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From Staff Reports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Blair’s record year continues to earn the Vikings’ players postseason awards.<\/p>\n

Dez Washington will receive the John R. Wooden award on April 7 on ESPN 2 for being named the Division 4 Player of the Year.<\/p>\n

Washington and Gabe Snow each earned All-CIF first-team honors.<\/p>\n

And last but not least, Washington and senior guard Jack Dakan were named to the first team of the Rio Hondo League.<\/p>\n

Blair (25-8) won the most games in school history, and they literally had not seen this type of season since Ronald Reagan was in the first year of his first term in 1981.<\/p>\n

Despite finishing second in the Rio Hondo League, it could easily be said that Blair had the more remarkable year and not La Canada.<\/p>\n

Blair made it all the way to the CIF-SS Division 4-AA title game and fell just short of West Torrance.<\/p>\n

A week later, trailing by 9 points, the Vikings rallied at home and beat Palisades in a CIF State Division 4 game at the buzzer.<\/p>\n

Washington was incredible with 22 points and 11 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n

And Jack Dakan, dubbed “Mr. Clutch” showed the heart of a champion all season, and averaged 14 points per game.<\/p>\n

Dakan’s specialty was his 3-point shot, but what made him even more special is when he made those 3-pointers.<\/p>\n

He always seemed to be Blair’s “dagger” in close games.<\/p>\n

Jordan Hall (9 pointer per game) made the second team.<\/p>\n

Gabe Snow was on the “Honorable Mention” despite a season that saw the junior score 11 points each night.<\/p>\n

Dallas Murray and his 8 points per game also earned honorable mention.<\/p>\n

Caleb Smith missed a lot of league action due to an injury, but the senior came back and was a deciding factor in why the Vikings went so deep into the playoffs.<\/p>\n

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