Boys basketball: Tars’ Perrine MVP

Barry Faulkner

Newport Harbor senior point guard Greg Perrine, who came back from

summer reconstructive knee surgery to help guide the Sailors to the

school’s first outright Sea View League championship in 17 seasons, has

been chosen Player of the Year by the league’s coaches.

Perrine, a 6-foot-1 three-year starter, is among five Sailors

recognized all-league, including first-team selections Tony Melum and

Erik Peterson. Nedim Pajevic and Chase Cameron represent the Sailors on

the second team.

Perrine, who missed the Sailors’ first seven games while

rehabilitating a torn ACL, averaged 14.3 points in eight league games,

seven of which the Sailors won. Among those points was a three-pointer

with one second left for a 43-40 first-round win at Laguna Hills.

Perrine was a second-team all-league choice as a junior.

Melum, a 6-foot-6 forward, is a repeat first-team choice who was

All-CIF Southern Section Division I-A a year ago.

Melum’s best league performance was a 26-point, 13-rebound effort to

key a 54-40 title-clinching victory at Woodbridge in the regular-season

finale.

Peterson, a 6-3 forward and returning starter, was the defensive demon

for Coach Larry Hirst’s squad, which advanced to the CIF Division II-AA

second round before finishing 20-7.

Typically assigned to guard the opponent’s best offensive player,

Peterson also averaged 6.9 points against league competition.

Pajevic, a 6-8 junior center who blossomed in the postseason, averaged

7.1 points against Sea View foes, while Cameron, a 6-0 junior guard,

averaged 4 ppg in league.

Coaches’ 2002 All-Sea View League boys basketball

Player of the Year

Greg Perrine, Newport Harbor Sr.

First team

Tony Melum, Newport Harbor Sr.

Erik Peterson, Newport Harbor Sr.

David Burgess, Woodbridge So.

Cole Edmondson, Woodbridge Sr.

Matt Donat, Laguna Hills Sr.

Marc Dimick, Laguna Hills Sr.

Emil Kuruvilla, Irvine Sr.

Second team

Nedim Pajevic, Newport Harbor Jr.

Chase Cameron, Newport Harbor Jr.

Mike Nicoll, Woodbridge Jr.

Karter Stone, Laguna Hills So.

Jimmy Vollenhals, Laguna Hills Sr.

Ramy Farag, Aliso Niguel Sr.

Brad Kanis, Irvine Sr.