The Bush Broncos came ready to play against the Katy Taylor Mustangs! It was neck and neck during the first half of the game and Taylor ended the second quarter up by two points.
After, halftime Bronco Zion Bourgeois came back out and turned the game around! The Broncos came out on top and won against the Mustangs 83-71!
Leading the way for the Bush Broncos was Z. Bourgeois (#1) w/ 21 points, T. Smith (#11) w/ 19 points, and B. Love (#24) w/ 13 points. Check out the photos below!
The 6-foot-4 senior middle is ready to show all she's learned during the last three years, whether it was from watching her Bearkats fall short at the regional and state tournaments or all she's picked up from studying previous upperclassmen.
"I feel like through my years of high school, and even club, I've started out as someone who's watched other girls and drawn from them the energy and intensity," said McFall, a North Florida-commit. "I want to see myself become that older girl and become the athlete that myself as a little girl watched."
Paying attention to past Klein greats like Devan Taylor (Clemson), Annie Antar (North Florida), Nena Mbonu (Louisville) and Baylee Laskoskie (McNeese State), among others, McFall observed how to push through adversity.
"I can take what they showed, apply it and talk to other players like they talked to us," McFall said. "I can be a role model."
McFall has always been special. She was 24 inches when she was born and seemingly destined to be a star athlete.
Last season, McFall averaged 2.3 kills per set with 54 blocks. She boasted an unreal .409 hitting percentage and 50.4 kill percentage.
This season, McFall anticipates playing an expanded role. Because of the graduation of five seniors, including Taylor and Antar, rotations will be different for coach Kate Zora. McFall said she could see herself playing more on the right side, a spot she's dabbled in during past seasons when not dominating the middle.
Either way, McFall just wants to show who she is.
Her favorite motto is "Win in the dark". Work hard when no one's watching, so when the moment comes, you can rise and achieve.
"I just want to show I'm a fierce competitor who will do anything to win and who will push others," she said.
The Bearkats have come oh-so-close to that coveted state championship, including playing for the Class 6A crown a year ago against Seven Lakes.
Klein has been there. The Bearkats just need to finish, McFall said. And she's the one to get them there.
"We all have the mentality that every day will be a grind," McFall said. "We know nothing will be handed to us. We're not going to take any games off. Everybody is going to want to come after us. We're going to use all of that to keep pushing us forward."
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Fulshear of LCISD won state volleyball in 2019 and were runners up in 2020
By Lily Cox
The Richmond/Rosenberg area has a small-town feel, but big-time ideas.
Lamar Consolidated ISD Superintendent Dr. Thomas Randle and Athletic Director Nikki Nelson have been pivotal in the direction of the district. A beautiful new school, Randle High School, opens this fall and another is on the books.
With that being said, VYPE is happy to welcome LCISD to the VYPE Campus Family. Their schools -- Lamar Consolidated, BF Terry, George Ranch, Foster, Fulshear and the new Randle -- will be featured heavily on all VYPE platforms.
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We are excited for the future as we see who fills the shoes of the likes of CeeDee Lamb (Dallas Cowboys), Ava Underwood (future Texas A&M Aggie), Darius Anderson (Indianapolis Colts), Jacquizz Rodgers (Tampa Bay Bucs) and Alan Faneca (Future NFL Hall of Famer), just to name a few.
And how about the hardware? Lamar Consolidated and George Ranch have recent football titles, BF Terry has a basketball title back with Derrick Griffin and Fulshear won state volleyball in 2019.
Deer Park coach Cortni Cox has four keys to success for her team this season: teamwork, trust each other, stay healthy and treat every game like it's a championship match.
If the Deer can abide by those, they could be in for a special season because they certainly have the talent.
Four starters return from a 20-8 Regional Quarterfinalist team.
Deer Park will be led by a pair of budding sophomores in Cayley Hanson (177 kills, 344 assists, 207 digs) and Tatum Busch (247 kills, 223 digs).
Busch was the District 22-6A Offensive MVP last year as a freshman. Hanson, who is with the 2021 U.S. Girls National Team development program, was the District 22-6A Newcomer of the Year.
Senior McKenna Malone (38 kills, 24 blocks) will also have a central role. Deer Park has made the playoffs every year since 1990 and hopes to get back to the Regional Tournament for the second time in three years.
Tatum Busch
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