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THE RANKINGS: No. 5 Shadow Creek primed to establish an even greater precedent in 2025
THE SHARKS RESET THE STANDARD LAST SEASON, BY SWIMMING ALL THE WAY TO THE REGIONAL FINALS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY.
Shadow Creek's momentum was stopped only by eventual 6A-D2 State Finalist Stratford, finishing with 35-12 overall, and now returning plenty of experience.
Aspen Brown (Jr. OH) had a spectacular sophomore campaign, racking up 396 kills, and will be leaned on to anchor the offensive attack. Tamarria Mitchell and Kennedy Proctor are two more juniors to keep an eye on along with Brown. Mitchell had 329 kills a year ago, while Proctor chipped in 185 kills and had a team-leading 118 blocks.
Senior Bella Law will facilitate the offense after leading the team in service assists with 1,341, while also chipping in 410 digs and a team-leading 87 aces. Defensively, expect Lauryn Wiley (Sr. L) to hold the line after leading the squad with 518 digs a year ago.
Also, an exciting development that occurred during the offseason was the transfer of Amaya Love (Rutgers-commit), who previously played at St. Agnes Academy. Furthermore, Simone Robinson and Amaya Langellier should also play larger roles heading into 2025.
Considering they defied expectations last fall, don’t be shocked if Shadow Creek does the same this time around.
Shelton Henderson of Bellaire is the VYPE Player of the Year
Bellaire's Henderson Headlines All-VYPE Public School Teams; photo gallery
The depth of the Greater Houston basketball landscape was vast in 2025.
While it was thought to be a bit of a down year coming into the season, it saw five H-Town programs advance to the State Finals.
Duke signee Shelton Henderson of Bellaire was special. He led the HISD school to the brink of a State Title. The Cards had a shot at the buzzer to beat mighty Duncanville, which fell short.
Henderson was an easy choice at the top... the rest of the All-VYPE teams took hours of discussion and disagreements. It was that competitive.
Here are the All-VYPE Pubic School Teams of 2025.
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The VYPE 2025 Public School Player of the Year
Shelton Henderson, Bellaire
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FIRST TEAM
LJ Andrews, Bellaire
Aiden Buckman, College Park
Michael Collins, Shadow Creek
Jaden Holt, Jordan
Kevin Sargeant, FB Marshall
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SECOND TEAM
Skyler Holt, Stafford
Bryce Jackson, Shadow Creek
Eian Lowe, FB Marshall
Quinton Sanders, Wheatley
Isaiah Santos, Seven Lakes
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THIRD TEAM
Elijah Black, Jordan
Samuel Johnson, Booker T. Washington
Kameron Newsome, FB Travis
Elijah Sherwood, Hitchcock
David Chong, Dickinson
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HONORABLE MENTION
Jaylen Fenner, Atascocita
Ian Inman, College Park
Trae Lewis, Grand Oaks
Dorian Hayes, Ridge Point
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