Hanford girls basketball player Lynnea Moran voted WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Hanford's Lynnea Moran for being voted SBLive’s WaFd Bank Washington High School Athlete of the Week for Jan. 1-Jan. 6!
Life in the Mid-Columbia Conference can be a grind, so when you set a school record - it should be hailed. Moran, a senior, erased Hanford's single-game scoring mark from 1994 with her 36-point effort (on 14-of-19 shooting) in a loss at Hermiston. The guard is also quickly approaching 1,000 points for her career.
Moran received 51.4% of the vote, beating out North Central boys basketball standout Eli Williams, who finished second with 23.2%.
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Here are the other athletes who were nominated for the week of Jan. 1-Jan. 6:
WASHINGTON NOMINEES
Ray Adams, North Thurston boys basketball: Rams' rangy big man posted his sixth consecutive double-double - 22 points, 12 rebounds - in a 3A SSC win over perennial playoff contender Gig Harbor. He also registered a season-high five blocked shots.
Kacen Bach, Stevenson boys basketball: School's starting quarterback was delivering darts in a 1A Trico loss to La Center - game-high 32 points, including seven 3-pointers, to go along with nine rebounds, five assists and five steals.
Siena Brown, Hockinson girls basketball: Senior guard set the school's single-game scoring mark - 39 points - to go along with 10 rebounds and five steals in a 2A GSHL loss to Mark Morris.
Jacob Christianson and Koen Mattern, Lake Stevens wrestling: Teammates made it to the finals at arguably the top tournament in the Northwest - the Rollie Lane in Idaho. Christianson lost to Caldwell's Draven Johns, 3-1, at 120 pounds while Mattern was pinned by Minico's Garrett Vail (4:21) at 220.
Devin Coppinger, Nooksack Valley girls basketball: It is pretty evident that the UW signee gets up for playing rival Lynden Christian. The guard poured in a game-high 29 points, including seven 3-pointers, in a 61-46 win over the Lyncs. The 1A Northwest Conference rivals have played in the past two WIAA title games.
Julia Dalan, W.F. West girls basketball: On pace to become the school's all-time leading scorer, the junior post player eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her career with a game-high 24 points in a 2A EvCo rivalry win over Centralia.
Zoe Galbreath, Lind-Ritzville-Sprague girls basketball: Posted her second 40-point effort of the season with 40 points (on 16-of-28 shooting) in a 2B Northeast win over Kettle Falls, then had 25 points in a close loss to No. 19 Reardan.
Noah Holman, Gonzaga Prep wrestling: Senior made it to the finals at arguably the top tournament in the Northwest - the Rollie Lane in Idaho - losing to McCall's Matthew Daniels, 4-2, in the 160-pound championship match. It tied for the highest finish among Washington wrestlers.
Lars Michaelson, Bremerton wrestling: Stanford signee placed fifth at the prestigious Doc Buchanan Invitational in Calfiornai, reaching the semifinals in the 193-pound weight class before falling to Canyon Springs standout Sonny King, 6-2. He won four of his six matches in the tournament.
Gia Powell, Meadowdale girls basketball: Twice, the Mavericks hit the 90-point mark - and their standout guard was in the middle of it. She tallied 33 points, including nine 3-pointers, in a win over Glacier Peak, had 24 points in win over Shorecrest and 30 points in record-setting 96-89 win over Mercer Island.
Buddy Smeenk, Sunnyside Christian boys basketball: The senior can fill up 30-point games in a hurry for the Knights. He scored a game-high 39 points in his team's loss at Moses Lake Christian, and had 28 points in a win over Waitsburg.
Eli Williams, North Central boys basketball: Senior scored a game-high 28 points as Wolfpack beat Gonzaga Prep for first time in 17 years. Williams had 11 of his points in the two overtime periods, including a game-tying bucket late in first extra sessions - and two big free throws in second OT to seal win.
