Aaliyah Chavez said it means a lot to be selected as a McDonald's All-American and represent her city on a national stage.

Chavez lived up to the hype in her final game, winning the state championship in the same month she will announce her highly anticipated college commitment.

Aaliyah Chavez can finally call herself a state champion to cap off her illustrious Texas high school girls basketball career. The nation’s top-ranked recruit led the Monterey Plainsmen to the University Interscholastic League Class 5A Division 2 state title against Liberty Hill.

Plainsmen grab Class 5A Division II title for school's first since 1981 as top-ranked senior finishes with 19 points.

Monterey's Aaliyah Chavez is the country's No. 1 girls basketball recruit and Saturday led team to a 64-35 win over Liberty Hill for a state title.

Lubbock Monterey, led by the nation's best high school basketball player, beat Liberty Hill in the state championship game for Class 5A DI.

Led by the consensus national No. 1 recruit Aaliyah Chavez, Monterey held the Panthers to eight points in the final frame, missing 11 of their last 12 shots. Chavez scored a game-high 19 points but took 26 shots to do it.