Although big-time scorers like Bella Flemmings (Duke), Rosanelly Pastrano (St. Mary’s) and Yasmeen Schmidt (Grand Canyon) have graduated, the San Antonio area has plenty of returners who can fill the bucket. With high school girls basketball season set to start this week, here’s a look at the top 10 returning scorers for the 2025-26 season. Statistics were gathered from MaxPreps and information from coaches supplied to the San Antonio Express-News from preseason questionnaires. Here they are listed in alphabetical order:
Nyila Botello, Burbank, Sr.
Botello, a guard, returns after earning district offensive MVP honors for the Bulldogs, who shared the league title with Sam Houston. Botello averaged 16.5 points and was one of the area’s top 3-point shooters with 84 total. She also contributed on defense with 3.3 steals.
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Jakiyah Caldwell, Sam Houston, Sr.
Caldwell is a fourth-year starting guard and a reigning district MVP after averaging 17.8 points. She provides valuable leadership for a team that is aiming for a third district championship in a row.
Casey Chavez, O’Connor, Sr.
Chavez, a fourth year starting guard, is the leading returning scorer with a 22.6 average that earned her district offensive MVP honors. Chavez finished ranked 21st in Texas last season. She also sank 73 3-pointers and led the Panthers in steals with 3.9. Chavez is committed to Air Force.
Kaylee Dabney, East Central, Jr.
Dabney, a guard, earned first-team all-district honors and nearly averaged a double-double with 16.6 points and 9.9 rebounds. Dabney is one of five returning starters for the Hornets who are looking to make a push in the high-competitive District 27-6A.

Casey Chavez is a junior guard for O’Connor. (O’Connor Girls Basketball)
Macie Fallon, Davenport, Sr.
Fallon, a guard, was selected as the district offensive MVP after averaging 19.1 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.9 assists. She also had 3.8 steals. That helped carry to the Wolves to the state semifinals for the first time in program history.
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Kinsley McWilliams, Clemens, Soph.
McWilliams made a big splash as a freshman guard, with a 17.9 point average. She was selected district Newcomer of the Year after also averaging 4.4 rebounds, 3.1 steals and 1.2 assists.
Rhyan Montez, Poth, Jr.
Montez, a point guard, earned back-to-back district MVP honors after averaging 21.2 points, 4.8 assists and 5.1 steals. The Express-News selected Montez as its Newcomer of the Year two seasons ago and All-Area last season.
Ashley Ramirez, Marshall, Soph.
Ramirez, a guard, averaged 17.1 points and made 109 3-pointers as a freshman at Antonian last season. She also averaged 2.7 steals, 2.7 assists and 2.7 rebounds. She’s now at Marshall where her sister, Amber Ramirez, was named head coach earlier this year after serving as an assistant at Sotomayor. Amber is a two-time Express-News Player of the Year and was selected to the McDonald’s All-American Game in 2016.
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Adelaide Rios, Harlandale, Sr.
Rios, a guard, served as a bright spot for a team that had its struggles last season. Rios averaged 18.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.5 steals en route to earning first-team all-district honors.
Ava Wineglass, Saint Mary’s Hall, Soph.
Wineglass averaged 16.4 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.5 steals for the Barons who finished runner-up in TAPPS Class 5A. She’ll help lead the way as Saint Mary’s Hall transitions to the Southwest Preparatory Conference.
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