The 2025-26 girls high school basketball season was another year filled with excellent individual and team performances from around the West Texas, Concho Valley and San Angelo areas.
Blackwell, Coahoma, Garden City, Goldthwaite, Harper, Irion County, Mason, Ozona and Robert Lee all made trips to the third round of the playoffs this year. Mason and Wall both made it to the state title game in San Antonio, and it was the Lady Hawks who nabbed their third state championship in program history.
The conclusion of another basketball season means another All-West Texas girls high school basketball team from the San Angelo Standard-Times.
Like the football team, the All-West Texas girls basketball team will include superlatives, three teams and an honorable mentions section.
Just as in previous years, the teams will include the best players from Class 6A to 1A in the West Texas, Concho Valley and San Angelo areas.
2025-26 All-West Texas girls high school basketball
Most Valuable Player
Anna Marie Whitworth, sr., Mason
District 29-2A MVP, TABC All-Region, TABC All-State, TGCA All-State and 2A Division I state tournament team. She averaged 21.4 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.
Whitworth was a dominant force for the Mason girls basketball team, helping lead the Cowgirls to their best record in program history (32-2) and their first state championship appearance. The 6-foot-2 senior forward eclipsed 2,000 career points and 1,100 rebounds ahead of the Cowgirls’ postseason run. She currently holds college offers from numerous NCAA Division I and Division II schools, including Houston Christian, D’Youville, Ouachita Baptist and Angelo State .
Offensive Player of the Year
Jewels Johnson, soph., Wall
District 6-3A Player of the Year, TABC All-Region, TABC All-State, TGCA All-State and 3A-DII State Tournament MVP. Averaged 13.7 points, seven rebounds, three steals and 2.3 assists.
Johnson was the leading scorer for the Class 3A Division II state champion Lady Hawks. The 5-foot-7 guard saved her best for the biggest moments, including a 23-point performance against Paradise in the state semifinal game. In a defensive battle against Central Heights in the state championship, she filled the stat sheet with 10 rebounds, nine points, three assists, three steals and one block.
Defensive Player of the Year
Ysee Le Borgne, soph., Ballinger
District 8-2A Defensive MVP and TABC All-Region. Averaged 21.3 points, 12.5 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 3.4 blocks and 3.2 steals per game.
Le Borgne, a foreign exchange student from France, made an immediate impact on Ballinger’s breakout season. While filling the stat sheet with eye-popping offensive numbers, she helped guide the Lady Cats to a 24-7 record and playoff berth as one of the only players in the area to record at least 12 rebounds, three blocks and three steals per game.
Co-Sixth Player of the Year
Kenzzie Covert, jr., Wall
District 6-3A Sixth Man of the Year and TGCA 3A All-Star. Averaged 6.5 points, three rebounds and 1.5 steals per game.
Covert was a crucial piece to the Lady Hawks’ Class 3A DII state championship. She was a consistent scoring threat from every spot on the court and was one of the many important cogs in Wall’s lockdown half-court defense. Her back-to-back 3-pointers in the state title game were one of her many clutch moments off the bench.
Co- Sixth Player of the Year
Channing Musgrove, sr., Coahoma
District 3-3A first team. Averaged seven points on 41.8% shooting, while hauling in 181 rebounds and 60 steals.
Coach Peterson on Musgrove: “Channing (Musgrove) could come off the bench and play any position we needed her to and played it well. She has great basketball knowledge and skill just as a freshman. I am excited to watch her grow even more as a player over the next few years.”
Co-Newcomer of the Year
PK Parker, fr., Irion County
District 11-1A Offensive MVP, TSMCA First Team All-Region and TABC All-Region. Averaged 13 points, eight rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals.
Parker stepped into the lead scoring role after Irion County graduated three impactful seniors last season. She led the Lady Hornets in scoring, helping them to a 26-6 record and two playoff wins.
Co-Newcomer of the Year
Sydni Jones, fr., San Saba
District 29-2A first team. Averaged 14.6 points, 5.8 rebounds and three steals per game.
Jones played a massive role for a young Lady Dillos team that was looking to replace a ton of impact starters from last year’s state runners-up squad. As the team’s second-leading scorer, Jones helped San Saba finish second in District 29-2A and win a bi-district championship.
Co-Comeback Player of the Year
Angelica Oosthuizen, jr., Goldthwaite
Coach Angie Hermesmeyer on Oosthuizen: “After tearing her ACL on the first day of practice last season, Angelica came back with a vengeance. She helped get the Lady Eagles back to the state semifinal game for the third straight year. She is a very unselfish leader and is always looking for ways to help her team win games.”
Co-Comeback Player of the Year
Kezlye Strain, sr., Colorado City
District 8-2A Co-Impact of the Year. Averaged 12.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, four deflections and one assist per game.
Coach Brandon Murray on Strain: “Kezlye was captain of the team and had a huge comeback year for us both on offense and on defense. She missed her junior year recovering from ACL surgery and came back her senior year as the second leading scorer for us and helped us to a playoff spot and the team’s best record since 2018.”
