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And thud...
The 2019-20 basketball season ended in an off-the-backboard brick as the COVID-19 virus put an end to the state tournament.
Houston had four teams advance to state and VYPE will grant all four teams a share of the Team of the Year Award. Each had a great story line.
Dickinson hadn't been to state in 65 years and was hitting on all cylinders entering Final Four weekend. 65 years!!!!
Hightower was led by super-soph Bryce Griggs and company, looking to make school history if they could have reached the state finals. Three Hurricane teams made the Final Four before this year's group but hasn't won a game at state in school history.
Yates was poised for their fifth state title in 11 years under the direction of coach Greg Wise. They set the consecutive record for scoring 100-points in a game, breaking their own record a decade ago.
That leaves Stafford. Coach David Montano had the Spartans two games away from their first title since 1992. Stafford was off the grid in the preseason, sneaking up on everyone en route to state.
Here are the All-VYPE teams and superlatives.
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TEAMS OF THE YEAR
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COACH OF THE YEAR
Jason Wilson, Dickinson
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tramon Mark, Dickinson
FIRST-TEAM ALL-VYPE
LJ Cryer, Morton Ranch
Bryce Griggs, Hightower
Justin Hill, FB Travis
Rubin Jones, Yates
Marcus Williams, Dickinson
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SECOND-TEAM ALL-VYPE
PJ Haggerty, Crosby
Jordan Ivy-Curry, LaMarque
Daylan Presley, Stafford
Pierce Spencer, Lake Creek
Ramon Walker, Shadow Creek
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THIRD-TEAM ALL-VYPE
Daylan Hamilton, Klein Forest
Javon Jackson, Summer Creek
Antwon Norman, Yates
Ethan Taylor, Memorial
Demari Williams, Fulshear
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HONORABLE MENTION ALL-VYPE
Khaliq Abdul-Mateen, Cy Lakes
Jake Arnold, Katy Taylor
Davion Coleman, Jersey Village
Josh Cooper, North Shore
RJ Crawford, Langham Creek
Dylan Dawson, Atascocita
Nik Ellis, Cy-Fair
Reuben Fatheree II, Foster
Chris Harris, Hightower
Michael Imariagbe, Elsik
Chuks Isitua, Yates
Kaboris Johnson, North Forest
Nate Martin, Cy Creek
Danny McAdory, Bush
Peter McKey, Hastings
Tim Moore, Jr., Madison
Lonzo Rand, Westfield
JaJa Sanni, Clear Lake
Westley Sellers, Morton Ranch
Kaleb Stewart, Atascocita
Rommell Williams, Mayde Creek
Will Young, Shadow Creek
Big Tuesday Recap (w/photo gallery, highlights): Area teams punch tickets to Regional Tourneys with big wins, highlight dunks
Lines down sidewalks, packed gyms to standing room only capacity, celebrity appearances and high-level college coaches in attendance.
That was the scene for another night of high school boys basketball playoffs in Houston on Tuesday. VYPE had wall-to-wall coverage across the city. Here's the VYPE roundup.
Dickinson powers past Atascocita
Dickinson has been on a historic run this postseason after finally breaking through the Area Round.
The Gators, led by University of Houston-signee Tramon Mark, Deuce Guidry and Marcus Williams used a 15-0 run out of the half to expand a once three-point halftime lead over Atascocita to take a 54-42 lead at the end of the third quarter.
VYYPE 🏀 Highlights 🎥: @gators_bb continues historic playoff win with a 75-49 win over Atascocita on Tuesday night.
Check out the big plays!! #txhshoops @KPRC2RandyMc @KPRC2AdamW @DickinsonISD @overtime @RealBuckets11 @UHCougarMBK @CoachSampsonUH @Deuceguidry @bucketMarcus pic.twitter.com/YUZrm1Xs4n
— VYPE Houston (@vypehouston) March 4, 2020
Dickinson carried the momentum for an eventual 75-49 victory. Mark finished with 27 points and Williams had 21. Atascocita's Dylan Dawson had 25 points in his final high school game.
