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Moreau Catholic-Hayward boys basketball coach Frank Knight started the list.
“He’s probably one of the most decorated high school players ever,” Knight said after his team’s 72-65 loss to Esperanza-Anaheim in the Division 2 state championship game last month.
The point guard amassed 2,353 points, 577 assists, 434 rebounds and 375 steals, leading the Mariners to three North Coast Section and two Northern California championships.
Milstead edged out San Francisco Player of the Year Niamey Harris, who led Mission to a “Hoosiers”-esque state title.
Both players led their teams to state championship games — and Harris won his — but Milstead’s body of work from his team’s first game through the state title defeat tilted the decision in his favor.
A mostly pass-first point guard for three seasons, Milstead increased his shooting volume out of necessity, and it resulted in a career-high 25.8-point scoring average, to go with 5.1 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game.
Following Moreau’s 4-9 start, Milstead adjusted his game and it resulted in greater team cohesion, 20 straight victories and NCS and NorCal titles.
The Antelopes (22-9 last season) will be eligible for the NCAA Tournament for the first time next season.
Milstead had the option of going to traditional powers Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland or Salesian-Richmond, but picked Moreau Catholic, which had two winning seasons over the previous nine before he arrived.
MaxPreps senior writer Mitch Stephens covers high school sports for The Chronicle.
Averages: 25.8 points, 5.1 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 steals
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“He’s probably one of the most decorated high school players ever,” Knight said after his team’s 72-65 loss to Esperanza-Anaheim in the Division 2 state championship game last month.
The point guard amassed 2,353 points, 577 assists, 434 rebounds and 375 steals, leading the Mariners to three North Coast Section and two Northern California championships.
Milstead edged out San Francisco Player of the Year Niamey Harris, who led Mission to a “Hoosiers”-esque state title.
Both players led their teams to state championship games — and Harris won his — but Milstead’s body of work from his team’s first game through the state title defeat tilted the decision in his favor.
A mostly pass-first point guard for three seasons, Milstead increased his shooting volume out of necessity, and it resulted in a career-high 25.8-point scoring average, to go with 5.1 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game.
Following Moreau’s 4-9 start, Milstead adjusted his game and it resulted in greater team cohesion, 20 straight victories and NCS and NorCal titles.
The Antelopes (22-9 last season) will be eligible for the NCAA Tournament for the first time next season.
Milstead had the option of going to traditional powers Bishop O’Dowd-Oakland or Salesian-Richmond, but picked Moreau Catholic, which had two winning seasons over the previous nine before he arrived.
MaxPreps senior writer Mitch Stephens covers high school sports for The Chronicle.
Averages: 25.8 points, 5.1 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 steals
More...