Texas Tech has scored an important win in the Dallas-area.

Rising 2020 Anna athlete Abner Dubar gave the Red Raiders a verbal pledge on Wednesday afternoon.

Dubar announced his decision via Twitter.

Dubar picked Texas Tech over an offer from Illinois State.

Dubar recorded 61 tackles as a junior last season. He is projected to play in the secondary at the next level.

At 6-foot, 176 pounds, Dubar is not ranked at this time.

Dubar is the second commit in Texas Tech's 2020 recruiting class. He joins three-star Las Vegas athlete Donovan Smith.

Below are soccer leaders for the Dallas-area. Don't see your player? Have your team's head coach send SportsDayHS stats at stats@dallasnews.com.

GOALS

ASSISTS

TEAM OFFENSE

TEAM DEFENSE

Note: The season is over for TAPPS and SPC players.

Below are soccer leaders for the Dallas-area. Don't see your player? Have your team's head coach send SportsDayHS stats at stats@dallasnews.com.

GOALS

ASSISTS

SHUTOUTS

TEAM OFFENSE

TEAM DEFENSE

Note: The season is over for TAPPS and SPC players.

Below are track and field leaders for Dallas-area schools. You can find results for girls and boys individuals and teams. Results are as of March 13. Compiled by Mike Sheaner.

Find last week's results here.

Girls leaders

Discus

Shot put

Long jump

Triple jump

High jump

Pole vault

100 meters

200 meters

400 meters

800 meters

1600 meters

3200 meters

100 hurdles

300 hurdles

4x100 relay

4x200 relay

4x400 relay

Boys leaders

Discus

Shot put

Long jump

Triple jump

High jump

Pole vault

100 meters

200 meters

400 meters

800 meters

1600 meters

3200 meters

110 hurdles

300 hurdles

4x100 relay

4x200 relay

4x400 relay

Colleyville Heritage -- for its unbelievable talent -- and Argyle -- for its perfection -- entered the season as slam-dunk picks for the state tournament.

Both looked like they could be two of the best teams in the country, let alone the state.

So far, the two teams have lived up to the expectations, as showcased in the latest Texas High School Coaches Baseball Association state polls. Colleyville Heritage (13-1) was ranked as the No. 1 5A team, and Argyle (14-1), less than a week after reigning 6A champion Southlake Carroll ended its 50-game unbeaten streak, came in at the top spot in 4A.

Undefeated Lake Travis has the top ranking in 6A. Flower Mound Marcus (11-4) was ranked third while Prosper (15-2) was ranked sixth. Byron Nelson (13-3) received votes, but not enough to enter the top 10.

Mansfield Legacy, at 12-1, was ranked fifth in 5A. Frisco Lone Star (15-2) was ranked 9th.

Sunnyvale (6-1) and Midlothian Heritage (10-3) were ranked as the eighth and ninth best teams, respectively, in 4A.

You can see the full rankings below:

6A

1) Lake Travis - 14-0
2) Cy Ranch - 13-2
3) Flower Mound Marcus - 11-4
4) Houston Lamar - 12-2
5) The Woodlands - 13-3
6) Prosper - 15-2
7) Buda Hays - 17-1
8) McAllen High - 14-3
9) SA Reagan - 12-4
10) Oakridge - 10-3

5A

1) Colleyville Heritage - 13-1
2) Cleburne - 12-1
3) Brenham - 14-3
4) CC Veterans - 16-2
5) Mansfield Legacy - 12-1
6) CC Calallen - 14-2
7) Georgetown - 14-2
8) Tomball - 10-1
9) Frisco Lone Star - 15-2
10) Aledo - 11-2

4A

1) Argyle - 14-1
2) Canton - 14-0
3) Iowa Park - 13-1
4) Stephenville - 11-1
5) Decatur - 14-2
6) Caldwell - 11-2
7) Lorena - 10-3
8) Sunnyvale - 6-1
9) Midlothian Heritage - 10-3
10) Pleasant Grove - 9-3

You can view the full rankings of every classifications on the THSBCA website, which updates every week.

On Twitter: @JoeJHoyt

Here are the girls soccer rankings with results through March 12. Click here to see last week's rankings.

Class 6A

Dropped out: None

Class 5A/Others

Dropped out: None

If any of these records need updating please contact joseph.hoyt@dallasnews.com

On Twitter: @JoeJHoyt

Here are the boys soccer rankings with results through March 12. Click here to see last week's rankings.

Class 6A

Dropped out: Arlington (10)

Class 5A/Others

Dropped out: None

If any of these records need updating please contact joseph.hoyt@dallasnews.com

On Twitter: @JoeJHoyt

Editor's note: This story has been updated since it was originally published.

One day, Rick Carpenter imagines he'll reflect on all he's accomplished in his 37 years as a high school baseball coach. And when he does, there will be plenty of wins to remember.

This past weekend Carpenter, a longtime coach at Fort Bend Elkins before joining Prosper in 2007, notched his 866th career win. The team's Twitter account celebrated by announcing Carpenter had become the fourth-winningest coach in state history.

Carpenter said the team received that information from someone who keeps an unofficial ranking of the state's all-time wins leaders. And though there's no official state ranking, there are some context clues we can use to showcase Carpenter's standing.

Lubbock Monterey's Bobby Moegle finished his career with 1115 wins. Calallen's Steve Chapman recorded his 1,000th win last year and is still chasing Moegle.

Carpenter's now 867 wins would mean he now has more than legendary Duncanville coach Bob Rombach, who retired in 2007 with 862 wins. Rombach passed away in 2015. The Field at Duncanville is now named after him.

Regardless of where he stands, Carpenter, the father of St. Louis Cardinals infielder Matt Carpenter, has put together one of the state's best coaching careers. He's won four state championships, including back-to-back state titles at Fort Bend Elkins in 2002-03 and one at Prosper in 2015.

He said he's very proud of all his accomplishments, but he likes to live in the moment. He's had thoughts of retiring in the past, but he's pushing that, and reflecting on his career, off for the time being.

"It's been a lot of fun," Carpenter said after pointing out how much talent he's had over the years.

"It's hard to [retire] when you're enjoying something this much."

Prosper is 16-2 on the year after beating McKinney 10-0 in five innings on Tuesday in the first game of district play.

On Twitter: @JoeJHoyt

Correction, 12:28 p.m. Thursday: A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to Bobby Moegle's longtime coaching post as Lubbock Memorial. He coached at Lubbock Monterey. There is no Lubbock Memorial.

Check out awards for every Dallas-area district following the 2018 football season. Some other content you might enjoy:

Player of the Year: Bishop Lynch's Endyia Rogers
Coach and Newcomer of the Year
See first, second and third all-area teams
All-district teams: MVPs, other award winners

Class 6A

DISTRICT 3-6A

MVP: Myra Gordon, LD Bell
Offensive Player of the Year: Parris Parmer, San Angelo Central
Defensive Player of the Year: Faith Husbenet, Richland
Newcomer of the Year: Jayden Rhodes, LD Bell
Coach of the Year: Andy Bloodworth, LD Bell

FIRST TEAM

Taylor Phouangaphayvong, Richland

Simara Peyton, Richland

TraKenya Roberson, Abilene

Alyssa Washington, Abilene

Shamarea Carter, Euless Trinity

Madeline Fisher, Haltom

Morgan Walker, San Angelo Central

Kyla Davis, LD Bell

DISTRICT 4-6A

MVP: MaLay McQueen, Arl. Bowie
Offensive Player of the Year: Breana Smith, FW Trimble Tech
Defensive Player of the Year: Jada Williams, Arl. Bowie
Newcomer of the Year: Taliah Hill, Arl. Martin
Coach of the Year: Kelly Carruthers, Arl. Bowie

FIRST TEAM

Brittany Ingram, Arl. Lamar

Danielle Wilson, FW Paschal

Amyah Johnson, FW Trimble Tech

Autumn Smith, Arl. Martin

Tamia Miller, Arl. Bowie

Alaina Payne, North Crowley

Mariah Roberts, Arl. Martin

DISTRICT 5-6A

MVP: Mele Kailahi, Kel. Timber Creek
Offensive Player of the Year: Jillian Sowell, SL Carroll
Defensive Player of the Year: Brittney Bolin, TC Byron Nelson
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Alisa Williams, Den. Guyer; Jade Masogayo, Kel. Fossil Ridge
Coach of the Year: Kate Goldberg, Keller

FIRST TEAM

Emma Taylor, Keller

Cambridge Matthews, Keller

Jadyn Fife, Keller Fossil Ridge

Sydney McQuietor, Keller

Claire Reynolds, SL Carroll

Jordyn Sowell, SL Carroll

Jade Thompson, Den. Guyer

Callie Boyles, Den. Guyer

Bella Earle, Den. Guyer

Mia Topping, Keller Timber Creek

Hunter Roach, TC Byron Nelson

DISTRICT 6-6A

MVP: Sarah Andrews, Irv. MacArthur
Offensive Player of the Year: Tailor Broussard, Irv. MacArthur
Defensive Player of the Year: McKenzie Piper, Irv. MacArthur
Newcomer of the Year: Cammie McKinney, Hebron
Staff of the Year: Irv. MacArthur

FIRST TEAM

Angelique Francis, Irv. MacArthur, Sr.

