Steve Carter File Photo/Special to the Gila Herald: Pima girls basketball head coach Roy Corona instructs the team during a timeout. Corona was named the 2A East Region Coach of the Year.
By Jon Johnson
PIMA – For at least the third year in a row, Pima Roughriders girls head basketball coach Roy Corona has been named by the Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) as the 2A East Region Coach of the Year.
Corona has led the No. 3 Roughriders to a perfect conference regular season (25-2 overall) another 2A East Regional Championship and is in the midst of a three-peat attempt for the 2A State Girls Basketball Championship.
2A Region Offensive Player of the Year
Center Ashlynn Chlarson was chosen as the 2A East Region Offensive Player of the Year.
Chlarson is nearly unstoppable in single coverage down low and has shown her range by stepping back for 3s as well. She leads the team in points and is the number one point opponents have to deal with.
2A East Region Player of the Year
Gabriella Lopez – Bisbee
2A Region Defensive Player of the Year
Ally Crouse – Benson
2A East All-Region 1st Team
Ella Wiltbank – Pima, Jayci McClain – Pima, Mia Ontiveros – Morenci, Tatum Benson – Benson, Rachel Thursby – Tombstone, and Mia Mungarro – Willcox
2A East All-Region 2nd Team:
Cambri McCauley – Morenci, Yanitza Romero – Bisbee, Kaylei Taylor – Benson, Ellie Palmer – Benson, Annie Loreto – Tombstone, Madison Bennett – Willcox, Maylee Thompson – Willcox
