Sports
5 senior Dalhart boys named to All-District basketball teams
Talon Garcia, Hunter Trusler also named All-Region
BY BILL KELLY
Dalhart Texan
District 1-3A released its All-District basketball teams following the end of the season in March. The Dalhart Golden Wolves had a total of five seniors named All-District, with two winning superlatives.
Talon Garcia was named the District 1-3A MVP, and was also named to the Region I All-Region team by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC.) Garcia averaged 13.5 points per game overall this year, which was second on the team. He led the team with 3.7 assists per game, and also led the team with 3.3 steals per game. Garcia also had 3.7 rebounds per game throughout the year.
Garcia led the team during district games, averaging 14.3 points per game. He also had 4 rebounds per game, 3.9 assists per game, and 2.8 steals per game. All of those stats, with the exception of steals, were higher during district games than overall.
Hunter Trusler was named the District 1-3A Co-Defensive MVP. It was Trusler’s second straight year to either win or share that designation, and he was also named to the TABC Region I All-Region team. He averaged 7.9 points per game throughout the season, and had an average of 5.6 rebounds per game. Trusler also averaged 1.7 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and 0.6 blocks per game.
Trusler averaged 9.9 points per game during district, two points higher than his overall average. He led the team in rebounds during the district games with 6.6 per game and in blocks with 1.2 per game. Trusler also averaged 2.1 assists per game and 1.8 steals per game.
Maddix Blanco and Zach Drew were named First Team All-District. Blanco led the team in scoring throughout the year, averaging 14.9 points per game and passing 1,000 points for his career during the season. That included averaging 3.1 three-pointers per game. Blanco also averaged 3.6 rebounds per game, 3 assists per game, and 2.3 steals per game.
During district game, Blanco averaged 14.2 points per game, hitting 2.8 threes per game. He also averaged 4.1 rebounds per game and 3.4 assists per game. Blanco also led the team during district with 2.9 steals per game.
Drew led the team in rebounds with 7.1 per game for the whole season, and was third on the team with an average of 9.2 points per game. Drew also had 1.2 steals per game and 0.9 assists and 0.9 blocks per game.
Drew averaged 9.1 points per game during district, and 6.1 rebounds per game. He also has 1 assist per game, 1.4 steals, and 0.9 blocks per game.
Cash Schniederjan was named Honorable Mention All-District. He averaged 3.1 points per game for the entire season, and had 2.2 rebounds per game. Schniederjan averaged 1.4 assists per game and 1.1 steals per game.
Schniederjan increased his points to 4.3 points per game during district. He also had an average of 1.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, and averaged 0.8 steals per game.
The Wolves lost seven seniors to graduation, including all five of these players. They will also have a new coach next season, as Ruben Lopez was announced as the new head coach at Frenship High School last week. The job was only posted late last week, so no one has been hired yet.
Dalhart athletes receive multiple honors
BY BILL KELL
Dalhart Texan
Several different Dalhart High athletes, in multiple sports, have received various honors over the past few months. Since there is only one issue a week now, a lack of space prevented the Dalhart Texan from highlighting those honors right after they were announced, but since high school sports have ended until August, the Texan will have space over the next few weeks to give those athletes the recognition they deserve. This will start in this edition with the members of Dalhart boys basketball team who were named All-District and All-Region.
