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Clear Springs standout Makenzie Thomas, the District 24-6A Offensive Player of the Year.
AWARDS SZN: 2026 Houston Softball All-VYPE Teams
Editor's Note: Each All-VYPE Team designation (First-Team, Second-Team, etc.) consists of 10 athletes, excluding Honorable Mentions, which will include additional players. Selections were made based on a combination of overall impact on team success, individual performance, statistical achievement, and postseason and consensus recognition earned throughout the season, rather than by position alone. Players within each team are listed alphabetically by last name.
Sara Wiggins & Madalyn Davis — Lake Creek
Matthew Ogle (VYPE)
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All-VYPE Public School Softball Teams
FIRST-TEAM
Savannah Barrientos, Barbers Hill
Layla Bennett, Pearland
Macie Bryant, Barbers Hill
Madalyn Davis, Lake Creek
Hunter Quentel, Kingwood
Ella Kate "EK" Smith, Katy
Bayleigh Taylor, Liberty
Makenzie Thomas, Clear Springs
Sara Wiggins, Lake Creek
Evie Willemssen, Katy
SECOND-TEAM
Ariel Arambula, Cypress Ridge
Regina Amaya, Tomball
Kynlee Arechiga, La Porte
Kylee Bishop, Liberty
Mayce Burkett, Grand Oaks
Madison Ray, Barbers Hill
Haley Schmitt, Katy
Payton Shugart, Pearland
Maddie Smith, Katy
Stevie South, Magnolia
THIRD-TEAM
Abby Estay, Lake Creek
Madelyn Guzman, Pearland
Ava Klinefelter, Kingwood Park
Emerson Lechler, Foster
Ryan McIntosh, Jordan
Aubrey Murillo, Tomball
Tara Tarnowski, Bridgeland
Torie Turner, Summer Creek
Alexia Vazquez, Cypress Woods
Harlie Wright, Clear Creek
HONORABLE MENTIONS
SPOILER ALERT: THERE ARE A LOT
Leila Avila (Paetow), Baylee Bonner (Hightower), Julia Brady (Kingwood), Kinley Brashier (Liberty), Trinity Brents (Kingwood Park), Gracee Brewer (Lake Creek), Kaylee Chatman (Conroe), Reagan Christopherson (Magnolia), AshLynn Cooper (Barbers Hill), JosLynn Cooper (Barbers Hill), Aybrie Corona (Barbers Hill), Gabby Cortez (Grand Oaks), Tori Dahnke (Crosby), Sadie Dasher (Ridge Point), Addie Davis (Lake Creek), Natalie De Hoyos (Dobie), Jada Dennis (Cy Woods), Reagan Eldred (Klein Oak), Cori Figgs (Cy-Fair), Alexi Ford (Willis), Skylar Frederick (Manvel), Laney Galloway (Lake Creek), Elisa Garcia (Clear Springs), Gabbie Gray (Bridgeland), Madelyn Green (Friendswood), Maya Hanks (Almeta Crawford), Sydney Hatch (Kempner), Victoria Hernandez (Grand Oaks), Zoey Hood (Barbers Hill), Libby Hroch (Katy), Braelynn Jones (Deer Park), Hailey Jones-Calais (Spring), Julia Kaspar (Foster), Brooke Kearns (Memorial), Abbie Key (Liberty), Marielle Kiersh (Stratford), Kierstyn Lambeth (Clear Creek), Helena Lawrence (Barbers Hill), Izzy Lawrence (Barbers Hill), Anison Lopez (Pearland), Taylor Lozano (Barbers Hill), Aaliyah Maldonado (La Porte), Kassidy Martinez (Langham Creek), McKenleigh Mathews (Montgomery), Rhilynn McCoy (Atascocita), Kaitlyn Miller (Atascocita), Allie Minick (Kingwood Park), Amanda Morales (MacArthur), Bella Nava (Angleton), Elaina Njus (Pearland), Maci Nowak (Lake Creek), Miranda Orso (Lake Creek), Kayla Ortega (Cypress Ridge), Ryland Pesak (Friendswood), Nevaeh Phillips (Katy), Frei Pizarro (Kingwood), Payton Powell (Pearland), Sophia