Senior forward Saija Cleveland, who is committed to the University of Dayton, is expected to have a District MVP-type season for Langham Creek. Also returning is District 16-6A Newcomer of the Year and first-teamer Heather Baymon. Peyton Foster is returning from an injury-riddled junior season but "will make a huge impact" in 2022 for the Lobos and Akyra Hodges, who recently received an offer to Southwestern University, was a second-team, all-district pick in 2021.
Steward believes the team will be "as solid as last year" after suffering only three losses – two of which came to Cy Creek and DeSoto. Both of those teams played for the Class 6A State Championship a year ago. "We are going to be a defensive team that will push the ball well," Steward said.
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Tomball senior CJ Sampson lifts the 6A Division II State MVP award toward the crowd and his teammates in celebrationMatthew Ogle (VYPE)
Catcher Hopkins (right) poses with Sampson (left), both biting into their newly earned gold medalsMatthew Ogle (VYPE)
