When the state championship is on the line, you want the one senior to have the ball.
Silverton’s Alia Parsons (left) is the athlete of the week.
Silverton High School senior wing Alia Parsons hit the game-winning free throw, among her 15 points, eight steals and five points, in Saturday’s 39-38 win against Springfield to lift the Foxes to a 39-38 win for the OSAA Class 5A state championship.
The 5-foot-10 Grand Canyon University signee averaged 14 points and six steals per game in the state tournament and was named first-team all-tournament.
She was chosen as the athlete of the week by readers of the Statesman Journal through online vote on the Statesman Journal’s Facebook page.
Parsons, and the rest of the athletes of the week, will be honored during the first Mid-Valley Sports Awards show on June 7 at the Salem Convention Center. NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice is the keynote speaker.
For tickets and more information on the event, go to MidValleySportsAwards.com.