Miller's Martinez, Falfurrias' Sanchez voted Caller-Times midseason basketball MVPs
The high school basketball playoffs are less than a month away and several players have established themselves as some of the top players in the Coastal Bend.
After thousands of votes were cast this week, readers selected Miller's Hailey Martinez and Falfurrias' Quisto Sanchez as their choice for the Caller-Times Midseason Most Valuable Player award.
Martinez earned 67,821 votes, which was 39% of the 175,568 votes cast.
Sanchez earned 35,123 votes (33%) of the 105,439 votes cast.
Martinez has been key for the Lady Bucs as they continue to fight for a playoff spot out of the North Zone of District 29-5A. In 28 games this season, the sophomore shooting guard is averaging a team-best 18.5 points.
Sanchez has been a key reason why the Jerseys are currently 24-3 and 3-1 in District 30-3A this season. The sharpshooter Sanchez is averaging 15.5 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 26 games this season.
On the girls side, Beeville's Kaydence Menchaca finished second in the girls voting with 45,794 votes and San Diego's Stevie Barrientes was second in the boys voting with 23,535 votes cast.
Estevan Viera (14,006 votes) from Premont placed third on the boys side and Skidmore-Tynan's Maggy Moreman (29,325 votes) was third on the girls side.
2023-2024 Midseason MVP Candidates
BOYS
• Shawn Williams, Gregory-Portland
• Christian Espinoza, Flour Bluff
• Patrick Eggleston, Flour Bluff
• CJ Vela, Veterans Memorial
• Sean Mondragon, Veterans Memorial
• Billy White III, Veterans Memorial
• Braeden Gomez, Carroll
• Tanner Martinez, Calallen
• Donny Thomas, Bishop
• Kristian Ramos, Bishop
• Triston Handson, Sinton
• Ty Dominguez, Kingsville
• Jacoby James, Sinton
• Trevor Jones, Gregory-Portland
• Truman Thompson, Ray
• Ethan Cadena, Agua Dulce
• Jordan Villalobos, Taft
• Augustus Hayes, Aransas Pass
• Kelan Brown, Refugio
• Quisto Sanchez, Falfurrias
• Louis Sill, Ben Bolt
• Estevan Viera, Premont
• Jaden Harris, Port Aransas
• Ryan Kuykendall, Port Aransas
• Alexander Gonzalez, Skidmore-Tynan
• Russell Escamilla, Gregory-Portland
• Ricky Flores, Tuloso-Midway
• Bennett Martinez, Skidmore-Tynan
• Kyle Carter, London
• Devin Martinez, West Oso
• Calvin Villanueva, jr., Alice
• AC Carpentier, London
• Frankie Santiago, Aransas Pass
• Issac Colunga, Bishop
• Derek Lancaster, Three Rivers
• Kaiyden Thomas, Three Rivers
• Caden Soliz, Three Rivers
• Ashton Quesada, Mathis
• Terrell Jackson, Kingsville
• Cole Rivers, Skidmore-Tynan
• Edmund Thomas, sr., IWA
• Diego Martinez, sr., Santa Gertrudis Academy
• Tristen Blevins, George West
• Kyle Cullen, King
• Malachai Calderon, King
• Stevie Barrientes, San Diego
• Josh Williams, West Oso
• Noah Brown, Odem
• Aidan Jakobsohn, Ingleside
• JC Smith, Ingleside
• Damare Lister, Miller
• Corey Holmes, Miller
• Jaedyn Brown, Miller
• Alex Soto, West Oso
GIRLS
• Logan Borchardt, Bishop
• Mia De La Pena, Veterans Memorial
• Bella Davis, Gregory-Portland
• Milauni Williams, jr., West Oso
• Jocelyn Cole, Aransas Pass
• Emma Romanczyk, IWA
• Addy Christian, Tuloso-Midway
• Dezirae Moreno, Odem
• Aliana Torres, Taft
• Krista Amaya, Taft
• Genesis Barnhart, Carroll
• Maggy Moreman, Skidmore-Tynan
• Leriaya Garza, Kingsville
• Kaydence Menchaca, Beeville
• Marlene Ledezma, sr., Bishop
• Corley Lewallen, sr., London
• Adelynn Lopez, Veterans Memorial
• Rheanna Escmailla, Gregory-Portland
• Audrey Galindo, Premont
• Justine Aguilar, Flour Bluff
• Kaylin Cervantes, Alice
• Madison Kilgore, Gregory-Portland
• Maggie Croft, Flour Bluff
• Shae Ruiz, Ingleside
• Krystal Jewell, Ingleside
• Marly Sanchez, San Diego
• Hailey Martinez, Miller
• Jae'la Hicks, West Oso
• Kayla Rivas, Sinton
• Autumn Galvan, Sinton
• Malaigha Sweats, West Oso
• Maddie Robinson, Flour Bluff
• Deshyria Brown, Veterans Memorial
• Analie Villarreal, Robstown
• Nicolette Gonzalez, Banquete
• Kaise Burrill, Port Aransas
• Chelsy Rosales, Tuloso-Midway
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