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THE RANKINGS: No. 8 - Bellaire Cardinals
Brien Tuffly enters year 28 of leading the Bellaire Cardinals. In that span, he has amassed 681 wins and is in line to get career win No. 700 in 2025. A total of seven starters return for Tuffly off a team that went 24-13 and reached the Area Round of the playoffs.
Xavier University-commit Isabella Rivera and Emory University-commit Lauren Magid return to the mix this year after earning first-team and second-team, all-district honors, respectively.
Other returners include first-team, all-district pick Alessandra Filis and second-teamers Ava Skow, Sophie Donalson, Sophia Alvarado, and Meaghan Lande.
According to Tuffly, the defensive play of the Cardinals will be the key to their success this season.
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No. 6 -- Bellaire Cardinals
Bellaire has been the banner program of Houston ISD for over the last quarter century. Entering the 2024 season, the Cardinals are riding a 29-year playoff streak. The last 27 of those has come with Thomas Tuffly at the helm as head coach.
The veteran coach enters his 28th year of leading the program with 657 career coaching victories.
Seven starters return for Tuffly from a team that won 29 games and reached the Regional Semifinals. Key returners for Bellaire in 2024 will include Ainsley Pinkerton and Mia Lopez, who will be two of their big hitters at the dish.