Jordyn Newsome, Irv. MacArthur, So.

Nala Hemingway, Lewisville, Sr.

Laila Lawrence, Lewisville, So.

Anessa Boyd, Lewisville, Sr.

Sierra Dickson, Hebron, Jr.

Daxia Melton, Hebron, Jr.

Evie Goetz, FM Marcus, So.

Bailey Roden, FM Marcus, Jr.

Whitney Cox, Flower Mound, Sr.

Makenzie Schott, Flower Mound, Jr.

Nicole Obialo, Coppell, Jr.

Rowan Hassman, Coppell, Sr.

Britney Gonzalez, Irv. Nimitz, Jr.

Trenady Smith, Irving, Jr.

DISTRICT 7-6A

MVP: Dajinae McCarty, Cedar Hill, Sr
Offensive Player of the Year: Tommisha Lampkin, Mansfield Summit, Jr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Bria Patterson, DeSoto, Sr.
Newcomer of the Year: Anna Destinee McDowell, Cedar Hill, Sr.
Coach of the Year: Nicole Collins, Cedar Hill

FIRST TEAM

Kendall Brown, DeSoto, So.

Arieona Rosborough, Mansfield Lake Ridge, So.

Destiny Terrell, Mansfield Summit, Jr.

Taylor Hutchins, Cedar Hill, Sr.

Amina Muhammad, DeSoto, Fr.

Zarria Carter, Mansfield, So.

Kiara Jackson, South Grand Prairie, So.

Camryn Hill, South Grand Prairie, Jr.

Mya Williams, Waxahachie, So.

Kendall McGruder, South Grand Prairie, So.

DISTRICT 8-6A

MVP: Jazion Jackson, Skyline, Sr.
Offensive Player of the Year: Deja Kelly, Duncanville, Jr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Kyjai Miles, Skyline, Sr.
Newcomer of the Year: Zaria Rufus, Duncanville, So.
Co-Coaching Staff of the Year: Duncanville; Skyline

FIRST TEAM

Angel Kelly, Duncanville, Sr.

Nyah Wilson, Duncanville, So.

Kinley Brown, Duncanville, Sr.

Zyniah Thomas, Skyline, So.

Jessica Cornelius, Skyline, Sr.

Takaylan Busby, Skyline, Jr.

Skye Dugan, Richardson, Sr.

Noelle Yancy, Richardson, Sr.

Nikyla Green, Richardson, Sr.

DISTRICT 9-6A

Co-MVP: Nyah Green, Allen, Sr.; Jordyn Oliver, Prosper, Sr.; Jaden Owens, Plano West, Sr.
Offensive Player of the Year: Tavy Diggs, Plano East, Sr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Jordyn Merritt, Plano, Jr.
Newcomer of the Year: Kayla Cooper, Plano East, Fr.
6th Man: Taylor Jackson, McKinney, Jr.

FIRST TEAM

Zoe Jackson, McKinney Boyd

Tyler Jackson, Allen

Zoe McCrary, Allen

Maddie Cleary, Prosper

Scout Huffman, Prosper

Zaria Collins, Plano

Maggie Robbins, Plano

Kendall Parker, Plano East

Erin Fry, McKinney

Trinity White, McKinney

DISTRICT 10-6A

Co-MVP: Avery Crouse, Sachse, Sr.; Ngozi Obineke, Rowlett, Sr.
Offensive Player of the Year: Jayla Brooks, Sachse, Jr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Tia Harvey, Sachse, Jr.
Newcomer of the Year: Carleece Gates, Gar. Lakeview, Fr.
Coach of the Year: Donna McCullough, Sachse

FIRST TEAM

Avery Crouse, Sachse, G/F, Sr.

Ngozi Obineke, Rowlett, F, Sr.

Jayla Brooks, Sachse, G, Jr.

Tia Harvey, Sachse, G, Jr.

Carleece Gates, Gar. Lakeview, G, Fr.

Adhel Tac, Sachse, Gar. Lakeview, P, Jr.

Kayla Demus, Sachse, G, Sr.

Brielle Hampton, Gar. Naaman Forest, G, Sr.

Gabrielle Robinson, Gar. Naaman Forest, G, Jr.

Nevaeh Zavala, Rowlett, P, Fr.

Taliyah Harris, Gar. Lakeview, G, So.

Peyton Rush, Wylie, G, Jr.

Xyllize Harrison, Garland, P, So.

DISTRICT 11-6A

Co-MVP: Jordan Mathis, Rockwall; N'Yah Boyd, Mesquite Horn
Offensive MVP: Aaliyah Morgan, Tyler Lee
Defensive MVP: Mikki Witcher, Rockwall
Newcomer of the Year: Aaliyah Campbell, Tyler Lee
Coach of the Year: Kasie Brewer, Rockwall

FIRST TEAM

Lakeycia Bables, Mesquite

Jay'Lann Myles, North Mesquite

Jasmine Shavers, Mesquite Horn

Da'Lonna Choice, Mesquite Horn

Tra'Liyah Washington, Mesquite Horn

Emma Stelzer, Rockwall

Jada Stull, Rockwall

McKenze Brown, Longview

Heavunli Reese, Longview

Alyssia Thorne, Tyler Lee

Class 5A

DISTRICT 5-5A

MVP: Harmoni Turner, Mans. Legacy, Jr.
Offensive player of the year: Destiny Jackson, Mans. Timberview, Sr.
Defensive player of the year: N'Denasija Collins, Mans. Timberview, Sr.
Newcomer of the year: Trinitee Johnson, Burleson, Fr.
Coach of the year: Kit Kyle Martin, Mans. Timberview

FIRST TEAM

Kertisa Amos, Burl. Centennial, Sr.

Avery Brittingham, Crowley, Sr.

Donetria McGee, Everman, Sr.

Mandy Withey, Granbury, Sr.

Keslyn King, Mans. Legacy, Sr.

Kennedy Wilson, Mans. Timberview, Sr.

Mikayla Hutchinson, Mans. Timberview, Sr.

Timia Jefferson, Mans. Timberview, Sr.

DISTRICT 7-5A

MVP: Iyana Dorsey, Birdville, Jr.
Offensive Player of the Year: Layla Davis, FW. Boswell, Jr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Symone Wesley, Grapevine, Sr.
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Karalie Morrison, Colleyville, So.; Jordan Rogers, FW Brewer, Sr.
Coach of the Year: Amy Ingram, Birdville

FIRST TEAM

Rylie Riddle, Birdville, Jr.

Aimee Campbell, Birdville, Sr.

Allyssa LaFontaine, FW Boswell, Jr.

Nia Dove, FW Boswell, Sr.

Rylee Hanna, Grapevine, Sr.

Dasha Macmillan, Grapevine, Jr.

She'Ray Wilson, Coll. Heritage, Sr.

Ashley McKillop, Coll. Heritage, Sr.

Da'Marreya Johnson, FW Brewer, Jr.

Molly Kaiser, Saginaw, Jr.

M'kayla Malone, Saginaw, Jr.

DISTRICT 8-5A

MVP: Jewel Spear, The Colony, Jr.
Defensive MVP: Kamryn Gibson, Den. Braswell, Jr.
Offensive MVP: Ky'lie Scott, Denton, Sr.
Newcomer of the Year: Mackenzie Buss, Lake Dallas, Fr.
Coaching Staff of the Year: The Colony

FIRST TEAM

Cierra Smith, Jus. Northwest, Sr.

Kannessia Holbert, Den. Ryan, Sr.

