Gateway senior Taylor Bender earned All-EMAC first team honors for the 2017-18 season. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel) 
Vista PEAK sophomore Kaya Evans earned All-EMAC first team honors for the 2017-18 season. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel) 
Rangeview junior Angel Broadus earned All-EMAC first team honors for the 2017-18 season. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel) 
Hinkley junior Macenzie Clayton earned All-EMAC second team honors for the 2017-18 season. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel) 
Aurora Central freshman Aryannah McClain earned All-EMAC second team honors for the 2017-18 season. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel) 
Gateway sophomore Ahmani Tolbert earned All-EMAC honorable mention honors for the 2017-18 season. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel) 
Rangeview junior Taelor Jackson earned All-EMAC honorable mention honors for the 2017-18 season. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel) 
Vista PEAK sophomore Seairra Hughes earned All-EMAC honorable mention honors for the 2017-18 season. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel) 
Aurora Central sophomore Divine Ramazani earned All-EMAC honorable mention honors for the 2017-18 season. (Photo by Courtney Oakes/Sentinel)
AURORA | Selections from Aurora Central, Gateway, Hinkley, Rangeview, Vista PEAK and others (Brighton, Northglenn, Prairie View, Thornton and Westminster) on the All-East Metro Athletic Conference girls basketball teams for the 2017-18 season:
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2017-18 ALL-EAST METRO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Aurora selections: Taylor Bender, sr., Gateway; Angel Broadus, jr., Rangeview; Kaya Evans, soph. and Denali Hughes, jr. (pictured above), Vista PEAK
Other selections: Kaylah Lewis, Brighton; Kai Padilla, Northglenn; Victoria Cabrera, Prairie View; Shamahra Henderson, Thornton
Player of the Year: Denali Hughes, Vista PEAK; Coach of the Year: Jamie Osborne, Northglenn
SECOND TEAM
Aurora selections: Macenzie Clayton, jr., Hinkley; Aryannah McClain, fr., Aurora Central
Other selections: Jade Aragon and Alejandra Pena, Adams City; Shayna Slorf, Brighton; Lauren Bertrand, Prairie View; Valerie Gallegos and Brooke Johnson, Westminster
HONORABLE MENTION
Aurora selections: Divine Ramazani, soph., Aurora Central; Kaush Noble, soph., Ambur Pippens, sr. and Ahmani Tolbert, soph., Gateway; Taelor Jackson, jr. and Brianna Linnear, fr., Rangeview; Seairra Hughes, soph. and Mikayla Jones, soph., Vista PEAK
Other selections: Jennessy Aragon, Adams City; Mackenzie Dent and Tori Hendricks, Brighton; Hailey Bickfind, Monae Guillory and Ryan Paswaters, Northglenn; Ashtyn DeLerenzo and Camryn Mullen, Prairie View; Keylonie Fenery, Mariana Perez Robles and Laryss Rodriguez, Thornton; Amarige Aragon, Westminster