Julien Franklin of Villa Park accepts the MVP trophy after Saturday’s title game.
Senior Julien Franklin, who led Villa Park to the championship of the 24-team Grizzy Invitational, was named the MVP of the tournament Saturday night.
Greg Coombs, coach at Godinez and the tournament director, presented the awards after Villa Park defeated Yorba Linda 91-46 in the championship game.
Two of Franklin’s teammates, Cal Whitney and Maceo Reddick, were named to the all-tournament team.
The rest of the team:
Cory Knutson, Yorba Linda
Omair Memon, Yorba Linda
Sam Barela, Newport Harbor
Dayne Chalmers, Newport Harbor
Festus Ndumayna, Capo Valley Christian
John Bakke, El Dorado
Kaden Headington, Edison
Nick D’Amato, El Toro
Anthony Smetona, San Clemente
Max Horowitz, Also Niguel
PHOTOS FROM THIS WEEK’S GRIZZLY INVITATIONAL
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