Boys basketball: Mesa’s Conte Co-MVP

Barry Faulkner

Costa Mesa High senior point guard David Conte, who helped the

Mustangs overcome an 0-3 Pacific Coast League start to finish third and

advance to the CIF Southern Section boys basketball playoffs, is Co-Most

Valuable Player on the coaches’ All-PCL selections.

Costa Mesa’s Chad Vakili and Estancia’s Fernando Maldonado are also

first-team picks, while Estancia’s Joey Lindquist, Corona del Mar’s Kevin

Mancillas and Mesa’s Danny Krikorian are second-team selections.

Conte, a 5-foot-10 varsity veteran bound for Cal State Los Angeles,

averaged 21.3 points in league. He shared the top individual honor with

junior Drew Terry, who led Northwood to the league crown. Conte was

first-team all-league and All-Newport-Mesa District as a junior.

Vakili, a 5-11 senior, averaged 17.1 points against PCL competition.

Maldonado, who helped the Eagles earn an at-large berth into the CIF

playoffs, averaged 14.7 points in 10 league games. The 6-0 senior guard

follows in the footsteps of older brother Eliasar, who was first-team

All-PCL last year as a senior.

Mancillas, a 6-1 junior, averaged 17.6 points in league for the Sea

Kings, while Krikorian, a 6-0 junior, averaged 6.7 in nine league games

for the Mustangs.

COACHES’ 2002 All-PCL boys basketball

Co-Most Valuable Players

David Conte, Costa Mesa Sr.

Drew Terry, Northwood Jr.

First team

Chad Vakili, Costa Mesa Sr.

Fernando Maldonado, Estancia Sr.

Jon Asnon, University So.

A.J. Moscus, University So.

Shawn Bailey, Northwood Jr.

Rob Selway, Northwood Jr.

Second team

Joey Lindquist, Estancia Jr.

Kevin Mancillas, Corona del Mar Jr.

Danny Krikorian, Costa Mesa Jr.

David Feistel, University Sr.

Trevor Lyle, Laguna Beach Sr.

Tom Gray, Northwood Sr.