Tamia Jones, The Colony, Jr.

Chloe Adame, The Colony, Sr.

Dorian Norris, Lake Dallas, Jr.

Josephine Elliott, Lake Dallas, Jr.

Aminah Hall, Den. Braswell, Jr.

Taylor Howell, Denton, Sr.

DISTRICT 9-5A

MVP: Adryana Quezada, Frisco Lone Star
Offensive Player of the Year: Randi Thompson, Frisco Liberty
Defensive Player of the Year: Mia Deck, Frisco Lone Star
Newcomer of the Year: Jasmyn Lott, Frisco Memorial
Coaching Staff of the Year: Frisco Liberty

FIRST TEAM

Leila Patel, Frisco Centennial

Kelsey Kurak, Frisco Liberty

Kailyn Lay, Frisco Liberty

Leah Harris, Frisco Lone Star

Sarah Quealy, Frisco Independence

DISTRICT 10-5A

MVP: Mary Nyakundi, Wylie East, Sr.
Offensive Player of the Year: Zya Nugent, Denison, Sr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Dez Pierson, Wylie East, Sr.
Newcomer of the Year: Taylor Dailey, Wylie East, Fr.

FIRST TEAM

Akasha Davis, Wylie East, So.

Kiley Hicks, Wylie East, So.

Nakeitra Mack, Princeton, Sr.

Ikia Lacy, Denison, Sr.

Taryn Gaines, Denison, Jr.

Carson McFadden, Lovejoy, Jr.

Amaria Fields, McK. North, So.

DISTRICT 11-5A

MVP: Ella Patterson, Highland Park, So.
Offensive Player of the Year: London Scott, Carr. Newman Smith, Sr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Nia Cole, Thomas Jefferson, Jr.
Newcomer of the Year: Madison Visinsky, Highland Park, So.

FIRST TEAM

Ixsamar Gonzalez, Woodrow Wilson, Sr.

Linzy Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Sr.

Bre Coleman, Carr. Newman Smith, Jr.

Madelyn Miller, Highland Park, Jr.

Mekayla Holley, Carr. Creekview, Jr.

Ronniah Akins, Carr. RL Turner, So.

Dazhana Green, Carr. RL Turner, So.

DISTRICT 12-5A

MVP: Le'Mesha Madden, South Oak Cliff, Jr.
Offensive MVP: Emani Jenkins, South Oak Cliff, Jr.
Defensive MVP: Markayla Williams, Seagoville, Sr.
Sophomore of the Year: Ashley Gonzalez, Adamson, So.
Newcomer of the Year: Brianna Miller, South Oak Cliff, Fr.
Co-Coach of the Year: Antoinette Thompson, Kimball; Krisha Sibrel, Samuell

FIRST TEAM

Shamarria Stewart, South Oak Cliff, Sr.

Khyndal Patterson, Kimball, Jr.

Tymya Davis, Kimball, Sr.

Ashyiria Savage, Kimball, So.

Shamoria Chambers, Samuell, Sr.

Ashley Dawkins, Samuell, Jr.

Jade Wilson, Seagoville, Sr.

Ajai Johnson, Spruce, Jr.

DISTRICT 13-5A

Player of the Year: Tahjanay Perry, Mes. Poteet, Sr.
Offensive Player of the Year: Amaya Briggs, Mes. Poteet, Sr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Aysia Ward, Lancaster, Jr.
Newcomer of the Year: Jordan Hammons, North Forney, Jr.

FIRST TEAM

Tanae Fletcher, Forney, So.

Zavannah Rodriguez, Forney, Fr.

Chanler Brock, North Forney, Jr.

Kaylin Smith, North Forney, Sr.

Megan Kissi, North Forney, Sr.

Mariah Cain, Lancaster, Sr.

Kamryn Anderson, Lancaster, Jr.

Lexi Wrenn, Kaufman, Sr.

Kyla West, Kaufman, Jr.

Shamaria Henry, West Mesquite, Jr.

Jaliyah Johns, Mes. Poteet, Jr.

Raven McMillon, Mes. Poteet, Jr.

DISTRICT 14-5A

MVP: Tyquanna Ross, Ennis, Sr.
Offensive Player of the Year: Kierra Middleton, Midlothian, So.
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Chloe Scott, Cleburne, Sr.; Aniyah Johnson, Red Oak, So.
Newcomer of the Year: Breanna Davis, Red Oak, Fr.
Coach of the Year: Darren Eubanks, Red Oak

FIRST TEAM

Caitlyn Cron, Cleburne, Jr.

Jayla Johnson, Cleburne, Sr.

Haley Jones, Cleburne, Jr.

Maeghan Palmer, Midlothian, Sr.

Desirae Mathis, Waco University, Sr.

Lyric McGowan, Waco University, Sr.

Brooklyn Thompson, Corsicana, Sr.

Paige Lemonia, Ennis, Jr.

Tiana Murray-Lewis, Ennis, Sr.

Micah Cooper, Red Oak, Jr.

Ariel Warren, Red Oak, Sr.

Aliyah Harden, Red Oak, Jr.

DISTRICT 15-5A

MVP: Maci Bookout, Royse City, Jr.
Offensive Player of the Year: Antonia Porter, Texarkana Texas, Sr.
Defensive Player of the Year: SaDavia Porter, Sulphur Springs, Sr.
Newcomer of the Year: Maggie Hutka, Royse City, Fr.
Coaching Staff of the Year: Royse City

FIRST TEAM

Shelbi Steen, Lindale, So.

Kerrighan Dunn, Texarkana Texas, Jr.

Kiasyia Morrison, Texarkana Texas, Sr.

Vicki Willis, Texarkana Texas, Sr.

Mia Wilson, Texarkana Texas, Sr.

Autumn Tanton, Sulphur Springs, Sr.

Danielle Godbolt, Sulphur Springs, Sr.

Kenya Bates, Mount Pleasant, Jr.

Autumn Jackson, Mount Pleasant, So.

Kyla McMinn, Royse City, So.

McKenna Anderson, Royse City, So.

Class 4A

DISTRICT 8-4A

MVP: Rhyle Mckinney, Argyle
Offensive Player of the Year: Ashley Ingram, Bridgeport
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Brooklyn Carl, Argyle; Tori Hamilton, Krum
Newcomer of the Year: Grace Lowery, Decatur
6th Man of the Year: Bailey Timmons, Argyle

FIRST TEAM

Abby Williams, Argyle

Delaney Ingram, Bridgeport

Emily Vidal, Bridgeport

Kylee Fitzgerald, Decatur

Katie Hale, Decatur

Cali Marquis, Krum

Shanna Teague, Springtown

DISTRICT 10-4A

Newcomer of the year: Lauren Lusk, Faith Family, Sr.
Offensive MVP: Kamari Forrest, Faith Family, Fr.

FIRST TEAM

Lauren Lusk, Faith Family, Sr., G

Kamari Forrest, Faith Family, Fr., F

DISTRICT 11-4A

MVP: Chloe Malone, Sanger, So.
Offensive MVP: Kaia Saylor, Aubrey, Jr.
Co-Defensive MVP: Bre Traylor, Anna, Jr.; Miranda Nowak, Aubrey, Sr.
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Mia Ellis, Melissa, So.; Rhianna Stevenson, Aubrey, Fr.

FIRST TEAM

Sally Clemmons, Melissa, Sr.

Charley Lane, Melissa, Sr.

Ashley Gideon, Melissa, Jr.

Kenzie Turkoly, Sanger, Sr.

Desi Gonzalez, Sanger, Sr.

Skyla Mackey, Anna, Sr.

Marianna Bert, Anna, Jr.

Gabi Grisso, Aubrey, Jr.

Wylie Dyer, Aubrey, Sr.

Caroline Morgan, Celina, So.

Kya Gastineau, Celina, Jr.

DISTRICT 12-4A

MVP: Diamond Sweats, Lincoln, Sr.
Offensive MVP: Kensawanna Reed, Pinkston, Jr.
Defensive MVP: Alexis Brown, Lincoln, Jr.
Sophomore of the Year: Tamia Flores, Pinkston, So.
Co-Newcomer of the Year: Jamya Maryland, Lincoln, Fr.; Deja Thomas, Pinkston, Fr.
Coach of the Year: LaJeanna Howard, Lincoln

FIRST TEAM

Nia Mobley, Carter, Sr.

