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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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GRIZZLIES COUNTRY: Grand Oaks Will Rely On Strong Pitching Staff In 2025
The Grizzlies make their way back to the diamond on the heels of taking bronze within District 13-6A and producing an impressive 25-win season. Unfortunately, they were tasked with taking on the eventual State Champs Tomball in the second round of the playoffs, which led to their season ending sooner than anticipated.
Regardless, coach Lou Ferrell has fostered a winning culture within the Grand Oaks program since the school was established in 2018. Excluding the COVID year, there has yet to be a single period where they haven’t reached the postseason, and that’s unlikely to change this spring. Senior LHP Mason Kinchen (Texas Tech-commit) is the essential returner for the Grizzlies.
As the ace of pitching staff, Kinchen went 8-1 a year ago, while maintaining a pristine 1.01 ERA with 55 strikeouts, resulting in first-team, all-district honors. Meanwhile, juniors Sebastian Segura (second-team) and Braeden Sanches will be key contributors in the infield as well as in the batting order.
Furthermore, Callum Wilson (Jr. OF) and Collin Martin (Jr. C/1B) provide additional veteran leadership on a relatively young unit that will vie for a district title in the near future.