From the hardwood to the gridiron and beyond, taking a look back and ahead at the San Antonio-area high school sports landscape:

By the numbers
1,500: Career points for Judson senior Anariss Brandon, who accomplished the feat during the Rockets’ 69-58 win vs. Wagner on Feb. 15 that secured the District 27-6A title. A Texas A&M-Commerce signee, Brandon finished his career with 1,546 points.

100: Career wins for New Braunfels girls soccer coach Eric Norris, who reached the milestone during the Unicorns’ 2-0 triumph vs. Wagner on Tuesday. Norris is in his eighth season at New Braunfels and has led the Unicorns to UIL playoff appearances in all but one.

51: Goals scored this season by Saint Mary’s Hall senior Hunter Hoelscher. A New York University signee, Hoelscher is the 16th area girls soccer player to tally 50 goals in a season, joining Highlands’ Catalina Canizalez, Harlandale’s Ingrid Garcia and Jazmin Baltazar, LEE’s Laura Rodriguez, Bandera’s Nikole Gase, Antonian’s Sarah Hernandez, Saint Mary’s Hall’s Cissy Wafford, Schertz John Paul’s Emilie Rompel, Jefferson’s Yvonne Herrera and Diana Castillo, Boerne’s Alexis Truitt, Kerrville Tivy’s Rebecca Brock, Alamo Heights’ Megan Katona and Sophia Connelly and San Antonio Christian’s Kaylee Tarver.
Hoelscher is only the second Saint Mary’s Hall player to score 50 goals in a season, joining Wafford, who did it twice. Hoelscher finished her career with 118 goals, third in Barons history behind Wafford (135) and Erin Freeman (131).

46: Points scored by Wagner senior guard Austin Nunez during the Thunderbirds’ 89-67 Class 6A bidistrict win vs. Johnson on Feb. 22, a school record. Nunez, who is signed with Arizona State, surpassed his own mark of 44 points vs. Smithson Valley on Dec. 31, 2021. Nunez had four 40-point games this season and on three occasions established a school record for points scored in a game.

21: Consecutive wins for Schertz John Paul II girls soccer team, who recorded the standard with Tuesday’s 5-0 win over Sugar Land Logos Prep to earn a third straight appearance in the TAPPS Division III state tournament. The Guardians (22-2), state champions in 2020 and state finalists in 2021, play Houston Cypress Christian in the state semifinals at 6 p.m. Saturday in Giddings. Schertz John Paul II’s last loss was a 4-0 setback to Antonian on Nov. 16, 2021.

3: Area girls soccer teams that earned spots in the latest Prep Soccer Fab 50 national rankings. Johnson is No. 23, Reagan is No. 24 and Clark is No. 44. Defending Class 5A state champion Dripping Springs is No. 3 and plays at Alamo Heights at 7:15 p.m. Friday. No area boys teams are ranked.

Notebook
Unicorns’ new leader: New Braunfels named Kate Zora as its new head volleyball coach. She replaced Heather Sledge, who had a 130-76 record and made the playoffs in all five seasons at the helm. Sledge also was head coach for one season at Lockhart and has a 147-98 overall record.
Zora, who played one season at TCU, comes to New Braunfels from Klein High school, where in 2020 her team finished 27-1 and lost in the Class 6A state final. She also coached at Fort Bend Bush, Round Rock Westwood and A&M Consolidated and has a 548-216 overall record. Zora’s 2014 team at A&M Consolidated reached the Class 5A state semifinals.

Area commitments/signings
Rafael Javalera, Johnson soccer: Tulsa

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