Alexse Easter, Roosevelt, Sr.

Jakolby Fleming, North Dallas, Sr.

Saniya Lampkin, North Dallas, Sr.

Alena Wilson, Lincoln, Sr.

Honesty Johnson, Lincoln, So.

Trimira Hogan, Wilmer-Hutchins, So.

Keasia Hamilton, Wilmer-Hutchins, Sr.

Kyia London, Pinkston, Sr.

Shandrea Yeldell, Hillcrest, Jr.

DISTRICT 13-4A

MVP: Daniela Marcor, Sunnyvale, Jr.
Offensive Player of the Year: Alex Bowman, Crandall, Sr.
Defensive Player of the Year: Jazzman Beierschmitt, Quinlan Ford, Sr.
Newcomer of the Year: Takoya Stallings, Sunnyvale, Fr.
6th Man of the Year: Autumn Wallace, Quinlan Ford, Sr.
Coach of the Year: Jill McDill, Sunnyvale

FIRST TEAM

Brooke Daniel, Sunnyvale, Jr.

Reese Fetty, Farmersville, So.

Sarah Forga, Caddo Mills, So.

Myla Gonner, Caddo Mills, So.

Ally Jones, Crandall, Jr.

Kemaya Linton, Crandall, Jr.

Lena Meras, Sunnyvale, So.

Amber Reever, Caddo Mills, Sr.

Ashley Todd, Quinlan Ford, Sr.

Allysen Warden, Quinlan Ford, Sr.

DISTRICT 17-4A

Most Valuable Player: Jasmine Bailey, Midl. Heritage, Sr.
Offensive MVP: Peyton Willey, Venus, Sr.
Defensive MVP: Blythe Williams, Midl. Heritage, Jr.
Newcomer of the Year: Lili Garcia, Ferris, Fr.
6th Man of the Year: Rachel Allen, Midl. Heritage, So.
Coach of the Year: Jason Hodges, Midl. Heritage

FIRST TEAM

Micah Cooper, Life Waxahachie, Jr.

Saige Klor, Midl. Heritage, Sr.

Treasure Mozon, Hillsboro, Jr.

Bra'Misha Lewis, Hillsboro, Jr.

Christine Davis, Hillsboro, Jr.

Brooke Habeck, Venus, Sr.

Shyann Lewis, Venus, So.

Tenaya McCray, Ferris, Sr.

Ziria Wright, Ferris, So.

Yamisile Parks, Alvarado, Sr.

Alysia Torres, Alvarado, Jr.

Class 3A

DISTRICT 9-3A

MVP: Kaia Williams, Ponder, Sr.
Offensive MVP: Tori Girrens, Gunter, Sr.
Defensive MVP: Riley Westervelt, Pottsboro, Sr.
Newcomer of the Year: Libby Langford, Whitesboro, Fr.

FIRST TEAM

Sarah Putnicki, Gunter, So.

Jessie Payne, Callisburg, Jr.

Hannah Fellinger, Pottsboro, So.

Hadley Williams, Pottsboro, So.

Kellie Akins, Ponder, Jr.

Leigh Medders, Ponder, Sr.

Karly Ivy, Ponder, Fr.

TAPPS

TAPPS 1-6A

Isabella Hughes, Argyle Liberty Chr., Sr.

Taylor Morgan, FW All Saints, Jr.

Abigail Walter, FW Nolan, Sr.

Aimee Alverson, Argyle Liberty Chr., Jr.

Maleigha Landers, FW All Saints, So.

Stella Fornah, FW Nolan, So.

Bailey Lewis, Argyle Liberty Chr., Sr.

Payton Oltrogge, Argyle Liberty Chr., Sr.

Kate Griffith, FW Nolan, Jr.

Brooklyn Johnson, Midland Chr., So.

Grace Alverson, Argyle Liberty Chr., Jr.

Olivia Brennan, TC Addison, Fr.

TAPPS 2-6A

Endyia Rogers, Bishop Lynch, Sr.

Jordan Webster, Prestonwood Chr., Jr.

Nevaeh Tot, John Paul II, Jr.

Jaida Thomas, Bishop Lynch, Sr.

Payton Hicks, Prestonwood Chr., Sr.

Paige Bradley, Bishop Lynch, So.

Kathryn (Clare) Traeger, Prestonwood Chr., Sr.

Anna Murray, Ursuline Academy, Sr.

Kamryn Martinez, Parish Episcopal, Jr.

Morgan Hervey, Prestonwood Chr., Jr.

Delinah Hailey, John Paul II, Jr.

Chloe Murphy, Parish Episc., So.

TAPPS 1-5A

Addison Hooper, FW Christian, Jr.

Tatum Ewing, Frisco Legacy, Sr.

Ainsley Owen, FW Christian, Sr.

Kendall Droesch, Frisco Legacy, Fr.

Victoria Navarrete, FW Southwest Chr., Sr.

Ella Strever, FW Christian, Sr.

Reagan Brown, FW Southwest Chr., Sr.

Addison Badley, FW Christian, So.

Katie Pelham, Frisco Legacy, Fr.

Savannah Unterbrink, Grapevine Faith, So.

Abby Klipstein, FW Christian, So.

Audrey Holder, Grapevine Faith, So.

TAPPS 2-5A

Anzhane' Hutton, TC Cedar Hill, Jr.

Tierney Coleman, TC Cedar Hill, Jr.

Tyaija Coleman, TC Cedar Hill, Jr.

Alexis Hawkins, TC Cedar Hill, Sr.

Addisyn Moore, TC Cedar Hill, Jr.

Jahcelyn Hartfield, TC Cedar Hill, Fr.

Taylor Hurst, Carr. Prince of Peace, Jr.

Ericca Richardson, TC Cedar Hill, Jr.

Waverly Frisbie, McKinney Chr., Jr.

Caitlin Plunkett, Carr. Prince of Peace, Jr.

Jolie Clow, McKinney Chr., Jr.

Elizabeth Click, TC Cedar Hill, Sr.

TAPPS 2-4A

Macie Lynch, Coll. Covenant,Sr.

Kacey Heitschmidt, FM Coram Deo, Jr.

Myah Kaja, Coll. Covenant, Jr.

Madison Eldridge, Coll. Covenant, So.

Alexis Ashford, FM Coram Deo, Sr.

Savannah Hassett, Kenn. Fellowship, Jr.

Emma Bumgardner, Coll. Covenant, Sr.

Stefani Gabaldon, TC Willow Park, So.

Emma Quarles, TC Willow Park, Sr.

Maggie Nichols, TC Willow Park, Sr.

Jaycee Lemons, Kenn. Fellowship, Jr.

Abi Alonzo, FW Temple Christian, Jr.

TAPPS 3-4A

Abigail (Abi) Ezmerlian, Arl. Grace Prep, Sr.

Isabelle Alexander, Arl. Pantego, Jr.

Madeline Perkins, Tyler All Saints, Jr.

Kennedi Street, Shelton, Fr.

Jada Anthony-Johnson, Arl. Grace Prep, Sr.

Hannah Turner, Arl. Grace Prep, Sr.

Tori Atwood, Tyler All Saints, Sr.

Charlotte Scannell, Shelton, So.

Grace Wolfe, Tyler All Saints, Sr.

Hope Shipp, Arl. Pantego, Sr.

Delaney Josephs, Shelton, Sr.

Trinity Hansen, Arl. Grace Prep, Jr.

TAPPS 1-3A

Leia Beattie, Midl. Classical, Jr.

Morgan Campbell, FW Lake Country, Sr.

Gracie Sammons, Denton Calvary, Sr.

Lizabelle Russell, Midl. Classical, Sr.

Brinley Kilpatrick, FW Lake Country, Sr.

Kori Kirk, Midl. Classical, Jr.

Sage Taliaferro, FW Lake Country, Jr.

Jenny Coco, Midl. Classical, Jr.

Lucy Parson, Denton Calvary, Sr.

Kelsey Simmons, Denton Calvary, Sr

Gracie James, FW Lake Country, Jr.

Audrey Lane, Ama. San Jacinto Chr., Fr.

TAPPS 2-3A

Tinsley Love, Sherman Texoma, So.

T'a nne Boyd, Sherman Texoma, Fr.

Arianna Villarreal, Irving The Highlands, Fr.

Bri Yale, Sherman Texoma, So.

Callan Nobis, Lutheran, So.

