Whiz Kid: Samohi's Faulk Makes All-State Hoops Squad

The MaxPreps All-State high school basketball teams are out, and 's Moriah Faulk has earned honorable mention recognition after leading the Vikings' girls squad to the and the this winter. 

Faulk, a 5' 11" senior guard-forward, made the All-Ocean League first team and the All-CIF Southern Section Division 1AA team after averaging 13.5 points per game and scoring 20 or more points four times. She was also a Los Angeles Times All-Area selection. Faulk considered Washington and Kansas before choosing to sign with UCLA.

Under Faulk's leadership, the Vikings and finished runner-up to Inglewood in the Ocean League standings. She scored a season-high 24 points in a 78-41 win over Division V state finalist Playa del Rey St. Bernard on Dec. 2.

Santa Ana Mater Dei senior Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis was named girls state Player of the Year after scoring a season-best 33 points for the triumphant Monarchs in the Division I state championship game.

MaxPreps chose 30 players—divided into first, second and third teams—along with 15 honorable mention picks for its All-State squad.

Joining Faulk on the honorable mention list are Oderah Chidom of Oakland Bishop O'Dowd, Ariya Crook-Williams of Long Beach Poly, Erica Payne of Concord Carondelet, Jen Dumiak of Carlsbad La Costa Canyon, Alexis Perry of Brea Olinda, Tear'a Laudermill of Moreno Valley Canyon Springs, Bria Richardson of Gardena Serra, Madeline Campbell of Loomis Del Oro, Madison Parrish of Hanford, Katie Kuklok of Poway, Chrishae Row of Corona Santiago, Sophia Ederaine of Moreno Valley Canyon Springs, Alexyz Vaioletama of Santa Ana Mater Dei and Danielle Miller of Spring Valley Mt. Carmel. 

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