BASKETBALL: Federal Way’s Huertas-Vining to play in All-State game

Federal Way High School senior Darah Huertas-Vining will play in the 2012 Washington State Girls Basketball Coaches Association Senior All Star games on Saturday. The event is will be played at Seattle Christian High School.

Federal Way High School senior Darah Huertas-Vining will play in the 2012 Washington State Girls Basketball Coaches Association Senior All Star games on Saturday. The event will be played at Seattle Christian High School.

Huertas-Vining will play on the Class 4A team. Game times are: 1B vs. 2B, 2 p.m.; 1A vs. 2A, 4 p.m.; and 3A vs. 4A, 6 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students with ASB cards.

Also on Saturday, the association will announce a Washington State Girls Basketball Coaches’ Association Player of the Year at halftime of the second game, and Coach of the Year at halftime of the third game.

Huertas-Vining is a 5-foot-2 point guard and played in four state tournaments, bringing home three trophies, including second- and third-place.

During her four years running the point at Federal Way, the Eagles were a combined 93-23. Huertas-Vining is a three-time first-team, All-SPSL selection and the division’s Player of the Year as a senior. During her career, she scored 1,431 points during her career. She has also led the SPSL in assists for three seasons.

This year, Huertas-Vining averaged a team-best 15.7 points a game. She poured in 13.3 last season, 14.6 points as a sophomore and tallied 8.2 points a game during an impressive freshman year.