Ella Barth, The Covenant, So.

Krista Carlson, Lakehill, So.

Cana Miller, Sherman Texoma, Jr.

Maddy McGee, The Covenant, Sr.

Jessica Lampert, Yavneh Academy, Jr.

Emily Wagnitz, Sherman Texoma, Sr.

Annie Novinski, Irving the Highlands, Sr.

TAPPS 2-2A

Tessa Henry, Ovilla Christian, So.

Ksenija Dokic, Gran. N. Central Texas, Jr.

Audrey Nunes, Ovilla Christian, So.

Asia Purnell, Ovilla Christian, Fr.

Abbey Kacal, Gran. N. Central Texas, Sr.

Trinity Morales, Ovilla Christian, Sr.

Tadiwa Mujokoto, Gran. N. Central Texas, Jr.

Sarah Davis, Muen. Sacred Heart, So.

Lily Haley, Muen. Sacred Heart, So.

Hailey Clagg, FW Bethesda, Fr.

Jade Tim, Cambridge, Jr.

TAPPS 3-2A

Ashley Faux, Pl. Coram Deo, Jr.

Havana Wygal, First Baptist, Jr.

Darbi Dorrough, Long. Chr. Heritage Class, Sr.

Sophia Engman, Pl. Coram Deo, Jr.

Janie Bradshaw, Long. Chr. Heritage Class., Fr.

Lauren Munnerlyn, First Baptist, Jr.

Faith Carroll, Long. Chr. Heritage Class., Sr.

Katelyn Funderburk, Long. Chr. Heritage Class, Sr.

Hailey Rich, Garland Christian, Jr.

Ilona Bistrian, Dallas International, Fr.

Taylor Graham, Pl. Coram Deo, Jr.

Katy Callahan, First Baptist, Sr.

TAPPS 2-A

Margaret Flood, Irv. Faustina, So.

Sophia Cook, Irv. Faustina, Sr.

TAPPS 3-A

Faith Atchley, Wax. Preparatory, Sr.

Jordan Favors, Tyler Street Chr., Sr.

Julia Burks, Weatherford Christian, Jr.

Jada Silas, DeSoto The Canterbury, Jr.

Delaney McKeown, Weatherford Christian, Sr.

Ava Quezada, DeSoto The Canterbury, Jr.

Lacey Gibson, Weatherford Christian, Sr.

Bailee Fletcher, Wax. Preparatory, Fr.

Isabel McKamey, Weatherford Christian, Fr.

Rachel Flores, Tyler Street Chr., Jr.

Hannah Huggans, DeSoto The Canterbury, So.

Robyn McCulloch, Waco Eagle Chr., So.

SPC NORTH

FIRST TEAM

Jordyn Turner, OKC Casady

Anna Winkeler, ESD

Kenzi Carter, FW Country Day

Liberty Croutch, FW Country Day

Kionce Woods, Greenhill

Jade Curington, Greenhill

Ava Berger, Hockaday

Cheyenne Reese, Arl. Oakridge

Madison Briscoe, FW Trinity Valley

Shruti Sahu, FW Trinity Valley

Below are awards for Coach and Newcomer of the Year. See more awards at the end of this story.

Coach of the Year: Chance Westmoreland, Argyle

Westmoreland has won Class 4A state championships in each of his first two years as Argyle's head coach, and this season's team finished 32-7 despite losing Clemson pledge Sydney Standifer for the entire season because of a torn ACL. Westmoreland has won four state titles in his career, with the first two coming at Brock in 2012 and 2013. He has a career record of 260-49 and a playoff record of 44-4. In Argyle's last four games this season, it beat the top four teams in the state -- No. 1 Canyon, No. 2 Levelland, No. 4 Lincoln and No. 3 Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson -- to win the state title.

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Newcomer of the Year: DeSoto's Sa'Myah Smith

Year: Freshman
Position: Forward
Height: 6-4
Notable: The freshman was a big reason DeSoto made it all the way to the Class 6A state championship game, averaging 9.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and an extraordinary 5.8 blocked shots per game. Smith had 16 points, 12 rebounds and six blocks in a regional final win over South Grand Prairie that put DeSoto in the state tournament for the first time since 2008. Smith led DeSoto with 17 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks in a 49-46 loss to Converse Judson in the state title game.

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More awards!

Player of the Year: Bishop Lynch's Endyia Rogers
Coach and Newcomer of the Year
See first, second and third all-area teams
All-district teams: MVPs, other award winners

Selections made by the SportsDayHS staff. Heights and weights are from coaches or 247sports.com. Individual superlatives -- Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and Newcomer of the Year -- can be found in previous links and at the conclusion of this post.

First team

Nyah Green

School: Allen
Year: Senior
Position: Forward
Height: 6-1
Notable: The McDonald's All-American was all-state and averaged 17.0 points and 6.4 rebounds to lead Allen to the first state tournament appearance in school history. The five-star recruit, who signed with Louisville, is rated the 12th-best player in the nation in the Class of 2019 by ESPN's HoopGurlz. She had 21 points and nine rebounds in a 58-47 state-semifinal loss to eventual champion Converse Judson.

Rhyle McKinney

School: Argyle
Year: Junior
Position: Guard
Height: 5-10
Notable: The District 8-4A MVP was an all-state selection and averaged 23.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.9 steals to lead Argyle to its fifth consecutive Class 4A state title. She was named the MVP of the state final after scoring 25 points in a 49-41 win over Sour Lake Hardin-Jefferson. McKinney averaged 26 points in the playoffs.

Jordyn Merritt

School: Plano
Year: Junior
Position: Forward
Height: 6-2
Notable: The five-star recruit averaged 18 points, 10 rebounds and 2.2 steals for a 28-6 regional quarterfinalist team. Merritt, rated the 15th-best player in the nation in the Class of 2020, was named the District 9-6A defensive player of the year. She had a 31-point, 20-rebound game against 5A state-ranked Mansfield Legacy, recorded 21 points and 22 rebounds against 6A state-ranked Skyline and finished the regular season with 17 double-doubles.

Jordyn Oliver

School: Prosper
Year: Senior
Position: G
Height: 5-10
Notable: The McDonald's All-American averaged 19.8 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists. The Baylor signee, a five-star recruit, is rated the No. 1 player in Texas and the 11th-best player in the nation in the Class of 2019. Prosper fell one win short of the state tournament, losing 58-53 to Allen in the Class 6A Region II final despite 21 points from Oliver.

Jaden Owens

School: Plano West
Year: Senior
Position: PG
Height: 5-6
Notable: The McDonald's All-American averaged 16.5 points, 4.0 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 3.0 steals. The UCLA signee, a five-star recruit rated the 14th-best player in the nation in the Class of 2019, scored a season-high 34 points in a 64-61 win against TAPPS 6A state champion Bishop Lynch. Owens shared the District 9-6A MVP award with fellow McDonald's All-Americans Nyah Green of Allen and Jordyn Oliver of Prosper.

Randi Thompson

School: Frisco Liberty
Year: Senior
Position: Utility
Height: 5-10
Notable: The North Texas signee averaged 14.1 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.1 steals and led Liberty to a state runner-up finish in Class 5A. She scored a game-high 16 points in a 34-28 win over Kerrville Tivy in the state semifinals. Her 3-pointer at the buzzer forced overtime in the regional final, and Liberty went on to beat Frisco Lone Star to earn its second trip to state in school history.

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Second team

Myra Gordon -- Hurst L.D. Bell junior guard
Notable: The 4-star recruit was all-state and 3-6A MVP, led the Dallas-area in scoring at 27.4 points per game and averaged 8.4 rebounds.

Dajinae McCarty -- Cedar Hill senior guard
Notable: The Wichita State signee was all-state and 7-6A MVP, averaged 15.9 points and 5.1 rebounds for team that finished regular season ranked No. 1 in state.

Bria Patterson -- DeSoto senior guard/forward
Notable: The Houston signee averaged 11.6 points and 7.3 rebounds for 6A state runner-up. Also named the 7-6A Defensive Player of the Year.

Jewel Spear -- The Colony junior guard
Notable: All-state and 8-5A MVP who averaged 24 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. Made 116 3-pointers for a regional semifinalist team.

Harmoni Turner -- Mansfield Legacy junior point guard
Notable: The 4-star recruit was all-state and 5-5A MVP. She averaged 24.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, 5.0 steals and 4.1 assists while making 82 3-pointers.

