This week's northern California Cal-Hi Sports Boys State Stat Stars

* Alex Fertig (Buchanan, Clovis)

The senior standout fouled out in the first overtime but still led his team with 29 points in a playoff loss to Clovis West. According to Central Section historian Bob Barnett, Fertig ended his four-year career with 2,287 points, the sixth best in section history.

* Edward Moore (Jesse Bethel, Vallejo)

He dropped in an even 30 points but his team dropped a tough 92-89 overtime decision to Deer Valley of Antioch in the opening-round of the NorCal D1 playoffs.

* Bryce Pressley (Jesuit, Carmichael)

The son of former Sacramento King Harold Pressley just missed a triple-double as he scored 22 points while grabbing nine rebounds and blocking nine shots in a 64-62 win over Pleasant Grove of Elk Grove in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I semifinals.

* Kiran Shastri (Miramonte, Orinda)

He’s on the honor roll again after scoring a game-high 38 points in a 73-68 overtime win against Manteca Sierra in the opening round of the NorCal D3 playoffs. He also had nine rebounds and five blocks, and scored 12 of the Matadors’ points in overtime.

* Kendall Smith (Deer Valley, Antioch)

The junior guard had a game-high 30 points, including a free-throw that sent the game into overtime of a Northern Regional Division I opening-round 92-89 victory over Vallejo Jesse Bethel.

* William Stallworth (Tulare)

After getting 49 points in an earlier playoff game, he scored 31 points, 20 coming in the first half, of a 76-49 win over East Bakersfield in the semifinals of the CIF Central Section Division II playoffs.

* Chris Swartz-Edmisten (Sacramento Waldorf, Fair Oaks)

Opening the NorCal Division V regional with a huge performance, the state's leading scorer rampaged for 49 points in a 73-65 overtime win for the Waves over Liberty Christian.

* Charlie Thompson (Clovis West, Fresno)

Charlie made the boys from Buchanan sorry as he scored a game high of 32 points as the Golden Eagles nipped the Bears 92-76 in two overtimes in the CIF Central Section semifinals. Charlie came back in the finals against top-seeded Bullard of Fresno with 28 points, but it wasn’t enough as Bullard won 69-54.

* Grant Verhoeven (Central Valley Christian, Visalia)

The 6-foot-9 Stanford commit has shown why he should be an All-American, according to Central Section historian Bob Barnett, who’s seen a few over the years. Grant scored 28 points to go with 17 rebounds and 10 blocks in a 61-45 win over Kingsburg in the Division IV section semifinals. The senior then led his team to its third section championship in four years as they buried Sierra of Tollhouse in the finals 76-49 as Grant put on a show by scoring 41 points, which is the most points ever scored in a final section game. He also tied his career high of 26 rebounds and five blocks. Grant has now scored 2,539 career points and has pulled down a walloping 1,732 rebounds, the second most in state history. The only player higher on the all-time list is Darnell Robinson, who snared 2,209 between 1990 and 1993 at Emery of Emeryville.