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THE RANKINGS: Lilly, Lewis sisters among the talent that gives No. 24 West Fork some bite
THE GATORS ARE THE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK IN THE H-TOWN VOLLEYBALL SCENE BUT THEY ARE ALREADY MAKING NOISE.
West Fork – New Caney ISD’s newest high school – is coming off a 33-win season in 2024.
The Gators reached the Bi-District round of the playoffs and have made the playoffs in their first two seasons of varsity play. Five seniors will lead the way for veteran coach Tammy White, who has 604 career coaching wins spanning 24 years.
District 18-5A MVP Khloe Lilly (Jr. OH) is back after racking up 402 kills and 381 digs. The District 18-5A Defensive Player of the Year Addison Lewis led the Gators with 547 digs, averaging 11.9 digs per match.
First-team, all-district picks ZZ Nwanoneze (206 kills) and Allison Lewis (792 assists, 36 blocks) are also back in the mix. The keys to success for 2025 boils down to three pillars for White – Resilience, Team, Love.
This team is becoming a veteran-heavy team with two years of varsity experience under their belt.
Watch out for the Gators bite in 2025.
New Caney names Ball's Bennight as new head coach
Galveston Ball head coach and campus coordinator Sheldon Bennight has taked over the New Caney High School job.
“I’m excited about this opportunity for several of reasons,” Bennight said. “The support system from the central admin to the school admin to the athletic adminstration is well aligned, and this area is booming. There is a lot of energy here.”
While at Ball, Bennight went 28-6 over the past three seasons. He was an assistant at North Shore before Ball and was also at Sam Rayburn and Dickinson.
“Ball was a great experience,” he said. “The kids were hungry to win when I got there. It was a challenge to flip it around but the kids bought in. It was a great few years.”
Mike Dewitt was the head coach at New Caney for one season.