PAC-6 all-conference boys and girls basketball, wrestling and swimming teams, 2016
The PAC-6 4A Conference has released its all-conference teams for the winter sports season.
Northern Durham and Riverside were co-champions in boys basketball, though Riverside swept the head-to-head meetings. Hillside won the girls basketball title, Northern won wrestling and Cardinal Gibbons swept the swimming titles.
In the conference championship meet, Gibbons’ girls and East Chapel Hill’s boys won swimming titles. In the conference basketball tournament, Hillside’s girls and Northern’s boys won.
East Chapel Hill’s Carter Collins (boys basketball), Northern’s Rhianna Council (girls basketball), Cardinal Gibbons’ Haley Allen (co-girls swimming), Riverside’s Sophie McNeill (co-girls swimming), (boys swimming) and Northern’s Demazio Samuel (wrestling) were named players of the year.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Co-Coach of the Year: Brian Strickland, Riverside and Ronnie Russell, Northern Durham
Player of the Year: Carter Collins, East Chapel Hill
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Mikal Gaylord, Jordan and Anthony Peak, Riverside
Sportsmanship award: Cardinal Gibbons and Jordan.
All-conference
Joe Fitzgerald, Cardinal Gibbons
Carter Collins, East Chapel Hill
Dontrey Byrd, Hillside
Ridge Ford, Hillside
Mikal Gaylord, Jordan
Taqwain Bell, Jordan
Timothy Bell, Northern Durham
Emmitt Tilley, Northern Durham
Jalen Johnson, Northern Durham
Dravon Mangum, Person
Justin Johnson, Riverside
Jareel Stewart, Riverside
Anthony Peak, Riverside
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Coach of the Year: Ovester Grays, Hillside
Player of the Year: Rhianna Council, Northern Durham
Defensive Player of the Year: Kelbi Lewis, Hillside
Sportsmanship award: East Chapel Hill
Olivia Smith, Cardinal Gibbons
Ali Cyr-Scully, East Chapel Hill
T.J. Johnson, East Chapel Hill
Elisia Grissett, Hillside
Kelbi Lewis, Hillside
Jessica Wright, Hillside
Liz Layne, Jordan
Talia Barnes, Jordan
Rhianna Council, Northern Durham
Zaria Rogers, Riverside
Ariel Wilson, Riverside
Ashauntee Nelson, Riverside
WRESTLING
Coach of the Year: Matt Brown, Northern Durham.
Sonny Inskip Wrestler of the Year: Demazio Samuel, Northern Durham.
Sportsmanship Award: Riverside.
106 – Gerald Mills, Northern Durham; Ryan Greenblatt, Riverside
113 – Trey Dal Pizzol, Cardinal Gibbons; Jalen Adams, Riverside
120 – Ruben Dunbar, Northern Durham; Jake Evans, Person
126 – Noah Jacobs, Riverside; Dylan Rappleyea, Northern Durham
132 – Bobby Vaughan, Person; Gabriel Walker, Riverside, Jordan Hines, Hillside
138 – Hai Siu, Northern Durham; Asante Boler, Riverside
145 – Micah Marcin, Jordan; Nick Jiminez, Person
152 – Zack Payton, Northern Durham; Deanthony Bright, Riverside; Francisco Aldez, Person
160 – Robbie Rich, Northern Durham; Jack Hart, Cardinal Gibbons; Malik Marcin, Jordan
170 – Chris Whitaker, Riverside; Gabe Snow, Person; Tavis Rhodes, Hillside
182 – Frank Adams, Riverside; Traquan Turnage, Hillside
195 – Jaden Davis, Riverside; Lee Rodio, Northern Durham
220 – Demazio Samuel, Northern Durham; Cliff Burnell, Person
HWT – Mike Farrish, Riverside; Macellas Smith, Northern Durham
SWIMMING
Boys Coach of the Year: Jonah Turner, Cardinal Gibbons
Girls Coach of the Year: Jonah Turner, Cardinal Gibbons
Boys Swimmer of the Year: Connor Sept, East Chapel Hill
Co-Girls Swimmer of the Year: Sophie McNeill, Riverside and Haley Allen, Cardinal Gibbons
Boys Diver of the Year: Tommy Smigla, East Chapel Hill
Girls Diver of the Year: Alyssa Wang, East Chapel Hill
Sportsmanship award: Jordan
All-Conference
Girls 200 Yard Relay: 1. East Chapel Hill; 2. Cardinal Gibbons
Boys 200 Yard Relay: 1. East Chapel Hill; 2. Cardinal Gibbons
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle: 1. East Chapel Hill – Sophie Perez; 2. Jordan – Sadie Schumann
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle: 1. Cardinal Gibbons – Cothalee Watko; 2. East Chapel Hill – Daniel Wohl
Girls 200 Yard IM: 1. Cardinal Gibbons – Haley Allen; 2. East Chapel Hill – Anne Whitsel
Boys 200 Yard IM: 1. East Chapel Hill – Connor Sept; 2. Jordan – Alex Bird
Girls 50 Yard Freestyle: 1. Riverside – Sophie McNeill; 2. East Chapel Hill – Annie Huang
Boys 50 Yard Freestyle: 1. Riverside – Josh Rigsbee; 2. East Chapel Hill – Emile Charles
Girls 1 mtr Diving: 1. East Chapel Hill – Alyssa Wang; 2. Riverside – Leah Glisson
Boys 1 mtr Diving: 1. East Chapel Hill – Tommy Smigla; 2. Cardinal Gibbons – Bennett Schuman
Girls 100 Yard Butterfly: 1. Cardinal Gibbons – Haley Allen; 2. Cardinal Gibbons – Ashley Worden
Boys 100 Yard Butterfly: 1. Jordan – Alex Bird 2. Cardinal Gibbons – Christopher Raymond
Girls 100 Yard Freestyle: 1. Riverside – Sophie McNeill 2. Jordan – Sadie Schumann
Boys 100 Yard Freestyle: 1. Cardinal Gibbons – Tom Hubbard 2. East Chapel Hill – David Dengfelder
Girls 500 Yard Freestyle: 1. Cardinal Gibbons – Emily Dykstra 2. Cardinal Gibbons – Jacqi Rocque
Boys 500 Yard Freestyle: 1. Cardinal Gibbons – Cothalee Watko; 2. Cardinal Gibbons – John Cairns
Girls 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. East Chapel Hill; 2. Cardinal Gibbons
Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. East Chapel Hill; 2. Riverside and Cardinal Gibbons
Girls 100 Yard Backstroke: 1. East Chapel Hill – Sophie Perez; 2. East Chapel Hill – Ashley Slocum
Boys 100 Yard Backstroke: 1. Cardinal Gibbons – Christopher Raymond; 2. East Chapel Hill – Christopher Chao
Girls 100 Yard Breaststroke: 1. Cardinal Gibbons – Olivia Allen; 2. East Chapel Hill – Annie Huang
Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke: 1. East Chapel Hill – Connor Sept; 2. Riverside – Josh Rigsbee
Girls 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Cardinal Gibbons; 2. East Chapel Hill
Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay: 1. Cardinal Gibbons; 2. East Chapel Hill
J. Mike Blake: 919-460-2606, @JMBpreps
This story was originally published March 16, 2016 at 1:44 PM with the headline "PAC-6 all-conference boys and girls basketball, wrestling and swimming teams, 2016."