5A PrepHoops Player of the Year Finalists

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1158654' first='Daniel' last='Steverson'] - Cleveland</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The current frontrunner for GPOY, Steverson has led Cleveland to the #2 ranking in the state behind his consistent superstar level of play. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176298' first='Jalin' last='Holland'] - Los Lunas</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>An obvious choice, Holland has led the Tigers to an undefeated district record and has continued to show his chops as a high-level Division 1 prospect. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176300' first='Kenyon' last='Aguino'] - Volcano Vista</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Aguino has made a case as being the best player in the state this season. He's led Volcano to a #1 in the state ranking, and a #71 ranking nationally according to MaxPreps.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1295240' first='Brandon' last='Kehres'] - Organ Mountain</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The best pure big in his class, the Knights have one loss on the year thanks to Kehres' 15.6 PPG, 8.1 RPG, and 1.1 BPG, and he's earned a couple of offers from his play this year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1166976' first='Cody' last='Vassar-Steen'] - Farmington</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vassar-Steen leads all NM seniors in PPG with 24.3 and recently broke his school's all-time career scoring record. He's added 6.5 RPG and 2.6 APG to his resume and recently committed to Northern New Mexico.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1176301' first='Latavious' last='Morris'] - Atrisco</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Morris is second in the state in PPG with 24.2 and has managed to continue to improve every season as he leads the Jaguars to the #4 ranking in the state, surpassing 1,000 career points this year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1897859' first='Marvin' last='Cox'] - Clovis</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A criminally underrated player, Cox has averages of 15.1 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 2.3 APG, and 3.1 BPG according to MaxPreps, and has led Clovis to a 17-7 record so far this year. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1687823' first='Thomas' last='Adams'] - Sandia</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Adams has taken over as the primary option for the Matadors, and his averages of 16.0 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 3.4 APG, and 3.0 SPG have been the main factor of Sandia's success. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1548689' first='Santiago' last='Gonzalez'] - Rio Grande</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gonzalez has been the lone bright spot for the Ravens, averaging 17.7 PPG and 8.2 RPG, and improving every season as a valuable contributor for Rio Grande. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1295235' first='Jayden' last='Johnson'] - Rio Rancho</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Johnson surpassed 1000 points last night and holds averages of 15.1 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 4.4 APG, and 3.1 SPG while leading the Rams in 3 of the 5 major statistical categories. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->