Round Rock Dragons vs. Leander Lions
6:15 p.m. Pregame, 6:30 First Serve
Round Rock VB Crew: Adam Johnson, Brendan McLoughlin, QA – Cameron Songer
Being a five-star, national recruit Fatou Samb could pretty much choose anywhere in the country to play at the next level.
The Westside senior's final Top 5 included Rice, Harvard, Michigan, Wake Forest and Cal Berkeley.
In the end, the No. 53-rated women's basketball prospect in the country, according to ESPN, decided "California is Home."
"Now that it's over, it feels like a huge release," Samb told VYPE. "I'm glad that it's not too heavy on my shoulders anymore but I can honestly say I learned a lot from this blessed experience. I can now focus on the senior season/year ahead, working to strength relationships, and getting better! Would also like to thank all the Coaches along the recruiting process that took time to recruit me and my family! I'm so excited for my time with the Bears!"
California is home #COMMITTED #willing 💙🐻💛 pic.twitter.com/vJrJQfCVtH
— Fatou 👸🏿 (@Fatoubball) October 19, 2019
Samb based her decision on three values – academics, relationships and basketball development.
Cal Berkeley checked the boxes when it came to all three categories.
"Academically, their business school (the field I want to major in) and undergraduate program is the best in the nation with plenty of connections that would be helpful because basketball is bound to stop at some point," Samb said. "Relationship wise, all schools were great however I felt a deeper connection with Berkeley staff. From our conversation, I could feel their want to make me a better person in all aspects of my life and help me reach new heights. Also, the team was easy to vibe with and oh we're cold basketball wise, I trust and believe Coach Charmin and the staff have what it takes to help me reach my potential and further!"
Samb enters her senior season at Westside trying to get back to at least the Regional Finals, which the Wolves fell short in a year ago to Summer Creek.
By Grant Smith and Ethan MaCloud
Week 7 of the high school football season did not provide much of a shakeup in the rankings. The top 10 maintains their spots after taking care of business. Acadiana was particularly impressive, blanking New Iberia 46-0.
Another impressive performance last week came from a previously unranked team. Lafayette Christian Academy shoots up to #13 after defeating the previously undefeated Notre Dame Pioneers. Lafayette Christian will take on Port Barre next week, hoping to improve on their 6-1 record.
Week 7 was also full of stellar individual performances. Down in New Orleans, Rummel's Koy Moore and Isidore Newman's Arch Manning both put on a show. Moore hauled in 8 passes for nearly 100 yards and a TD. In Newman's big win over Riverside, Manning threw for 289 yards and 5 TDs.
Week 8 will be another exciting week with Neville vs. Bastrop, Rummel vs. St. Augustine, and Isidore Newman vs. St. Charles.
VYPE Top 20
- John Curtis Christian (River Ridge)
- Catholic (Baton Rouge)
- Archbishop Rummel (Metairie)
- West Monroe (West Monroe)
- Acadiana (Lafayette)
- Hahnville (Boutte)
- St. James (St. James)
- Edna Karr (New Orleans)
- St. Thomas More (Lafayette)
- Haughton (Haughton)
- Neville (Monroe)
- Brother Martin (New Orleans)
- Lafayette Christian Academy (Lafayette)
- Notre Dame (Crowley)
- Zachary (Zachary)
- Alexandria (Alexandria)
- Bastrop (Bastrop)
- Lakeshore (Mandeville)
- University Lab (Baton Rouge)
- Isidore Newman (New Orleans)
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Here ... we ... go!
Week 8 of the Texas high school football season is in the books with just a handful of games left on the slate. Atascocita and Shadow Creek protected their perfect district marks on Friday with wins. Shadow Creek looked ultra-impressive against Friendswood.
Fort Bend Travis upended Ridge Point on Thursday to take over the top dog spot in District 20-6A, while Katy won its 70th-straight district game. Yes, 70th-straight. What a week it was for a lot of area teams.
Check out the scores below.
VYPE Scoreboard
Memorial 49, Sam Rayburn 0
FB Travis 27, Ridge Point 23
Goose Creek Memorial 61, Wisdom 3
Cy Ridge 45, Northbrook 0
Willowridge 48, Madison 13
Hightower 33, Galveston Ball 7
Humble 49, Pasadena 7
Cy Park 34, Bryan 24
Klein Oak 34, Oak Ridge 14
Dekaney 58, Aldine Davis 28
Spring 68, Aldine 0
Northside 50, Waltrip 35
Sterling 40, Milby 0
Kashmere 22, Washington 10
Texas City 29, Terry 14
Katy 47, Seven Lakes 0
Alief Taylor 24, Hastings 23
Memorial 35, Spring Woods 0
Bridgeland 29, Langham Creek 0
Eisenhower 27, Nimitz 14
Westfield 49, MacArthur 6
Atascocita 61, Dobie 6
Chavez 63, Westbury 14
Houston Heights 45, Westside 44
North Shore 63, Sterling 0
Westbrook 35, La Porte 12
Porter 21, Port Arthur Memorial 14
Cy Falls 42, Jersey Village 0
The Woodlands 31, Conroe 16
Clear Creek 35, Clear Lake 9
Dickinson 33, Clear Springs 17
SFA 44, Clements 14
Kempner 28, Dulles 14
Strake Jesuit 21, Pearland 14
Wheatley 23, Yates 13
Furr 23, Worthing 13
Deer Park 27, CE King 20
Little Cypress Mauriceville 34, Splendora 27
Lumberton 21, Livingston 9
Shadow Creek 51, Friendswood 6
Dawson 33, George Ranch 14
Klein Cain 63, Klein Forest 27
Channelview 28, Beaumont United 25
Kingwood 24, Summer Creek 7
Montgomery 48, Cleveland 14
Crosby 42, Santa Fe 12
Magnolia West 49, Waller 20
Willis 37, Caney Creek 20
Nederland 48, Baytown Lee 26
Huntsville 35, Lamar Consolidated 21
Mayde Creek 14, Katy Taylor 10
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