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Preseason All-VYPE Austin Basketball Team
It's time to continue VYPE Austin's 2019-2020 high school boys and girls basketball coverage. Check out the top area athletes on the Preseason All-VYPE Austin Team.
First-Team All-VYPE Austin Public School Boys Basketball:
Greg Brown (Austin Vandegrift)
Jamal Shead (Manor)
KJ Adams (Westlake)
Noah Robledo (Leander)
Jordan Teal (Austin LBJ)
Second-Team All-VYPE Austin Public School Boys Basketball:
Coleton Benson (Austin Bowie)
Max Smith (Austin Anderson)
Jean-Pierre Sanders (Hutto)
Carson Perkins (Liberty Hill)
Kaleb Bannon (Liberty Hill)
First-Team All-VYPE Austin Public School Girls Basketball:
Shay Holle (Westlake)
Nicole Leff (Cedar Park)
De'Mya Young (Manor)
Sarah Malinowski (Pflugerville Hendrickson)
AJ Marotte (Cedar Park Vista Ridge)
Second-Team All-VYPE Austin Public School Girls Basketball:
Presley Bennett (Westlake)
Hanna Wheeler (Cedar Park)
Zoe Nelson (Pflugerville Hendrickson)
Bailee Chynoweth (Westlake)
Victoria Baker (Cedar Park Vista Ridge)
First-Team All-VYPE Austin Private School Boys Basketball:
Garrett Dunn (Regents School of Austin)
Major Thurman (Austin St. Michael's Catholic Academy)
Johnny Hoisington (Austin Waldorf School)
Moses Cannone (Austin Waldorf School)
Nehikhare Igiehon (Austin St. Stephen's Episcopal School)
First-Team All-VYPE Austin Private School Girls Basketball:
Susie McCormick (Regents School of Austin)
Michaela Kelley (Texas School for the Deaf)
Christian Wilcox (Faith Academy of Marble Falls)
CJ Jaramillo (Round Rock Christian Academy)
Ivy Prater (Round Rock Concordia)
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VYPE Austin Preseason Private School Boys Basketball Team Breakdowns
It's time to continue VYPE Austin's 2019-2020 high school boys basketball coverage. Check out our team breakdowns for Preseason Private School Big School (TAPPS 4A-6A and SPC) Top 5 and Preseason Private School Small School (TAPPS 1A-3A) Top 5!
Big School
No. 1: Regents School of Austin: The Knights advanced to the TAPPS 5A area round during the 2018-2019 season, and will be the area favorite going into the 2019-2020 campaign because of second-team all-state Garrett Dunn, first-team all-district Ben Novy, and second-team all-district Steven Schultz.
No. 2: Austin St. Michael's Catholic Academy: The Crusaders advanced to the TAPPS 5A regional final during the 2018-2019 season and will contend for a repeat trip during the 2019-2020 campaign because of all-state honorable Major Thurman, second-team all-district Thomas McCarthy and Daniel Serna, and college prospects Kade Killeen and George Washington III.
No. 3: Hill Country Christian School of Austin: The Knights missed the TAPPS 4A playoffs during the 2018-2019 season, but are expected to make noise during the 2019-2020 campaign because of first-team all-district Colton Lychner, second-team all-district Marshall Burleson and Landon Wiste, and district honorable mention Kai Orred.
No. 4 Texas School for the Deaf: The Rangers advanced to the TAPPS 4A bi-district round during the 2018-2019 season, and are expected to remain a playoff contender during the 2019-2020 campaign because of second-team all-district Jaylen Johnson and Jack Scarboro.
No. 5 Austin St. Andrew's Episcopal School: The Highlanders played two competitive SPC tournament games during the 2018-2019 season, and are expected to make another postseason push during the 2019-2020 campaign because of returning players Kobe Dunbar, Chelan Beavers, Patrick Wilson, Trenton Jackson, Colt Pepe and Gehrig Zimmerman. Along with that group, there's another force in Norman Strocen, who's a 6'5" foreign exchange student from Spain.
Small School
No. 1: Austin Waldorf School: The Roadrunners advanced to the TAPPS 2A regional final during the 2018-2019 season and can go further during the 2019-2020 campaign because of second-team all-state Johnny Hoisington and Moses Cannone, first-team all-district Theo Olson, second-team all-district Justin Horton and Junah Taylor, and district honorable mention Declan Harrison.
No. 2: Faith Academy of Marble Falls: The Flames advanced to the TAPPS 3A bi-district round during the 2018-2019 season and are expected to clinch another postseason berth during the 2019-2020 campaign because of first-team all-district Colby Offutt and Gus Henry, second-team all-district Grayson Poage and Tyler Kwan, and district honorable mentions Case Coleman and Gunner Blair.
No. 3: Fredericksburg Heritage School: The Eagles advanced to the TAPPS 1A area round during the 2018-2019 season and will remain a multi-round playoff contender during the 2019-2020 campaign because of first-team all-district Joshua Hoermann and Sam Richburg, and second-team all-district John Fritzsch and Finn Sawtelle.
No. 4: Round Rock Christian Academy: The Crusaders missed the TAPPS 3A playoffs during the 2018-2019 season, but can clinch a spot in the 2019-2020 campaign because of district honorable mentions Gabe Graf, Brandon Ruiz and Dylan Withey.
No. 5: Austin San Juan Diego Catholic: The Saints missed the TAPPS 2A playoffs during the 2018-2019 season, but have the necessary roster talent in second-team all-district Matthew Garcia and Bobby Picasio to advance to the 2019-2020 postseason.
For more sports coverage, follow Thomas (@Texan8thGen) and VYPE (@VYPEATX) on Twitter.
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