Ramos (Summer Creek), Chloe Rios (Cy-Fair), Blake Romero (Clear Springs), Mackenzie Ross (Crosby), Caroline Roth (Dawson), Madison Royse (Jordan), Morgan Sanchez (Klein Oak), Olivia Sexton (Jordan), Riley Shipp (Fulshear), Alana Strever (Clear Springs), Emily Strever (Clear Springs), Brileigh Taylor (Tomball), Adrienne Thompson (Oak Ridge), Annelise Torres (Lake Creek), Samantha Trzecki (Kingwood), Marlee VanNess (Alvin), Sophie Vlasak (Memorial), Kaylie Wacker (George Ranch), Kaylea Wall (Tomball), Lexie Waugh (Katy), Avery Williams (Santa Fe), Kendall Yates (Kingwood)
All-VYPE Private School Softball Teams
FIRST-TEAM
Jordan Bey, Episcopal
Laney Driskill, St. Agnes Academy
Reese Heflin, Fort Bend Christian Academy (FBCA)
Alexis Johnson, Episcopal
Millie Metz, Houston Christian
Kyra Nguyen, St. Agnes Academy
Reagan Rohrlich, The Woodlands Christian Academy (TWCA)
Addison Smith, Lutheran South Academy (LSA)
Kailyn Smith, Cypress Christian
Ariel Yee, FBCA
SECOND-TEAM
Katelyn Bienko, Cypress Christian
Ellie Cornelius, Houston Christian
Ella Darby, Second Baptist
Penelope England, St. Agnes Academy
Kennedy Flenner, St. Pius X
Ally Hong, St. John's School
Hayleigh Hubbard, Episcopal
Kendall Putnal, LSA
Ella Romo, FBCA
Kate Rouswell, TWCA
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Carlin Bahr (Cypress Christian), Gianna Bales (LSA), Emily Bankson (LSA), Reese Blanton (Frassati Catholic), Kira Braden (St. Pius X), Landry Case (Incarnate Word Academy), Alison Chandler (TWCA), Marissa Clarke (TWCA), Allie Guillot (FBCA), Claire Johnson (Episcopal), Elliot Loper (Episcopal), Evelyn Moore (FBCA), Emily Paiva (St. Agnes Academy), Ashlyn Perry-Culp (TWCA), Audrey Petrowski (Cypress Christian), Eve Puzon (Incarnate Word Academy), Alexa Ramirez (St. John XXIII), Sam Wagner (Second Baptist), Taryn Ward (Concordia Lutheran), Jordan Warnica (Second Baptist), Kynsley Weatherly (Cypress Christian), Ava Zamora (LSA)
North Shore Sr. DL Za'qwaun Nunn (LA Tech-signee)
AWARDS SZN: 2025 Houston Football All-VYPE Teams unveiled; Photo Gallery
Elsewhere, history was written. C.E. King made its inaugural appearance in Arlington, squaring off against DeSoto in the 6A Division II championship in Head Coach Cory Laxen’s first season at the helm.
Meanwhile, Randle’s dominant run persisted, representing H-Town at AT&T Stadium in the 5A Division II title game with a program built on continuity and expectation.
On the private school front, The Kinkaid School continued its reign, capturing back-to-back SPC-4A titles and its sixth championship since 2017. In TAPPS, Second Baptist closed the year with consecutive appearances in the Division II championship, underscoring its staying power on the state stage.
With the dust now settled, let’s shift focus from moments to individuals. Now, it’s time to recognize the elite performers who defined Space City football from opening kickoff to final whistle.
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*Names will be listed alphabetically (last name) with each position, using the format: "Name, School".
*The Athlete (ATH) position refers to a utility player, who contributes at multiple spots on offense, defense, special teams, or all of the above.
