High School Playoffs Heating Up!

While everyone is concentrated with the high school ball playoff games, somewhere in Katy Texas, Houston Heat is burning up and toasting every opponent by over 20 points in every game at the Coast 2 Coast junior high league. Coached by Howard Turner the Houston Heat/DFW Elite-Washington organization is under the direction of George Washington who coaches girl’s basketball at Westbury Christian. These groups of 2014 & 2015 girls combine are the girls that will be taking the high school floors all over Houston next year. Where ever any of these girls end up in high school will sure be a great addition for any teams. It is very exciting to watch so many young talents under one roof competing day in day out and getting better every weekend. The summer ball is just around the corner and will get rolling after the high school playoffs and by then the young ones will be competing with the seasoned high school players coming off the school ball competition. What a great summer to look forward to.

Tonight The Eagles Flew Over College Park

Cypress Falls Eagles Flying High Over College Park 59-46. Leading Cy Falls Eagles with 14 points junior guard Macy Moore followed by two other guards sophomore Shernise Robertson and junior Lakendra Scott with 10 points each. Eagles led all four quarters and never look back. High scorer for College Park are Shafer and Munoz both with 11 points each. Cy Falls will now face Georgetown for the Regional Quarterfinals on February 23rd.

46-44 Elkins Knights Stun Channelview’s Lady Falcons

Donielle Breaux #33 lead the Knights with 20 points past Channelview’s Taryn Gregory and Amber Bettis whom both scored 18 points a piece for the Lady Falcons. Elkins started with an early lead of 14-2 in the first quarter then Falcons slowly creeps and caught up to tie the game past mid fourth quarter then Knights Jazmin Howard hit a crucial 3 point shot to put Elkins back on top by two. Channelview got a chance to tie the game with 8 seconds left on the clock but missed both free throws which caused them a chance to advance to the next round. Amber Polk added 10 points for Elkins. The Knights will be facing Clear Lake in the Regional Quarterfinals who knocked Dobie out for contention in an earlier game at Pearland Dawson. Around the city, Bellaire survived Cinco, Cy Falls past College Park, Westside over Katy Taylor and Hightower dominated Beaumont West Brook.

Yates Lions 50 Straight WINS!

The Lions ended their regular season 26-0 with and average of 118 points per game but continues to make Houston PROUD. The Yates high school basketball team took home its first state championship in boys’ basketball after winning the Texas UIL competition for Class 4A in 2009. The students athletes played under the direction and guidance of Coach Greg Wise. “It is great to see the Jack Yates Lions roar being heard across the country again,” said District IV Trustee Paula Harris. There is always the FIRST and the YATES LIONS IT IS! Let' savor the moments and enjoy their victories. Let it be known that HOUSTON TEXAS is the home of past, current and future GREAT BALLERS boys and girls alike.

Friendswood Senior Point Guard Lead Lady Mustangs

(February 16th) Friendswood 58 over Bay City 47, Annalisa Hall the crafty point guard scored 28 points to make it happen for the lady mustangs with the help of freshman Jillian Bergeson adding 11 and Junior post Kellsey Kaufhold for another 10 points. They will face Worthing high school at Manvel on the 19th 6pm game time. Worthing is led by Jenzel Nash and Shriley McGowen averaging 28 and 15 points respectively.

Bi-District Playoffs-Alief Elsik 91 Mayde Creek 44

Elsik’s sophomore Crystal Porter is not a household name yet, but continue to be a great contributor for Elsik Rams this year. Rams past Mayde Creek with five girls in double figures. Telissa Spencer with 22 followed by Akunna Elonu with 20, Lindsey Cypher 14, Jasmine Ocanas 13 and C. Porter with 12. Other games Cinco over Stratford, MacArthur over Madison, Elkins beat Clear Creek, Dulles lost to Clear Lake, Seven Lakes over Memorial, Lamar lost Atascocita, Katy Taylor over Alief Taylor, Deer Park on top of West Brook and the Westside Wolves beat Eisenhower. In Region II College Park still in contention, Cy Woods lost to Georgetown Monday, Cy Fair and Chiney breezes over Stony Point, Cy Creek over Cedar Park and Cy Falls winning a close game over Round Rock. It will be an interesting Friday going deeper into the playoffs.

