Three Auburn-area players named to All-SPSL North 4A first team

Auburn Riverside's Derek Brown and Auburn's Marquise Prater and Rio Paul were named to the All-South Puget Sound League North 4A first team for their performance on the basketball court this season.

March 5, 2014 7:25 pm
Derek Brown takes to the air to roll one in against Auburn.
Derek Brown takes to the air to roll one in against Auburn.

Auburn Riverside’s Derek Brown and Auburn’s Marquise Prater and Rio Paul were named to the All-South Puget Sound League North 4A first team for their performance on the basketball court this season.

Brown, a 5-foot-10 senior guard, averaged 22.8 points per game this season, second only to Tahoma’s Coleman Wooten (25.6 ppg).

Brown also was honored with a nomination to the 37th McDonald’s High School All-American boys basketball game April 2 at the United Center in Chicago.

Raven teammate and fellow senior Drew Wallen, a 6-2 forward, was named to the all-league second team for his role in helping the Ravens to an 8-8 league record, fifth-place finish in the SPSL North 4A. Wallen averaged 12.9 points per game and helped the Ravens to an 11-10 overall record.

Raven junior guard Mitch Wetmore (12.5 ppg) and senior guard Derek White (9.9 ppg) were picked as honorable mentions.

Prater – a 6-3 senior wing for the Trojans – led his team with 17.5 ppg and was chosen to the SPSL North 4A first team.

Paul, a 6-2 wing who averaged 15.3 ppg, was named to the first team.

Senior guard JJ Ruffin (15.1 ppg) earned an honorable mention.

Auburn finished the season fourth in league with a 10-6 record. The Trojans were 13-11 overall and competed in the West Central District III/Southwest District 4 4A Boys Basketball tournament.