Destiny Jackson -- Mansfield Timberview senior utility player
Notable: The Rice signee was all-state, averaged 12.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.7 steals for 38-2 regional finalist team. She was also named the 5-5A offensive MVP.

Third team

Sarah Andrews -- Irving MacArthur junior point guard
Notable: The 5-star recruit was all-state and 6-6A MVP. She averaged 15.1 points, 7.0 assists, 5.6 rebounds and 2.9 steals for 29-9 team.

Jazion Jackson -- Skyline senior guard
Notable: The North Texas signee was all-state and the 8-6A MVP who averaged 14 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.1 steals and 4 assists for a regional quarterfinalist team.

Deja Kelly -- Duncanville junior guard
Notable: The 4-star recruit was all-state and 8-6A offensive MVP and averaged 16.0 points for a 31-6 team.

Diamond Sweats -- Lincoln senior guard/forward
Notable: All-state and 12-4A MVP. Averaged 15.2 points for 4A state semifinalist that finished 31-5.

Jordan Webster -- Prestonwood junior guard
Notable: All-state. Averaged 19.4 points and 7.8 rebounds for TAPPS 6A state semifinalist.

Kiara Jackson -- South Grand Prairie sophomore utility player
Notable: All-state. Averaged 11.3 points and made 80 3-pointers for 6A Region I finalist. Scored 26 points in playoff win vs. state No. 1 Cedar Hill and 16 points in playoff win vs. state No. 6 Duncanville.

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Player of the Year: Bishop Lynch's Endyia Rogers
Coach and Newcomer of the Year
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All-district teams: MVPs, other award winners

Endyia Rogers put on a dazzling show in the TAPPS 6A state championship game, flirting with a triple-double as Bishop Lynch won its 29th state title in girls basketball. The USC signee's final stat line: 40 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in an 81-62 victory against The Village School from Houston.

"It's one of the best, but it wasn't the best game of my life," the five-star senior guard said. "I guess [the best] would have to be Southlake Carroll."

Against Carroll on Dec. 7, Rogers scored 50 points -- including 37 after halftime -- while making 19 of 35 shots from the field in an 83-74 overtime win over a UIL Class 6A school. She also scored 39 points, including a game-winning 3-pointer, in a 70-67 state-semifinal win against rival Plano Prestonwood Christian and poured in 38 points in a 66-61 victory against 10-time UIL state champion Duncanville.

"The bigger the game, the better she plays," Bishop Lynch coach Andy Zihlman said. "She doesn't back down to anybody.

"I've never seen a high school player that can do what she can do, especially against the schedule we play, with all the top, tough public schools, not only in North Texas, but in the state."

Zihlman said Rogers has always had an innate scoring ability, but he started getting nonstop calls from college recruiters after Rogers had a growth spurt the last year and a half that saw her shoot up to 5-7 and then parlayed that into "an incredible summer" in AAU leading into her senior year. Some felt that Rogers got snubbed when she wasn't one of Texas' three McDonald's All-Americans this season, but Gatorade selected her as the state's Player of the Year after she averaged 25.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.7 steals for a 32-8 team.

Rogers, rated the 35th-best player in the nation in the Class of 2019 by ESPN's HoopGurlz, already has set some lofty goals for college.

"I hope to maintain a 4.0 [grade-point average], I hope to get Freshman of the Year in the Pac-12, and I hope to get a national championship some day," Rogers said.

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Endyia Rogers

School: Bishop Lynch
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Height: 5-7
Did you know? Rogers was a four-time, first-team all-state selection, a two-time district MVP and a two-time state champion. She finished her career with 2,657 points, 601 rebounds, 579 assists and 344 steals. ... She has a weighted 4.0 grade-point average and is a two-time academic all-state selection. ... She volunteers as a basketball coach, working one-on-one to train young players. ... Her brother, Jerome Jr., helped Madison win the UIL Class 3A state title in boys basketball this season, scoring 14 points in a 49-48 win over Brock in the championship game. ... Their father, Jerome Sr., won a state title as a player at Madison in 1997 and also played on Madison's state runner-up team in 2000. Zihlman said Rogers has become a star player because of the many hours her dad has devoted to training her to develop her skills.

RELATED: Basketball DNA -- State titles are part of the Rogers legacy, one that Endyia and Jerome Jr. added to this postseason

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Player of the Year: Bishop Lynch's Endyia Rogers
Coach and Newcomer of the Year
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All-district teams: MVPs, other award winners

Baseball is a game of failure, and the line that separates a state champion from a runner-up is etched by nuance more than talent.

That's why, for all the prerequisites required to make the state tournament, teams need something out of their control to happen if they want to win it.

"I'm going to flat out tell you: you need luck," said Southlake Carroll head coach Larry Vucan. "You need breaks."

Vucan would know. He's seen both sides of it. His team won the 6A title in 2018, but the 2017 version of Carroll was as good or possibly better, he said. That team lost to eventual state champion Deer Park 3-2 in the semifinals after a sixth inning balk tied the game and sparked the loss.

If that doesn't happen, Carroll might've entered this season as the back-to-back reigning champions. But it didn't, and back-to-backs don't happen often.

In the last 30 years only one team in the UIL's largest-two classifications has won a state title two years in a row: the 2002-03 Fort Bend Elkins teams, coached by current Prosper head coach Rick Carpenter. Since 2000, 17 programs in the top two classifications have made it back to the state tournament in consecutive years.

Carroll and Northwest Eaton, which is now in the same 6A district as Carroll after winning the 5A title last year, will attempt to add to that list this year.

Everything has to fall into place for a state title in the largest two classifications to happen. A team must be talented, it must be healthy, it must be lucky -- winning the coin flip that decides a one-game playoff from a three-game series helps -- and it must believe it can win a state title. Imagine trying to replicate that.

"The easiest thing is to say don't lose guys, but obviously we don't have any control of that," said Jesuit head coach Brian Jones, whose team won the 6A title in 2016. "That's going to happen."

Attempting to repeat under those circumstances is something Carroll is dealing with now. Vucan said the team lost 25 seniors. So far, the Dragons, after a tough tournament schedule, are off to an 8-9 start. Last year's team lost just 6 games all season and none in the playoffs.

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Vucan said his team's success is a product of the players. Losing that many players changes things. It's a "concrete easy answer," Vucan said, for why it's so hard to repeat in Texas.

That loss, especially after a state championship season, can affect a team's fire, according to Flower Mound head coach Danny Wallace, whose team won a state title in 2014.

"I think you have to have some great senior leadership to win it anyway, and then they're gone," Wallace said. "And then you have to start over again."

Jones agrees.

"Once the kids get on board the big thing for me as a coach is to get out of the way," Jones said.

The struggle to repeat

*2014 was the last year with only five classifications

Recreating that belief, in addition to returning a talented, lucky team, is difficult. That's why only two programs in the top two classifications - the UIL expanded from two to four baseball classifications in 1979 -- have ever done it.

Carpenter still gets chills thinking about the moment he knew his Elkins team would accomplish it. The night before the state title game he had a meeting with his players. He remembers giving a scouting report by listing off the players from Round Rock and where they would be heading the next year. John Danks, a future ten-year pitcher in the major leagues, had already been selected with the ninth-overall pick by this point.

Carpenter expected nervousness, but there was something else in the air. Once he left the meeting he said he turned to his assistants and asked if they felt it, too.

"I've never felt anything like that in 37 years," Carpenter said.

The next day, with starter Michael Susaneck on the mound, Elkins took down Danks and Round Rock 5-4.

At the time, Susaneck, a future pitcher at UTSA, thought winning a state title was "business as usual." They expected to win it. They believed they could do it. Looking back now, 16 years later, he sees it differently.

"It's crazy how rare it was," he said.

And how rare it continues to be.

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Rinse and repeat

Repeating titles is rare in the top-two classifications, but more common in the classifications below it.

*The UIL added a sixth classification in 2015

** Brenham is the only school to three-peat since 1976 when the UIL upgraded from two classifications

All Little Elm superstar R.J. Hampton has done in his high school basketball career is play so well that the accolades follow.

You can now add another one -- and maybe two -- to the list.

Hampton was chosen as the Texas boys basketball Gatorade Player of the Year on Friday, becoming the first non-senior to win it since Houston St. John's Justise Winslow, a future top-10 pick in the NBA draft won it back-to-back, starting as a junior in 2013.

