Girls basketball: Newport’s Whitfield first team

Barry Faulkner

- Newport Harbor High sophomore Jillianne Whitfield has been named

first-team All-Sea View League by the circuit’s girls basketball coaches.

Whitfield, a 5-foot-7 forward-guard, averaged 10.8 points in eight

league games, including a career-high 21 to key a 46-44 win over Aliso

Niguel to end the Tars’ 20-game league losing streak. She also had 10

rebounds in that game.

Athena Vasquez, a junior guard, represents Newport Harbor on the

second team. She averaged 4.8 points against Sea View competition.

Laguna Hills senior guard Megan Aaker and Irvine senior Kristin

Thawley, both of whom have signed to continue their careers at UC Irvine,

shared Player of the Year honors.

Coaches’ 2002 All-Sea View League girls basketball

Co-Players of the Year

Megan Aaker, Laguna Hills Sr.

Kristin Thawley, Irvine Sr.

First team

Jillianne Whitfield, Newport Harbor So.

Alia Stewart, Woodbridge Sr.

Kathryn Geneau, Woodbridge Sr.

Michelle Sanford, Woodbridge Jr.

Christen D’Allesandro, Laguna Hills Jr.

Nikki Kamada, Irvine Sr.

Allison Haberost, Aliso Niguel Sr.

Second team

Athena Vasquez, Newport Harbor Jr.

Lauren Riley, Woodbridge So.

Stephanie Marks, Woodbridge Sr.

Lindsay Yocum, Woodbridge Sr.

Katie O’Hara, Irvine Sr.

Jamie Saiz, Aliso Niguel Jr.

Heather Haberost, Aliso Niguel Fr.