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Norman County West standout Valentin Sanchez to play men's basketball at Mayville State

Mayville State University men’s basketball coach Justin Johnson is pleased to announce that Norman County West High School standout Valentin Sanchez has signed a Dakota Athletic Conference letter of intent to compete for the Comets next season.

Sanchez, a three-time Pine-to-Prairie All Conference selection, finished his prep career at Norman County West as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,732 points throughout his career. He averaged 19.5 points per game, 6.5 rebounds per game, 2.6 steals, and 2.5 assists per game during his senior season.

“I’m very excited for our basketball program here at Mayville State University and the possibilities that are in front of Valentin over the next four years,” Johnson said. “He is an extremely gifted player and is going to be a real pleasure to coach. We’re very fortunate to have a player of his caliber coming to play for us here at MSU.”

Sanchez reached the 1,000 point mark faster than any other player in Norman County West history and was the first player to reach 1,000 points during his junior season. He broke the all-time scoring mark by more than 300 points and was named the Most Valuable Player of his team three times during his high school career. In 2007-2008 Sanchez led the entire Pine-to-Prairie conference in scoring.

“Valentin has a chance to make a big impact on our program over the next four years,” Johnson said. “I know that our fans in the Mayville-Portland community will be happy to see him wearing a Comets uniform.”