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PEAK ALTITUDE: With Humphries and Patton surging, the sky is the limit for No. 4 Cy Falls
No. 4 -- CYPRESS FALLS GOLDEN EAGLES
Cypress Falls isn’t far removed from its 2023 Regional Tournament run — or the 2017 season that brought home a UIL 6A State title.
Replicating that level of success is no small feat, but under head coach Richard Flores, the Golden Eagles continue to trend upward. After placing second in District 17-6A and advancing to the Area Round last winter, Cy Falls arguably has several more pieces in place to return to championship form.
Sophomore standout Jeremiah “JD” Humphries headlines the group once again. The 6-foot-4 guard is coming off a breakout freshman season that earned him 17-6A Newcomer of the Year honors — and his growing recruiting profile, with offers from Cal, SMU, and Western Kentucky, reflects his rising stock.

Joining him is senior forward Daniel Patton, a 6-foot-7 transfer from Tennessee’s Centennial High School who should make an immediate impact in the frontcourt, before ultimately landing on a college commitment.
Factor in junior point guard James Stackhouse (first-team, all-district), sophomore guard Teron Watts Jr. (honorable mention), and junior guard Michale Price, and the Eagles boast a well-rounded rotation capable of turning potential into results.
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BREAKING: 2027 Cy Falls four-star Edge Kaden McCarty commits to Texas A&M
2027 Cypress Falls four-star Edge rusher Kaden McCarty has announced his commitment to Texas A&M.
The four-star edge was VYPE’s No. 3 player in the ‘Super 60’ of the City-Wide Football magazine and is ranked as the number 11 edge in the country and number 10 player in Texas by 247Sports.
McCarty chooses the Aggies over Houston, Texas Tech, Baylor and Texas among others. The relationships the Texas A&M staff built with McCarty and his family played the biggest factor in his decision.
“I would say the connection that the staff build my family and the amount of guys that they've been able to develop and put in the league,”" McCarty said on choosing A&M. “I'm a big, big, big relationship guy, and for their head coach to have a big relationship with my parents, it stood out for me. Coach Elko’s wife has also made a big relationship with my family and that's just big for me.”
Texas A&M has been consistent putting top defensive prospects into the NFL which also played a factor in McCarty’s commitment.
“That's definitely another thing that played a big part in my decision. This year, they got Cashius Howell, a lot of guys on the interior D-line as well. Rylan Kennedy, Von Miller, Myles Garrett, Edgerrin Cooper… really defensive guys all over the field that they've been able to put in the league,” he said. “That's the A&M standard, big defensive team. Coach Elko has a really, really good defensive mind, probably one of the best in the nation right now so that's really one of the things that you can't skip out on.”
With his commitment out of the way, the four-star is ready to prepare for his Senior year and develop his game even more.
“Getting bigger,” he said. “That’s really the main thing I want to work on is just getting bigger while maintaining my speed and quickness to keep perfecting my game.”
As his attention is now turned towards the offseason and helping recruit to Texas A&M’s 2027 class, McCarty had one last message for Aggie fans on his commitment.
“This is home. We’re coming strong and y’all are going to get the best out of me”.






























