Martin’s Mill’s Kara Nixon. (Grey Hoodie Productions)

Martin’s Mill’s Kara Nixon has earned Tyler Morning Telegraph Girls Basketball Player of the Week honors for games played Nov. 18-23.

Nixon, a sophomore, averaged 22.0 points, 5.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game as the Class 2A No. 1 Lady Mustangs went undefeated and won the Jerry Daniel Invitational.

Nixon had 26 points in the championship game of the tournament in a 64-39 win over Class 6A previously undefeated Longview.

In other outstanding performances in the area last week (nominated by coaches):

Tyler Legacy senior Senoj Jones averaged 23.0 points and 15.0 rebounds in two wins for the Lady Raiders. Sophomore Zareya Ceasar averaged 17.0 points and shot 75 percent from 3-point range.

Brownsboro’s Chyann Stidham averaged 11.0 points, 2.0 rebounds and 1.6 assists as the Bearettes went 3-2.

Palestine sophomore Sydney Hughes averaged 14.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 7.5 steals per game in six games to earn Mabank All-Tournament honors. She had a game with 13 points, five rebounds, five assists, seven steals and six blocks against Maypearl, 13 points, seven rebounds, five assists, 14 steals and five blocks against Ferris and a career-high 27 points with 11 rebounds and four steals against Elkhart.

Hawkins 5-2 senior guard Taetum Smith averaged 14.5 points, 6.0 steals, 4.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds, and she recorded her first career triple-double.

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East Texas teams ranked in the TABC rankings are Tyler Legacy (10-1) No. 16 in 6A; Brownsboro (8-3) No. 18 and Canton (6-2) No. 21 in 4A; Winnsboro (8-2) No. 5, Rains (8-1) No. 8 and Hooks (6-0) No. 12 in 3A; Martin’s Mill (8-0) No. 1, Douglass (6-1) No. 12, Chireno (8-1) No. 14, LaPoynor (7-3) No. 18, Tenaha (5-3) No. 21, Woden (4-1) No. 23 and Lovelady (5-3) No. 24 in 2A; Brookeland (7-0) No. 9, Slocum (6-3) No. 14; Broaddus (6-2) No. 15 and Avinger (6-0) No. 21 in Class 1A; Brook Hill (7-3) No. 7 and Grace Community (5-4) No. 10 in TAPPS 5A; Bishop Gorman No. 10 in TAPPS 4A; and Longview St. Mary’s (4-2) No. 7 and Athens Christian Prep (3-2) No. 9 in TAPPS 1A.

East Texas teams ranked in the txhsgbb.com rankings are Canton No. 18, Sulphur Springs No. 21 and Brownsboro No. 22 in 4A; Winnsboro No. 3, Tatum No. 8, Rains No. 11, Hooks No. 17 and Malakoff No. 23 in 3A; Martin’s Mill No. 1, Chireno No. 13, Tenaha No. 14, Lovelady No. 15, LaPoynor No. 22 and Douglass No. 24 in 2A; and Neches No. 2 and Broaddus No. 6 in 1A.

East Texas teams ranked in the TGCA rankings are Longview No. 5 and Tyler Legacy No. 10 in Class 6A; Hooks No. 8 and Winnsboro No. 9 in 3A; Martin’s Mill No. 1, Shelbyville No. 4, Douglass No. 7 and Mount Enterprise No. 8 in 2A; and Brookeland No. 10 and Avinger No. 10 in 1A.

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Coaches are asked to send in their nominations to bogden@tylerpaper.com or sports@tylerpaper.com by 11 a.m. each Tuesday.