With about a month remaining in Central Section basketball, here are The Bee Player of the Year favorites. And, remember, this excludes Kern County.

Deontay Greenberry of Washington High set state single-season receiving records for yards (2,165) and touchdowns (33) — scoring at least once in every game — while becoming only the fourth Central Section representative in 121 years to be named Mr. Football State Player of the Year by Cal-Hi Sports.

Courtney Moore hit a grand slam to erase an early deficit and Fresno State finished with three home runs for the night in a 9-1 season-opening victory Thursday against Toledo at Bulldog Diamond.

The combination of a boy thirsting for the game soon after he could walk and an accomplished father to groom him, year after year, has produced one of the most prolific careers in the history of Central Section basketball.

All of the best senior high school baseball players around -- recent professional draft picks Seth Moranda and Chris Mariscal included -- accepted the invitation to participate in the City/County All-Star game.