2020 Cy-Fair Volleyball Preview presented by CertaPro Painters

Aug 25, 2020

Julia Chew, Cy-Fair

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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 Contenders - the Cy-Fair Bobcats.

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Cy-Fair Bobcats

In a word – scrappy. The Cy-Fair Bobcats reached the Regional Finals a year ago but fell to eventual state semi-finalist Ridge
Point. District Coach of the Year Donna Bennoti isn't blessed with 6-foot hammers, but she does return District MVP Rebekah Portalatin. The hybrid setter/hitter beats teams with her volleyball IQ and can fly in the gym. Portalatin will share the setting duties with honorable-mention selection Julia Chew. The defense will be on-point with Kara Spice (St. Thomas-commit), Courtney Aulbaugh and Annalie Heliste. Spice and Heliste were first-team, all-district selections, while Aulbaugh is committed to UTSA. Cy-Fair will need to hold off Memorial and Cy Creek for the district title, but the Bobcats are looking to emerge as Region III favorites, which is wide open in 2020.

Rebekah Portalatin, Cy-Fair

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Matt Malatesta's Class of 2022 Super 60 1.0; 1-10

Versatile Harold Perkins of Cy Park can play anywhere on the field

The Super 60 is complete.

These are the best of the best in Houston. The Can't-Miss kids who every college in the nation is coveting. It's all about positioning, however, as VYPE's Matt Malatesta puts his Top 10 in order.

The Class of 2022 is a special one, who we'll be watching on Saturdays to come. Maybe even beyond.

Carpenter tabbed to lead Klein Oak Football

HOUSTON - Brandon Carpenter is ready to continue developing the KOlture at Klein Oak High School.

The Klein Oak football offensive coordinator was announced on Tuesday as the next head football coach for the Panthers, replacing Jason Glenn, who moved into administration earlier this spring.

"It's an immeasurable sense of gratitude," Carpenter told VYPE via Twitter. "Oak is a special place, I'm surrounded by incredible student-athletes and very special people. I'm blessed to have come in with Coach Glenn in 2017 & help establish our KOlture, it's incumbent upon me to continue developing that vision for our young people."

I'm proud to announce that the new Head Football Coach, and Campus Athletic Coordinator @KLEINOAKFB @KleinOak, Brandon Carpenter! “Carp" has served as the Off. Coord. for the program the past 4 years. He's a great man, father, husband, and educator! @vypehouston @Matt_Stepp817 pic.twitter.com/DmBmVvePdC
— Thomas Hensley (@thomashensley) April 13, 2021

For the past four seasons, Carpenter has served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Glenn, who took over the program in 2017.

In that span, Klein Oak went 31-15 overall and made the playoffs every single season. The Panthers registered 10 wins in the 2018 and 2019 campaigns, averaging 31.2 points per game in 2018.

But it's not all about the stats and wins for Glenn when you first mention Carpenter.

"He's a great man first and foremost!," Glenn, the new Klein ISD Director of Student Outreach, said. "And that's what the program has been about since we came together to run Oak! He will continue to put the kids first and will win a lot of games!

"He will teach them that football is great but what type of man/lady will you be without sports! He's my brother, my friend and I'm so happy for him, the school and our community! I love my guy! [Klein Oak Principal] Thomas Hensley made a great hire!"

LETS GOOOOOOOO! So happy and proud of my brotha @Coach_BCarp ! He is the NEW Head Coach /AD for @KLEINOAKFB ! @thomashensley great hire! You guys will be AMAZING at making @KleinOak even more special! Gods plan never fails! @blackstacy94 you can fix that walk now! 😂 #OVERJOYED pic.twitter.com/UOB4D60Oqr
— Jason L. Glenn M.Ed (@CoachJGlenn) April 13, 2021

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Cy-Fair Bobcats

No. 10 Kameron Dewberry, Atascocita, OL

No. 9 PJ Williams, Dickinson, OL, Texas A&M-commit

No. 8 Chris Marshall, Fort Bend Marshall, WR

No. 7 Malick Sylla, Katy, DE, Texas A&M-commit

No. 6 Kris Ross, North Shore, DE, Texas-commit

No. 5 Harold Perkins, Cy Park, Athlete

No. 4 Jaydon Blue, Klein Cain, RB, Texas-commit

No. 3 Kelvin Banks, Summer Creek, OL

No. 2 Denver Harris, North Shore, DB

No. 1 Conner Weigman, Bridgeland, QB, Texas A&M-commit

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