With the conclusion of the state championship tournament, Battle Mountain High School ended its 2017-2018 basketball season. The Longhorns’ successful season established several student-athletes with an end of the year award.
During the zone and state tournaments, 2A league coaches met to discuss and cast a vote for players who represented their school at the highest level. BMHS boys and girls basketball teams made it to the state tournament and battled throughout the season, earning respect around the 2A league before the coaches voted on league awards.
The BMHS boys basketball ended its season at the state championship game inside Lawlor Events Center on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. The Longhorns claimed the state runner-up title after losing to the talented Democracy Prep Agassi Campus Blue Knights in the game.
The basketball team ended the season heavily represented after the all-league votes tallied. Northern 2A coaches selected Longhorn forward Chris Figueroa for first team all-league, and after the state tournament, the coaches voted him to the first team all-state team.
League coaches selected Miles Piramide and Mason Fuller for second team all-league, and made sure Longhorn center Reese Artz received recognition earning all-league honorable mention award. Some minor controversy discussed with Piramide missing out on making first team all-league by one vote, which eliminated him from any all-state honors.
The BMHS Lady Longhorns, who fell short of winning the zone championship by only three points, represented the school well during the all-league vote with four ladies selected for an award. Northern league coaches selected Longhorn point guard Sruti Bhakta as the Northern 2A Player of the Year.
The coaches also selected Grace Melver for the first team all-league, with Isabella DeAllah selected for second team all-league and senior Paige Ripley recognized with an all-league honorable mention award. The league coaches voted to make Lady Longhorns coach Paul Tremayne the Northern 2A League Coach of the Year.
Below is the full list of northern league awards.
Division 2A Northern boys
All-League team
Coach of the Year: Jason Allen-Pershing County
League MVP: Derek Sandusky-Pershing County
Defensive Player of the Year: Lane Condie-Pershing County
Offensive Player of the Year: Saul Palacios-West Wendover
All-League First Team
Lane Condie Pershing County Mustangs, Saul Palacios West Wendover Wolverines, Chris Figueroa Battle Mountain Longhorns, David McFalls Yerington Lions, Kevin Kirk Yerington Lions, Armando Gonzalez West Wendover Wolverines, Ted Gibeaut North Tahoe Lakers
All-League Second Team
Miles Piramide Battle Mountain Longhorns, Will Stranzl Incline Highlanders, Eric Cerna West Wendover Wolverines, Eric Correa West Wendover Wolverines, Mason Fuller Battle Mountain Longhorns, Kyle Barter Pershing County Mustangs, Kevin Kable Silver Stage Nighthawks
All-League Honorable Mention
Moses Bobb Yerington Lions, Ian Smith Incline Highlanders, Dante Robles West Wendover Wolverines, Brandon Ziles Pershing County Mustangs, Tristen Blevens Silver Stage Nighthawks, Collin Young White Pine Bobcats, Reese Artz Battle Mountain Longhorns, Steven Keats Yerington Lions, Liam Bickett-Walsh North Tahoe Lakers, Luis Esparza West Wendover Wolverines and Owen Bake Pershing County Mustangs
Girls Basketball
Division 2A North All-League
Coach Of The Year: Paul Tremayne, Battle Mountain
League MVP: Sruti Bhatka, Junior, Battle Mountain
Defensive Player Of The Year: Itatty Espinoza, Senior, Pershing County
Offensive Player Of The Year: Taylor Redfern, Junior, Incline
All-League first Team
Taylor Redfern G Incline, Itatty Espinoza F Pershing County, Taryn Houston G Pershing County, Leonela Covarrubias West Wendover, Grace Melver Battle Mountain, Dominique Connolly Silver Stage and Madison Rick White Pine.
All-League second team
Lily Aguilar Yerington, Brittany Kingston White Pine, Sydney Jensen Pershing County, Hailey Ernest White Pine, Haylee Keats Yerington, Isabellah Dealiah Battle Mountain and Sally Elderkin Silver Stage.
All-League honorable mention
Madison Corneil Incline, Haeden Suter Incline, Crystal Vargas West Wendover, Malaya Caldwell Silver Stage, Faith Happy Pershing County, Marissa Garcia Pershing County, Jayla Tolliver Yerington, Taya Bobb Yerington, Malia Picotte Yerington, Eva Kingston White Pine, Lily Fulmer White Pine, Paige Ripley Battle Mountain and Kaitlyn Brannon Silver Stage.
