Frenship's Jada Jackson is the A-J's defensive player of the year.
Frenship's Jada Jackson is the A-J's defensive player of the year.
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Meet the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's 2026 girls basketball Super Team

Here is the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s girls basketball Super Team for the 2025-26 season. Selections are based on nominations made by coaches.

Read about our player of the year, Monterey guard Ambrosia Cole.

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Amoni Jefferson, So., guard, Littlefield

Jefferson averaged 19.6 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.0 steals and 2.4 assists to earn a spot on the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches all-Region I-3A team.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jada Jackson, Jr., post, Frenship

No player disrupted offenses more than the 6-foot-2 Jackson. The junior averaged 2.2 blocks, 2.1 steals and 13.0 rebounds, in addition to 17.8 points and 2.5 assists. She made the THSCA 6A Super Elite team and the TABC all-state team.

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Mikah Henderson, Fr., guard, Lubbock-Cooper Liberty

Henderson jumped right in to the tune of 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game. She was co-offensive MVP of District 5-4A.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Kurt Richardson, Shallowater

Richardson navigated the Fillies to the state championship game for the second time in the past three seasons. After sharing the district title, Shallowater won the region before a comeback victory over Emory Rains in the state semifinals. The Fillies finished 29-8 after a loss to Hitchcock in the Class 3A Division I final.

FIRST TEAM

Brocoiya Harris, Jr., guard/forward, Slaton

Harris averaged 17.9 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists to earn co-offensive MVP of District 2-3A. She also made the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches all-region team.

Taleesa Hope, Jr., post, Lamesa

Hope earned TABC all-region and District 3-3A newcomer of the year honors after averaging 16.1 points, 11.4 rebounds, 2.8 steals, 1.7 blocks and 1.6 assists.

Ari Johnson, Sr., post, Monterey

Johnson averaged 13.9 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.9 blocks, while shooting 55% from the field.

Karsyn Lutrick, Sr., guard, Idalou

Lutrick was District 2-3A co-MVP and TABC all-state. She averaged 14.4 points and 5.2 rebounds.

Linley Wright, Sr., guard, Shallowater

Wright, a TABC all-state selection, averaged 15.6 points, 2.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists, to go with 150 steals and 172 deflections. She was District 2-3A co-MVP.

SPARKS OFF THE BENCH

Addisyn Bollinger, Sr., guard, Frenship

Bollinger, a TABC all-region selection, posted 13.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game. She was the District 2-6A offensive player of the year.

Carli Buckley, Sr., guard, Shallowater

Buckley averaged 11.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists, while shooting 41%. She tallied 89 steals and 106 deflections to earn district co-defensive MVP and TABC all-region honors.

Macie Burkhead, Sr., post, New Deal

Burkhead averaged 15.3 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks.

Abby Dallas, Sr., forward, Lubbock-Cooper Liberty

Dallas, the District 5-4A MVP, averaged 11.7 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists. She made the TABC all-region team.

Keyanna Jones-Maynor, So., guard, Frenship Memorial

Jones-Maynor averaged 14.0 points, 5.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 steals.

SECOND TEAM

Emily Blankenship, Sr., guard, Whiteface

Blankenship averaged 14.0 points, 3.4 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 3.9 steals. She was District 5-2A MVP and TABC all-state.

Lauren Brashear, Jr., post, All Saints

Brashear, a TAPPS 2A all-state first-team selection, averaged 16.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals.

Kirbi Johnson, Jr., guard, New Home

Johnson averaged 12.5 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals.

Kaleigh Smith, Fr., post, Coronado

Smith averaged 12.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.3 steals.

Preslie Wall, Sr., guard, Idalou

Wall was TABC all-region and District 2-3A co-defensive MVP. She averaged 11.2 points and 2.8 assists.

SPARKS OFF THE BENCH

Katy Evans, Sr., guard, Lubbock Christian

Evans averaged 13.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.2 steals.

Brooklyn Hogg, So., guard, Ropes

Hogg averaged 14.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 3.0 steals to make the TABC all-region team.

Ava Jaime, Jr., forward, Farwell

Jaime, a TABC all-region selection, averaged 11.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 1.6 assists. She was the District 3-2A offensive MVP.

Danali Perez, Jr., guard, Estacado

Perez averaged 12.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 0.7 assists. She made 70 3-pointers.

Zosia Storey, So., guard, Frenship Memorial

Storey averaged 13.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.6 assists.

THIRD TEAM

Madison Brockman, Sr., guard, Nazareth

Kolbi McCord, Sr., guard, Slaton

Maribel Montelongo, Sr., guard, Plainview

Taytum White, Jr., guard, Borden County

Chloe Young, Jr., guard, Lubbock-Cooper

SPARKS OFF THE BENCH

Emme Easterwood, Sr., guard, Abernathy

Natalie Garcia, Jr., guard, Denver City

Mariela Gonzales, Jr., guard, Lamesa

Camry Jourden, Sr., guard, Sundown

Reagan Wrenn, Jr., guard, Lubbock-Cooper Liberty

HONORABLE MENTION

Isabella Barron, Jr., guard, Lamesa; Kambri Cleavinger, Jr., guard, Nazareth; Anaya Compton, Jr., guard, Hale Center; Cali Dannelley, Jr., guard, Farwell; Zalise Davis, Fr., guard, Littlefield; Maygen Espinosa, So., guard, Hale Center; Mariana Gallegos, Jr., guard, Olton; Allyson Guzman, So., guard, Brownfield; Kalani Johnson, Jr., guard, Estacado; Zamiya Johnson, So., guard, Frenship Memorial; Kelby Johnston, Sr., guard, New Home; Kylie McFarland, Jr., guard, Farwell; Dyllan McMinn, Jr., guard, New Home; Tobie McGehee, Sr., guard, Lubbock Christian; Kelbie Powell, Fr., post, Sundown; Tatum Runge, Sr., forward, Borden County; Taryn Smith, So., guard, Olton; Natalie Stark, Fr., guard, Idalou; Berklie Wade, Fr., guard, All Saints; Kaygan Walker, So., guard, Spur; Keelie Williams, Sr., guard, Shallowater; Madison Williams, So., guard, Littlefield; Zailyn Wylie, Fr., post, Ropes.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Meet the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal’s 2026 girls basketball Super Team

Reporting by Stephen Garcia, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

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