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Defending Champion Wall Tops Preseason Girls Basketball Rankings

By Ryan Chadwick,
 

WALL, TX — The preseason state rankings for girls basketball have dropped from the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches, and multiple teams from the Concho Valley made the list.

Leading the way in Tom Green County are the defending state champion Wall Lady Hawks, coming in at No. 1 in 3A. 

In the 2A rankings, the Mason Cowgirls are ranked No. 3, with the Ozona Lady Lions at No. 24. 

In 1A, the Irion County Lady Hornets are ranked No. 17.

Last season, Wall defeated Central Heights 49-34 to claim its third state title in program history. Mason made it to the state title game for the first time ever, but fell to No. 1 Panhandle, 38-25. Ozona saw its season come to an end in the regional semifinals to Wellington 67-35 after after two playoff wins. Irion County also finished its season in the regional semifinals when the Lady Hornets fell to Hermleigh 70-56.

The Lady Hawks look to reload and repeat behind last season's state final MVP, Jewels Johnson. As a sophomore, Johnson averaged 14 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 3 steals a game. Now the junior should be one of the leaders of this squad as the Lady Hawks look for a repeat championship run.

Meanwhile, the Cowgirls aim to return to the state final behind Flora Appleton.

Appleton, a 6-foot-2 senior guard, had 17 points and 11 rebounds in the TGCA 1A-4A All-Star Game in Arlington over the summer. She was one of only 24 players in the state who were chosen to compete. Her performance garnered attention from several colleges, and she has had Division I offers from San Jose State, Siena, Cal State-Bakersfield and Bellarmine. Division II schools interested include Angelo State and Arkansas Tech.

Appleton averaged 13.2 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game last year to earn 2A all-state honors.

Ozona will be led this season by senior point guard Avery Davidson.

Davidson helped lead the Lady Lions to a 26-9 overall record. She averaged 13.2 points, 6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3 steals to earn all-region honors.

Finally, Irion County standout sophomore PK Parker looks to build off a successful freshman campaign. She was named Offensive MVP of District 11-1A and averaged 13 points, 8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals to lead the Lady Hornets to a 26-6 record and a pair of playoff wins. She was also an all-region selection.

Class 6A

  1. Summer Creek

  2. Austin Westlake

  3. Flower Mound

  4. Duncanville

  5. Cypress Springs

  6. Alvin Shadow Creek

  7. FW Boswell

  8. Barbers Hill

  9. SA Wagner

  10. North Crowley

  11. Denton Guyer

  12. Pearland Dawson

  13. SA Brennan

  14. Manvel

  15. CE King

  16. Denton Braswell

  17. Prosper Walnut Grove

  18. Frisco Wakeland

  19. Southlake Carroll

  20. Lake Belton

  21. Cibolo Steele

  22. SGP

  23. Sotomayor

  24. Klein Collins

  25. Tyler Legacy

Class 5A

  1. Lancaster

  2. Argyle

  3. Denton Ryan

  4. Leander Glenn

  5. Frisco Memorial

  6. Frisco Lone Star

  7. Frenship Memorial

  8. Frenship

  9. Boerne

  10. Cedar Hill

  11. Killeen Shoemaker

  12. Cleburne

  13. Joshua

  14. Mansfield Summit

  15. Prosper Richland

  16. Midlothian Heritage

  17. Alvin Iowa Colony

  18. Pflugerville Weiss

  19. CC Flour Bluff

  20. Desoto

  21. Amarillo Tascosa

  22. Frisco Heritage

  23. Georgetown

  24. SA MacArthur

  25. Crandall

Class 4A

  1. Dallas Lincoln

  2. Decatur

  3. Brock

  4. Kerrville Tivy

  5. Waco La Vega

  6. Fredericksburg

  7. Seminole

  8. Canyon

  9. Comal Davenport

  10. Sunnyvale

  11. Bridge City

  12. Lubbock Cooper Liberty

  13. Paris North Lamar

  14. Hillsboro

  15. Lubbock Estacado

  16. China Spring

  17. La Vernia

  18. Canyon Randall

  19. Canton

  20. Madisonville

  21. Houston Wheatley

  22. Glen Rose

  23. Manor New Tech

  24. Ponder

  25. Hardin-Jefferson

Class 3A

  1. Wall

  2. Hitchcock

  3. Nacogdoches Central Heights

  4. Bishop

  5. Shallowater

  6. Paradise

  7. Fairfield

  8. Jourdanton

  9. Rains

  10. Buffalo

  11. Idalou

  12. Coahoma

  13. Little River Academy

  14. Sinton

  15. Bushland

  16. Texarkana Liberty-Eylau

  17. SA Cole

  18. Mineola

  19. Columbus

  20. Littlefield

  21. Carrizo Springs

  22. Gunter

  23. Lamesa

  24. Orangefield

  25. Poth

Class 2A

  1. Lipan

  2. Panhandle

  3. Mason

  4. Cisco

  5. Gruver

  6. Flatonia

  7. Martins Mill

  8. Goldthwaite

  9. Mumford

  10. Collinsville

  11. Honey Grove

  12. Chireno

  13. San Augustine

  14. Wellington

  15. Nocona

  16. Burton

  17. New Home

  18. La Poyner

  19. Abernathy

  20. Seymour

  21. Muenster

  22. Danbury

  23. Jewett Leon

  24. Ozona

  25. Douglass

Class 1A

  1. Nazareth

  2. Broaddus

  3. Clyde Eula

  4. Saltillo

  5. Gordon

  6. Dodd City

  7. Whiteface

  8. Milford

  9. Brookeland

  10. Texline

  11. Spur

  12. Jayton

  13. Rocksprings

  14. Borden County

  15. Hermleigh

  16. Claude

  17. Mertzon Irion County

  18. Slocum

  19. Whitharral

  20. Huckabay

  21. Bellevue

  22. Barksdale Nueces Canyon

  23. Moulton

  24. Tilden McMullen County

  25. Zephyr

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