2020 VYPE Houston Public School Girls Basketball All-VYPE Team

Mar 16, 2020

The 2019-2020 girls basketball season is in the books in Houston.

As we looked back on it, what a year it was. The headliner was Cypress Creek, which reached its second state tournament in the past three years. There were also great performances by Clear Springs, which reached the Regional Finals for the first time since 2017 and Shadow Creek, which made its first-ever Regional Final.

VYPE looked back on the year and has formed the 2019-2020 Girls Basketball Public School All-VYPE Team.

Team of the Year: Cypress Creek

No doubt this is the 2019-2020 VYPE Girls Public School team of the team. The Cypress Creek Cougars were the only team to advance to the 2020 UIL Girls Basketball State Tournament. The Cougars entered the tournament with an amazing 40-0 record. The Cougars defeated McKinney in the semifinals before falling to Duncanville in the state title game to finish 41-1.

"They stuck together, through and through. There were several points during the year where someone was out with injury or had to miss for testing or whatever. But they always stuck together and it wasn't really about one person or two people or our starting five. It was always next man up. Be ready to do your job. They did that really well. I think you saw that come to fruition in San Antonio. Some kids had to step up and their roles changed but they always did it together. It was always about the team."

Player of the Year: Kyndall Hunter, Cypress Creek

The basketball world got to watch as Cy Creek Cougar junior Kyndall Hunter took over in the regional tournament and then in the state tournament. At State, Hunter was leaned on more with the absence of Rori Harmon. In the State Semifinal against McKinney, Hunter went 11 of 25 from the field and 7 of 10 from the charity stripe to score 31 points. In the state title game, Hunter poured in 24 points on 7 of 14 shooting. Hunter showed time and time again this season of how good of a player she can be on and off the court.

"Every single [interview] it was about the team like you said. She was always thankful and proud of her teammates, first and foremost. She knows that as talented as she is and as special of a player she is there's five kids on the court and the kids on the bench rallying behind her as well. Leadership, really all year, but specifically at the state tournament when we were down in the final game she was literally picking kids' chins up. That just shows what kind of teammate she is too." - Jennifer Alexander

Coach of the Year: Jennifer Alexander, Cypress Creek

The job Jennifer Alexander has done has been phenomenal. In the past three years, Cypress Creek has advanced to the UIL State Tournament twice. Not many programs can say that. She also managed the team to a 109-12 mark in the past three years. Impressive work.

1^st Team

Elyssa Coleman, Atascocita
DeYona Gaston, Pearland
Rori Harmon, Cypress Creek
Kamryn Jones, Magnolia West
Kylie Minter, Clear Springs
Bre'yon White, Shadow Creek

2^ND Team
Raven Adams, Ridge Point
Gracelynn Alvarez, Heights
Maliyah Johnson, Summer Creek
Destini Lombard, FB Hightower
Mersadez Nephew, Oak Ridge
Atlantis White, Langham Creek

Honorable Mention

Josephine Adegbite, Clear Falls
Dala Allen, Ridge Point
Olaia Arenas, Cy-Fair
Alicia Blanton, Foster
Riane Burton, Cy Ranch
Krishana Boyd, La Marque
Dede Davis, Atascocita
Tyra Davis, Nimitz
Kimberly Duhon, Baytown Lee
Aleighyah Fontenot, Ridge Point
Malon Garner, Jack Yates
Aja Gore, Brazosport
Shalayne Gould, North Shore
Jermia Green, Clear Springs
Alex Haymon, Goose Creek Memorial
Morgan Hill, Cypress Creek
Imani Ivery, Foster
Jalayah Ingram, Pearland Dawson
Precious Johnson, Baytown Sterling
Zaria Johnson, FB Hightower
Teniola Kuyinu, FB Dulles
Ashlyn Mason, Friendswood
Kierra Merchant, Spring
Hannah Narvarez, Klein Collins
Nicole Nash, Friendswood
Moyo Orundami, Cypress Woods
Kaley Perkins, Langham Creek
Nicole Petrakovitz, Oak Ridge
Kamari Portalis, Magnolia West
Fatou Samb, Westside
Tierra Simon, Heights
Jada Stewart, MacArthur
Arianna Sturdivant, FB Bush
R'Mani Taylor, Shadow Creek
Shadiya Thomas, Cy Ranch
Nya Threatt, FB Dulles
Savannah Velazquez, George Ranch

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Dayton Baseball Commit Soto Also Makes Noise As Round Rock Musician

Central Texas' support of Round Rock High School baseball player Thomas Soto helped him grow so much as an athlete that he earned an opportunity to play for the University of Dayton after his 2021 high school graduation. He jumped at the offer and ultimately committed on Wednesday August 5, 2020.

"Dayton was the right choice for myself in order to develop more as a skilled baseball player, a student and a man," said Soto. "And honestly, I just can't wait to get started there. I'm excited to meet new people and start this new chapter of my life as a Flyer and I'll do the best I can to help that team win. In terms of fitting in, nothing is given. I will need to continue to work to achieve the goals I have, [with] one of those goals being a starting spot."

Soto's future collegiate teammates and coaches think that he's only bringing strong baseball talent, but they'll be pleasantly surprised by another skill.

Cypress Creek Volleyball Preview presented by CertaPro Painters

Hallie Shepherd, Cy Creek

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Welcome to the 2020 volleyball season. What a weird offseason it was for everyone. No club tournaments to travel to, limited training available but what that means is everyone should be fresh for the 2020 campaign.

VYPE previewed 30 public school teams in this year's VYPE Houston Volleyball Preview. Here is one of the Sleepers - the Cypress Creek Cougars.

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Cypress Creek Cougars

The Cypress Creek Cougars were the volleyball standard in the city of Houston decades ago. The Cougars won state in 1989, 1993 and 1997 at the highest level of Texas high school volleyball. To put that in perspective, Houston has won only won three volleyball titles at the highest classification since then – The Woodlands (twice) and Cy Falls. Cy Creek is looking to get back to their consistent winning ways. Creek reached the playoffs in 2019 but fell in the first round to Bellaire. The Cougars return three stars who have hopes of advancing further. Lindsey Kriendler (222 kills, 54 blocks) is a first-team middle, while Kiara Thomas (240 kills) was a second-team hitter. Hallie Shepherd (393 digs) will run the defense as an honorable-mention recipient.

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Spring Lions Volleyball Preview presented by CertaPro Painters

Casey Sessions, Spring

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VYPE previewed 30 public school teams in this year's VYPE Houston Volleyball Preview. Here is one of the Sleepers - the Spring Lions.

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Spring Lions

Under the direction of coach Stephanie Porter, the Spring Lion volleyball team has been in good hands. The Lions dominated District 16-6A going undefeated before falling in the first-round. Back in den are first-teamers Keymara Coleman (Kentucky State-commit) and Casey Sessions. Both are explosive hitters who will likely lead Spring back to a district title. Rounding out the offense will be Haley Wells, an honorable-mention selection. Davis and MacArthur will challenge Spring in district, but the Lions have too much power. The next step is to make a deep postseason run.

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