Hampton is also the third Dallas-area recipient in the last five years, joining Skyline's Marcus Garrett and Madison's Admon Gilder.

Bishop Lynch guard Endyia Rogers was awarded the Texas girls basketball Gatorade Player of the Year last Friday. She'll play for USC next season.

Hampton, the fifth ranked player and the top recruit in Texas in the 2020 class, according to 247Sports' composite rankings, is also one of three finalists for the Gatorade National Player of the Year. He'll be up against Arizona signee Nico Mannion and James Wiseman, the top ranked recruit in the 2019 class, according to 247Sports' composite rankings.

Hampton, like he has since his freshman year at Little Elm, put up ridiculous number this year. He averaged 32 points, 9.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 3.9 steals per game. It was the second-year in a row he averaged more than 30 points per game.

Hampton recently narrowed his college choices down to five, including TCU.

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It's become cliché to refer to a district with a bunch of good teams as the "district of doom."

Still, clichés are used for a reason, and softball's district 5-6A is backing it up.

Five of the eight teams in the district have at least 14 wins, including Trophy Club Byron Nelson, which was one of two teams in the district last year that didn't make the postseason. Keller Fossil Ridge, with a record of 11-5, is off to a 3-1 start in district, placing it in fourth place.

A district with six returning playoff teams wouldn't be possible without realignment. With realignment, however, you get a packed district.

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That was on full display Thursday.

Keller, a program that has reached four-straight regional finals and has won two state titles over the span, stayed undefeated in district play with a 13-1 win over Denton Guyer, the other last remaining undefeated team in the district. Keller scored at least two runs in all five innings.

Only four teams will make the playoffs, and if the rest of district schedule plays out like the start, it should come down to the wire for every spot.

You can view all of the softball district standings here.

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Keller's Hailey Jones

What she did: Jones hit a solo walkoff home run to give Keller a 4-3 win over District 5-6A rival Northwest Eaton on Monday. She followed with an RBI single and a walk in Keller's 13-1 win over Denton Guyer.

Who is she? A 5-foot junior catcher.

The stats: Jones hit 3 for 5 during the week and had a home run, 3 RBI and a walk.

She said it: "It was such an amazing feeling," Jones said. "Going up there I just knew my team depended on me and I needed to be the strong leader on the field to make us win."

Coach said it: "To have the confidence to hit a walkoff home run like that against that team was huge for her. We've spent a lot of time working on her skills and her mental daily drills and she has had an amazing mental game going into the week and that's been at the forefront of her work and it's absolutely paid off." -- Head coach Christina Gwyn-Barton

Did you know? Jones is a left-handed catcher and this is her first season playing on Keller's varsity team.

Honorable mentions

Colleyville Heritage's Bobby Witt Jr.

What he did: Witt Jr. entered this season with incredibly high expectations. All he's done is live up to them. This past Thursday, in a doubleheader against Birdville, Witt when 3-6 with 6 RBIs. All three of his hits were home runs.

Who is he? Witt is a 6-foot-1 infielder and pitcher for the Panthers. He signed with Oklahoma earlier this year.

The stats: Witt has been on a tear. In the last two weeks He's gone 19-25 with seven home runs and 19 RBIs.

What he said: "I really just go day-by-day and try to get better each day and play the games pitch-by-pitch' Witt said via text message regarding playing with high expectations. "This game is what I love and I just like to go out there and have some fun and do my thing!

"I want to provide everything I can for the team to win day in and day out!"

Coach said it: "I don't know if there's anything he can do that would surprise me ... I've learned in four years to never doubt his abilities.

"He really has been as advertised." - Head coach Alan McDougal

Did you know? Witt, the son of former Major League pitcher Bobby Witt, is expected to be selected very high in June's MLB Draft. He could become the first Dallas-area high school prospect to go in the top five since former All-Star Vernon Wells, who was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays with the fifth pick in 1997. Los Angeles Dodgers MVP and three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw was picked seventh overall in 2006 out of Highland Park.

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March Madness is finally upon us and plenty of Dallas-area high school talent will be in the NCAA tournament.

Here are five local players on out-of-state teams to watch this March:

Marcus Garrett, Kansas

Garrett was the third-ranked prospect from the state of Texas in 2017 and was named Gatorade Texas Boys Basketball Player of the Year. He recorded 12 triple-doubles and 32 double-doubles in 36 games as Skyline (34-2) reached the state tournament for the first time in school history.

After a freshman at Kansas where he backed up Devonte' Graham, Garrett has seen more stable minutes in Year 2. He's averaging 28.2 minutes per game this season, leads the team in steals and is second in assists.

CJ Massinburg, Buffalo

Massinburg leads the Bulls in points per game at 18.3, good for third best in the entire Mid-American Conference. Buffalo posted the best record in all of college basketball this season, going 31-3 and picking up road wins against major-conference foes like West Virginia and Syracuse during the non-conference slate.

Massinburg played for South Oak Cliff, where he led his team to a 31-8 record as a senior, averaging 22.3 points, 4.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game.

Matt McQuaid, Michigan State

The Duncanville graduate has made his final season in East Lansing his most successful one. McQuaid has posted career highs in points, rebounds, assists and steals per game. His 30.5 minutes per game is second most for the Spartans, and his 27-point performance on Sunday propelled Michigan State to a Big Ten Tournament title.

McQuaid's biggest impact is felt on the defensive end of the floor, though. He was recently named to the Big Ten's All-Defensive Team.

PJ Washington, Kentucky

Washington, a Frisco native, is Kentucky's most explosive player, leading the Wildcats in both points and assists this season. In late January and February, Washington had a 10-game stretch in SEC play where he scored at least 20 points eight times.

Washington played for Prime Prep early in his high school career before transferring to Nevada's Findlay Prep to close out his high school career.

Nick Weiler-Babb, Iowa State

The do-everything Babb leads Iowa State in minutes per game (34.3) and is either first or second on the team in assists, rebounds and steals. Babb started his career at Arkansas but transferred after one season. After sitting out the 2015-16 season due to transfer rules, he has played his last three seasons in Ames.

Babb played high school ball for Arlington Martin, where he averaged 16 points, 8.4 rebounds and 8.0 assists during his senior season.

Marques Bolden, Duke

Bolden's availability for the NCAA Tournament is up in the air. He suffered a knee injury trying to block a fast-break dunk in Duke's March 9 matchup against North Carolina. He missed the ACC tournament because of the injury, which Mike Krzyzewski clarified was an MCL injury, not ACL.

Bolden attended DeSoto HS, where he helped lead the Eagles to a 6A state title. This season he has posted season highs for points, rebounds, blocks, steals and minutes for the Blue Devils.

FIVE LOCAL PLAYERS TO WATCH IN THE WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT

Lauren Cox, Baylor

A monster season from Cox is a big reason that Baylor is 31-1 and the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Cox, the nation's No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2016 coming out of Flower Mound, was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season. The 6-4 junior forward leads the Big 12 in blocked shots (2.5 per game), ranks sixth in rebounds (8.2) and is seventh in field goal percentage (.505). The McDonald's All-American is averaging 12.6 points and was a first-team all-Big 12 selection.

Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M

The nation's 14th-ranked team announced Monday that Carter has been cleared to return to all basketball-related activity and will play in the NCAA tournament after she missed the SEC tournament with a fractured finger. Carter, who was a McDonald's All-American at Mansfield Timberview, leads the SEC and ranks ninth nationally in scoring at 22.5 points per game. Carter was the National Freshman of the Year and an All-American a year ago. This season, she is a finalist for the Wooden Award and was a first-team all-SEC selection. The 5-7 guard has scored 584 points, breaking the school record for most points in a season by a sophomore.

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Joyner Holmes, Texas

The former Cedar Hill star is the third-leading scorer and the top rebounder for the nation's 23rd-ranked team. The 6-3 junior guard/forward ranks 20th in the Big 12 in scoring, averaging 11.8 points, and she is 13th in rebounds (6.5). Holmes was a McDonald's All-American, and ESPN's HoopGurlz ranked her as the second-best recruit in the nation in the Class of 2016. She made an instant impact at UT, being named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year in 2017. Holmes was an honorable mention all-Big 12 selection this season.

