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Ready At Moment’s Notice: Kingwood Park girls soccer will have to be ready when, if the playoffs happen

Joshua Koch
Mar 13, 2020

HOUSTON – Coming off Spring Break, Jess White and his first place Kingwood Park women's soccer team was looking forward to their regular season finale.

It was set for Wednesday, March 18 against Huntsville. It was going to be senior night.

Due to Humble ISD closing and cancelling all activities for next week, paired with the UIL announced the suspension of all events through March 29, that game will have to wait.


"It's really fluid," White told VYPE in a phone interview. "We'll just have to take our cues from [Athletic Director Troy Kite] and our district leadership once they make a decision on how to get things ramped back up.

"I think the UIL does a good job of pulling the plug when it needs to be. I don't think they'll hesitate if they decided if it's not the best idea [to continue games]. At the same time, they're trying to maintain the opportunity for the student-athletes as best as possible."

White's program has become one of the soccer powers in the city of Houston the past few seasons.

For the past two years, Kingwood Park has advanced to the UIL State Soccer Tournament in Georgetown and were favorites to reach that height again in 2020.

The UIL announced on Friday that the playoffs, which were supposed to begin on March 26 with the bi-district round have been pushed back to start on April 14. Because of that, the state tournament also was moved to April 29-May 2.

"I told them, we don't know when or if we're going to play," White said about his message to the team. "We have to be ready at a moment's notice as far as staying fit and staying sharp. If there's a group that can do that, these girls can."

  


Kingwood Park has been led this season by freshman Emma Yeager, who has 36 goals. Jacqui Daspit has eight, Mia Wehby has seven and Brooke Baldon has six. In the assists category, Baldon has 14 and Daspit has 10. Samantha Valadez and AJ Weeks have led in goal recording a combined 106 of 113 shots taken.

The district certification date was also shifted to April 11. In District 20-5A, White said a few teams had just one match remaining on the slate, while others had two.

As far as the playoff slots, White said those are set, with Kingwood Park, Tomball, Porter and Montgomery making it. The only thing the final matches could decide what places Porter and Montgomery end up taking.

Looking towards the first round of the playoffs, White said his team would line up against either Bryan Rudder or Magnolia West.

Right now, though, it is a waiting game. Team's aren't allowed to practice and with that in mind, White knows when they do get the green light to get back together – whenever that may be – they will have to be efficient with everything they do.

"You don't try to cram an extra two weeks of work into the time that you have," White said. "It'll be that much more important that everybody is ready to contribute. Whatever practice time we do have we use effectively and efficiently, so that they're sharp and not worn out."

With this affecting the entire soccer community, White knows whenever soccer does resume and the playoffs begin everyone will be in the same boat.

"We can't use it as an excuse if we get an opportunity to pursue that, because everybody else is faced with the same thing," he said.

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Football runs deep in the Price family — and Jalen is next up

Matt Malatesta
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Football is the family business in the Price household, and business is booming.

Standing at 6-foot-5, 260 pounds, Cedar Hill’s Jalen Price is one of the most intriguing defensive prospects in Texas. The junior has been racking up offers from the likes of Auburn, Baylor, and Southern Miss, anchoring a fierce Cedar Hill defense with a chip on its shoulder.

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BREAKING: 2026 Mayde Creek four-star LB Kosi Okpala commits to Texas

Jackson DiPasquale
03 Jul, 2025

The Texas Longhorns have landed a commitment from one of the top defensive players in H-town in 2026 Mayde Creek (Texas) four-star linebacker Kosi Okpala.

Okpala commits to the Longhorns over Miami, Baylor and Penn State among others.

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Heavenbound Christian League celebrates silver anniversary with inspirational weekend

Matt Malatesta
02 Jul, 2025

The Heavenbound Christian League (HCL) kicks off its Silver Legacy Week on Friday with a high-profile Exposure Camp, headlined by Super Bowl champion Ainias Smith.

A product of Dulles High School and Texas A&M, Smith recently wrapped up his rookie season with the Philadelphia Eagles. But before the NFL spotlight, he was deeply rooted in a mission that hits closer to home—HCL, the faith-based organization founded by his parents.

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