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Whatcom Hoops Boys Top 30: #3 Jerome Toby Jr.
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 boys. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #3 Jerome Toby Jr., junior, Lummi Nation WHY HE’S #3: This past March, the rest of the state learned what anyone who has seen Lummi Nation basketball the past … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops Girls Top 30: #4 Ella Fritts
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 girls. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #4 Ella Fritts, junior, Lynden Christian WHY SHE’S #4: No was asked to do more for her team than the 5-foot-10 guard, who could lead the Lyncs on any … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops Boys Top 30: #4 Talon Jenkins
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 boys. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #4 Talon Jenkins, senior, Meridian WHY HE’S #4: The heart of the Trojans’ back-to-back state tournament teams, the 6-foot-5 forward might have made the top 30 list because of … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops Girls Top 30: #5 Allison Shumate
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 girls. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #5 Allison Shumate, senior, Lynden Christian WHY SHE’S #5: The 6-foot post came up big when LC needed her — not only with her scoring during the playoffs but … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops Boys Top 30: #5 Jaeger Fyfe
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 boys. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #5 Jaeger Fyfe, senior, Meridian WHY HE’S #5: One of the school’s all-time all-around athlete who also starred on the football field and baseball diamond, the 6-foot-3 guard was … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops Boys Top 30: #6 Caden Heutink
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 boys. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #6 Caden Heutink, senior, Nooksack Valley WHY HE’S #6: The leader of the Pioneers’ talented class of 2025, which played all four years for the Nooksack varsity, the 6-foot-1 … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops Girls Top 30: #6 Grace DeHoog
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 girls. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #6 Grace DeHoog, junior, Nooksack Valley WHY SHE’S #6: The 6-foot-1 post was literally the big reason the young and inexperienced Pioneers’ returned to Yakima to defend their Class … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops Girls Top 30: #7 Jillea Fox
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 girls. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #7 Jillea Fox, junior, Ferndale WHY SHE’S #7: Despite being the Golden Eagles’ only true inside threat, the hard-working 5-foot-10 forward used her strength and skills to overcame taller … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops Boys Top 30: #7 Marcus Nixon
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 boys. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #7 Marcus Nixon, senior, Squalicum WHY HE’S #7: Showing the toughness and quickness that made him an all-league football player, the 6-foot-3 forward was also a force for the … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops Girls Top 30: #8 Jemma James
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 girls. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #8 Jemma James, sophomore, Lummi Nation WHY SHE’S #8: The team’s co-captain has started since she was an eighth-grader and already passed the 1,000-point career milestone this season. The … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops Boys Top 30: #8 Dawson Hintz
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 boys. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #8 Dawson Hintz, sophomore, Lynden Christian WHY HE’S #8: Once the 6-foot guard healed from an early-season injury, the Lyncs became the most explosive team in the Northwest Conference. … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops Girls Top 30: #9 Brooklyn Fuller
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 girls. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #9 Brooklyn Fuller, senior, Meridian WHY SHE’S #9: Of the many outstanding Whatcom players whose importance goes beyond their stats, none personify their team’s personality more than the Trojans’ … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops Boys Top 30: #9 Joe Harward
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 boys. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #9 Joe Harward, junior, Bellingham WHY HE’S #9: Just a year removed from being on the JV squad, the fearless 6-foot-3 forward used his physicality to transform into one … Read More »
Whatcom Hoops Boys Top 30: #10 Jonah Brillowsky
In an incredible season filled with outstanding players, Whatcom Hoops is ranking the top 30 boys. Each day we’ll feature an amazing player in our county and count down until we get to #1. So join us daily as we honor the best of the best. #10 Jonah Brillowsky, senior, Ferndale WHY HE’S #10: One of the Northwest Conference’s top big man, the 6-foot-6 forward could do it all. He was effective in the paint, … Read More »