By Nathan Joyce
MaxPreps.com
Ferris’ DeAngelo Casto had 19 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks as the Class 4A team bombed the Class 3A team 146-113 at the Washington Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association All-State game.
Casto led the blowout against the squad headed up by his own high school coach, Don Van Lierop. Van Lierop, who has lead the Saxons to 58-straight wins and two-straight state titles, had to coach the Class 3A squad. Van Lierop has coached five WIBCA games and this was his first loss.
“He was talking mess in class," Casto told the Seattle Times. "I wanted to put a mark on his forehead."
Casto, one of the nation's top undecided seniors at 6-foot-8, was also named Washington's Player of the Year Tuesday by the Times.
Lakes coach JoJo Rodriguez coached the Class 4A team, which had a beefy frontline of Casto, Kentridge forward Renado Parker and Gig Harbor’s Mathias Ward.
Rainier Beach duo Michael Ladd (16) and Reggie Moore (15) led the Class 3A team.
Ward scored 25 to earn MVP honors. His Gig Harbor teammate Geoff McIntosh added 24.
Before the game, Ferris guard Shawn Stockton, nephew of NBA great John Stockton, was named the state’s Mr. Basketball. Stockton will play at Montana next year.
Charles Wright’s Gerald Hill earned MVP honors to lead the Class 1A team past the Class 2A team, 107-98.
The Class 2B beat the Class 1B squad 112-101.
WIAA: Marsh Lead 2008 Class
Curt Marsh, who played his high school ball in Snohomish, his college ball at Washington and spent some time in the NFL heads the Washington Interscholastic Activities' 2008 Hall of Fame class.
Marsh had his right leg amputated after complications from an ankle injury suffered playing in the NFL. He became a world champion disabled weight lifter and motivational speaker.
Among others inducted: Pat Connors (R.A. Long, 1994) became the state’s first four-time state wrestling champ and finished 123-4. Aileen McManus (Reardan, 1984) led her team to two state volleyball titles and a basketball title before playing at Washington. Dan Strode (Moses Lake, 1968) was the state’s first three-time state wrestling champ and went 65-1.
