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All-Area Basketball Team 2011-12GIRLSBOYS

FIRST TEAM

SECOND TEAM

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Dalton BrownP, Ponder, Sr.

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: Brownmissed ahandful of gamesthis sea-son,and whenhe wasnt intheLionslineup, hisabsencewasfelt. Thesenior,whosmovingonto playbaseball at Arizona,finishedtheseason asPondersleadingscorerwith 14.5pointsper gameand wassecond onthesquad with6.3 reboundspergame.

Sam JohnsonF, Ryan, Sr.

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: Johnson led TreyMohairssupportingcastthisseason and whenheplayed well,hegaveRyananotherscoringthreat onitswaytothestatesemifi-nals.Oneof fourplayersinRyansstartinglineup thatalsoplayed football,hewassecond onthe teaminscoring, averaging11.5pointsper game.

Andrew WilliamsP, Guyer, Sr.

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Taylor TrothG, Krum, Sr.

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: Trothwasone ofthereasons Krumwentundefeated inDistrict 9-2Athisseason and wonits firstdistrict titlein 10 years.Trothplayed inall 34 gamesforKrum,postingan averageof9.6 pointsand 3.4 assistspergame.Thesenior alsoearned the9-2 AMostValuablePlayeraward asKrumreturned tothe top.

Connor YorkG, Argyle, Sr.

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: Yorkaveraged just8.3 pointspergame,but inJohnKingsmethodicaloffense,that ismore thanitseems.York,who moved tooff-guard frompoint guardlast seasonalsomasteredtheart of hittingthe bigshot,especiallyin theplay-offs.Heshot 44 percentfrombeyond thearc andsparked manyArgyleruns.

Ryan DanielsG, Denton, Jr.

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: Inhis first yearwiththe Broncos,Danielsmadeahugeimpact astheteamsstartingpoint guard.Daniels,ajunior whotrans-ferred fromstatechampionDallasKimball,led the

Broncosin scoring,puttingup 10.8 pointsper gameand shooting35 percentfrombehind thethree-pointline.

D.J. HicksP, Denton, Sr.

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: DentonheadcoachHarold Jacksonalwayscredited theprofes-sionalismand workethicof Hicks,whofinished histimeat Dentonby earningDistrict 4-4Afirst-team

honors.Hicksaveraged10.4 pointsand 5.5reboundsper contest.Hedid not missa gametheentireseason.

Zack HughesF, Krum, Jr.

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Wes HillG, LibertyChristian, Jr.

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le: Theguard withaflairforthedramaticwasvoted theWarriorsteamMVPbythe players.Hill hitthreegame-winningshotsoverthe courseof thesea-sonand wasrelied ontotakethebigshots.Heaver-aged 11.2 pointsper gametogowith5.2 assists,2.0reboundsand 2.4 stealsfortheWarriors.

Travis PriceG, PilotPoint, Sr.

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: WhilePilot Pointfailed tomake theplayoffs,theBearcatswere led byPrice.Heled Pilot Point inscoring,tallying13.7 pointspergame whilealsopullingdown2.5 reboundsa con-

test.AlongwithAaronBuckinghamand MasonRichey,Pricewas themostpotent scoringthreat fortheBearcats.

MOST VALUABLE

PLAYERTrey Mohair

G, Ryan, Sr.

OFFENSIVE PLAYEROF THE YEAR

Clarke OverlanderG/F, Argyle, Sr.

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: WhenTreyMohairleavesRyanforthe final timeasa student,hewil l haveleftalastingmarkon thehistoryof theprogram.Mohairaver-aged 19.7 pointsand fourreboundsper game,leadingRyantoits first statetourna-ment appearancesince2000.Thesenior guardsmostmemorableplayof theseasonwasa buzzer-beating,coast-to-coast layup toknock offFort WorthTrimbleTechin theClass4ARegionI tourna-ment.Healso knocked downahefty3-pointerastimeexpired todefeat CarrolltonCreekviewduring nondistrictplay.Mohair,atwo-sport ath-lete,will playfootball at UT-SanAntonionext fall.In histimeat Ryan,Mohairhelpedlead theRaidersto threedis-trict t i t lesonhiswayto build-inga long-lastinglegacy.

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DEFENSIVE PLAYEROF THE YEAR

AndrewReschF, Argyle, Sr.

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wascalled uponto averageadouble-double fortheentireregularseason,something Kinghad nevergottenfromoneof hisplayersinmorethan20yearson thejob. Reschcamethrough,averaging10.9 pointsand 10.6 reboundsin theregular sea-sontogowith1.4 steals.Indoingso,ReschearnedMVPhonorsin District 9-3A.Whilehe could easilybecounted ontoscorepointsforArgyle,hemadeanimpact whenhe wasnt at hisbest offensively.InArgylesstatechampionship victory,hegrabbed 13boards,scoringjust threepoints.

