Reggie Jones, 3 others named to All-Conference

Now at the tail end of the year, Peterson and the Renegades (22-4, 11-1) are prepping themselves for a deep playoff push that begins this weekend.“I think we exceeded them (expectations), I didn’t think we’d be very good,” Peterson said.However, Peterson is quick to praise the great chemistry that has come together. To account for that, three Renegades have been selected to the All Coast Conference First Team. Scott Clark, Lavon Gray and Reggie Jones all received honors late last week.Quaran Johnson received honorable mention as well.Boasting four first-team selections, Peterson was not short with the compliments. When Scott Clark came into discussion, all that was praised was his sacrifice and dedication.“He sacrificed a lot of his own game because he was 25 points a game in high school and now he’s 10 a game. So he’s made a lot of sacrifice in order to help the team win,” Peterson said.Johnson’s role on the court has been deemed “the commander.” His voice carries on the court and he’s never afraid to deliver the message that Peterson wants to deliver. Speaking of delivering, Johnson leads Ohlone in assists, averaging almost four per game.Coming off an MCL injury that forced him to sit out most of last season, Lavon Gray has established Ohlone’s post game, collecting 155 rebounds and while average 7.4 rebounds a contest. His unique ability to rebound in traffic has led Peterson to believe he is one of the best rebounders to play at Ohlone.Jones, on top of being selected to the team, was also named the Coast Conference Most Valuable Player and named to the All-State team. The sophomore standout has averaged 14.2 points, five rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, this season. These are great numbers for the New Jersey native, who Peterson thought would be a question mark coming into the year.According to Peterson, Jones came into the season 25 pounds overweight and displayed some rust, having not played in five years.“We told him either, ‘you’re going to make something of yourself, or you’re not.’ Then he chose to buckle down and make some changes,” Peterson said about Jones’ journey.Just recently, Jones has verbally committed to CSU Stanislaus.Due to their impressive record, Ohlone earned the number one seed in the North Regional Playoffs but do not know yet who they will be playing. The add-in game between West Valley and Shasta took place last night, but the results of that game were not available at press time.Either way tip-off is set for Saturday at 7 p.m. at Epler Gym.