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The 2023 All-VYPE Public School Football Team presented by Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
What a season it was for football fans throughout the city of Houston!
In the public school sector, the Class 6A was once again dominated by North Shore, who made their fifth appearance in the last six years at the state championship game. Furthermore, their district counterpart Summer Creek made program history by advancing to the 6A-II title game.
On the Class 5A scene, Lake Creek enjoyed the most success from any H-Town team, as they reached the Regional round where they would narrowly fall to the eventual state champs Port Neches-Groves.
Additionally, in Class 4A-II, Bellville blazed a trail all the way to the state title game.
It was truly a year to remember, and with that being said, it's time to unveil the 2023-24 All-VYPE Public School Football Team presented by Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine.
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All-VYPE Offense
QB
1st Team
Derek Lagway Jr., Willis High School
Trey Owens, Cy-Fair High School
2nd Team
Mabrey Mettauer, The Woodlands High School
Kaleb Bailey, North Shore High School
3rd Team
Jordan Reaves, Lamar High School
Austin Carlisle, Ridge Point High School
RB
1st Team
Lloyd Avant, Summer Creek High School
Taji Atkins, Westfield High School
2nd Team
D’Andre Hardeman, North Shore High School
Jeremy Payne, Hightower High School
3rd Team
Landen Williams-Callis, Randle High School
Tyvonn Byars, Lake Creek High School
WR
1st Team
Tristen Brown, Lamar High School
Christopher Barnes, North Shore High School
Ashton Bethel-Roman, Ridge Point High School
Andrew Marsh, Katy Jordan High School
2nd Team
Zion Kearney, Hightower High School
Kelshaun Johnson, Hitchcock High School
Owen Carter, Cy-Fair High School
Vincent Jones, CE King High School
3rd Team
Debraun Hampton, Willis High School
Zechariah Sample, Katy Jordan High School
Cameron Glenn, Atascocita High School
Terrence Guillory II, North Shore High School
OL
1st Team
Ashton Funk, Tompkins High School
Coen Echols, Katy High School
Jonte Newmann, Bridgeland High School
Ryan Hughes, The Woodlands High School
Blake Ivy, Clear Springs High Schools
2nd Team
Gibson Pyle, Klein Cain High School
Nate Kibble, Atascocita High School
Ryan Fodje, Bridgeland High School
Dramodd Odoms, Lamar High School
Koltin Sieracki, The Woodlands High School
3rd Team
Samir Camacho, Cy Falls High School
Alex Vigil, Summer Creek High School
Jakoby Isom, North Shore High School
Everrett Champlin, The Woodlands High School
Ray’Quan Bell, Westfield High School
ATH
1st Team
Jermaine Bishop Jr., Willis High School
Hunter Andrews, Magnolia High School
2nd Team
Jonah Williams, Galveston Ball High School
Quanell Farrakhan Jr., The Woodlands High School
3rd Team
Mike Gerald, Morton Ranch High School
Wyatt Young, Senior, Tompkins
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All-VYPE Defense
DL
1st Team
Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, Oak Ridge High School
Kyran Duhon, Summer Creek High School
DJ Sanders, Bellville High School
Carlon Jones, Bay City High School
2nd Team
Dailon Ellis, Hightower High School
K’Mard Kimble, CE King High School
Landon Rink, Cy-Fair High School
Jalen Charles, Manvel High School
3rd Team
Chad Woodfork, Summer Creek High School
Trenton Burkhalter, Klein Forest High School
Favour Awodoyin, Oak Ridge High School
Josiah Stephens, Willis High School
LB
1st Team
Justin Williams, Oak Ridge High School
Xavier Atkins, Summer Creek High School
Dillon Dixon, North Shore High School
2nd Team
Kaleb Blanton, Manvel High School
Sam Mattingly, Magnolia West High School
Trent Spence, Klein Collins High School
3rd Team
Mitch Melton, Conroe High School
Johnny Crawford, Stratford High School
Landen Gaskamp, Barbers Hill High School
DB
1st Team
Devin Sanchez, North Shore High School
Maurice Williams III, Shadow Creek High School
Ashton Hampton, Pearland High School
Braylon Conley, Atascocita High School
2nd Team
Rakwan Reed, Westbury High School
Chris Gant Jr., Klein Collins High School
Deyjhon Pettaway, Paetow High School
Rodney Bimage, Dickinson High School
3rd Team
Jarvis Solomon, Iowa Colony High School
Michael Amey II, Hightower High School
Cobey Sellers, Shadow Creek High School
Joseph Albright, Westfield High School
WHAT A NIGHT: Houston volleyball, football make for memorable 24 hours
What a 24 hours it was for Houston high school sports, yesterday.
