Prep Talk: Coach Jared Honig Has Valencia Girls' Basketball Team In D1 Semifinals

One of nan toughest decisions for Jared Honig came 3 years ago. He’s a Granada Hills High postgraduate and was a coach and girls’ hoops coach astatine his alma mater “forever.”

But he and his woman lived successful Santa Clarita and conscionable had a 3rd child.

So erstwhile nan Valencia High girls’ hoops coaching occupation opened, nan determination was made to time off Granada Hills to beryllium person to home. Three years later, Honig has Valencia successful nan Southern Section Division 1 semifinals pinch a playoff crippled connected Saturday nighttime astatine location against Windward.

The squad is rising. The Vikings knocked disconnected Troy and nan winningest coach successful California history, Kevin Kiernan, successful nan quarterfinals.

“That’s my first clip coaching against him,” Honig said. “That was beautiful cool.”

Leading nan Vikings has been sophomore Kamilla Basyrova, who made a school-record 94 three-pointers past play and has already surgery that grounds this play while averaging 19.8 points.

“Kamilla is an astonishing three-point shooter,” Honig said.

Senior Cara McKell is averaging 17.8 points. The Vikings look an improving Windward squad that struggled early but has caught fire, led by Charis Rainey.

Honig is starting to hole his 2 girls and 1 boy for early hoops competitions. They’re 8, 6 and 3. He’s recovered a caller location astatine Valencia High.

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