contention for much of the regular season until bowing out in the final week.
The Cougars (7-18, 4-12 Tri-River Conference) finished sixth in the final Tri-River standings, placing junior Michael Toran and Auggie Guido on the all-conference team.
A 6-4 post, Guido was the Cougars' leading rebounder in the team's 16 league games, pulling down 7.8 boards per contest. That includes a team-high 42 offensive rebounds, accounting for 36 percent of Guido's work under the basket.
Guido also was second on the team with 18 blocks (1.2 per game), led the Cougars with 58 trips to the free throw line and was third on the team with 98 points — 6.5 per game.
In his first year as a starter, Toran developed into a dependable offensive option from the winning, pouring in 8.0 points per game — second on the team in league play. Toran led the team in scoring in the final six games of the season with the departure of leading scorer Alex Kalugin, and put up 12 points per game in the final four contests — including 19 against Colton and 18 in the season finale against Delphian.
Toran led the Cougars with 13 three-pointers and an all-around game that included 16 blocks (1.1 per game), 13 steals (0.93 per game), 11 assists (0.79 per game) and 63 rebounds (4.5 per game).
Gervais also saw positive contributions from senior Daniel Hernandez, who led the team with 62 assists (4.1 per game) and junior Brian Limage, who blocked a team-high 40 shots (2.9 per game) and pulled down 96 rebounds (6.9/game) in 14 contests.
2019-20 Tri-River Conference Boys Basketball All-Conference Teams
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Payton Richardson, 12, Western Christian
Coach of the Year
Gary Hull, Western Christian
FIRST TEAM
Payton Richardson, 12, Western Christian
Alex Nicoli, 12, Western Christian
Luke Hall, 12, Kennedy
Chaz Storm, 10, Santiam
Coltin Thurston, 12, Santiam
DeEldon Paulk, 12, Sheridan
SECOND TEAM
Bruce Beyer, 12, Kennedy
Riley Cantu, 10, Kennedy
Ethan Halgren, 12, Western Christian
Ezra Downey, 9, Santiam
Luke Spinelli, 11, Culver
Wyatt Earle, 12, Colton
THIRD TEAM
Wyatt Schultz, 12, Sheridan
Isaac Padilla, 12, Sheridan
Cord Gomes, 12, Culver
Brayden Hopper, 12, Western Christian
Hunter Reeser, 12, Santiam
Brady Traeger, 11, Kennedy
HONORABLE MENTION
Michael Toran, 11, Gervais
Auggie Guido, 11, Gervais
Owen Rappoport, 11, Delphian
Louis Luo, 11, Delphian
Jordan Val Alstyne, 12, Culver
Cody Tiano, 11, Colton
Tyron Vanderhoof, 11, Western Christian
Trajan Carlos, 12, Chemawa
Tevin Black, 11, Chemawa
Taylor Huffman, 12, Sheridan
By Phil Hawkins
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