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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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DOG POUND: Summer Creek visits VYPE podcast to talk State Title run
Down 18 points with three minutes left in the third quarter of the State Title game, Summer Creek coach Kiara Marshall didn’t panic.
The first-year head coach of the Bulldogs trusted the work that they put in all season in practice.
It paid off as Summer Creek won its first ever girls basketball State Title after being to the Final Four, four of the past six years.
VYPE’s Matt Malatesta talked to the crew inside the VYPE "On My Whistle Podcast".
































