PREPS OF THE WEEK: Nov. 30-Dec.5

JESUS VALDEZ

Kent-Meridian

• Grade: Senior.

• Sport: Wrestling.

• Accomplishment: Valdez, one of the area's top wrestlers, moved up a weight class during last Saturday's Decatur Invitational, but it hardly matter. Going at 112 pounds, Valdez cruised to the title, winning the weight class with a 9-3 victory over Auburn Mountainview's Matt Anderson.

• Favorite class: Leadership.

• If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: I would invite the varsity cross country team, coach Ammons and coach Paul. I would serve pizza (no marinara) with thick crust.

• Greatest athletic moment: Placing fifth at the state wrestling tournament last winter and being part of Kent-Meridian's cross country team this past fall.

• Most recent book read/author: "Freakonomics" by Steven Levitt.

• What's on your iPod?: "Fireflies" by Owl City.

• Also noted: Valdez, a three-time wrestling state participant, will attend Washington State University next fall on an academic scholarship.

MORGANNE COMSTOCK

Kentlake

• Grade: Senior.

• Sport: Basketball.

• Accomplishment: Comstock scored a total of 75 points in Kentlake's first three games combined, all of which were Falcon victories.

• Favorite class: Spanish.

• If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: Kylie Huerta, and I would serve her Jolly Rancher popsicles.

• Greatest athletic moment: Freshman year, making it to state. Hopefully we will get back this year.

• What's on your iPod?: Chris Brown.

• Also noted: Comstock will be playing basketball next year at Eastern Washington University. She played this past summer for Jammin' 21 Legends of the Carly Stowell Foundation.

KYLIE HUERTA

Kentwood

• Grade: Junior.

• Sport: Basketball.

• Accomplishment: Huerta has helped the Conquerors bolt out of the gate with three-straight wins, scoring a total of 64 combined points in wins over Bellevue, Kent-Meridian and Auburn Mountainview.

• Favorite class: Weight training.

• If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: I would invite Morganne Comstock and serve Jolly Rancher popsicles.

• Favorite movie: "The Blind Side" and "Little Giants."

• Most recent book read/author: "Hoop Dreams" by Ben Joravsky.

• What's on your iPod?: Michael Jackson.

• Also noted: Huerta sports a 3.6 grade-point average, plays basketball for the Carly Stowell Foundation and can bench press 160 pounds.

GARY BELL

Kentridge

• Grade: Junior.

• Sport: Basketball.

• Accomplishment: Bell didn't waste any time getting into a groove this season, dropping 30 points on Kentlake last Friday in a 71-62 season-opening win over the Falcons.

• Favorite class: AVID.

• If you could invite anyone in the world to dinner, whom would you invite, and what would you serve: I would invite Symone McKernan and serve spaghetti.

• Greatest athletic moment: When my team took third at state last year.

• Most recent book read/author: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller.

• What's on your iPod?: "Deal or No Deal" by Wiz Khalifa.

• Also noted: Bell, one of the state's top basketball players, is currently being recruited by Gonzaga University, the University of Washington, Arizona State and UCLA among others.

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