Grandview High’s Sienna Betts named MVP of McDonald’s All-American Game | Colorado Sunshine

By Paul Klee April 2, 2025 | updated 1 year ago

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MCDONALD'S - Sienna Betts, of Grandview High School in Colorado, who has committed to UCLA next year, takes questions during the McDonald's All American Games Media Day, Monday, March 31, 2025 in New York. (Jason DeCrow/AP Content Services for McDonald's) (Jason DeCrow)

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The Betts family is having a week for the record books.

Grandview High outgoing senior Sienna Betts earned MVP honors in the McDonald’s All-American Game Tuesday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The UCLA recruit and three-time CHSAA state champ had 16 points, seven rebounds and two assists in the West’s 104-82 win over the East.

Older sister Lauren on Sunday led UCLA to its first women’s Final Four with a 72-65 over LSU in a regional final. The Bruins will play UConn in a national semifinal Friday in Tampa, Fla.

Also on Wednesday, Lauren Betts was named Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year after setting a Big Ten record with 99 blocks through 33 games.

Sienna Betts is believed to be the first Colorado high school player to win the MVP award at the McDonald’s All-American game since Highlands Ranch’s Ann Strother in 2002.

(“Colorado Sunshine” celebrates the good news in sports. Suggestions welcome through sports editor Paul Klee at [email protected].)

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MCDONALD'S - Sienna Betts, of Grandview High School in Colorado, who has committed to UCLA next year, takes questions during the McDonald's All American Games Media Day, Monday, March 31, 2025 in New York. (Jason DeCrow/AP Content Services for McDonald's) (Jason DeCrow) — IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR MCDONALD’S – Sienna Betts, of Grandview High School in Colorado, who has committed to UCLA next year, takes questions during the McDonald’s All American Games Media Day, Monday, March 31, 2025 in New York. (Jason DeCrow/AP Content Services for McDonald’s) (Jason DeCrow)

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