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Clay MorganP, Ponder, Soph.

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: AsPondertried toget backto statechampionship glory,Morganwasa niceaddition tothe Lionsroster.Thesophomorepost teamed withDaltonBrown downlow toform aformidable 1-2 punchin thepaint.Neverwasthat moreevident thaninthe Lionsbi-district playoff victoryoverPeasterwhen thetwocombined toscore 36 of theteams4 4 points.Morganfinished thegame witha game-high21 points.Morgandid it all forthe Lions,ashe wasnamed Newcomerof theYearin District 9-2A.Heaveraged 13.3pointsper gameand led theLionsin reboundswith7 .3 pergame.

COACH OF THE YEAR

John KingArgyle

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A ar on B uc ki ng ha m, P il ot P oi nt G S r. Guard averaged 10 pointsper gameto goalong with4.5 reboundsand 3.5 assists.

Mil es Crawford, Guyer G Soph. Smooth-shootingoff-guard averaged 9.8 pointsper gameaftersitting out hisfreshmanseason.

Zach Di ckerson, Argyle G Jr. Argylefloorgeneral helped lead Eaglestostate titlewhileaveraging7.0 points and 3.1 assists.

Marcus Holcomb, Ryan G Sr. Shot 38.7 percent frombeyond thearc and averaged 10.8 pointsper gameforRaiders.

L uk e Ko rn et , Li be rt y Ch ri st i an F J r. Coachssonaveraged 11.5 pointsper gamewhileshooting39 percent frombeyond thearc.

The team is selected by the Denton Record-Chroniclesports staff in consultation with area high school coaches.

OFFENSIVE PLAYEROF THE YEAR

Teana OgdenG, Ryan, Jr.

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: WhenRyanneeded abig basket,theLadyRaiderscalled upontheirstandout juniorpoint guardtoprovide thosekey points.Ogdenled Ryansscoringcharge,where30 pointsonany givennight wasneverout of thequestion.Thejunior averaged 19.3 pointspergame on36 percent shootingand racked up anaverageof fourassists.Ogdenled Ryantoits secondstraight District 4-4A title,and earned thedistrictsMost ValuablePlayeraward.TheLadyRaidersplayoffruncrumbled whenOgdensuffered adevastatingkneeinjuryin Ryansbi-district lossagainst AmarilloPaloDuro.If Ogdencanmake afull recoverybefore thestart of next seasonand beready toget backon thefloor,Ryanwill havea good chanceof winningitsthirdstraight district title.

DEFENSIVE PLAYEROF THE YEAR

Jasmine LedayF, Guyer, Sr.

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e: Afterquittingthe teammidwaythroughherjuniorseason,Ledaywas thefirst to admit shehadgrownup beforerejoiningthe teamjust before

school started hersenioryear.Hergame grewtooasshe becameoneof themost feared playersinthearea onboth endsof thefloor.Leday led Guyerinjust about everycategory,puttingin 14.8 pointspergame.Shewasalsoamonsterontheglass,averaging10 reboundspergametogiveheradou-ble-doublefor theseason.But therebounds werenttheeasyvarietyassixof her10 reboundspergamewereon theoffensiveend.Shealsoled theteaminstealswith3 .7 percontest,as shebecame arguablytheareas top defender.

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Delaney SainF, Argyle, Fr.

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: Sainimmediatelymadean impact onArgylesvarsityteam,joining theprogramalongside newhead coachSkipTownsend,whobrought hiswinning traditionfrom Brock.Sainimmediatelybought intoTownsendssystemand flourished all yearasa freshmaninsideplayer.Sainearned Newcomerof theYearhonorsin District 9-3A.For theregular season,Sainled theLadyEaglesin scoringwith8.7 pointspergamewhileshooting4 8.2 percent fromthefield whileplayinginall of herteams 32 games.She wasalsotheLady Eaglestop rebounder,pullingdown 6.1 boardsper game.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Harold ColsonGuyer

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e: Aftergoing20-29inthefouryearspriortohisarrival fromArlingtonHighSchool and winningeightgamesinColsonsdebutseasonlast year,theLadyWildcatshad anepic turn-around seasonled by thedefensive-minded headcoach.Guyerfinished theseasonwitha 25-9 recordand won10 district gamesbeforea first-round playoffexit.Colsonsteam led allClass5AteamsintheDallas-Fort Wortharea inteamdefense,givingup

just 34.4 pointspercon-test.

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SECOND TEAM

Nia JacksonP, LibertyChristian, Sr.

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Jessica SprabearyG, Ponder, Sr.

