Posted Feb 27/11 - 2010-11 SEASON IN REVIEW: Pflugerville's Nine Seniors: Leaving Their Mark on Pflugerville's Basketball Tradition
With the conclusion of the 2010-11 season coming at the UIL State Tournament Region II title game (Final Eight), the Pflugerville girls basketball program saw its nine seniors in uniform for the final time.
This is the largest senior class in the history of Pflugerville Basketball and contributed to many outstanding moments and achievements. The majority of the seniors participated on head coach Nancy Walling's varsity team the past three years as Pflugerville compiled a superb 91-19 record - an 83 percent winning percentage - in this three-year span.
Nneka Enemkpali and Shoniece Yett were the only freshmen on the varsity in 2007-08 when the Panthers made their 2008 UIL State Tournament (final four) showing. In the last four years, the Panthers:
- compiled a superb 122-25 record - advanced to 2008 UIL State Tournament (Final Four) - advanced to 2009 and 2011 UIL Regional Championship (Final 8) - advanced to 2010 UIL Regional Championship quarterfinals - won four Area Championships - won three District titles (2008, 2009, 2010) - had one runnerup District finish (2011)
The senior class includes: guard Raveen Burton; co-captain and forward Adesuwa Ebomwonyi; post Nneka Enemkpali; post Dy'Mesheon Hyder; co-captain and forward Deborah Roucloux; post Shari Stewart; forward Kalea Thompson; point guard Curtiesha Woods; and forward Shoneice Yett.
Here is a look at the accomplishments of the Panther basketball program over the past four years. In this time span to date, a total of 13 student-athletes signed scholarship offers/grants in aid to continue their basketball careers in college. This spring, more of the Class of 2011 will join those ranks.
NOTE: Information below to be updated when postseason honors are announced and college plans for the seniors are finalized.
2010-11: Record: 30-7 * UIL State Tournament Region II Championship Game (Final 8) * Area Champions * District 25-5A runnerup (Record: 10-2) * No. 7, TGCA State 5A Poll (as of Feb. 21) * No. 9, Max Preps Texas state poll (all divisions combined) * No. 10, TABC/Tex Preps Magazine State 5A Poll (as of Feb. 21)
Adesuwa Ebomwonyi (Sr. F) * McDonald's All-America Team nominee * Signed National Letter of Intent with Div. I Tulane University Nneka Enemkpali (Sr. P) * Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Honorable Mention All-America Team [one of top 40 seniors in country gaining All-America honors- 20 on 1st Team, 20 HM] * McDonald's All-America Team nominee * Signed National Letter of Intent with Div. I University of Texas
2009-10: Record: 29-6 UIL State Tournament Regional quarterfinalist Area Champions District 25-5A Champions (Record: 13-1)
2009-10 honors for the current seniors: Adesuwa Ebomwonyi (Jr. F) * TABC All-Region * District 25-5A MVP * District 25-5A First Team Curtiesha Woods (Jr. G) * District 25-5A Second Team
Dy'Mesheon Hyder (Jr. P) * District 25-5A Honorable Mention
Note: Enemkpali missed the majority of the season - only returning for February play - after ACL reconstructive surgery in the spring of 2009.
2008-09: Record: 32-6 UIL State Tournament Final Four semifinalists Region IV Champions Area Champions District 25-5A Champions (Record: 14-0) 3rd (tied), Texas Girls Coaches Association (TGCA) Final Poll 4th, Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Final Poll
2008-09 honors for the current seniors: Adesuwa Ebomwonyi (Soph. Post) * District 25-5A Second Team
Nneka Enemkpali (Soph. Post) * TABC All-State First Team * TGCA All-State First Team * TABC All-Region * District 25-5A First Team * District 25-5A MVP * Hays Rebel Classic MVP * Mansfield Rotary All-Tournament Team * News 8 Austin-Time Warner Cable "Athlete of the Week" (Jan. 12)
2007-08: Record: 31-6 UIL State Tournament Region IV Finalists (Final 8) Area Champions Bi-District Champions District 16-5A Champions (Record: 13-1) Enemkpali and Yett the only two of the 10 to play varsity for four seasons. As a freshman in 2007-08, Enemkpali was the Central Texas Newcomer of the Year and helped the Panthers to the District 16-5A title and to an appearance in the UIL State Tournament Regional finals (Final Eight).