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Demari Williams the latest to leave Houston
By Bradley Collier
H'Town's mass basketball exodus due to scheduling uncertainty?
Aug 03, 2020
Football… football… football.
It's all about how COVID 19 has affected Houston high school football, right?
Well, sort of but basketball is also being affected and we might be seeing it in the form of transfers.
Fulshear star Demari Williams transferred to Tompkins a few weeks ago. The 6-foot-6 guard has offers from the likes of Arizona State, Baylor, UL-L, TCU, SFA and Buffalo just to name a few. He recently transferred again to Dream City Christian School in Arizona.
<p>"I actually had been up there for a few days and I toured the school and met the coaches," Williams said. "I think it was just a perfect fit because the school plays a national schedule as well as gets great exposure."</p><p>Williams will be joining Heights combo-guard Tyler Simon at Dream City Christian School. Simon has offers from Cal, Stanford, UL-L, Harvard, Tulsa, UC-Santa Barbara and Wichita State.</p><p>"For me, it was about the fit," Simon said. "The level of play and the success of the coaches was important to me."</p><p><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9787720712654893" data-ad-slot="8738871937" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Tyler Simon formerly of the Heights</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">By Bradley Collier</small></p><p>Cy Creek's Chas Kelley is also on the move. The 6-foot-5, point guard is off to The Phelps School in Philadelphia. The senior has an offer from Louisiana Tech.<br></p><p>"I'm going to miss my coach and my friends, but this is a great opportunity," Kelley said. "It's a great academic and basketball atmosphere. I think it will help prepare me for being a student athlete at a DI program."</p><p>So, what really gives?</p><p>"I believe with the level of uncertainty around the public school high school season along with the announcement from the UIL stating that teams will not be able to compete in Showcases or big-time tournaments that we will see more public to private/prep transfers," VYPE basketball analyst Ray Meach said. "Strategic moves will be a vital part in the Class of 2021's recruitment."</p>
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WELCOME TO D-UP!: Dusek chats with VYPE COO about sports media journey
By Bradley Collier
Malatesta: Take Nothing for Granted
Aug 03, 2020
So, it's been a while since we've spoken directly VYPE Friends and Family.
Like, five months dating back to our baseball and softball preview. We saw how that went, right?
As we embark on the 2020-21 school year, we don't know what's going to happen. Nothing is really certain, but let's mask up, wash our hands and play ball.
Welcome to our annual VYPE Volleyball Issue as we preview the Who's Who this season, fingers crossed. Please let there be a season.
<p><strong><a href="https://www.shopvype.com/collections/frontpage/products/august-2020-vype-houston-magazine-vype-volleyball-preview-volume-13-number-1" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE MAGAZINE </a></strong><br></p><p>Personally, I want to see Ally Batenhorst of Seven Lakes have another decorated year and ride into the sunset as one of the greatest and most decorated Houston-area volleyballers in the VYPE era. </p><p>I want to see The Woodlands' Clara Brower break the all-time assist mark for the Highlanders before heading to the University of Georgia. That's an amazing list of setters. </p><p>I want to see if Fulshear can become only the third team since 2000 to win back-to-back state titles while moving up a classification. </p><p><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9787720712654893" data-ad-slot="8738871937" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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</script></p><p><strong><a href="https://vypemedia.zenfolio.com/p905363540" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE PHOTOS</a></strong><br></p><p>Honestly, I just want to see some volleyball. </p><p>It will be different. No hi-fives, no celebratory hugs, no postgame handshakes. But we can live without that. </p><p>What has the COVID 19 situation taught me the most? Don't take things for granted. </p><p>That goes for players, coaches, parents and me. </p><p>Don't take practice for granted. Don't take carpooling to private lessons for granted. Washing uniforms, taking the court, shagging balls, running gassers, lifting weights, calling lines. </p><p>Take nothing for granted because we can see how quickly the end can come. Wins and losses are important, but what we've been through, isn't just playing the game enough right now? </p><p>Play every point like it's your last and let's have a successful and healthy season. And finally, let's thank our administrators, UIL, TAPPS and SPC for putting in the work to let the games commence. </p><p><strong><em>Matt Malatesta, VYPE Media Chief Content Officer</em></strong></p><p><strong><em><a href="http://www.ourdigitalmags.com/publication/?i=668597" target="_blank">CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE DIGITAL VERSION OF THE 2020 VYPE HOUSTON VOLLEYBALL PREVIEW MAGAZINE</a></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><br></em></strong></p>
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