Mater Dei PG heads the best of SoCal’s Class of 2021

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  LAGUNA NIGUEL – By the end of its season, the Santa Ana Mater Dei High basketball team was – arguably – the second- best team in California.

  And that was in large due to a Monarchs’ sophomore class that was the best in Southern California.

   Two of those members of the Class of 2021, point guard Devin Askew and forward Wilhelm Breidenbach, are among the BurlisonOnBasketball first-team choices for the All-Southern California Sophomore squad for the 2018-19 season.

   And the 6-foot-4 Askew is my choice as the “Most Outstanding Sophomore” after demonstrating so well why he’s already rated one of the very best point guard prospects in the national class of 2021.

   Askew (pictured) averaged 14.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 2.1 steals as the Monarchs finished 29-5, with their only losses over the final 10 games coming to eventual CIF Southern Section and State Open Division-champion Sierra Canyon (71-61 and 83-73, respectively).

    As a reminder, these selections are based upon on-court play this past season and not strictly upon “next-level (college/NBA) potential”.

   San Diego D-I champion Cathedral Catholic is represented by two players, first-team selection Obinna Anyanwu and second-team choice Thomas Notarainni.

Top SoCal 2018-19 Sophomore

Devin Askew                      6-4                          Santa Ana Mater Dei

FIRST TEAM

Obinna Anyanwu             6-7                          San Diego Cathedral Catholic

Wilhelm Breidenbach     6-8                          Santa Ana Mater Dei

Reese Dixon                       6-4                          L.A. Dorsey

Jahmai Mashack               6-4                          Etiwanda

Malik Thomas                    6-3                          La Verne Damien

SECOND TEAM

Corey Cofield II                  6-3                          Lake Balboa Birmingham

Thomas Notarainni          6-4                          San Diego Cathedral Catholic

Tyler Powell                       6-5                          L.A. Ribet Academy

Ken Simpson                      6-1                          West Hills Chaminade

T.J. Wainwright                 6-2                          Santa Monica

THIRD TEAM

A.J. Burgin                           6-2                          San Diego

David Elliott                        6-1                          Lake Balboa Birmingham

Keith Higgins                      6-2                          West Hills Chaminade

Chris Howell                       6-5                          San Marcos (San Diego)

Brenton Knapper             6-0                          Ontario Colony

FOURTH TEAM

Pape Cisse                           6-8                          Anaheim Fairmont Prep

Nick Davidson                    6-8                          Santa Ana Mater Dei

Denim Dawson                 6-3                          Ontario Colony

Houston Mallette             6-4                          Newport Pacifica Christian

Luke Turner                        6-6                          Temecula Rancho Christian

FIFTH TEAM

Christian Bento                 6-11                       Temecula Great Oak

Harrison Hornery             6-9                          Santa Ana Mater Dei

T.J. Muhammad                5-10                       Santa Monica Crossroads

Scotty Washington          6-4                          Bellflower St. John Bosco

Peyton Watson                 6-4                          Long Beach Poly