Cody Riley is BurlisonOnBasketball’s top SoCal Soph

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LAGUNA NIGUEL – Cody Riley, who set a single-game rebounding record while leading Sierra Canyon to its first-ever state championship victory, is the BurlisonOnBasketball 2014-15 Southern California High School Most Outstanding Player for the sophomore class.

The 6-foot-8 Riley grabbed 22 rebounds while scoring 18 points to go with three blocked shots in the Trailblazers’ 80-55 victory over San Francisco University in the Division V final at UC Berkeley on March 27.

For the season the two-time All-CIF Southern Section Open selection (the team went into its “natural” division for the state playoffs after losing to Etiwanda in the second round of the Section playoffs) averaged 15.6 points and 9.4 rebounds in a season that ended with his team at 26-4.

Riley’s most serious challenge for the honor came from another center, 6-10 Brandon McCoy of San Diego Morse.

Players from the CIF Southern, L.A. City and San Diego sections were eligible to be selected. And only players I watched play in person during the season were eligible.

The players were chosen based upon their first-season accomplishments and not necessarily how extensively they are being recruited – or will be recruited – for their on-court potential in college.

The 15-player squad, including Riley (listed alphabetically):

 

L’Angelo Ball (6-4/Chino Hills)

Jemarl Baker (6-1/Eastvale Roosevelt)

Jaylen Hands (6-1/Chula Vista Mater Dei)

Jalen Hill (6-9/Corona Centennial)

Remy Martin (6-0/Chatsworth Sierra Canyon)

Matt Mitchell (6-5/Eastvale Roosevelt)

Brandon McCoy (6-10/San Diego Morse)

Miles Oliver (6-1/Etiwanda)

Kaden Rasheed (6-0/Santa Margarita)

Cody Riley (6-8/Chatsworth Sierra Canyon)/MOP

Jordan Schakel (6-5/Torrance Bishop Montgomery)

Earnie Sears (6-4/Mission Hills Alemany)

Ethan Thompson (6-4/Torrance Bishop Montgomery)

Ryse Williams (6-2/Redondo)

Zafir Williams (6-6/Long Beach Poly)