Boys Basketball: Barry picked as Olympic League’s MVP

Barry picked as Olympic League’s top player; Glasser earns share of coach’s award


As Sequim High senior Alex Barry kept sinking shots, Sequim’s win totals kept rising.

The Wolves’ 2014-2015 season ended one game short of regionals with a loss to Olympic on Feb. 19, but Sequim coach Greg Glasser was happy with what he saw from Barry and the rest of his senior-laden hardcourt squad.

“If you would have said at the beginning of the season we would be one game from a berth to regionals, I’d take it,” Glasser said. “I’d say the guys did over-achieve this year.”

Leading the way was Barry, the lone Wolf named to the All-Olympic League team this year, while Glasser was named the Olympic League’s co-Coach of the Year, along with Devin Huff of Olympic.

Barry etched his name in the school record book in numerous categories, in large part thanks to his two spectacular final seasons. As a senior Barry set school marks for steals (72) and defensive rebounds (171), second in overall rebounding (238) and third in blocks (47).

He averaged 20.6 points per game, seventh-best all-time since coaches began keeping records in the mid-1970s. During the season he scored 37 points in a contest against Neah Bay, the fourth-best effort all-time, and tied the school mark with 18 rebounds in a contest.

“I think Alex was the most consistent player throughout the year,” Glasser said. “With him averaging 20 points a night, teams are going to guard him accordingly. Every night out he’s drawing teams’ best defender, sometimes double-teams.”

Barry finishes as the leading rebounder in school history with 617 and No. 2 in steals (169, behind Chad Jacobs’ 189), 3-pointers made (141, behind Ary Webbs 197) and blocks (101, behind Brady Marunde’s 107), and third all-time in scoring (1,130 points, behind Ryan Kaps’ 1,961 and Jayson Brocklesby’s 1,244). He’s sixth in school history in post-season scoring and 10th in assists.

Glasser led the Wolves to a third-place finish in the league, one game behind league co-champions North Kitsap and Olympic.

Glasser sees seven of the nine varsity players on the roster graduate in June, with only Jackson Oliver and Payton Glasser eligible to return in 2015-2016.

“We’ve lost quite a few guys over the past few years — guys have stepped up from JV and played major minutes,” Glasser said. “I love the challenge.”


All-league notes

Trojans and Vikings led the way for All-Olympic League honors. Damarius Johnson, Jumier Johnson and Makaleb McInnis from Olympic joined Calvin Dennis and Cole Rabedeaux on the first team. NK’s Ethan Graebner and David Perry joined North Mason’s Matt Becker and Daniel Burggraaf and Casey Winderl of Bremerton on the all-league second team.

North Mason was awarded the team sportsmanship award. With the low number of competing teams in the league coaches have dropped honorable mentions, Sequim coaches noted.

 

Sequim High School senior Alex Barry, recently named the Olympic League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2014-2015 season, ranks among the top in a number of all-time Sequim boys basketball records.

 

 

In esteemed company

Most points scored

1. 1,961 Ryan Kaps (1985-1989)

2. 1,244 Jayson Brocklesby (2009-2013)

3. 1,130 Alex Barry

4. 1,115 James McCutcheon (1998-2001)

5. 1,114 Chad Jacobs (1994-1998)

 

Most rebounds

1. 617 Alex Barry

2. 609 Gabe Carter (2009-2013)

3. 497 Derrin Doty (1986-1989)

4. 465 Jayson Brocklesby (2009-2013)

5. 436 Kris Kruse (1978-1980)

 

Most steals

1. 189 Chad Jacobs (1994-1998)

2. 169 Alex Barry

3. 145 Jayson Brocklesby (2009-2013)

4. 129 Gabe Carter (2009-2013)

5. 125 Evan Still (2001-2005)

 

Most 3-point fields goals made

1. 197 Ary Webb (2005-2009)

2. 143 Alex Barry

3. 120 Evan Still (2001-2005)

4. 111 Chad Jacobs (1994-1998)

5. 107 Gabe Carter (2009-2013)

 

Most blocked shots

1. 107 Brady Marunde (2001-2004)

2. 105 Alex Barry

3. 77 Joe Allen (1999-2001)

4. 76 Gabe Carter (2009-2013)

5. 57 Aaron Dalan (1992-1994)