ALL-VYPE TEAM PHOTO GALLERY: Cardae Mack -- Atascocita
Matthew Ogle (VYPE)
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ALL-VYPE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEAMS
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Jack Daulton, The Woodlands
QB - Cardae Mack, Atascocita
RB - John Hebert, Strake Jesuit
RB - Landen Williams-Callis, Randle
WR - Benny Easter Jr., Summer Creek
WR - Alvin Mosley, FB Crawford
WR - Jayden Warren, Iowa Colony
TE - William Mayes, Tompkins
OL - Jordan Burnett, Ridge Point
OL - Nick Howard, Pearland
OL - Day'jon Moore, Willis
OL - Avery Morcho, Ridge Point
OL - Nicolas Robertson, Klein
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FIRST-TEAM ATHLETE
ATH - Jermaine Bishop Jr., Willis
ATH - Kaeden Johnson, FB Marshall
ATH - Paris Melvin Jr., Cypress Springs
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SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Kaleb Maryland, North Shore
QB - Carson White, Iowa Colony
RB - Micah Rhodes, Klein Oak
RB - Dionne Sims, C.E. King
WR - Jaylen Addai, Shadow Creek
WR - Jaylen Bocard, North Shore
WR - David Brewer IV, FB Travis
TE - Trysten Laughlin, Kingwood
OL - Noah Abebe, Friendswood
OL - Josiah Evans, Galveston Ball
OL - Keyon Hemphill-Woods, Columbus
OL - Eddie Lartigue Jr., Klein Collins
OL - Hugh Smith, Ridge Point
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SECOND-TEAM ATHLETE
ATH - Christopher Brown, Yates
ATH - Dillon Mitchell, C.E. King
ATH - CJ Toney, Atascocita
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FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Jimmy-Phrisco Alo-Suliafu, Katy Jordan
DL - Magnus Herndon, The Woodlands
DL - DeMarco Jenkins, Pearland
DL - Kaden McCarty, Cypress Falls (*DE/OLB)
DL - Za'qwaun Nunn, North Shore
LB - Joseph Credit, Pearland
LB - Noriel "Pac-Man" Dominguez, Randle
LB - Kosi Okpala, Mayde Creek (*OLB/DE)
LB - Cullen Thompson, Grand Oaks (*OLB/DE)
DB - Marco Beltran, College Park
DB - Davis Kinney, FB Travis
DB - Brandon Sherrard, Shadow Creek
DB - Kah'ni Watts, Iowa Colony
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SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Ezekiel Ayangbile, Langham Creek
DL - Daryl Campbell, Paetow
DL - Brinley, Tita, Summer Creek
DL - Dominick Toulon, C.E. King
DL - Amari Vickerson, Cypress Ranch
LB - Preston Hall, Ridge Point
LB - Reilarean Phillips, Alief Elsik
LB - Calvin Thomas, Cypress Ranch
LB - Amari Wilks, Pearland
DB - Xavier Harmon, Conroe
DB - Blake Jenkins, Tompkins
DB - Jaden Vaughn, Cy-Fair
DB - Isaiah Williams, FB Marshall
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HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
*Listed alphabetically (last name)
QB - Lorenzo Aguirre (Dickinson), Braden Baker (Cy Ranch), Albert Brown Jr. (Aldine Nimitz), Tristin "TK" Gaines (Waller), Kyden Barker (Clear Falls), Khylan Davis (Hightower), Braylen Fisher (FB Crawford), Camden Hughes (College Park), Timothy Potts (C.E. King), Chris Racey (Ridge Point), Braydon Schoggin (Klein Collins), Tyler Skrabanek (Randle), Grant Smith (Grand Oaks), Noah Spinks (Summer Creek)
