13th Annual All-Leader Hoop Team Van Wade The Orange Leader The 2006-07 Orange County basketball season produced some moments to remember. On the girls’ side, both the Orangefield Lady Bobcats and West Orange-Stark Lady Mustangs punched a ticket to the Class 3A Region III Tournament for the second striaght season, combining for more than 50 wins. It marked the third time in four years that the Lady Mustangs qualified for a regional tournament. The Deweyville Lady Pirates found their way to the postseason again after playing in a rugged District 24-2A. The Bridge City Lady Cardinals produced a 17-win campaign and the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears increased their win total by four games. For the local boys squads, it was mainly about a “youth movement†as all six teams were loaded with young talent, with the exception of WO-S, which was a senior-laden team that once agains made the playoffs before bowing out in the bidistrict round. Both LC-M and Orangefield will both certainly be in the playoff hunt next season with much of their starting lineup and top six or seven players returning. It’s was a magical ride and we can’t wait for another season to roll around come November. As always, it wasn’t easy picking the All-Orange Leader teams because all 12 of our teams had plenty of talent. So, without further ado, here is the 13th Annual All-Orange Leader “Best of the 2006-07 hoop campaign: All-Leader Girls Team MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS: Brittney Scott, WO-S; Kristy Sanders, Orangefield OFFENSIVE MVP: Kaylin Little, Orangefield DEFENSIVE MVP: Janae Hendreson, WO-S NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Kia Hartfield, WO-S COACH OF THE YEAR: Sondra Ancelot, Orangefield FIRST TEAM Tera Gibson, Deweyville Jessica Shores, Orangefield Laura Riddick, Orangefield Lauren Angelle, Bridge City Ashley Anderson, LC-M SECOND TEAM Teresa Brown, Deweyville Paige Roy, Orangefield Jenna Angelle, Bridge City Nichole Judice, Orangefield Christina Jaques, Bridge City TEAM OF THE FUTURE Olivia Warner, Orangefield Kia Hartfield, WO-S Amber Solieau, LC-M Sam West, Bridge City Jessica Weldon, Orangefield