Hailey Van Lith, Cole Bajema named 1A Washington High School Basketball AP Players of the Year
The Associated Press has named Cashmere junior Hailey Van Lith and Lynden Christian senior Cole Bajema the 2019 1A Washington high school state basketball players of the year.
Van Lith, one of the top players in the country for the Class of 2020, averaged more than 32 points and 8 rebounds for Cashmere this past season. A 5-foot-9-inch left-handed point guard, Van Lith was named MVP of the 1A state tournament after leading the Bulldogs to a third-place finish.
Bajema, a 6-foot-7-inch wing who has signed with Michigan, led Lynden Christian to a fourth-place finish at the 1A state tournament. He was named the Washington 1A boys player of the year by the WIBCA for the second consecutive season.
AP all-state teams:
1B boys & girls | 2B boys & girls
1A boys & girls | 2A boys & girls
3A boys & girls | 4A boys & girls
The entire list of AP’s 1A all-state teams can be found below:
CLASS 1A GIRLS
Player of the year: Hailey Van Lith, jr., Cashmere.
First team:
Hailey Van Lith, jr., Cashmere
Taylor Stephens, sr., La Center
Isabela Hernandez, sr., Lynden Christian
Julianna Walker, soph., Annie Wright
Trista Hull, soph., La Salle
Honorable mention:
Grace Sterk, sr., Lynden Christian
Jalyn Sackrider, jr., Elma
Irena Korolenko, jr., Cedar Park Christian
Allison Uecker, soph., Naches Valley
CLASS 1A BOYS
Player of the year: Cole Bajema, sr., Lynden Christian.
First team:
Cole Bajema, sr., Lynden Christian
Antonio Salinas, sr., Zillah
Mason Landdeck, soph., Cashmere
Kody Newman, sr., South Whidbey
Hunter Ecklund, jr., La Center
Honorable mention:
Jobi Gelder, jr., Deer Park
Khalfani Cason, sr., King’s Way Christian
Tyler Linhardt, fr., King’s