Coach of the Year
Silas Crisler, Wall
In his second year as the coach, Crisler oversaw Wall’s run to its third state title. The Lady Hawks had 12 wins over other state-ranked teams, while maintaining the top-ranked spot in the Class 3A rankings for a majority of the season. During their playoff run alone, they beat No. 3 Idalou, No. 2 Coahoma, No. 6 Paradise and No. 24 Central Heights. They finished the season on a 16-game winning streak and a 37-3 record.
First team
Kennedi Graves, sr., Wall
District 6-3A Offensive Player of the Year, TABC All-Region, TABC All-State and TGCA All-State. Averaged 12 points, 2.7 steals and 1.5 assists. Shot 40% from 3-point range.
Madisyn Renteria, sr., Coahoma
District 3-3A Co-MVP, TABC All-Region and TGCA All-State. Averaged 14.2 points on 38.6% from the field and 75.3% from the free-throw line, while hauling in 211 rebounds and 110 steals.
Christina Geary, jr., Sterling City
District 7-2A Defensive MVP and TABC All-Region. Averaged 18 points, 13 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game.
Karly Baker, sr., Garden City
District 11-1A MVP, TABC All-Region, TABC All-State and TGCA All-State. Averaged 18.3 points, 4.6 points, 3.2 assists and 3.1 steals per game.
Chassidy Gonzales, sr., San Saba
District 29-2A Offensive MVP, TABC All-Region and TGCA All-State. Averaged 20 points, 6.6 rebounds and 4.6 steals per game.
Rylee Greenway, jr., Goldthwaite
District 29-2A first team, TABC All-Region, TABC All-State and TGCA All-State. Averaged 18.2 points on 51.2% from the field and 79.2% from the free-throw line, while collecting 7.1 rebounds 2.3 assists and two steals per game.
Second team
Addison Schmidt, jr., Coahoma
District 3-3A Co-MVP, TABC All-Region, TABC All-State and TGCA All-State. Averaged 13 points on 44.4% from the field and 72% from the free-throw line, while collecting 182 rebounds and 97 steals.
Morgan Dodd, sr., Reagan County
District 7-2A first team. Averaged 15 points on 44% from the field, 67% from the free-throw line and 30% from 3-point range, while adding five rebounds and four steals per game.
Flora Appleton, jr., Mason
District 29-2A Newcomer of the Year, TABC All-Region, TABC All-State and TGCA All-State. Averaged 13.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists.
Katherine Lewis, sr., Wall
District 6-3A Defensive Player of the Year, TABC All-Region and TGCA All-State. Averaged 6.5 points, 4.2 assists and 2.7 steals per game.
Sophie Nemec, sr., Christoval
District 7-2A MVP, TABC All-Region and TGCA All-State. Averaged 11.7 points, 3.2 steals, 3.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists.
Kenley Howard, jr., Goldthwaite
District 29-2A Defensive Player of the Year, TABC All-Region and TGCA All-State. Averaged 15.5 points on 49.8% from the field and 73.7 from the free-throw line, while adding 7.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.9 steals per game.
Third team
Ashtyn Wilson, sr., Ballinger
District 8-2A Co-Impact Player of the Year. Averaged 16.4 points, six rebounds, 4.2 assists and four steals per game.
Emily Carreon, sr., Big Spring
District 5-4A first team. Averaged 17.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.2 steals and 2.3 assists. Holds the record for most points in a career at Big Spring High School with 1,586 points.
Ainsley Burns, sr., Mason
District 29-2A first team, TABC All-Region and TGCA All-State. Averaged 10.2 points and 2.7 assists per game.
Kelly Nelms, sr., Harper
District 29-2A first team and TABC All-Region. Averaged 13.2 points, 4.6 assists, 3.7 steals and 2.7 rebounds per game.
Jaida Silva, sr., Colorado City
District 8-2A Offensive MVP. Averaged 17 points, five assists, five steals and four rebounds. Scored over 1,500 points and 160 3-pointers in her career.
Avery Davidson, sr., Ozona
District 7-2A first team and TABC All-Region. Averaged 13.2 points, six rebounds, 3.5 assists and three steals per game.
Honorable mentions
Jazmyne Gipson, sr., San Angelo Central; Karsyn Scott, jr., San Angelo Central; Bre Woodruff, sr., Big Spring; Kenna Taylor, jr., Big Spring; Jordan Johns, soph., Big Spring; McKenzie Lopez, jr., Wall; Emery Harper, sr., Wall; Maci Wagoner, soph., Wall; Brynlee Graves, fr., Wall; Kylee Holik, jr., Wall; Aaliyah Renteria, jr., Ozona; Miya Renteria, fr., Ozona; Laney Whitten, soph., Eldorado; Addie Walling, sr., Eldorado; Ahley Lopez, sr., Reagan County; Laila Aguero, soph., Winters; Keigan Davis, sr., Winters; Ayden Jamieson, jr., Winters; Chloe Lujano, sr., Winters; Maya Aguergo, sr., Mason; Brooklyn Allison, soph., San Saba; Kaelyn Wolsey, sr., Harper; Natalee Hernandez, fr., Irion County; Presli Cormier, sr., Irion County; Keegan Batla, sr., Garden City.
Paul Witwer covers high school sports and Angelo State University sports for The San Angelo Standard-Times. Reach him at sports@gosanangelo.com. Follow him on X @Paul_Witwer, Instagram and TikTok at pwitwer_sast.
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