Issaquah’s Griffith, Skyline’s Bruns earn KingCo Coach of the Year honors, Smith takes girls hoops MVP | Prep basketball news

Issaquah head boys basketball coach Jason Griffith was named conference coach of the year while Skyline head man Greg Bruns got the nod on the girls side, along with senior conference MVP Haley Smith.

Boys basketball

Issaquah head coach Jason Griffith was named 4A KingCo Coach of the Year for the 2012-13 season, and the Eagles shared the conference’s Sportsmanship Award with Redmond.

Ty Gibson was the lone first team selection while Eastlake’s Brandon Lester and Gibson’s Issaquah teammate Brian Watson were named to the second team.

First team

Zach Lavine, Bothell (MVP); Seth Berger, Ballard; Perrion Callandret, Bothell; Isaac Dotson, Newport; Ty Gibson, Issaquah; Tucker Haymond, Garfield; Trevaunte’ Williams, Garfield

Second team

Chris Bryant, Inglemoor; Will Ferris, Newport; Brandon Lester, Eastlake; Josh Martin, Bothell; Trey Miller, Inglemoor; Johnny Verduin, Ballard; Brian Watson, Issaquah; Ben Zambroski, Roosevelt

Honorable Mention

Eastlake: Mike Hwang, Jake Davidson

Issaquah: Jake Henke, Ryan Sexton, Cory Nevin

Skyline: Blake O’Brien, Matisse Thybulle

Newport: Miles Fowler, Calvin Throckmorton, Riley Hering

Girls basketball

Skyline coach Greg Bruns was named 2012-13 4A KingCo girls basketball Coach of the Year and senior Haley Smith was tabbed conference MVP.

Issaquah’s Mandie Hill also made the first team while teammates Aimee Brakken and Mackenzie Wieburg were second team selections with Eastlake’s Maggie Douglas and Marijke Vanderschaaf, as well as Skyline guard Rachel Shim.

First team

Haley Smith, Skyline (MVP); Kelly Conroy, Inglemoor; Kim Frost, Woodinville; Mandie Hill, Issaquah; Deja Strother, Inglemoor; Marikah Wright, Newport

Second team

Aimee Brakken, Issaquah; Maggie Douglas, Eastlake; Kelsey Dunn, Redmond; Nancy MacGeorge, Ballard; Rachel Shim, Skyline; Marijke Vanderschaaf, Eastlake; Beverly Verduin, Ballard; Mackenzie Wieburg, Issaquah

Honorable Mention

Eastlake: Ellie Mortenson, Ellie Woerner

Issaquah: Quincey Gibson

Skyline: Lacey Nicholson, Bryn deVita