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: Sprabearysplaythroughout theyearhelpedPonderreachthe playoffsthisseason.Shewasanall-district selection,aswell asanall-region nominationbytheTexasAssociationofBasketball Coaches.Afour-yearstarter,the senioraver-aged 16.8 points,5.4reboundsand 3.0 assistspergame thisseason.

Rachel WallaceG, Krum, Jr.

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: Wallaceand therest of theLadyCatsremained nearthe top ofthestate rankingsall sea-sonand wereco-champi-onsof District 9-2A.Wallaceearned OffensivePlayerof theYearhonors inthedistrict.She averaged ateam-high15.3 pointspergameand alsoadded 5.5reboundsper contest.

Madison StoutF, Ponder, Jr.

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Abby WatsonF, PilotPoint, Sr.

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e: AstapleontheAll-Areateamfor everymajorgirlssport,Watsoncomplet-ed herbasketball careerbyearningCo-OffensivePlayerof theYearhonorsin District9-3Awith SangersJuliehClark.Thoughher teamstruggled at times,Watsonwasusuallythe best playeronthe floor,averaging15.2pointsand 7.0 rebounds.

Jamecia BrownP, Denton, Sr.

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le: Brownserved asalow-post presenceforDenton,whowon2 0 gamesthisseason afterwinning

just fourgamesfour yearsago.Shewas named totheDistrict 4-4Ateam after

posting12.8 pointsand 7.6reboundsper game.Brownscored 16 pointswhen theLadyBroncosnotched anupset victoryagainst Ryan.

Julieh ClarkP, Sanger, Sr.

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At 6-foot-3,Clarkhasa sizeadvantageagainst just about anyoneSangerstepsonthefloorwith.That led toClarkdomi-natingthe competitioninleadingSangerto itssecond

straight District 9-3Atitle.Sheowned thelow post,averaged 11.5 pointspergametogowith5.6reboundsand 2.8 blocks.

Jasmine TaylorG, Denton, Sr.

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: Ina yearthat sawtheDentonLady Broncosbarelymissthe postseason,Taylorsaggressiveoffensiveattackhelped Dentonwin20 gamesthisseason.Taylorled the team,averag-inga team-high14 points,6.3 reboundsand ateam-high3.3 assistspergame.Taylorearned all-District 4 -4Ahonors.

Julia SchmaltzG, Krum, Jr.

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le: Whenshewasonthefloor,Schmaltzwas oneof themost efficient playersonthecourt.Shefinishedtheyear with11.9 pointspergame,good forsecondontheteaminscoring.Shealsoshot ateam-high 50.1percent fromthefloor.Schmaltzearned theDistrict9-2ADefensivePlayerof theYearaward.

Sydney ShelsteadF, Krum, Jr.

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: AftertransferringfromAubrey,Shelsteadimmediatelyimpacted theLadyCats.Sheaveraged11.5 pointsand ateam-high7.1 reboundspergame.Shelstead,Rachel

Wallaceand JuliaSchmaltzmadeup 71.5 percent ofKrumsscoring.Shelsteadwasnamed tothe all-districtteamin9-2A.

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Megan Dand o, La ke Dal las F Jr. Onlyplayed in16 gamesthis seasonbut averaged 13.5 pointsand 5.0 reboundsper game.

Taylor Jones, Sanger G Jr. Jonesaveraged 8.1 pointsand aremarkable4.2 stealsper gamefor District 9-3Achamps.

Rah sh ee ba W alk er ,Rya n F Sr. L ad y Ra ide rs s ec o nd - le ad ing s c orera v era ge d 1 1 .8 p oin ts a n d 7 .3 reb ou nd s p erg a me .

ReneeWashington ,Guyer G Sr. Seniorfloor general wasa keycomponent toturnaround seasonwith7.5 pointsper game.

Kendyl eWright ,Aubrey P Fr. 9-3Afirst-team selectionaveraged 10.0 pointsand 8.0 reboundsper gamefor LadyChaps.

MOST VALUABLE

PLAYERNicole Kornet

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: Inherf inal yearatLibertyChristian,Kornetshowed whysheis oneof thetop recruitsinthenationandwhyOklahomaisthankfulshesheadingto Normaninthefall. Kornet averaged 20.5points,7.8 reboundsand 2.5stealsper game.Theguard isranked asthe No.19 recruitinthenationand theNo.6recruit at herposition,accord-ingto ESPNHoopGurlz.Kornet turned downoffersfromStanford,North Carolinaand Kentuckytoplay forOklahoma.Shewasthe MVPof herteam inthe WomensBasketball CoachesAssociationAll-Americagameat the WomensFinal Four.Shewill undoubtedlybe ahugeasset fortheSoonersand head coachSherri Coalewhenshewears thecrimsonand creamnext season.

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