GAMES
RANKINGS
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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ALL-VYPE
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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HONORABLE MENTION
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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THE RANKINGS: No. 21 - Klein Collins Tigers
Brette Reagan enters her second season leading Klein Collins. The Tigers went 18-15 a year ago and reached the Regional Quarterfinals. Reagan returns five starters off that team as the program seeks a 19th straight year of reaching the postseason in 2025.
Prairie View A&M signee Za’Riya Bell-Morris leads the way for the Tigers after hitting .390 a year ago with 11 stolen bases. She was first-team, all-district along with fellow returner Myah Barraza-Ruiz who registered a .429 on-base percentage.
Other key returners include second-team, all-district picks Devyn Davenport (.959 fielding percentage) and A’Yanni Mendiola (.325 average). Also watch out for Gabby Perez, Delmi Maldonado, Lexi Scott and Genesis Garcia as players to contribute to the Tigers’ success.
Reagan wants her team to be scrappy and gritty, mentally and physically tough, and find some camaraderie this season. If those all fall into place, the second-year coach believes they “R.I.S.E - Respect, Integrity, Selflessness, Excellence” in 2025.