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Kelseyville High School three-sport star headed to SRJC to continue baseball career<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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KELSEYVILLE >> Named co-Athlete of the Year in boys sports after his junior season, Kelseyville High School\u2019s Brock Barrick certainly didn\u2019t disappoint during his senior year, and neither did the Kelseyville High School teams he played for in football, basketball and baseball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barrick, 18, is the repeat winner of the Lake County Sports Athlete of the Year award, only the second boy to achieve that honor, both of them from Kelseyville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three-sport athlete helped Kelseyville win league championships in two sports and nearly a third, reach the playoffs in all three sports, and carry on a tradition of success at the school that succeeding classes might have a hard time achieving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barrick didn\u2019t do it alone to be sure, and he\u2019ll be the first to tell you that. Kelseyville\u2019s Class of 2025 was packed with talent. Many of Barrick\u2019s longtime teammates have been together since grade school. Two of them \u2013 Kyle Watkins and Jayden Teabo \u2013 were Athlete of the Year finalists along with Barrick. Other teammates such as Tyler Bryant, Gene Holdenried, Reme Strong, Max Hommer and Ryder Leary were All-League players who made an impact in multiple sports as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve played with Tyler in everything since age 4,\u201d Barrick said. \u201cI\u2019ve been with Gene since age 4.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added Barrick of Watkins, who also earned first-team All-League honors in all three sports this past sports season, \u201cMe and him have been competitive in every sport all the way through. We always push each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barrick\u2019s senior season started strong and ended even stronger as the Knights overpowered the competition to win North Central League I championships in football and baseball. He set a handful of personal bests in football, throwing for 1,518 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushing for 507 yards and four TDs, as Kelseyville went 8-0 in league and 9-2 overall, and the baseball team finished 13-1 in league and 19-5 overall, again led by Barrick\u2019s 8-0 mark on the mound and .540 average at the plate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Barrick didn\u2019t achieve the same level of success in basketball that he had a year earlier, his 12.0 scoring average and 74 3-point field goals still earned him a spot on the All-League first team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barrick\u2019s other All-League honors included a first-team selection in football and a third straight league MVP award in baseball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Barrick\u2019s career at Kelseyville was a highlight reel in all three of the sports he played, some of his favorite moments were a 51-yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter, a score that turned out to be the difference in a 20-17 victory over Willits in a first-place showdown this past season. It was part of a 165-yard rushing night by Barrick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another of those golden memories was a 27-point effort in basketball his junior season against Clear Lake in the North Central League I postseason tournament at St. Helena. Barrick led the Knights to a lopsdied victory over their archrivals, including seven 3-pointers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other end of the spectrum, the worst moment of his career was Kelseyville\u2019s league forfeit to Cloverdale this past basketball season, a loss that cost the Knights a share of the league title and ultimately led to the dismissal of the team\u2019s coach, Oscar Lopez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not far behind was the end of Kelseyville\u2019s 42-game league winning streak in baseball as the Knights were closing in on a third straight league title this past May. The hardest part about that, according to Barrick, was not so much the streak ending but the team that ended it, none other than archrival Clear Lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we would have lost it to Fort Bragg or St. Helena, it wouldn\u2019t have been that big a deal,\u201d Barrick said. \u201cLosing it to Clear Lake made it worse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting back to that long winning streak, which stretched from late in Barrick\u2019s freshman season on the varsity team to three calendar years later when it ended with a 9-8 loss at Lakeport, Barrick said the streak was a bigger deal with the team\u2019s fans and the media than it was with the Kelseyville players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou try not to think about it, but it\u2019s in the back of your head,\u201d Barrick said of the streak. \u201cIt was a cool thing to have, but we just wanted to win league again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the third overall Athlete of the Year award for the Barrick family as older brother Logan, an assistant coach for the Knights in baseball and football this past season, was the Athlete of the Year in 2016-17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next stop for Barrick is Santa Rosa Junior College where he will continue his baseball career for a storied Bear Cubs program. While the future is uncertain, Barrick said he\u2019s able to predict one thing with certainty as he takes the next step in his athletic career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur house will be spotless once I leave,\u201d Barrick said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While his pitching days are probably behind him \u2013 Barrick went 28-4 on the mound for the Knights in four varsity seasons, including 8-0 records in 2023 and 2025 \u2013 his ability to play infield and hit the ball should help carry him through the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m playing third base and first base in summer ball,\u201d Barrick said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy best opportunity will be as a third baseman or second baseman,\u201d Barrick said of his playing chances with Santa Rosa next season. It\u2019s definitely a really good program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barrick will live near the SRJC campus. His roommate is another Kelseyville athlete and 2025 graduate, Landon Johson, who is playing football for the Bear Cubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The son of Melanie and John Barrick of Kelseyville, Brock is the sixth athlete to win back-to-back Athlete of the Year awards, joining Shannon Melville of Upper Lake, Brittany Rumfelt of Clear Lake, Kelsey Welton and Ashlyn Welton, both of Middletown, and Kyle Ellis of Kelseyville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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