Pasadena Dobie 49, Port Arthur Memorial 41 – Final

Shanequa Gaston led the Longhorns passed Port Arthur Memorial last night at San Jacinto College north. She led the game in scoring by 13 points followed by Jazmine Guerrero and Tavaceia Davis with 12 points each to seal the win 49-41. A lot of games were played around Houston last night with Dekaney ending Woodlands hope to move forward with Durley showing up in a big way. Bellaire over Humble with Burns leading the Cardinals with 28 points followed by Alix with 15 points. Jolivette added 14 and Winslow with 12. Channel View over La Porte. No surprise there with Taryn Gregory leading the Falcons to victory.

They Believed & TRUSTED... 2009-2010 HJPC Champions!

The No. 1 seed Village School Lady Vikings junior high made it to their Promised Land. The same group of girls that took the 2009 Fall Volleyball HJPC Championship was back to claim the 2009-2010 HJPC Basketball Championship. Coach Margo Graham with coach Athena Varcados on the side preaches TRUST and makes the girls understand its true meaning on the floor. Getting by the No. 8 seed Second Baptist in the first round of the playoffs was the total opposite against the No. 4 seed and physical St. Michael’s team. The Lady Vikings are bruised black and blue, but sustained every hits and hurts to win it by 10 points. They squared off with the No. 2 seed Kinkaid School tonight and winning the game by 11 points 35-24 at St. Johns gymnasium. The Lady Vikings with perfect overall record 22-0 and 13-0 conference making history for The Village School.

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Hemmitt Helps The Lady Eagles JV Survive The Friendswood Mustangs

Blayke Hemmitt (2012) scrambled and goes down the floor to fight for a loose ball against Kessler Hurd (2013) Friday night at home when the Friendswood Lady Mustangs visited Pearland Dawson High School. Hemmitt played solid in the last 3 minutes of the ball game hitting a long 3 at the corner to help the eagles regain the lead. She stepped up her defense grabbing a couple of rebounds and a great put back for another two points with less than a minute to seal the win. Hemmitt’s future is bright and looking for her to mature and fully develop her overall game this summer with the Houston Angels.

Friendswood Lady Mustangs Varsity

Freshman Jill Bergeson (2013) of Friendswood High School starts for the Lady Mustangs. She’s long and stands about 6 feet can rebound bring the ball up and down the court, a great shooter and very aggressive young player on the floor. Bergeson is a superb wing who's also a great volleyball player that will bring another three years of great of basketball for Coach Kirby Killlingsworth. She averges about 10 points per game. The Lady Mustangs are well coached and work their offenses skillfully, but they can also run and gun with the direction of their witty senior point guard Annalisa Hall that will be featured soon with their junior post Kellsey Kaufhold two of the leading scorer for the Lady Mustangs both averaging 15 points per game. The stangs are 21-3 and 8-2 district.

Big Bri Got Bigger On The Floor

Briana Morgan Williams (2013) is making noise for St. Johns Mavericks. I have known her from when she was 9 years old and I knew from then that she will make her name in basketball. Wearing the Houston Jaguars Elite uniform at her young age and learning how to dribble and shoot was fond to remember. She was once coached by Moses Ellis of Team NCI that became Houston Angels under the direction of Coach Anthony Hemmitt were it became more of a passion to be a true winner. Williams stands about 5’11” with a great basketball framed body is a threat in the middle. A great rebounder and defensive player that any coach would want for their team. One thing that separates her from others is her basketball IQ. She can pass and dribbles like a guard. Quick and stable feet with soft hands to the basket. “Briana is a physical player who is adjusting to the speed of the varsity level,” Coach Pat Krieger said. The Mavericks will be playing at home against their rival Kinkaid School on the 29th of January game time 5:30pm.

They Came-They Played-They Conquered!

