Most Valuable Player – Kayla Presley, Lehman
From the moment she hit the court at Lehman High two years ago, junior guard Kayla Presley has shown an uncanny athletic ability that’s been tough for most opponents to hold back. When her teammates needed her the most this season, Presley, more often than not, answered the call and delivered, becoming the shoulders for her teammates to stand on even amid being double or a triple teamed. It’s one of a handful of reasons why we at Barton Publications name Presley as our 2019 girls basketball MVP award winner. Presley finished the 2019 campaign with a 15-point per game average, which led the team this season. Presley’s contributions went far beyond just getting the ball in the bucket. Presley, who also led the team in assists and steals this season, was a key vocal and motivational leader for the Lady Lobos.
GIRLS
First team
Guards
Ally Beck, Dripping Springs
Kennedy Donovan, Dripping Springs
Guard/Forward
Lily Guevara, Hays
Forward
Bridgette Ramirez, Lehman
Post/Forward
Trista Strasser, Hays
Second Team
Guards
Madison Logan, Hays
Kaiya Ramos, Hays
Guard/Forward
Caitlyn Brack, Dripping Springs
Forward
Caroline Gamble,
Dripping Springs
Post/Forward
Kline Stafford, Dripping Springs
Honorable mention
Grace Fowler, Dripping Springs
Hannah Pena, Dripping Springs
Katelynn Isely, Hays
Krystiana Sanchez, Hays
Clarissa Ramos, Lehman
Aspaisa Youngbird, Lehman
BOYS
Most Valuable Player – Enzo Arnold, Dripping Springs
Amid a district brimming with basketball talent, senior guard Enzo Arnold provided Dripping Springs’ Tigers a key boost that pushed them into the postseason. Arnold, who finished the season with a team high 9.7 points per game, finished the 2019 season with first-team All District 25-5A honors, as well as All-Region IV honors as well. Arnold shot 42 percent from three-point range, which was second highest on the team, as well as an 82 percent free-throw percentage, minimum 10 attempts.
First team
Guards
Cameron Jones, Lehman
Trace Young, Dripping Springs
Guard/Forward
Noah Fultz, Hays
Forward
Jarek Salinas, Lehman
Post/Forward
Nick Statz, Dripping Springs
Second team
Guards
Tiras Morton, Hays
Luke Watson, Hays
Guard/Forward
Naj Collier, Lehman
Forward
Jarek Salinas, Lehman
Post/Forward
Kyle Rioux, Dripping Springs
25-6A All-District basketball picks
Boys
First team
Lehman
Cam Jones
Second team
Hays
Tiras Morton
Noah Fultz
Luke Watson
Lehman
Jarek Salinas
Honorable mention Hays
Caden Doyle
Carlos Rocha
Lehman
Zack Harris
Marcos Cantu
Nijah Collier
Girls
First team
Hays
Trista Strasser
Lehman
Kayla Presley
Second team
Hays
Lily Guevara
Lehman
Bridgette Ramirez
Honorable mention
Hays
Madison Logan
Katelynn Isely
Kaiya Ramos
Lehman
Isabella Gonzalez
Tigers 25-6A All-District honors
Girls
Coach of the Year
– David Norris
Defensive player of the year
– Kennedy Donovan
First team
Kennedy Donovan
Ally Beck
Caroline Gamble
Kline Stafford
Second team
Caitlyn Brack
Honorable mention
Grace Fowler
Avery Johnson
Hannah Pena
Boys
Newcomer of the Year – Trace Young
First team
Enzo Arnold
Trace Young
Second team
Nick Statz
Xavier Phillips
