The stellar year for Royal junior Grant Wardenaar continued this week with the reveal of the SCAC all-conference team.

Less than three months after quarterbacking the Knights to their sixth straight Class 1A state championship, the left-hander was voted the SCAC Player of the Year after leading the conference in scoring at nearly 31 points per game.

He was a first-team selection last year for Royal, ranked third in the VarsityWA state poll.

Dekker Van De Graaf, the Player of the Year the previous two seasons, was joined by Zillah teammate Memphis Jones on the first team.

The top-ranked and unbeaten Leopards and Knights meet  at 7 p.m. Friday night at Toppenish High School for the District 5 championship.

Zillah junior Makenna Klitzke was voted the girls Player of the Year after helping the Leopards to an unbeaten league record and a No. 1 ranking.

Klitzke’s sophomore teammate Bella Valadez also a first-team pick, along with Royal duo of freshman Lauren Wardenaar and Graycie Kast.

The Knights meet Zillah at 5 p.m. at Toppenish for the District 5 championship.

Zillah’s Mario Mengarelli and Royal’s Farrah Wardenaar were voted the Coaches of the Year.

Here are the complete SCAC all-conference teams.

ALL-SCAC TEAMS

BOYS

Player of the Year: Grant Wardenaar, Royal, jr.
Coach of the Year: Mario Mengarelli, Zillah.
Sportsmanship: Zillah.
First team: Mac Carlson, Cashmere, so.; Nate Moore, Connell, sr.; Grant Wardenaar, Royal, jr.; Kobe Corrales, Wahluke, so.; AJ Garza, Wapato, sr.; Dekker Van de Graaf, Zillah, sr.; Memphis Jones, Zillah, sr.
Second team:  X Castilleja, Royal, Royal, jr.; Tobie Larson, Cashmere, sr.; Manuel Ruvalcaba, Royal, jr.; Budda Aranda, Zillah, jr.; Adam Mauia, Connell, so.; Graham Palmer, Royal, , fr.; Watoyma Fiander, Wapato, sr.
Third team: Alek Jenks, Royal, jr.; Jayden Saenz, Zillah, sr.; Tom McDevitt, Cashmere, sr.; Connor Allen, Ki-Be, sr.; Keaton Zirker, Wahluke, sr.; John Perkes, CP, jr.; Hunter Vanhollebeke, Connell, sr.

GIRLS

Player of the Year: Makenna Klitzke, Zillah, jr.
Coach of the Year: Farrah Wardenaar, Royal.
Sportsmanship: Wahluke.
First team: Addie Talley, Cashmere, jr.; Mia Staggs, Naches Valley, jr.; Graycie Kast, Royal, jr.; Lauren Wardenaar, Royal, fr.; Jordyn Bobb, Wapato, so.; Makenna Klitzke, Zillah, jr.; Bella Valadez, Zillah, so.
Second team: Marli Curtis, Connell, so.; Shelby Messner, Kiona-Benton, so.; Briana Cedillo, Royal, sr.; Brook Alvarado, Wapato, so.; June Fiander, Zillah, jr.; Lucinda Weaver, College Place, sr.; Angelina Buck, Zillah, jr.
Third team: Addison Johnston, Zillah, sr.; Faith Kenoras, Wapato, sr.; Gwen Ledesma, Cashmere, jr.; Keila Mondragon, Kiona-Benton, fr.; Maggie Frank, Royal, jr.; Erilynn Greybull, Wapato, jr.; Emmaria Mendoza, Naches Valley, so.