Kayla Taylor – Concord – Basketball

   Taylor leads the Eagles in both scoring and rebounding this season, and has saved her biggest efforts for the tail end of the season. On Feb. 14, she helped Clayton Valley clinch the Diablo Valley Athletic League title outright with a 26-point, 11-rebound effort in a 67-50 win at College Park-Pleasant Hill. Four nights later, Taylor scored 24 points (on 10 of 13 shooting) and added 7 rebounds and 5 assists in win over Mt. Diablo. 

Clayton Valley Charter-Concord – Senior – Basketball

   Taylor leads the Eagles in both scoring and rebounding this season, and has saved her biggest efforts for the tail end of the season. On Feb. 14, she helped Clayton Valley clinch the Diablo Valley Athletic League title outright with a 26-point, 11-rebound effort in a 67-50 win at College Park-Pleasant Hill. Four nights later, Taylor scored 24 points (on 10 of 13 shooting) and added 7 rebounds and 5 assists in win over Mt. Diablo. The Eagles were 19-6 overall heading into their regular season finale on Feb. 21. They should be a Top 3 seed in the North Coast Section Div. II tournament.

   IN HER OWN WORDS: “The key for us (in the playoffs) will be taking everything game by game and realize that we’re as good as we make ourselves. It takes all five people on the court and we just need to feed off each other and share the ball.”

   WHAT YOU DIDN”T KNOW: Kayla is also an all-league volleyball player and dabbles in many other sports, but the one you’d be least likely to guess is equestrian riding. She spend two summers training in equestrian while visiting family in Oklahoma. “I loved it,” she said.