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RECRUITING: Texas A&M felt "like home" for Village School's Jada Malone

Joshua Koch
Apr 22, 2020

HOUSTON - Since the fifth grade, Jada Malone has been accustomed to making the two hour trek up to College Station and settling into a seat inside Reed Arena to take in a Texas A&M women's basketball game.

Here first experience came when her older sister Micarah was going through her recruiting process. At the time, Micarah was being recruiting by Lamar and McNeese State but her father wanted to give her what a big college feel would be like. A few years later, Jada's cousin Courtney Williams suited up for the Aggies for four years.

Malone has always been around the Aggie women's basketball program. Now, she will be a part of it.

"It's felt like home for a long time," Malone told VYPE in a text. "I've been around the program since the fifth grade. I decided I wanted to stay close so I could play in front of family and have the chance to compete for a National Championship."

This past season, Malone helped guide The Village School to the TAPPS 6A Women's Basketball State Championship and was named the VYPE Private School Player of the Year.

Malone is the No.34-ranked player in the 2021 ESPN Hoopgurlz rankings.The Aggies signed three players out of ESPN's Top 100 for the 2020 recruiting class, including Summer Creek's Maliyah Johnson.

.@AggieWBB fans check out the newest commit to the Class of 2021 ... @JadaBball23 of @Villageteams | No. 36 recruit in country for 2021 | #GigEm @KPRC2RandyMc @CoachBrotherton @TimiCriswell11 @DunkingBeauty @emilydogbatse @CoachAJohnson @TexAgs @aggies pic.twitter.com/tXxRFCTHWP
— vypehouston (@vypehouston) April 22, 2020

Texas A&M is led by legendary coach Gary Blair.

Blair has led the Aggies to 14-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including winning the 2011 National Championship, since taking over the program in 2003.

"I've always been impressed with the way Coach Blair interacts with people," Malone said. "It let me know the way he would treat me. He's very personable, knowledgeable and has a lot of insight into everything."

With her junior season behind her and senior season on the horizon, Malone said she has had a lot of time to evaluate all the schools that had offered her, hence why she made her decision now.

As mentioned earlier, next year will mark the 10-year anniversary of the Aggies winning the national title, which is what Malone wants to help bring back to College Station.

"I believe it's very important to bring the national title back home to A&M because it's been too long," Malone said. "The A&M coaches want to experience another national title and so do I."

.@JadaBball23 commitment video announcement. Nice get for the Aggies. @Villageteams @TAPPSbasketball pic.twitter.com/b22qU3tmig
— vypehouston (@vypehouston) April 22, 2020
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Dave Henigan gives sneak peek on Denton Ryan's State Title Bling

Shana Willeford
09 Mar, 2021

Denton Ryan Head Coach Dave Henigan and players celebrate state title

Stan Martin

There are certain perks that come with being the head coach of any sport. Denton Ryan head football coach Dave Henigan got to experience that this week when Jostens representative Justin Ray showed up at his house with Henigan's new bling and a sneak peek at Denton Ryan football's UIL Texas State Championship ring. Henigan shared a video of the ice on Twitter Monday evening:


One perk to being the head coach......early delivery.

Look what showed up at my house today. @JostensJRay
👀👀🔥🔥#ONE pic.twitter.com/TdV0gEsrdY
— Dave Henigan (@DaveHenigan) March 8, 2021
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TAPPS Final Four Preview powered by Academy Sports + Outdoors: Area teams vying for spots in TAPPS State Title Games

Joshua Koch
08 Mar, 2021
Inside the Program: Concordia Lutheran Basketball

It is March and we have reached the Final Four!

For area TAPPS teams they are now just two wins away from hoisting that coveted wooden TAPPS State Championship trophy and claiming the spot as the best in Texas.

So, who is in the TAPPS Final Four? Check out the TAPPS State Semifinals matchups below.

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Finalists Announced for 2021 Guy V. Lewis Award

VYPE
08 Mar, 2021

Houston, TX – Today, the Greater Houston Basketball Committee (GHBC) announced the finalists for the 2021 Guy V. Lewis Award. The finalists are the top boy's high school players in Greater Houston. The winner of the award is the Greater Houston Area Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

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