Highland Park High School’s Ziv Tal, a three-year varsity player who finished his career with 1,113 points, heads up the 2017-18 DailyNorthShore.com all-area boys basketball team.
Player of the Year
Ziv Tal (Highland Park) Sr.
Highland Park High School’s Ziv Tal. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
Fab Five
C: Ciaran Brayboy (New Trier) Jr.
G: Kevin Cunningham (Loyola Academy) Sr.
G: Matey Juric (Lake Forest Academy) Sr.
G: Andrew Kirkpatrick (New Trier) Sr.
G: Ziv Tal (Highland Park) Sr.
New Trier’s Ciaran Brayboy. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER
Loyola Academy’s Kevin Cunningham. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JUDY FIDKOWSKI
Lake Forest Academy’s Matey Juric. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
New Trier’s Andrew Kirkpatrick. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
Second Five
G: Connor Barrett (Loyola Academy) Jr.
F: Ben Gibson (Lake Forest) Sr.
F: Pete Mangan (Loyola Academy) Sr.
F: Griffin Ryan (New Trier) Sr.
F: Brandon Weston (LF Academy) Fr.
Loyola Academy’s Connor Barrett. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
Lake Forest High School’s Ben Gibson. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
Loyola Academy’s Pete Mangan. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
New Trier’s Griffin Ryan. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER
Lake Forest Academy’s Brandon Weston. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
Third Five
C: Spencer Boehm (New Trier) Jr.
F: Dom Martinelli (Glenbrook South) So.
G: Daniel Michelon (Highland Park) Sr.
C: Mead Payne (Lake Forest) Sr.
F: Kellen Witherell (Glenbrook North) Sr.
New Trier’s Spencer Boehm. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JUDY FIDKOWSKI
Glenbrook South’s Dom Martinelli. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER
Highland Park High School’s Daniel Michelon. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
Lake Forest High School’s Mead Payne. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
Glenbrook North’s Kellen Witherell. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
Fourth Five
G: Evan Barnes (Glenbrook North) Sr.
G: Will King (Glenbrook South) Jr.
G: Mazeed Oluewu (North Shore Country Day) Jr.
G: Noah Shutan (Highland Park) Sr.
C: Vasilije Vukmanovic (LF Academy) Sr.
Glenbrook North’s Evan Barnes. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER
Glenbrook North’s Will King. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER
Highland Park High School’s Noah Shutan. PHOTOGRAPHY BY GEORGE PFOERTNER
Lake Forest Academy’s Vasilije Vukmanovic. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
Rookie of the Year
Brandon Weston (LF Academy) Fr.
All-Newcomer Team
F: Mac Hubbard (Glenbrook South) Jr.
F: Brian Johnson (Glenbrook North) Jr.
F: Barrett Kwiencinski (Loyola Academy) So.
F: Connor Kwiencinski (Loyola Academy) So.
G: Bellamy Marcus (LF Academy) Jr.
All-Underrated Team
G: Brian Conaghan (New Trier) Sr.
F: Tyler Gussis (Highland Park) Sr.
G: Gavin Morse (Glenbrook South) Jr.
G: Jimmy McMahon (Glenbrook South) Jr.
G: Jed Thomas (Lake Forest) Sr.
Best off the Bench
Sam Silverstein (New Trier) Jr.
Best Long-Ranger Shooter
Kevin Cunningham (LA)
Best off the Dribble
Matey Juric (LFA)
Best Passer
Benjamin Canady (Lake Forest Academy) Sr.
Best Dunker
Ciaran Brayboy (NT)
Best Defender
Pete Mangan (LA)
Mr. Hustle
Sean Trkla (Lake Forest) Sr.
Best Shot Blocker
Ciaran Brayboy (NT)
Chairman of the Boards
Ciaran Brayboy (NT)
Unsung Hero
Max Knebelkamp (Glenbrook North) Sr.
Spirit Award
Billy McCormick (Loyola Academy) Sr.