State volleyball turned to playoff football turned back to State volleyball.
It all started with Fulshear volleyball, who tipped off the day in the Class 5A UIL State Final Four against a tough Lucas Lovejoy.
The Chargers were swept in the Semis, but… the silver lining is this. Bailey Warren is a junior. Lauren Witte is a junior. Avery Pruitt is a junior. Sydney Black is a junior. Yosola Adeleke is a juinior. You get the picture – Fulshear will be back here next season. Stamp it.
Phones were buzzing during the first halves of the football playoffs.
News was breaking that super-team Grand Oaks volleyball was down 2-0 in sets in the State Semis. What? The Grizzlies were loaded and had been dominant all season with only one loss.
Back they roared as Grand Oaks stormed back to win a 5-set instant classic over Prosper – 26-28, 12-25, 28-26, 25-22, 15-12.
“We hadn’t been in a 5-set match all year, why not in the State Semifinal?” coach Morgan Rogers said. “We just stayed in the moment and believed in each other. We stayed positive and invested in each other. Jaela (Auguste) just took over in the fifth set and stepped up big. Audrey Terry and Brooklyn Sheridan settled in setting, and we made adjustments on the outside. It was a full team effort.”
The Grizzlies will now face off against fellow Houston contender Cinco Ranch tonight at 5 PM to determine who will be crowned the UIL State Champion for Class 6A.
Back to football.
What a night.
In Class 6A DI, Cy-Fair would take Katy to overtime and upset the Tigers, 28-21, behind the quarterbacking of Trey Owens (UT-commit), who went off all night. The Bobcats will face North Shore Friday at NRG Stadium, who beat Clear Springs. North Shore QB Kaleb Bailey suffered a leg injury during the game but should be fine for this week's game.
Lamar would be challenged by Ridge Point all night but he HISD power program would advance, 31-28, and will face Atascocita, who ran away from Pearland, 61-35.
The Woodlands would need a two-point conversion and a last-second blocked field goal to send Klein Collins packing, 28-27. The Highlanders will face Duncanville next week.
Westfield outran Klein Cain, 55-41, in a wild one and will play the winner of Waxahachie and Rockwall.
In Class 6A DII, Stratford, Summer Creek, Hightower and CE King all advanced and will play each other in that order. In Region II, Willis kept their historical season going beating Tomball Memorial. They will play Desoto next week.
In Class 5A DI Region III, it was a weird night. Houston reps Angleton, Fulshear, Magnolia and Magnolia West wrapped up their seasons with losses. In Region II, Barbers Hill lost a heartbreaker to Highland 48-47 in overtime.
On the flipside, Lake Creek and Randle advanced in Class 5A DI Region III with wins over Crockett and Belton, respectively.
As the night wrapped up, we bounced back to volleyball.
With Grand Oaks advancing to the State Finals, it was Cinco Ranch’s turn to make it an all-Houston final. That they did as the Cougars took down San Antonio Harlan 20-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-21. Led by junior setter Kassidy O’Brien, the Cougars navigated their way to the finals, which will be played at 5 pm today.
What a day to remember as Houston won the night in the state of Texas.