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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SEE ALL THE PHOTOS
https://www.vypephotos.com/f383210807
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CLAWS OUT: Nimitz Cougars flexed in 2023-2024
TEAM OF THE YEAR
BOYS BASKETBALL
- Reached the UIL-6A Regional Semifinals
COACH OF THE YEAR
TIGEE RIDEAUX, Boys Basketball
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MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
ERIC WOODS // Boys Basketball
- First-Team, All-District, Selected to the TABC All-Region team
FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
KYNDALL ROBERTS // Girls Basketball
- District 14-6A Offensive Player of the Year
Other Player & Team of the Year Finalists (Players in Alphabetical Order)
Cruz Alvarez // Cross Country // Top Finisher for Nimitz at District
Josephine Bilbao // Softball // Junior Infielder, Top Hitter
Albert “AJ” Brown Jr. // Football // 14-6A Newcomer of the Year
Lawrence Coleman // Boys Swim / Water Polo // Rising Junior
Jayla Cooper // Girls Track & Field // Silver in 100m, Gold in 4x100 & 4x200 Relay at Area
Sherlyn Cruz // Girls Soccer // First-Team, All-District
Tasia Green // Volleyball // First-Team, All-District
Scarlet Gutierrez // Volleyball // First-Team, All-District
Alondra Guzman // Softball // Swinging a Powerful Bat at Plate
Kymira Houston // Girls Basketball // First-Team, All-District
Elizabeth Knight-Brown // Girls Swim/Water Polo // Rising Senior
Anderson Martinez // Boys Soccer // First-Team, All-District
Aniah Richard // Girls Basketball // First-Team, All-District
Caleb Roberts // Boys T&F // Gold in Discus & Shotput at District
Dominic Samuel // Boys Basketball // First-Team, All-District
Ke’Lyn Washom // Football // 14-6A Offensive Player of the Year
Micah Wilson // Golf // Team-Captain










































