Raymond’s Anderson named Pacific League co-MVP

Ocosta’s Xander Primore named to First Team; South Bend wins Sportsmanship Award

By Ryan Sparks • February 23, 2023 6:00 am
PHOTO BY LARRY BALE Raymond senior guard Morgan Anderson, left, was named the 2B Pacific League co-MVP after averaging more than 20 points a game this season.
PHOTO BY LARRY BALE Raymond senior guard Morgan Anderson, left, was named the 2B Pacific League co-MVP after averaging more than 20 points a game this season.

After leading his team in several statistical categories, Raymond senior guard Morgan Anderson was named the one of the 2B Pacific League’s Most Valuable Players for the 2022-23 season.

Anderson was one of the league’s scoring leaders with 20.7 points per game and led the Seagulls with 7.1 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.2 assists per game in a season in which he also surpassed 1,000 points for his career.

Anderson shared MVP honors with Ilwaco junior Beckett Turner.

Ocosta senior forward Xander Prigmore was named to the league’s First Team by leading the third-place Wildcats with 13.9 points to go along with 5.8 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game this season.

Ilwaco senior Josh Figueroa and Raymond senior Skyler Hutson were both named to the 2B Pacific All-League Second Team.

South Bend won the league’s Sportsmanship Award.

The complete all-league team is as follows:

DAILY WORLD FILE PHOTO Ocosta senior forward Xander Prigmore was named to the 2B Pacific League First Team after leading the Wildcats to a third-place finish this season.

DAILY WORLD FILE PHOTO Ocosta senior forward Xander Prigmore was named to the 2B Pacific League First Team after leading the Wildcats to a third-place finish this season.

2B Pacific All-League Boys Basketball Team

Co-MVPs: Morgan Anderson, sr., Raymond; Beckett Turner, jr., Ilwaco

Coach of the Year: Scott Halasz, Chief Leschi

Sportsmanship Award: South Bend

First Team

Brendon Brown, sr., Chief Leschi; Kyle Morris, jr., Ilwaco; Gaston Dillon, sr., Chief Leschi; Xander Prigmore, sr., Ocosta.

Second Team

Alex West, sr., Ilwaco; Josh Figueroa, sr., Ocosta; Skyler Hutson, sr., Raymond; Thomas Dillon, jr., Chief Leschi; Brody Lausche, soph.., Forks; Fred Lewis, sr., Chief Leschi.

Honorable Mention

Tyler Reidinger, sr., South Bend; Mickey Lara, jr., Chief Leschi; Sam Needham, jr., Ilwaco; Tyrell Hovland, jr., North Beach.

All-Academic

North Beach: Asher Baggaley, sr.; Noah Aquino, soph.; Aiden Boatwright, soph.; Ryan Anderson, soph.; Nathaniel Johnson, jr.

Ocosta: Mark Lewis, sr.; Noah Prigmore, soph.; Matthew Wyland, soph.

Raymond: Morgan Anderson, sr.; Austin Snodgrass, jr.; Ashton Kongbouakhay, jr.; Christopher Quintana, soph.; Isaac Schlueter, soph.

South Bend: Jaron Xayabandith, soph.; Justin Yi, sr.; Tyler Reidinger, sr.; Irvin Ramirez, sr.