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36 | March 23, 2017 | The lake highland forest park leader landMark sports
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This is 22nd Century Media’s All-Area team: Team 22. Thanks to help from
area coaches and the eyes of 22nd Century Media staff, the best players
were selected from six high schools — New Trier (NT), Loyola Academy (LA),
Glenbrook North (GBN), Glenbrook South (GBS), Highland Park (HP) and Lake
Forest (LF) — in our coverage area.
Guards
Ziv Tal — HP junior
• 17 ppg, 3 rpg, 2 apg; The Highland Park
offense ran through Tal in a season where
he scored 477 points, 10th highest all-time
by a Giant and the most ever by a junior.
He shot 35 percent from 3-point range,
74 percent from the charity stripe and
was both a CSL All-Conference selection
and a Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament All-
Tournament selection.
Forwards
Kellen Witherell, GBN junior
• 13.3 ppg, 5 rpg, 0.9 bpg; The talented
6-foot-5 big man led the Spartans in
scoring during the season and was clutch
from the free throw line, converting 79
percent of the time. He knocked down 54
3-pointers as well, proving his game wasn’t
limited to just the paint.
Ramar Evans — LA senior
•14 ppg, 7 rpg, 4 apg; The Maryville
University commit did everything for
the Ramblers this season, earning an
All-League spot in the Chicago Catholic
League. He was also the MVP of the
Gulfshore Holiday Hoopfest in Naples, Fla.
Julian DeGuzman, LA senior
• 9 ppg, 5 rpg; DeGuzman solidified
the Ramblers defense while averaging
five rebounds per game. The senior was
chosen as an All-Conference member in
the Chicago Catholic League.
First team
Matt Giannakopoulos — GBS senior
• 18 ppg, 5 rpg; The senior captain shot
40 percent from downtown this season
and averaged an impressive 18 points
per game. He was an All-Tournament
selection at the Buffalo Grove Thanksgiving
Tournament.
Honorable mentions:
Daniel Michelon
HP junior G
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LF senior G
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NT senior G
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NT sophomore F
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NT junior G
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GBN senior G
second team
GuarDs
Kevin Cunningham — LA junior
• 10 ppg, 3 rpg, 3 apg; The junior
guard was recently named a captain
for the 2017-18 season after a strong
2016-17 showing that saw him knock
down 71 3-pointers. He was a Chicago
Catholic League All-Conference
selection, as well as All-Tournament at
the Gulfshore Holiday Hoopfest.
Justin McMahon — LF senior
• 12.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.1 apg;
McMahon was a reliable shooter
from outside for the Scouts this
season, converting 41 percent of his
3-pointers. He was good 73 percent
of the time from the free-throw line on
126 attempts.
James Karis — GBN senior
• 12.9 ppg, 3.7 apg, 3.5 rpg; Karis
was the go-to guy all year late in
possessions for the Spartans and
was effective getting to the hoop and
drawing fouls, converting 72 percent
of 151 attempts from the free-throw
line.
ForwarDs
Brian Stickler, LF senior
• 8.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.6 bpg; Stickler
capped off his career at LFHS as the
go-to guy in the low post all season
long. The senior shot 64 percent from
the free-throw line and had 16 blocks
on the season.
Jack Zeidler, HP senior
• 8.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.6 apg; Zeidler
gave the Giants a man in the middle
and often was the source of energy
for Highland Park this season. The
CSL All-Conference selection shot 77
percent from the free-throw line.