Calhoun named to Valley League second team

The Valley League boys basketball coaches placed Fallbrook High School junior Joel Calhoun on the all-league second team.

Calhoun was the only member of the Warriors’ team to receive all-league recognition.

“Joel did a great job,” Fallbrook coach Ryan Smith said.

Calhoun was Fallbrook’s primary scorer during the 2018-19 season, which included a 1-9 Valley League record as part of a 1-25 overall figure, and he also usually defended the opponent’s best offensive player.

“He never complained,” Smith said. “He’s a leader. He does the full job.”

As the Warriors’ primary offensive threat, he was the target of other teams’ defensive strategies.

“He did a great job to have to deal with defenses that keyed on him to keep him from scoring,” Smith said.

Calhoun was also on the Valley League second team for 2017-2018, and last year he was also Fallbrook’s only all-league player.

“Just proud of him for getting second-team all-league the second year in a row,” Smith said.