Three Highlanders earn all-district boys hoops honors

Junior Brian Aka prepares to shoot a free throw against Langley on Jan. 30. Aka was one of three Highlander all district selections.

Jackson Payne, Managing editor

McLean boys basketball was one of the area’s most surprising teams this season, rebounding from a winless campaign last year to a respectable 8-14 mark this season including a number of upset wins over quality opponents.

Three Highlander players earned all-Liberty district honors following the completion of the regular season- junior point guard Matias Prock was named to the district’s first team, senior forward Sean Senft earned second team honors and junior forward Brian Aka was a first team all-defensive selection.

Prock, McLean’s starter at point guard since his freshman year and the team’s undisputed star, averaged over 15 points a game this season, including 25 points in a loss at Langley and 15 points in the final six minutes to stun Langley in the rematch at home two weeks later.

Senft averaged around 16 points and was a strong rebounder and three point shooter for the Highlanders in his senior year.

The Highlanders face off at Yorktown tomorrow night at 7 in the first round of the district tournament, where a win would earn the team a region tournament berth, McLean’s first since 2014.