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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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Maria Mejia, Orangewood Academy, So., guard/forward
Michelle Ogasawara, Kennedy, Sr., guard/forward
Anna Shreeve, San Juan Hills, So., guard
Please send nominees for Fab 5 players of the week in girls basketball to Dan Albano at [email protected] or @ocvarsityguy on Twitter