GAMES
RANKINGS
Draden Moss of Memorial High
OFF THE DRIBBLE: The All-VYPE preseason girls basketball teams
OVER THE PAST FEW SEASONS, IT’S BECOME CLEAR THAT GIRLS BASKETBALL STANDS AMONG THE GRITTIEST ARENAS IN HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS.
LAST MARCH’S STATE TITLE THRILLER — CAPPED BY SUMMER CREEK’S COMEBACK VICTORY — ONLY REINFORCED THAT TRUTH.
BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD, THOUGH, THE SPORT CONTINUES TO BE DEFINED BY THE PERSONALITIES DRIVING IT FORWARD — ATHLETES WHO REPRESENT NOT JUST THEMSELVES, BUT THE COMMUNITIES THAT SHAPED THEM.
AS ANOTHER CAMPAIGN APPROACHES, WE SPOTLIGHT THE NAMES AND PROGRAMS SETTING THE STANDARD IN H-TOWN HOOPS.
HERE ARE THE CAN'T MISS KIDS IN H-TOWN.
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ALL-VYPE
FIRST TEAM
Ma’Ryiah Alfred, The Kinkaid School
A’Zyua Blair, Houston Christian
Draden Moss, Memorial / / Princeton-commit
Ogechi Okeke, Hightower
Kennedy Simpson, Summer Creek / / Tulane -commit
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SECOND TEAM
Kendall Ford, Dawson / / Tarleton State-commit
Aubrey Hampton, Cypress Creek // Georgia State-commit
A’Niyah Harmon, Klein Collins
Tess Stephenson, Stratford
Alayna Yates, Legacy SSS / / Tarleton State-commit
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THIRD TEAM
Sydney Marshall, The Kinkaid School
Addison Martin, Summer Creek
Dazlyn McClenon, Cypress Falls
Eryn Roberts, Hightower
Averie Steele, Cypress Ranch
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HONORABLE MENTION
Makennah Alexis, Cypress Lakes
Madison Carlton, Seven Lakes
Kimora Carroll, Hitchcock
Tatiyana Cole, Nimitz
Jordan Daigle, Grand Oaks / / Prairie View A&M-commit
Jakayla Glover, La Porte
Lauren Hull, The Kinkaid School
Anaiah Jackson, Legacy SSS
Makenzie Jackson, Cypress Springs
Jayci Lackey, Barbers Hill
Da’Niyah Lewis, Shadow Creek
Jahnae Nickerson, Porter
Kyndall Roberts, C.E. King
Brooklynn Roberson, Barbers Hill
Sydney Thomas, Hightower
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THE RANKINGS: No. 3 Stratford's 'Spartan Nation' is back to finish the job
IN 2024, STRATFORD FINISHED AS ONE OF THE LAST TWO TEAMS STANDING IN TEXAS IN CLASS 6A-DIVISION II.
The Spartans made a run to the title game, marking the program’s first championship appearance since 2002, before ultimately falling short to the No. 1 nationally-ranked Byron Nelson Bobcats -- finishing the year 42-3 overall.
Jenny Adcock (10 seasons, 217-145) brings back four starters, including Grand Canyon University-commit Audrey Cook. The setter was the District 17-6A Co-MVP after registering 1,326 assists, 375 digs, 66 aces and 54 blocks. Cook has 2,556 career assists entering 2025.
Senior OH Gwen Koss (Providence College) was the other half of the District 17-6A Co-MVP ballot, and finished with 493 kills, 451 digs, 78 aces and 38 blocks in 2024 -- bringing her career kill-total to 2,092.
Other pivotal returners include District 17-6A Newcomer of the Year Tess Stephenson (211 kills, 95 blocks), Milena Miladinovic (129 blocks (17-6A All-District 2nd Team), Caroline White and Lauren Dunwoody.
Keys to success include ball control, out of system offense, establishing a new libero and middle blocker effectiveness, according to Adcock.































