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The closest calls to make in these categories this year were for Division III and for freshmen. Top honorees also announced for every other CIF division and for juniors, sophomores.

Congratulations to these girls players for being selected as an ESPNHS Cal-Hi Sports State Player of the Year. Stay tuned for the release next week of the 32nd annual ESPNHS Cal-Hi Sports All-State Teams. Here is a complete list of our girls basketball individual honorees for the 2011-12 season:

Seniors – Nirra Fields (Mater Dei, Santa Ana)

Also named as the Ms. Basketball State Player of the Year, Fields played last season at Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.), a school more known for its boys teams.

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According to the Cal-Hi Sports state record book, which has been published seven times, Michelle Miller of Pasadena Poly puts herself in the No. 5 position.

As a salute to the outstanding career of senior Michelle Miller of Pasadena Poly, who will play next at Princeton (yes, her grades are that good, too), we decided to spend some time compiling an updated list of the all-time career scoring leaders in California girls basketball.

It’s a great list because it contains some of the greatest players in the history of women’s basketball – led by Cheryl Miller, Diana Taurasi and Lisa Leslie -- not just California high schools.

Here is the new, updated list:

3,837 - Charde Houston, San Diego, 2001-2004
3,446 - Cheryl Miller, Riverside Poly, 1979-1982
3,374 - Danielle Orsillo, Oroville Las Plumas, 2002-2005
3,346 - Courtney Paris, Modesto Christian 2002 & Piedmont 2003-2005

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The 27th rebound for Menlo’s Drew Edelman is a game-winning tip-in at the buzzer. Bayli McClard of Hanford also makes the honor roll with 34 points in team’s 94th straight win against CIF Central Section competition.

Note: We’re proud once again to collect weekly writeups of the most significant individual high school basketball totals in California. We use these as the basis for updating the state record book, which has been published seven times, most recently in the spring of 2009. To report a state stat star of your own, please email highlights to Mark.Tennis@espn.com.

(After games of Saturday, Feb. 18 and some games as of Tuesday, Feb. 21; contributing: Bob Barnett, Mark Tennis)

Riley Abraham (Rio Mesa, Oxnard)
Opening the CIF Southern Section Division 3AAA playoffs in a big way, Abraham scored 20 points and grabbed 20 rebounds as the Spartans defeated Santa Barbara 64-50.

Dawn Alves (Laton)
The senior star set a school record by making eight 3-point shots for 34 points in a 62-53 losing effort against Kings Christian of Lemoore.

Sophie Bhasin (Cajon, San Bernardino)
She had another monster game and another triple-double as she scored 30 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and had 10 assists in a 71-65 postseason win over Warren of Downey.

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Hannah Huffman heating up for Carondelet as playoffs loom. Plus, huge triple-doubles for Cajon duo along with Fresno Central’s Tina Maxwell.

Note: We’re proud once again to collect weekly writeups of the most significant individual high school basketball totals in California. We use these as the basis for updating the state record book, which has been published seven times, most recently in the spring of 2009. To report a state stat star of your own, please email highlights to Mark.Tennis@espn.com.

(After games of Saturday, Feb. 11 and some games as of Tuesday, Feb. 14; contributing: Bob Barnett, Mark Tennis)

Sophie Bhasin (Cajon, San Bernardino)
She has been a triple-double machine all year long and she had two more last week as she scored 30 points with 11 rebounds and 11assists in a 73-46 win over Arroyo Valley. She later scored 38 points to go along with 15 rebounds and 10 assists in a 77-52 win over Carter of Rialto.

Tekerra Borden & Dalonna Jones (Merced)
Borden scored 29 points while Jones recorded a triple-double with 14 points, 21 rebounds and 12 blocks as the Bears defeated Atwater 59-38.

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Miramonte’s Loutzenhiser makes 10 3-pointers while Pasadena Poly’s Michelle Miller pours in season-high 52 points

Tallest boys player in state history gets 30 points, 15 rebounds, 8 blocks

Note: We’re proud once again to collect weekly writeups of the most significant individual high school basketball totals in California. We use these as the basis for updating the state record book, which has been published seven times, most recently in the spring of 2009. To report a state stat star of your own, please email highlights to Mark.Tennis@espn.com.

(After games of Saturday, Jan. 21 and some games as of Tuesday, Jan. 24)

Boys Basketball

David Ahern (Marin Catholic, Kentfield)
The Wildcat senior makes a return to this feature after scoring a career-high 37 points but it wasn’t enough in a 63-52 loss to arch-rival Drake of San Anselmo.

Brandon Baker (Crenshaw, Los Angeles)
With first-place on the line in the Coliseum League. Baker scored a team-high 32 points as the Cougars picked up a narrow 68-67 win over Dorsey in the final seconds of the game.

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