THE SHARKS RESET THE STANDARD LAST SEASON, BY SWIMMING ALL THE WAY TO THE REGIONAL FINALS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY.
Shadow Creek's momentum was stopped only by eventual 6A-D2 State Finalist Stratford, finishing with 35-12 overall, and now returning plenty of experience.
Aspen Brown (Jr. OH) had a spectacular sophomore campaign, racking up 396 kills, and will be leaned on to anchor the offensive attack. Tamarria Mitchell and Kennedy Proctor are two more juniors to keep an eye on along with Brown. Mitchell had 329 kills a year ago, while Proctor chipped in 185 kills and had a team-leading 118 blocks.
Senior Bella Law will facilitate the offense after leading the team in service assists with 1,341, while also chipping in 410 digs and a team-leading 87 aces. Defensively, expect Lauryn Wiley (Sr. L) to hold the line after leading the squad with 518 digs a year ago.
Also, an exciting development that occurred during the offseason was the transfer of Amaya Love (Rutgers-commit), who previously played at St. Agnes Academy. Furthermore, Simone Robinson and Amaya Langellier should also play larger roles heading into 2025.
Considering they defied expectations last fall, don’t be shocked if Shadow Creek does the same this time around.
PEARLAND DAWSON WENT 14-2 IN DISTRICT PLAY A YEAR AGO AND REACHED THE AREA ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS.
The Eagles are a perennial playoff program, no doubt about it. Over the past 16 seasons, Dawson has been in the dance, and this fall should be no different. Lauren Leth, who got her 400th career coaching victory in 2024, returns six starters to the squad.
Texas A&M-commit Jenna Thedford will lead the way for the Eagles, after being named the District 22-6A Defensive Player of the Year in 2024.
Additionally, the transfer of former Pearland star, Avery Koonsen (SFA-commit), just further bolsters this already stacked squad. Koonsen, a six-rotation outside hitter, earned first-team, all-district honors along with being GHVCA first-team in her most recent campaign.
Also watch out for a pair of GCU-Beach volleyball commits in Taylor Ranney and Sloane Ranney. The duo, a setter and outside hitter, respectively, both earned first-team, all-district honors.
Other key returners include first-teamer Keaton Points (middle hitter) and second-team selection Julia Wright (middle hitter).
For Leth, keys to success boil down to four words – cohesive, experience, dynamic and defensive.
This group will lean on a senior-laden class and a group that has played together since the seventh grade.
With a solid returning backline and an offense that will move and attack in every position, this team is primed for a deep run.
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Our team traveled to Alief ISD for their 2025 Fall Media Day recently. Check out the Alief Taylor behind-the-scenes hype video below!
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