RB - Aiden Akins (Ridge Point), Ja'Maurey Champion (Pearland), Malachi Gamble (Dickinson),Tremayne Hill (Katy), Hezekiah Johnson (North Shore), Edward Kelly Jr. (Klein), Jovan Rodriguez (Paetow), Kash Schwab (Bridgeland), Sean Simon (La Porte), Ian Thomas (Tomball), Nicholas Tramble (Aldine Davis), Tristan Willis (Shadow Creek)
WR - Malachi Augustus (Aldine Nimitz), Julian Cromartie (College Park), Braylon Fisher (Columbus), Bailen George (Ridge Point), Robert Haynes IV (Ridge Point), Ashton Johnson (Randle), Braylon Lane (C.E. King), CJ Lewis (Cy Lakes), Brian Manuel Jr. (Atascocita), Kaileb Peterson (Dickinson), James Scott (Oak Ridge), Aden Starling (Shadow Creek), Derek Stevenson (Paetow), Carter St. Junious (Manvel), Kye Wehby (Kingwood)
TE - Braden Glover (Dickinson), Mason Mixon (Randle), Tanner Watkins (Memorial)
OL - Isaac Aranda (North Shore), Manuel Bustamante (Deer Park), Isaac Coughran (Katy), Adolfo Cruz (Dickinson), Jaylen Fields (North Shore), Jake Hayman (La Porte), Hunter McKinney (Lake Creek), Channing Nevels (Hightower), Xavier Obiero-Hyter (Alief Hastings), Foard Polley (Stratford), Devan Robison (Pasadena Memorial), Dillian Whiteside (Alief Taylor)
ATH - Blake Hamilton (Tompkins), Kaleb Jammer (Angleton), BJ Lafell (Shadow Creek), Ashton Ruffin (La Porte)
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HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
DL - Isaiah Broughton (Cypress Ridge), MacGregor Byers (Strake Jesuit), Marlon Cook (Cy Creek), Amontre Harris (Summer Creek), Bryce Jackson (Barbers Hill), Brynden Mack (Angleton), Demarcus Marks (Westfield), Shaun McDowell (Foster), Corbin Phillips (Cy Lakes), Daniel Swiney (Iowa Colony), Antonio Underwood (Westfield), Xavier Waters (North Shore)
LB - Camron Alakija (FB Crawford), Tommy Giavani Baker (Shadow Creek), Quintrell Bloom (Dickinson), James "JD" Brady (Klein Collins), Calvin Carter (C.E. King), Evan Ferns (Fulshear), Reid Garrelts (Katy), Carson Hahn (Barbers Hill), Cade Haug (Kingwood), Ryan Mallory (Randle), Devyn Phillip (Hightower), Isaac Richardson (Memorial), Brady Schneider (Tomball), Davon Smith (Westfield), Samuel Weary (Manvel)
DB - Mudassir Abdullah (West Columbia), Amiri Barnes (Cy Lakes), Royce Bimage (Dickinson), Trenton Blaylock (Atascocita), Corey Brown (Dawson), David Brown III (Waller), Jalyn Burton (Randle), Tanner Covar (Magnolia), Marrel Davis (Summer Creek), Tony Guillory (North Shore), James Henderson (Cy Falls), Karnell "Greedy" James Jr. (Manvel), Jermaine Santana-Diaz (Ridge Point), Daniel Scarabino (Cinco Ranch), Carter Stewart (Shadow Creek), Dylan Waters (FB Marshall)
ALL-VYPE PRIVATE SCHOOL TEAMS
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Keisean Henderson, Legacy SSS*
QB - Santiago Fernandez, TWCA
RB - Langston Davis, Second Baptist
RB - Wayne Shanks Jr., The Kinkaid School
WR - Mike Brown, Legacy SSS*
WR - Trey Finney III, St. Pius X
WR - Eric Sipko, John Cooper School
TE - Roland "RJ" Wilson, St. Thomas
OL - Antonio Castillo, LSA
OL - Brode Clark, Concordia Lutheran
OL - Zachary Johnson, LSA
OL - Alexander Pompilus, St. Thomas
OL - Jackson Woods, Episcopal
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FIRST-TEAM ATHLETE
ATH - Jaxon Coleman, Concordia Lutheran
ATH - Braeden Robinson, LSA
ATH - Canon Toon, Second Baptist
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SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
QB - Colson Collins, John Cooper School
