West Valley Duo Gokjo Kapovic & Kianna Melvin Tabbed CCCWPCA Week Six Players of the Week

Gokjo Kapovic
West Valley Vikings

Kapovic had a strong week during a stretch that saw excellent performances around the state. He netted 15 goals and assisted on 11 scores in five games all ending in wins. Four of the wins came against CCCAA competition where he scored three or more goals against three ranked teams including No. 5 Long Beach, No. 7 Orange Coast and No. 10 Cerritos. Additionally, he swiped five steals and drew four ejections.

Kianna Melvin
West Valley Vikings

Melvin had an impressive week as she led the top-ranked Vikings to four wins and remained at the top spot in the rankings. She scored a state-high 27 goals in five games highlighted by a nine-goal outburst in an 18-3 win over Palomar. She scored six goals in the previous two wins over Merced and Cerritos, capped by three goals games against No. 3 Orange Coast and no. 6 Long Beach. She assisted on five scores through the five games and drew six ejections. Her talented transitioned well on the defensive end as she pockets eight total steals with 11 steals highlighted by seven steals against Palomar.  Currently, she ranks sixth in the state with 57 goals.

Other Male Nominations & Notables:

Bronson Garel, El Camino
14 goals, five assists, five steals, six drawn ejections

Eric Ellison, West Valley
13 goals, five steals, two assists

Dane Howell, Orange Coast
11 goals, seven assists, two steals

Luke Johnston, Modesto
13 goals, four steals

TJ Turner, Palomar
10 goals, five steals, four assists, four drawn ejections

Dominic Hernandez, Cerritos
11 goals, 11 drawn ejections, seven assists, six steals

Mario Almaraza, West Valley
12 goals, 11 steals, three drawn ejections, two assists

Zack Hastings, Southwestern
10 goals, 6 assists

Jacob Hatch, West Valley
12 goals, seven assists, four steals one drawn ejection

Chris James, Ohlone
13 goals

Other Female Nominations & Notables:

Natalie Johnson, San Joaquin Delta
12 assists (state leader), 11 steals (state leader), six goals, two draw ejections

Aiyanah Gann, Fresno
85 save in five games, two wins

Alyssa Augustin, Sierra  
34 saves, three assists, two steals 

Johanna Scheer, West Valley
19 goals, 13 assists, 13 steals, one drawn ejection, one block

Alana McCartney, Marin
16 goals, 14 steals, 13 drawn ejections, seven assists

Kayla Freemon, LA Valley
18 goals, nine steals, three assists

Destiny Hernandez, Orange Coast
14 goals, four steals, three assists

Liberty Hamilton, Merced
10 goals, four steals, three assists
 
Mia Median, Citrus
10 goals, nine steals, eight assists, five drawn ejections, one block

Nicho DellaValle, CCCWPCA Sports Information Director