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2025-26 Summer Creek Girls Basketball & Head Coach Kiara Marshall
THE LAYUP LINE: Marshall, No. 1 Summer Creek intent on upholding 6A State title
No. 1 -- SUMMER CREEK BULLDOGS
Summer Creek etched their names into history last winter, erasing an 18-point deficit in the Class 6A-D1 State Championship to stun Cedar Hill, 52–49, and capture the school’s first-ever state title.
In her debut, head coach Kiara Marshall took the Texas basketball world by storm — leading a fearless, fast-paced team that refused to fold when the chips were down.
Now, with nearly every key piece returning, the Bulldogs have their sights set on something even bigger: a repeat.
It all starts with Kennedy Simpson (Tulane-signee), the reigning State MVP, who scored 21 points in the title game and continues to set the tone on both ends of the floor.

Supporting her is a deep and talented cast that includes Addison Martin (Jr. G), Erin Newsom (Jr. F), Kay’Len Alexander (Jr. F), and Ty’Asia Young (So. G) — all proven winners who know what it takes to climb the mountain.
“What I love about this program is that it’s about the work,” said Coach Marshall. “I know it sounds like coach-speak, but we just focus on ourselves and don’t pay attention to the noise. We’re just trying to get better every day — and our kids are bought into that.”
That no-nonsense approach might sound simple, but it’s the formula that built a champion —and could very well deliver them to a repeat.
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Draden Moss of Memorial High
OFF THE DRIBBLE: The All-VYPE preseason girls basketball teams
OVER THE PAST FEW SEASONS, IT’S BECOME CLEAR THAT GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDS AMONG THE GRITTIEST ARENAS IN HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.
LAST MARCH’S STATE TITLE THRILLER — CAPPED BY SUMMER CREEK’S COMEBACK VICTORY — ONLY REINFORCED THAT TRUTH.
BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD, THOUGH, THE SPORT CONTINUES TO BE DEFINED BY THE PERSONALITIES DRIVING IT FORWARD — ATHLETES WHO REPRESENT NOT JUST THEMSELVES, BUT THE COMMUNITIES THAT SHAPED THEM.
AS ANOTHER CAMPAIGN APPROACHES, WE SPOTLIGHT THE NAMES AND PROGRAMS SETTING THE STANDARD IN H-TOWN HOOPS.
HERE ARE THE CAN'T MISS KIDS IN H-TOWN.
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FIRST TEAM
Ma’Ryiah Alfred, The Kinkaid School
A’Zyua Blair, Houston Christian
Draden Moss, Memorial / / Princeton-commit
Ogechi Okeke, Hightower
Kennedy Simpson, Summer Creek / / Tulane -commit
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SECOND TEAM
Kendall Ford, Dawson / / Tarleton State-commit
Aubrey Hampton, Cypress Creek // Georgia State-commit
A’Niyah Harmon, Klein Collins
Tess Stephenson, Stratford
Alayna Yates, Legacy SSS / / Tarleton State-commit
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THIRD TEAM
Sydney Marshall, The Kinkaid School
Addison Martin, Summer Creek
Dazlyn McClenon, Cypress Falls
Eryn Roberts, Hightower
Averie Steele, Cypress Ranch
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Makennah Alexis, Cypress Lakes
Madison Carlton, Seven Lakes
Kimora Carroll, Hitchcock
Tatiyana Cole, Nimitz
Jordan Daigle, Grand Oaks / / Prairie View A&M-commit
Jakayla Glover, La Porte
Lauren Hull, The Kinkaid School
Anaiah Jackson, Legacy SSS
Makenzie Jackson, Cypress Springs
Jayci Lackey, Barbers Hill
Da’Niyah Lewis, Shadow Creek
Jahnae Nickerson, Porter
Kyndall Roberts, C.E. King
Brooklynn Roberson, Barbers Hill
Sydney Thomas, Hightower
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