8th grade team grooming for high school basketball under Coach Margo Graham’s direction. The Village School Lady Vikings made a U-Turn from last year seasons record. They won every home and away games winning the last one against Second Baptist Thursday January 28th by 11 points. Winning this game in front of their home crowd ended their regular season with a 19-0 overall and 10-0 conference and made the Lady Vikings seeded number ONE in the Houston Junior Preparatory Conference tournament coming first week of February. They play home Monday, February 1st the opponent soon to be announced. They are 3 games away for claiming the HJP Conference Basketball Tournamnet Championship. The same Lady Vikings that claimed the 2009 Fall HJPC Volleyball crown. The Village School is stepping up their sports program in line with their known academic excellence.

Tay Schippers hit the last 4 pts. to beat Westbury Christian

“We just wanted it so bad and we were the team that fought the hardest,” Schippers said after the game. Lady Crusaders finally got over the hump after a decade. Concordia Lutheran inked a historic comeback victory at home in front of their home crowd. They will meet the Lady Wildcats again in the district tournament which will begin Tuesday. Westbury's Amber Orrange tabs double double with 13 points and 16 rebounds.

The Village School Down St. Pius X 63-38

Vikings outplayed St. Pius X at home last night by winning with a great margin. Trey Williams led the team with 17 points; Chris Matthews added 16 points while Shaq led on rebounds and added 10 points. It was a great game for Coach Don Harvey’s young team leading in all four quarters of the game. Box scores shows 1st Qtr. 12-9, 2nd Qtr. 12-8, 3rd Qtr. 17-7 and 4th Qtr. 22-14 with the Village outscoring St. Pius and going on to win by 25 points margin. This set the pace as the season winds down and all the hard work are paying off. Left on the Village Vikings January schedules are home game against Beaumont Kelly January 26th 7pm and away at KIPP Academy January 28th 7pm. February starts with an away game vs. Christian Life on the 2nd 7pm followed by two home games with CHSA on the 9th 7pm and HCYA on the 12th 7pm. The 2009-2010 season ends with a tournament at Texas Christian University which will be their 2nd year in attendance.

Hoops There It Is!

Houston Hoops 2010 MLK Dream Classic-The Hoops presented another Class of 2014’s preview in their MLK Dream Classic tournament this past weekend at Plummer Middle School located on the north side of Houston. CAS Panthers from New York came down to play and brought home the championship. Other teams are San Antonio’s Finest now known as (Cy Fair Nike Elite-Caldwell), TKO Lady Dawgs Select from La Porte, Cy Fair Nike Elite-Coleman and their own Houston Hoops 2014. To view upcoming Houston Hoops tournaments please visit http://www.houstonhoops.com/

Shaq Rattles The Rim At Home

Shaquille Cleare of The Village High School finally decided to rattle the rim in front of the home crowd Wednesday night. I asked him more than twice why he never dunks and he just smiled and say I don't need to, but Wednesday night I saw a different Shaquille. He became very aggressive and showed everyone how he can really dominate in the middle if needed. He's a very humble young man with a lot of potential. Coach Harvey is taking his time and continuosly working to bring out the best of his very young team and with the way everything is turning out this year, I believe the Vikings will be ready to compete with any team next year. The maturity of each players are now visible. Having everyone healthy is a big plus compared to their last year season when most of the games the Vikings will only have 5-6 players playing due to injuries. The future is looking bright for The Village School and the Vikings.

They’ve known her as “LIL JAZ”

Jazmin Guerrero was known to her basketball buddies as “LIL JAZ”, but she was always a BIG contributor in any teams she’s on. From the Houston Jaguars Elite, Team NCI Elite and Coast 2 Coast just to name a few AAU teams that benefited from her talent and skills. Today any team and coaches would want to have her as part of their team. Another very skilled guard of Houston’s year 2012 and currently plays for Pasadena Dobie High School under the direction of Coach Shane Brown. Dobie have had a list of alumni that are now playing at the next level and one that always come to my mind was Karima Christmas who was signed by Duke University.

“Lil Jaz” now the top scorer for Dobie averaging over 14 points per game. A great jump shooter and can see the floor very well. She’s fun to watch and a very approachable young lady. I remember her vividly when her uncle Charles brought her to attend a basketball camp in Tennessee and taking pictures with Coach Pat Summitt and Candace Parker a few years back. Great job “Lil Jaz” keep it up!