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2020 VYPE Houston Public School Girls Basketball All-VYPE Team
Mar 16, 2020
The 2019-2020 girls basketball season is in the books in Houston.
As we looked back on it, what a year it was. The headliner was Cypress Creek, which reached its second state tournament in the past three years. There were also great performances by Clear Springs, which reached the Regional Finals for the first time since 2017 and Shadow Creek, which made its first-ever Regional Final.
VYPE looked back on the year and has formed the 2019-2020 Girls Basketball Public School All-VYPE Team.
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<strong>Team of the Year:</strong> Cypress Creek
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<em>No doubt this is the 2019-2020 VYPE Girls Public School team of the team. The Cypress Creek Cougars were the only team to advance to the 2020 UIL Girls Basketball State Tournament. The Cougars entered the tournament with an amazing 40-0 record. The Cougars defeated McKinney in the semifinals before falling to Duncanville in the state title game to finish 41-1. </em>
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<em>"</em>They stuck together, through and through. There were several points during the year where someone was out with injury or had to miss for testing or whatever. But they always stuck together and it wasn't really about one person or two people or our starting five. It was always next man up. Be ready to do your job. They did that really well. I think you saw that come to fruition in San Antonio. Some kids had to step up and their roles changed but they always did it together. It was always about the team."
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<strong>Player of the Year: </strong>Kyndall Hunter, Cypress Creek
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<em>The basketball world got to watch as Cy Creek Cougar junior Kyndall Hunter took over in the regional tournament and then in the state tournament. At State, Hunter was leaned on more with the absence of Rori Harmon. In the State Semifinal against McKinney, Hunter went 11 of 25 from the field and 7 of 10 from the charity stripe to score 31 points. In the state title game, Hunter poured in 24 points on 7 of 14 shooting. Hunter showed time and time again this season of how good of a player she can be on and off the court.</em>
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"Every single [interview] it was about the team like you said. She was always thankful and proud of her teammates, first and foremost. She knows that as talented as she is and as special of a player she is there's five kids on the court and the kids on the bench rallying behind her as well. Leadership, really all year, but specifically at the state tournament when we were down in the final game she was literally picking kids' chins up. That just shows what kind of teammate she is too." - Jennifer Alexander
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<strong>Coach of the Year: </strong>Jennifer Alexander, Cypress Creek
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<em>The job Jennifer Alexander has done has been phenomenal. In the past three years, Cypress Creek has advanced to the UIL State Tournament twice. Not many programs can say that. She also managed the team to a 109-12 mark in the past three years. Impressive work.</em>
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<strong>1<sup>st</sup> Team</strong></u>
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Elyssa Coleman, Atascocita <br>
DeYona Gaston, Pearland<br>
Rori Harmon, Cypress Creek<br>
Kamryn Jones, Magnolia West<br>
Kylie Minter, Clear Springs<br>
Bre'yon White, Shadow Creek
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<u><strong>2<sup>ND</sup> Team</strong></u><br>
Raven Adams, Ridge Point<br>
Gracelynn Alvarez, Heights<br>
Maliyah Johnson, Summer Creek <br>
Destini Lombard, FB Hightower <br>
Mersadez Nephew, Oak Ridge<br>
Atlantis White, Langham Creek
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<u><strong>Honorable Mention</strong></u>
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Josephine Adegbite, Clear Falls<br>
Dala Allen, Ridge Point<br>
Olaia Arenas, Cy-Fair<br>
Alicia Blanton, Foster<br>
Riane Burton, Cy Ranch<br>
Krishana Boyd, La Marque<br>
Dede Davis, Atascocita<br>
Tyra Davis, Nimitz<br>
Kimberly Duhon, Baytown Lee<br>
Aleighyah Fontenot, Ridge Point<br>
Malon Garner, Jack Yates <br>
Aja Gore, Brazosport<br>
Shalayne Gould, North Shore<br>
Jermia Green, Clear Springs<br>
Alex Haymon, Goose Creek Memorial<br>
Morgan Hill, Cypress Creek<br>
Imani Ivery, Foster<br>
Jalayah Ingram, Pearland Dawson<br>
Precious Johnson, Baytown Sterling <br>
Zaria Johnson, FB Hightower<br>
Teniola Kuyinu, FB Dulles<br>
Ashlyn Mason, Friendswood<br>
Kierra Merchant, Spring<br>
Hannah Narvarez, Klein Collins <br>
Nicole Nash, Friendswood<br>
Moyo Orundami, Cypress Woods<br>
Kaley Perkins, Langham Creek<br>
Nicole Petrakovitz, Oak Ridge<br>
Kamari Portalis, Magnolia West<br>
Fatou Samb, Westside<br>
Tierra Simon, Heights<br>
Jada Stewart, MacArthur<br>
Arianna Sturdivant, FB Bush<br>
R'Mani Taylor, Shadow Creek<br>
Shadiya Thomas, Cy Ranch<br>
Nya Threatt, FB Dulles<br>
Savannah Velazquez, George Ranch<br>
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VYPE U: Oak Ridge falls short in tough contest against the Woodlands
Mar 10, 2020
The coach, team, family and friends supporting Oak Ridge all thought they had a high chance of taking home the victory. The Woodlands brought a powerful fight to the waterpolo game on Wednesday that Oak Ridge didn't see coming.
Oak Ridge was playing strong at the beginning of the game, but the Woodlands rose to the top and won with a final score of 10-8.
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I was able to talk to the goalie herself, Rebecca Jefferson, to learn more about the Oak Ridge waterpolo team.
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"As a goalie, I'm the prime communicator for my team in order to help them," Jefferson said.
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Jefferson was also a part of the swim team at Oak Ridge.
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"Waterpolo is different from swim because it is more of a team sport and you have to work together to succeed," she said.
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The team has a whole routine before every game that Rebecca shared with me.
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"Before every game we do a warm-up as a team and then we do a cheer to get everyone hyped up," Jefferson said, "We then have a prayer, and finish our pregame ritual with a pep talk from our coach."
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The girls have until March 18th to prepare for the game against Tomball.
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"To better ourselves for the next game we have to practice harder by doing more sprints during conditioning, taking shots in higher corners and we're really working on not being nervous when we are in possession of the ball," Jefferson said.
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