High school girls basketball regional players of the year

SAN FRANCISCO: Talo Li-Uperesa (Sacred Heart Cathedral): The 5-foot-10 junior led an extremely balanced squad by averaging 13.3 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game for the Northern California Division 1 champions. She was named first-team All-West Catholic Athletic League.

Playing one of the toughest schedules in the state, the Irish began the season 5-11 and, playing in one of the toughest leagues in the state, were 11-14 heading into the NorCal playoffs.

But with Li-Uperesa controlling the middle, the 12th-seeded Irish won NorCal Division 1 games on the road over Heritage-Brentwood (68-50), Eastside Prep-East Palo Alto (68-60), St.