"Unbelievable, it's no surprise to me because this is a senior-heavy group led by those three guys - Tramon Mark, Marcus Williams and Deuce Guidry," Dickinson coach Jason Wilson said. "It's no surprise to us being where we are. The job is not finished by all means but we just want to make sure that we continue to maximize this year."
Dickinson will face Morton Ranch in the Region III-6A Semifinals on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Berry Center.
Photos below by Bradley Collier/VYPE Media & Justin Hartojo
Fort Bend Hightower rolls past Crosby
Bryce Griggs had a point to make.
Leading up to Tuesday's game there was a lot of chatter about the battle between him and fellow sophomore at Crosby PJ Haggerty.
Griggs came out wanting to make a statement. He did. Time and time again, Griggs made his way to the basket and ended up scoring 20 of the opening 28 points for Fort Bend Hightower.
VYPE 🏀 Highlights 🎥: @HHS_Boys_Bball scored early and often as they took care of Crosby on Tuesday night to advance to Regional Semifinals. @overtime @Jarobertson13 @EazyBucketKris @JHarden13 @KPRC2RandyMc @KPRC2AdamW @hoopinsider @griggs_32 @HHS_Canes @FBISDAthletics pic.twitter.com/zncdKW3lkh
— VYPE Houston (@vypehouston) March 4, 2020
At one point, Hightower led 19-2 and expanded the lead to 47-27 at the half. Crosby did cut the lead down to 11 at one point but that was as close as they would get. Hightower went on to win 86-71 to advance to its second-straight Regional Tournament. -
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"It feels good, that was one of our goals was to get back there but not just get there but to be the Regional Champions," FB Hightower coach Stephen Woods said. "I keep telling my team it's one game at a time. That's how we're preparing. I have eight seniors on the team and after every practice I tell them this could be your last practice. Before the game we have a pregame meal and I tell them let's hope this is not the last supper.
"If they keep that energy and stick to the gameplan we'll be fine."
VYPE Postgame Interview: Caught up with @HHS_Boys_Bball standout Bryce Griggs (@griggs_32) following the big win for the Hurricanes on Tuesday | @HHS_Canes in second straight Regional Semi | @FBISDAthletics @FortBendISD @HightowerFball @EazyBucketKris @Jarobertson13 @KPRC2AdamW pic.twitter.com/TujEZPxiwa
— VYPE Houston (@vypehouston) March 4, 2020
Fort Bend Hightower moves on to face Lake Creek, which is on a historic run of its own, reaching the Regional Tournament for the first time in program history with a win over Hutto. FB Hightower and Lake Creek play on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the M.O. Campbell Center.
In Region II-6A action, it was big game between Westfield and Klein at Tomball High School on Tuesday.
Klein raced out to an early 31-15 lead and looked to be in control at the half leading 40-27. But slowly but surely, Westfield climbed its way back in, eventually taking a 49-48 lead at the end of the third quarter. The Mustangs outscored the Bearkats 22-8 in an epic third quarter.
Westfield maintained the momentum to eventually pull off the 73-66 victory.
Westfield advances over Klein and Punches 🎫 to Dallas 🏀 @WestfieldHoops @SpringISD @WHSMustangHoops @fb_westfield @KleinKatsBBall @RcsSports pic.twitter.com/uuvElpKzQ0
— VYPE Houston (@vypehouston) March 4, 2020
Here are more scores from Tuesday night's action.
- Summer Creek defeated Beaumont United 65-63
- Bellaire defeated Tompkins 51-38
- Lake Creek defeated Hutto 64-51
- Morton Ranch defeated FB Travis 98-94 (OT)
- Shadow Creek defeated Madiso 75-61
- Dickinson vs Morton Ranch (Berry Center - 6 p.m.)
- Bellaire vs Summer Creek (Berry Center - 8 p.m.)
- Shadow Creek vs Manor (M.O. Campbell Center - 6 p.m.)
- Hightower vs Lake Creek (M.O. Campbell Center - 7:30 p.m.)
- Yates vs China Spring (Johnson Coliseum - Sam Houston State - 6:15 p.m.)
- Waxahachie vs Silsbee (Johnson Coliseum - Sam Houston State - 8 p.m.)