QB - Pierce Jacobson, St. Thomas
RB - Malik Liberty, Concordia Lutheran
RB - Javaughn Waldron, St. Thomas
WR - Donnie Avery Jr., FBCA
WR - Julio Fernandez, TWCA
WR - Nate Tidwell, St. Thomas
TE - Luke Mazur, LSA
OL - Hayden Bennett, TWCA
OL - Tate Erb, St. Thomas
OL - David Esquivel, John Cooper School
OL - Mac Northrup, Second Baptist
OL - William Stanosheck, TWCA
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SECOND-TEAM ATHLETE
ATH - Jackson Barrow, Houston Christian
ATH - Baron Meachum, TWCA
ATH - Colton Rhoden III, John Cooper School (*RB/MLB)
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FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Kelvin Baptiste, Second Baptist
DL - Joshua Cox, TWCA
DL - Trace Holster, FBCA
DL - Obinna Umeh, St. Thomas
LB - Cade Griffin, LSA
LB - Travis Johnson II, Episcopal
LB - Liam McCarthy, St. Thomas
LB - Aiden Turner, Concordia Lutheran
DB - Logan Debose, St. Thomas
DB - Noah Harris, LSA
DB - Brayden Hinote, TWCA
DB - Caleb Pitts, The Kinkaid School
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SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL - Prince Holiday, TWCA
DL - Blake Hollas, TWCA
DL - Reid Kelley, Concordia Lutheran
DL - Nathan Muaka, Concordia Lutheran
LB - Jake Campbell, Episcopal
LB - Will Kipp, FBCA
LB - Jacob Quinlan, St. Thomas
LB - Connor Reynard, Concordia Lutheran
DB - Kohen Alexander, St. Thomas
DB - Sam CdeBaca, Houston Christian
DB - Cody Cutrer, Concordia Lutheran
DB - Peyton Jones, Second Baptist
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HONORABLE MENTION OFFENSE
QB - Ryan Neidigk (Concordia Lutheran), Holt Teichman (LSA), Brayden Tibbetts (FBCA), Donovan Warren (Episcopal), Ross Wynne (The Kinkaid School)
RB - Brooks Allen (Episcopal), Cade Griffin (LSA), Edric Jasmine (Second Baptist), Hanley Sayers (St. John's School), Myles Stewart (St. Thomas), Cortez Taylor (LSA)
WR - Thomas Blackburn (TWCA), Alexander Donnelly (The Kinkaid School), Tommy Hetherington (Episcopal), Jerrel Moore (St. Pius X), Carson Murray (St. John's School), Joe Norman (John Cooper School), Rome Stanford (Concordia Lutheran), Allen Thomas (Second Baptist), Tramon Williams Jr. (FBCA)
TE - Brayden Stevenson (TWCA)
ATH - Amir Parks-Brooks (St. Pius X), Patrick Wadlington (FBCA)
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HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE
DL - Edward Burnett (Second Baptist), Hank Hughes (LSA), Jonah Kalu (FBCA), Rylan Kimpson (St. Thomas), Andrew Kirkland (St. Pius X), Khairan McQueen-Clayton (St. Thomas), Jack Stanger (St. John's School)
LB - Eli Hall (TWCA), Luke Horak (John Cooper School), Madden Morgan (Episcopal), Jack Sloan (LSA), Marcos Solais Jr. (St. Pius X), Morgan Tannery (The Kinkaid School)
DB - Carson Clark (Concordia Lutheran), Pryce Cravens (St. Thomas), Kendall Jones (St. Pius X), Tanner Nyveen (The Kinkaid School), Joseph Orr (TWCA), Christian Rene (St. Pius X), Max Saldana (LSA), Dillan Whitfield (Second Baptist)
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Private School Terminology Legend
*Legacy SSS (Legacy the School of Sport Sciences) is an independent charter school.
TWCA = The Woodlands Christian Academy
FBCA = Fort Bend Christian Academy
LSA = Lutheran South Academy