2021 VYPE Houston Volleyball Preview - The Dark Horses: Clear Creek Wildcats

Aug 03, 2021

Clear Creek Volleyball

Photo by Bradley Collier

Clear Creek won a playoff game last season for the first time since 2017, and the Wildcats are hoping for more since they return a lot of their stars.

Coach Scott Simonds' top three attackers are all back in senior 6-foot middle Reaghan Thompson (2.3 kills per set), senior 6-foot-1 right-side hitter Bella Woodard (2.1 kills per set) and senior 5-foot11 outside hitter Brooke Morgan (1.9 kills per set).

Junior defensive specialist Mia Sauers and senior setter Emma Boland led the team in aces with 34 and 30, respectively.

Senior defensive specialist Briana Zamora led the team in digs with 5.9 per set, and she will have plenty of playmaking help in Sauers (3.0 digs per set), junior setter Alli Shemwell (2.8 digs per set), Boland (2.1 digs per set) and senior defensive specialist Hannah Berg (2.1 digs per set).

Shemwell and Boland also led the team in assists with 4.9 and 3.8 per set, respectively.

Also, watch out for senior outside hitter Christen Maloney in 2021.

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3 Big Things to Watch: Aldine ISD Cross Country Season

In Aldine ISD, the kings and queens of the district when it comes to the cross county course have been the athletes that don the MacArthur red.

But it is a new year and there is always fresh competition. Below, VYPE breaks down the three big things to watch when it comes to cross country in Aldine ISD as they run their way deeper into the 2021 season.

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Running for Another Title

Cross Country is MacArthur's thing. The boys were dominant at the District 14-6A Championships a year ago. The top five finishers for the meet were from MacArthur. Giovanni Silva led the group with Jay Laboy and Jesus Montoya all right there with him. Emiliano Flores finished fourth and is set to return in 2021. This group finished with 15 points, blowing the rest of the competition out of the water and winning the district title by nearly 60 points. Their JV also ran impressively well with Eduardo Espinoza stepping up and winning that three-mile race.

The Doyle Crew

Alex Doyle graduated last year from Nimitz HS and is set to start his collegiate career this fall. But he left some siblings behind. Byron Doyle finished 10th a year ago (18:12) and Jonathan Doyle was just a couple steps back in 15th (18:55) at the district race. Watch out for little sister Alysia Doyle, who enters this year as a sophomore, in the girls' race this fall where she could make a name for herself. The Doyle crew will rock the Nimitz gear for the next, count them, three seasons.

Names to Remember

Here are some other names to remember. On the boys' side, Xavier Graham will carry the torch for Aldine Davis on the course this fall. Samantha Perez is the leader on the course for MacArthur girls after taking 10th at the District meet a year ago with a time of 24:18. Julieta Vega will be right there with her after taking 12th. The MacArthur crew brings back a lot of experience from a year ago and will have a shot at a run at the title but will have to fight off Spring.

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THE PLAYBOOK: Goose Creek Memorial Football

Goose Creek Memorial Football

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Goose Creek Memorial made the playoffs for the first time since 2013 last year. Shannon Carter enters year three of leading The Patriots as they aim to "Plant The Flag" in 2021 by making it back to the postseason and getting the first playoff win in program history.

The Patriots are off to a 1-2 start to the season and face Galveston Ball on Friday. We caught up with Carter prior to the beginning of the 2021 season. This article appears in the VYPE 2021 GCCISD Fall Edition.

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