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Makynna Robbins, LSA
The 411: LSA Sophomore Makynna Robbins Has a Stellar Season
AS THE SONG GOES … IT IS TIME TO REMEMBER THE NAME.
That name is Makynna Robbins, who will enter her junior year at Lutheran South Academy as one of the top basketball players not only for the Pioneers but a rising star in the private school world in the city of Houston.
In 27 games as a sophomore, Robbins averaged a team-leading 18.2 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. She also chipped in 1.9 assists, 2.9 steals and one block per game.
“I was putting in a lot of hard work and my teammates helped me out,” Robbins said. “I love basketball and it just clicked.”
The standout season earned Robbins a second-team, all-state nod and a first-team, all-district recognition as well.
It was in middle school that Robbins “really started putting in work” and at that point knew what it would take to be elite.
Her favorite player is Paige Bueckers, who stars for perennial power UCONN.
“I try to style my game after her. I love her a lot,” Robbins said. “She’s my biggest influence.”
So, what’s the encore?
“I’m just going to continue to put in hard work and working with my teammates so that the whole team can improve,” Robbins said.
Loghan Johnson, Houston Christian
2022 All-VYPE Private School Girls Basketball Team presented by Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
The 2022 season was impressive for the city of Houston in girls' basketball.
Lutheran High North rolled to the program's second-straight TAPPS 3A State Championship, while Houston Christian was dominating in a 33-0 season en route to a SPC Championship. Second Baptist School and Legacy Prep both reached their respective title games as well.
VYPE has scoured the stats and found the best players from the 2022 season for the All-VYPE team presented by Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine.
Team of the Year: Houston Christian
Coach of the Year: John Slomcheck, Lutheran High North
Newcomer of the Year: Chifumnanya Jannelle-J Ibekwe, St. Thomas Episcopal
Player of the Year Nominees: Zachara Perkins (St. Pius X), D’Asia Thomas (Houston Christian) and Dalanna Carter (Lutheran North)
First Team
Dalanna Carter, Lutheran High North
Loghan Johnson, Houston Christian
Zachara Perkins, St. Pius X
Olivia Sauvageau, Second Baptist School
D’Asia Thomas, Houston Christian
Second Team
Mackenzie Morris, The Woodlands Christian Academy
Makynna Robbins, Lutheran South Academy
Ella Ryan, Second Baptist School
Ella Smith, St. Agnes Academy
Maddie Steed, Legacy Prep
Tobi Ademuwagun, Village School
Jordan Jones, St Agnes Academy
Madeline Mueller, Concordia Lutheran
Molly Steed, Legacy Prep
Olivia Walker, Second Baptist School