CYPRESS, CA- The Orange Empire Conference held their annual end of season meeting on Saturday, February 26th. The nine OEC coaches voted two Cypress Chargers, Tommie Flanagan and Grant Sii, to the All-OEC second team and Trent Goldmann was selected as an honorable mention.
Tommie Flanagan was a defensive specialist for the Chargers averaging 2.0 steals per game, but he also was the leading scorer for Cypress in conference play averaging 12.1 ppg. Flanagan shot 40% from the field and 34% from three-point range. The second-year guard also pulled down 4 boards per game along with 3 assists.
Grant Sii was the starting point guard for Cypress in his freshman season averaging 12.0 ppg and 2.7 assists. Sii scored 20+ points in four games this season and shot 33% from three-point range.
Trent Goldmann was a sharpshooter for Cypress this season shooting 40% from three and averaging 10.6 ppg. Goldmann had a career high 31 points against College of the Canyons in a 86-73 win on December 9th. The freshman knocked down a career high five three-pointers against Fullerton College on February 21st. Goldmann reached double figures in scoring twelve times this season.
2022 Orange Empire Conference Awards
Coaches of the Year: Perry Webster - Fullerton & Phil Matthews - Riverside City
MVP's: Chazz Hutchison – Fullerton College / Amir Davis – Riverside City
Offensive Player of the Year: Atiba Taylor - Saddleback
Defensive Player of the Year: Amir Davis - Riverside City
First Team All-OEC
Kobe Newton, Fullerton
Tristan Williams, Fullerton
Ronnie Stapp, Fullerton
Melvin Walker, Riverside City
Edwyn Collins, Riverside City
David Agba, Santiago Canyon
Erik Howlin, Santiago Canyon
Drew Yezbak, Santiago Canyon
Jimmy Reyes, Saddleback
Luc Krystkowiak, Irvine Valley
Second Team All-OEC
Tommie Flanagan, Cypress
Grant Sii, Cypress
Aaron Strings, Irvine Valley
Jydon Hall, Orange Coast
Eric Watson, Golden West
Gaven Ramirez, Fullerton
Zekiah Lovett, Riverside City
Preston Sims, Santiago Canyon
Aaron Wadman, Santiago Canyon
Nick Bowden, Saddleback
OEC Honorable Mention
Robert Ayala, Riverside City
Derek Roubidoux, Saddleback
Trent Goldman, Cypress
JT Robinson, Irvine Valley
Ben Ahinaquah, Santa Ana
Maliq Neorell, Golden West
SoCal Regionals: Six Orange Empire Conference teams qualified for the CCCAA Southern California Regionals. Making it to the postseason were No. 1 seed Fullerton (24-3 overall), No. 5 Santiago Canyon (22-5), No. 6 Riverside City (22-6), No. 13 Irvine Valley (18-10), No. 17 Saddleback (17-11), and No. 19 Cypress (16-12).
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