PLAYER OF THE YEAR FINALISTS
Sidney Love
School, position: Steele, guard
Class: Senior
College: Signed with UTSA
Highlights: District 27-6A Co-MVP (with Wagner’s LA Sneed). … Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) 6A All-State. … Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) 6A All-State. … Averaged 23.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 6.0 steals.
Samantha Wagner
School, position: Reagan, guard/forward
Class: Junior
College: Committed to Texas
Highlights: District 28-6A Offensive Player of the Year. … TABC 6A All-State. … TGCA 6A All-State. … Averaged 26.0 points, 11.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals, 1.9 blocks.
Carleigh Wenzel
School, position: Antonian, guard
Class: Senior
College: Signed with Virginia Tech
Highlights: TAPPS District 3-6A MVP. … TAPPS 6A All-State first team. … TAPPS 6A State all-tournament team. … Averaged 21.8 points, 10.8 rebounds, 3.9 steals. 1.9 blocks. … Finished with 2,506 career points (including two seasons at O’Connor).
CO-NEWCOMERS
OF THE YEAR
Arianna Roberson
School, position: Clark, center
Class: Sophomore
Notable: District 28-6A Newcomer of the Year. … Averaged 11.1 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.6 blocks.
LA Sneed
School, position: Wagner, guard
Grade: Freshman
Notable: Co-District 27-6A MVP (with Steele’s Sidney Love). … Member of 2021-22 Express-News Super Team. … TGCA 6A All-State. … Averaged 19.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 3.3 steals.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Rihana Houy
School: Clark
Highlights: Guided the Cougars to their first UIL girls basketball state tournament appearance in school history. … Eventual state champion DeSoto topped Clark 56-47 in the Class 6A state semifinals. … The Cougars finished 35-3 and rolled to the District 28-6A championship with a 16-0 mark.
Also considered for E-N honor: Steele’s Jeffery Chatman, Johnson’s Stephanie Desmarais, Fredericksburg’s Carrie Grona and Antonian’s Patrick Harvey.
SUPER TEAM
Hailey Adams
Clark, senior, guard: District 28-6A MVP. … TABC 6A All-State. … TGCA 6A All-State. … Averaged 7.4 points, 5.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.2 steals. … Signed with Rice.
Annalia Cuellar
Stevens, junior, guard: District 29-6A MVP. … Averaged 17.1 points, 2.1 assists, 4.2 rebounds, 1.4 steals. … Made 82 3-pointers.
Rian Forestier
Brandeis, sophomore, guard: Unanimous All-District 28-6A first team. … TGCA 6A All-State. … Averaged 16.9 points, 8.9 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.5 blocks, 5.1 steals.
Ja’Shelle Johnson
Johnson, junior, guard: Unanimous All-District 28-6A first team. … TGCA 6A All-State. … Averaged 14.4 points, 3.6 assists, 2.7 steals. … Committed to UT-Rio Grande Valley.
Sidney Love
Steele, senior, guard: Player of the Year finalist.
Amira Mabry
Judson, senior, forward: District 27-6A Offensive MVP. … TGCA 6A All-Stat.e … Averaged 25.0 points, 11.0 rebounds. … Signed with Tulane.
Aaliyah Roberson
Clark, senior, forward: Unanimous All-District 28-6A first team. … TGCA 6A All-State. … Averaged 11.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.6 steals, 1.3 blocks.
LA Sneed
Wagner, freshman, guard: Co-Newcomer of the Year.
Samantha Wagner
Reagan, junior, guard/forward: Player of the Year finalist.
Carleigh Wenzel
Antonian, senior, guard: Player of the Year finalist.
ALL-AREA TEAMS
CLASS 6A
Hailey Adams: Clark, sr.
Crystal Aragon: Holmes, fresh.
Annalia Cuellar: Stevens, jr.
Gabby Elliott: Smithson Valley, sr.
Rian Forestier: Brandeis, soph.
Ja’Shelle Johnson: Johnson, jr.
Sidney Love: Steele, sr.
Amira Mabry: Judson, sr.
Alexis Parker: Brandeis, sr.
Aaliyah Roberson: Clark, sr.
Taylor Ross: Brennan, soph.
LA Sneed: Wagner, fresh.
Samantha Wagner: Reagan, jr.
Co-MVPs: Love and Wagner
CLASS 5A
Clara Arroyos: Medina Valley, sr.
Emery Black: New Braunfels Canyon, jr.
Khiara Flugence: Boerne Champion, sr.
Amber Gamez: Edison, sr.
Serina Hernandez: Harlandale, sr.
Kyla Malone: New Braunfels Canyon, sr.
Amya Miller-Singleton: Sam Houston, jr.
Ileana Morales: Medina Valley, sr.
Marissa Ortiz: Southside, soph.
Janiah Perkins: Highlands, jr.
MVP: Flugence
CLASSES 4A-1A
Averi Aaron: Boerne, soph.
Trinity Baretto: Cole, sr.
Helana Chadwick: La Vernia, sr.
Lauren Danz: Fredericksburg, soph.
Tatum Harborth: Navarro, jr.
Ella Hartmann: Fredericksburg, jr.
Kirsten Hartmann: Fredericksburg, fresh.
Cadee Martinez: Lytle, jr.
Jaiden Robinson: Karnes City, sr.
Jamie Ruede: Boerne, jr.
Calyssa Sevier: Lytle, soph.
Laylin Sturm: Navarro, jr.
MVP: Aaron
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Rylee Busse: Cornerstone, jr.
Olivia Davila: Lutheran, jr.
Alexa Elizondo: Boerne Geneva, sr.
Melissa Hornedo: Antonian, sr.
Christian Howard: Boerne Geneva, sr.
Avey Leidy: New Braunfels Christian, sr.
Kalysta Martin: Providence, soph.
Maya Sanders: Lutheran, sr.
Carleigh Wenzel: Antonian, sr.
MVP: Wenzel
Selection process: Express-News staff writer David Hinojosa chose the teams based on feedback from area coaches.
dhinojosa@express-news.net
Twitter: @hinojosa_david
