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Dan Albano’s Fab 5 outstanding girls basketball players last week, Jan. 16-21:

Celine Castaneda, Tesoro, Sr., guard

Castaneda narrowly missed a rare quadruple-double with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals and nine assists in a 69-49 victory against Aliso Niguel in the South Coast League.

Jenessa Cotton, Mater Dei, Jr., center

Cotton scored 23 points and added 18 rebounds in a 76-61 victory against state-ranked St. Mary’s of Stockton at the Sabrina Ionescu Showcase in Northern California.

Vanessa Gonzalez, Cypress, Sr., guard

Gonzalez scored 17 points on 7 of 15 shooting from the floor and added 13 rebounds to lead the Centurions to a 63-35 victory against Crean Lutheran for first place in the Empire League.

Zona Miller, San Clemente, Jr., forward

Miller had 17 points and 10 rebounds to help lead the Tritons to a 68-59 victory against San Juan Hills in the South Coast League.

Avery Shiring, El Dorado, Sr., forward

Shiring scored 19 points in a 54-48 loss against No. 7 Esperanza in the Crestview League.

PAST SELECTIONS

Jan. 20

Addison Deal, Mater Dei, So., guard

Maria Mejia, Orangewood Academy, So., forward

Kat Righeimer, Sage Hill, Jr., forward

Maya Sanborn, Brea Olinda, Jr., center

Kaylene Vivo, Troy, So., guard

Jan. 13

Kayla Borgelt, Troy, Jr., guard

Shanna Brown, Aliso Niguel, Sr., forward

Allison Clarke, Rosary, Jr., guard

Kiana Graham, Sonora, Jr., guard

Amalia Holguin, Sage Hill, Fr., guard

Dec. 28

Madi Bogan, Orange Lutheran, Sr., guard

Jenessa Cotton, Mater Dei, Jr., forward

Sydnie Lendsey, Buena Park, Fr., guard

Sydnee Norwood, Crean Lutheran, So., forward

Kira Watanabe, Portola, Jr., guard

Dec. 20

Erin Choi, Sunny Hills, Jr., guard

Ava Dominguez, Rosary, Sr., forward

Amanda Edwards, San Juan Hills, Sr., guard

Micaela Hanning, Calvary Chapel, So., guard

Kayli Liew, Los Alamitos, Jr., guard

Dec. 13

Celine Castaneda, Tesoro, Sr., guard

Allison Clarke, Rosary, Jr., guard

Shea Joko, Orange Lutheran, Jr., guard

Claire Pham, San Clemente, Jr., guard

Larissa Robles, Sonora, Sr., guard

Dec. 6

Amalia Holguin, Sage Hill, Fr., point guard

Kaiya Mack, Esperanza, Sr., guard

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Please send nominees for Fab 5 players of the week in girls basketball to Dan Albano at [email protected] or @ocvarsityguy on Twitter