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Trufant signs big contract

This is a good week to be Marcus Trufant.

The Pro Bowl cornerback and the Seahawks have agreed to a $50.2 million, six-year deal that will keep Trufant under contract with Seattle beyond 2008. Saturday, Trufant is getting married.

Agent Doug Hendrickson said the deal for the Tacoma native and 11th overall draft choice out of Washington State in 2003 includes $20 million in guarantees. A $3 million roster bonus due in 2010 effectively means Trufant is due $28 million over the first three years of the contract, making him one of the highest-paid cornerbacks in the league.

The Seahawks had designated Trufant as their franchise player for this year and were mandated to offer him a one-year tender worth a guaranteed $9,465,000, the average of the top five salaries for cornerbacks in the league.

Prep basketball

Casto named top player

DeAngelo Casto of Ferris High was named Associated Press Washington high school basketball player of the year in voting by sports writers and editors from around the state.

Casto was the dominating center on Ferris’ record-setting squad that won its second straight State 4A championship and will carry a 58-game win streak into next season. Casto averaged nearly 20 points per game in the playoffs and set a state record for blocked shots.