Zaay Green, Tennessee

The McDonald's All-American from Duncanville helped Tennessee keep alive its streak of being in every NCAA tournament since the event began in 1982. Green has started 24 games as a freshman and ranks fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 9.8 points per game. The 6-0 guard scored a season-high 25 points against Auburn, and she scored 19 against a Notre Dame team that is ranked No. 3 in the nation. Green was named to the SEC's all-freshman team. She has the second-most assists (72) on the team, and she ranks third in rebounds (4.1 per game).

Sara Williamson, Abilene Christian

The senior guard from Rockwall is the winningest player in Abilene Christian's Division I history, with a record of 88-36 (.710 winning percentage). Williamson averaged 11.3 points, shot 71.4 percent from the field (15 for 21) and was an all-tournament selection as Abilene Christian won the Southland Conference tournament. Abilene Christian will make its first appearance in the NCAA tournament in its second year of Division I eligibility, but the No. 16 seed will open against No. 1 overall seed Baylor. Williamson was an all-conference selection and leads a 23-9 team in assists (156) and steals (51). She ranks third on the team in scoring, averaging 12.2 points.

Check out a list of former Dallas-area boys basketball players in the upcoming NCAA tournament. Listed in alphabetical order by college. Are we missing any? Email websports@dallasnews.com.

Baylor

King McClure
High school: Triple A Academy
Notable: McClure scored 2,737 career points during his four years at Triple A Academy. He also excelled in the classroom, as he was named valedictorian of his graduating class. McClure's playing career nearly came to an end in June 2015 due to a heart condition, but underwent surgery and was cleared to play that September. After defying the odds, he's now a major part of Scott Drew's roster as the Bears return to the NCAA tournament, averaging a career-high 8.7 points and 5.2 rebounds per game this season.

Buffalo

CJ Massinburg
High school: South Oak Cliff
Notable: A major in sociology, Massinburg is averaging 17 points per game (36 GP) as Buffalo enters the NCAA tournament. At South Oak Cliff, he averaged 22.3 points, 4 assists and 6 rebounds per game as a senior during the 2014-15 school year. The team went 31-8 that season as Massinburg was named District Offensive MVP and earned All-State 5A, All-Region and All-Area honors.

Duke

Marques Bolden
High school: DeSoto
Notable: Bolden was named The Dallas Morning News' boys basketball Player of the Year in 2016 and helped the school win the state title when he averaged 21.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in the two state tournament games. For that season, he averaged 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game. This year with Duke, Bolden has played in 31 games averaging 19.5 minutes per contest.

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Iowa State

Nick Weiler-Babb
High school: Arlington Martin
Notable: Weiler-Babb exited Martin high school as the No. 17 overall recruit from Texas in the Class of 2014. As a high school senior, he wasn't far from averaging a triple-double per game (16 pts/8.4 reb/8 asst.), earning him a spot on roster in the TABC all-star game. The 6-5 guard is averaging 9.2 points and 5 rebounds per game.

Kansas

Marcus Garrett
High school: Skyline
Notable: Garrett was named The Dallas Morning News' boys basketball Player of the Year in 2017. Before his arrival as a freshman, Skyline suffered a losing season. Garrett would then lead Skyline to a 109-17 record the next four years at the school. Garrett is fourth on Kansas' team with 28.2 minutes per game.

Liberty

Lovell Cabbil Jr.
High school: Mansfield Summit
Notable: Lovell Cabbil Jr. is a name just about everybody knows back home, as he finished as the all-time leading scorer at Mansfield Summit. As a high school senior, he averaged 21.4 points per game and boasted a 41 percent success-rate from 3-point range. Now a senior at Liberty, the 6-3 guard is still getting buckets with an average of 11.5 points per game and a 44.5 percent success rate from beyond the arc this season.

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Michigan State

Matt McQuaid
High school: Duncanville
Notable: Once dubbed "one of the best pure shooters in the country [among high schoolers]" by college basketball analyst Jeff Goodman, McQuaid excelled as a senior at Duncanville during the 2014-15 school year with averages of 17.8 points and nine rebounds a game en route to being named District 8-6A MVP. This season has been McQuaid's best yet for the Spartans, averaging 9.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game as Michigan State, fresh off a BIG Ten tournament title, heads to the Big Dance.

Nevada

Jalen Harris
High school: Duncanville
Notable: A former teammate of McQuaid, Harris was a two-time District 8-6A Player of the Year while at Duncanville, averaging 23 points and a 55 percent shooting success rate as a senior during the 2015-16 season. He was rated by Rivals.com as the No. 9 guard in Texas within the Class of 2016 when he signed with Louisiana Tech, but transferred to Nevada after the end of last season. As a result, Harris has sat out this season, per NCAA transfer policies, so fans won't see him in action during the tournament.

New Mexico State

Robert Brown
High school: Prime Prep Academy
Notable: Brown played at the now defunct Prime Prep Academy, which was founded by Deion Sanders and had three campuses in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, before spending his senior season at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, Calif., during the 2016-17 school year. He's only seen action in nine games this season for New Mexico State as a redshirt freshman, averaging 3.1 points per game.

Oklahoma

Allen
Notable: McNeace nearly averaged a double-double as a senior at Allen during the 2013-14 school year with 9.7 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. He signed with the Sooners as the No. 25 center in the nation within the Class of 2014, per 247Sports, and is averaging 4.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game this season entering the tournament.

Old Dominion

Garland Lakeview Centennial
Notable: Robinson earned District MVP and Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior at Lakeview Centennial during the 2013-14 school year, as he averaged a double-double per game (11.7 points, 10.9 rebounds). He spent the first three years of his collegiate career at LSU before transferring to Old Dominion, where he is averaging 2.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game entering the tournament.

Prairie View A&M

Tyler Singleton
High school: Triple A Academy
Notable: While at Triple A Academy, Singleton earned first team all-district, all region and all-state honors. He was part of a team that captured a Class A Division I state final as a sophomore in March 2013. Singleton spent the first two years of his collegiate career at Incarnate Word. Playing in his first full season with Prairie View, Singleton has seen action in 21 games entering the NCAA tournament.

Leon Sneed
High school: DeSoto
Notable: Following his high school days at DeSoto, Sneed made two stops -- first at Seminole State College (Seminole, Okla.) and then San Jacinto Community College (Houston) before making his way to Prairie View. Sneed, a junior, has only seen action in 15 games this season, averaging 1.2 points and 1.1 assists.

Tristen Wallace
High school: DeSoto
Notable: As a freshman at Oregon, Wallace was one of two football players investigated in connection with allegations of sexual assault, according to The Oregonian. No charges were filed as of May 2017, the Lane County District Attorney's Office told The Dallas Morning News on Tuesday. A couple weeks later he was no longer listed on Oregon's roster. He spent time with Trinity Valley Community College in 2017 before joining Prairie View A&M in February 2018. He was the team's leading receiver during the 2018 football season racking up 629 yards and four touchdowns. Wallace appeared in 11 games with the men's basketball team playing just 22 minutes this season.

Texas Tech

Kyler Edwards
High school: Arlington Bowie
Notable: A former 3-star prospect, Edwards was recruited by Texas Tech as the No. 4 recruit from the state of Texas in the Class of 2018, per 247Sports. As a junior at Arlington Bowie, he averaged 22.4 points, 6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game en route to being named the District 4-6A Offensive Player of the Year. He transferred to Las Vegas-area Findlay Prep Academy for his senior year before signing with the Red Raiders in November 2017. Edwards is averaging 5.4 points per game for the Red Raiders, with a season high 19 coming vs North Carolina back on November 24 -- only his sixth collegiate game.

Norense Odiase
High school: North Crowley
Notable: The Red Raiders' senior 6-foot-8 center was a three-year letterman at North Crowley -- leading the school to a No. 17 ranking in the state as a junior -- before transferring to play at Elev8 Sports Institute in Delray Beach, Fla. as a senior during the 2013-14 school year. Odiase is Texas Tech's third-leading rebounder (5.2 p/g) entering the NCAA tournament and is averaging 4 points per game.

Andrew Sorrells
High school: Birdville
Notable: As a senior at Birdville during the 2014-15 season, Sorrells was named the District 6-5A Co-Offensive Player of the Year and was a Metroplex 24 All-Star Team selection after averaging 18 points per game. He has appeared in 15 games for the Red Raiders this season as a redshirt sophomore, averaging 0.6 points per game. Sorrells had 4 points in nine minutes of playing time -- both season highs -- during Texas Tech's 79-44 win over Northwestern State on Dec. 12.