Hawkins’ Taetum Smith. (Contributed)

Hawkins’ Taetum Smith has earned Tyler Morning Telegraph Girls Basketball Player of the Week honors for games played Jan. 6-11.

Smith averaged with 28.5 points, 9.5 steals and 5.5 assists in wins over Big Sandy and Linden-Kildare.

Smith opened the week with 21 points, eight steals and eight assists in an 86-25 win over Big Sandy.

Smith followed that by tying her career record and school record with 36 points in a 72-21 victory over Linden-Kildare. Smith also had 11 steals and three assists.

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

Palestine’s Nala Wiggins averaged 18.0 points, 5.0 3-pointers, 6.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals in wins over Rusk and Hudson.

Rusk’s Jakiayh Jenkins averaged 12.0 points, 14.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals against Palestine and Madisonville. Bunny McDonald averaged 11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 steals. DaMaya Hart averaged 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 steal.

All Saints’ Kayla De Campos averaged 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game. Kennedy Wood averaged 8.5 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.0 block per game while shooting 73 percent from the field.

East Texas girls teams ranked in the TABC rankings are Tyler (24-5) No. 16 and Jacksonville (23-5) No. 18; Canton (21-5) No. 9 and Mabank (22-5) No. 22 in 4A; Winnsboro (24-3) No. 3, Malakoff (23-3) No. 6, Rains (24-3) No. 12 and Hooks (21-5) No. 15 in 3A; Martin’s Mill (23-1) No. 1, Chireno (23-3) No. 4, Hawkins (24-1) No. 7 and Lovelady (21-5) No. 16 in 2A; Broaddus (22-4) No. 4, Brookeland (23-4) No. 9, Avinger (15-3) No. 16 and Martinsville (15-11) No. 25 in Class 1A; Brook Hill (25-5) No. 3 in TAPPS 5A; Longview Christian Heritage (13-6) No. 6 and Longview Christian (10-3) No. 9 in TAPPS 2A; and Longview St. Mary’s (9-7) No. 8 in TAPPS 1A.

East Texas teams ranked in the TGCA rankings are Tyler No. 15 and Jacksonville No. 24 in 5A; Mabank No. 10 and Canton No. 17 in 4A; Winnsboro No. 5, Rains No. 7, Malakoff No. 11, Diboll No. 13, Hooks No. 14 and Tatum No. 25 in 3A; Hawkins No. 1, Martin’s Mill No. 2, Chireno No. 6 and Lovelady No. 10 in 2A; and Broaddus No. 7, Avinger No. 9 and Brookeland No. 10 in 1A.

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