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Sage Hill’s Isabel Gomez garners first-team All-San Joaquin League honors in girls’ basketball

Sage Hill's Isabel Gomez takes a shot in the paint against Whittier Christian's Juliette Corona and Haley Gainer.
Sage Hill’s Isabel Gomez (24) takes a shot in the paint against Whittier Christian’s Juliette Corona (31) and Haley Gainer (22) in a nonleague game in La Habra on Dec. 12, 2019.
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Sage Hill School sophomore point guard Isabel Gomez earned first-team All-San Joaquin League honors in girls’ basketball.

She produced 17 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 2.5 steals and 1.4 blocked shots per game. Gomez averaged three made three-pointers while shooting 34.5% from that distance.

Gomez helped Sage Hill (17-10, 4-4 in league) finish in third place in the league. The Lightning defeated Chino Don Lugo 61-55 on the road in the first round of the CIF Southern Section Division 3AA playoffs, before falling to No. 2-seeded Manhattan Beach Mira Costa 44-42 in the second round at home.

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Junior power forward Emily Elliott made the all-league second team. Elliott contributed 16.8 points, 11.7 rebounds, 3.2 steals, 2.7 assists and 1.8 blocks per game.

Senior center Zoe Mazakas and sophomore guard Megan Shean received honorable mention.

Orangewood Academy senior guard Sydney Gandy, an Idaho-bound transfer from Los Alamitos, was the San Joaquin League MVP. Gandy contributed 17.1 points, 3.5 assists and 2.8 steals per game.

Fairmont Prep’s Sara Brown earned the league Coach of the Year award. She was in her first year with the program after coming over from Edison.

Orangewood Academy (27-7, 7-1) and Fairmont Prep (25-8, 7-1) split the league title. The two teams then met in the Division 2AA championship game, with the Spartans beating the Huskies 57-49.

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