LC’s Bajema highlights All-Whatcom County girls’ basketball team

Player

School

Yr.

Pos.

Emily Brandland

Mount Baker

Sr.

F

Had the ability to go off in any game, as indicated by a season-high 34 points. ... Strong rebounder and overall player. ... Averaged 15.1 points per game. ... First-team All-NWC selection.

Darrien Camarillio

Ferndale

Jr.

G

Scored 18 or more points eight times and served as a backcourt leader for Golden Eagles. ... Averaged 13.8 points per game. ...First-team All-NWC selection.

Avery Dykstra

Lynden Christian

So.

G

Grew as a standout point guard as the season went along, but came up big for LC during its postseason run. ... Averaged 7.4 points per game. ... Led Lyncs to a Class 1A state championship and a 25-2 record.

Katrina Gimmaka

Nooksack Valley

So.

F

A force in the paint for the Pioneers. ... Strong rebounder and scorer and was key during Nooksack Valley’s postseason run. ... Averaged 10.0 points per game. ... Second-team All-NWC selection. ... Led Pioneers to a fifth-place Class 1A finish and a 20-11 record.

Mariah Gonzalez

Lynden

Jr.

F

Underwent tremendous growth from sophomore to junior season and played with passion. ... A terrific rebounder and great defender, locking down team’s best player. ... Averaged 5.2 points per game. ... Second-team All-NWC selection.

Haley Hollander

Lynden Christian

Sr.

G

Offered LC a steadying force with great ball-handling and scoring ability. ... Also played great defense and could fill up a stat sheet. ... Averaged 7.9 points per game. ... Second-team All-NWC selection. ... Led Lyncs to a Class 1A state championship and a 25-2 record.

Elisa Kooiman

Lynden

Jr.

G

Won Whatcom County’s scoring title and proved to be one of the best scorers in the Northwest Conference. ... Averaged 18.0 points per game. ... First-team All-NWC selection. ... Led Lions to a second-place Class 2A state finish and a 23-4 record.

Jasmyne Neria

Lynden

Jr.

G

Played with a high motor and was tenacious on defense. ... Ability to shoot from long range gave Lynden a great guard presence. ... Averaged 7.9 points per game. ... Second-team All-NWC selection. ... Led Lions to a second-place Class 2A state finish.

Chalae Wolters

Squalicum

So.

G/F

Followed up impressive freshman season with another great year for Squalicum. ... Has a tremendously bright future, as the Storm look to improve. ... Averaged 15.4 points per game. ... First-team All-NWC selection.

Sam Van Loo

Lynden Christian

So.

F

A big part of a very impressive NWC girls’ basketball sophomore class. ... Could score, play defense and used length to snatch rebounds. ... Averaged 10.9 points per game. ... Second-team All-NWC selection. ...Led Lyncs to a Class 1A state championship.

Ryley Zapien

Meridian

Jr.

G

One part of an impressive Trojans trio. ... A very athletic player who could score and play strong defense. ... Averaged 10.9 points per game. ... Second-team All-NWC selection.