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STRIKING OIL: No. 11 Pearland has plenty of untapped potential
NO. 11 -- PEARLAND OILERS
Head Coach: Jamie Gill
2023: 34-11/Area Finalists
AS THE OILERS TURN THE PAGE TO 2024, THE PROSPECTS OF A STANDOUT SEASON LOOK GOOD.
With 12 returners and eight seniors back on the Rig, fourth-year coach Jamie Gill has quite a bit to be excited about. She also enters this season with 398 career coaching victories.
Key returners include: Avery Koonsen (SFA-commit), Kimanni Rugley (North Dakota-commit), Cora Wolford and Adrian Rodriquez (Colorado School of Mines), among others.
"This is my fourth year at Pearland, so these are all my girls," Gill said. "I've created a competitive culture here, whether it's a rock-paper-scissors tournament before practice, or any other game. I want them to be competitive in everything they do and never be satisfied.
"We are Pearland Volleyball. Just making the playoffs is not the goal."
Gill's crew is "Locked In" this season as she pushed her agenda of being able to "compete under pressure".
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RECRUIT SCOOP: Pearland LB Credit’s Recruitment Heating Up; A&M Standing Out After Offer
As Summer is now in full effect, many 2026 prospects are seeing their recruiting heat up, as they hit college camps and prepare for their junior seasons.
For Pearland linebacker Joseph Credit, this off-season has been huge as he has picked up offers from Maryland, Old Dominion, Oregon State, Ole Miss, SMU, Kansas, and most recently Texas A&M.
VYPE caught up with Credit to talk about the surge in his recruitment, his upcoming Junior year and more!
Every recruit remembers their first offer and that was especially the case for Credit picking up his first.
“I feel like it came out of nowhere,” Credit said. “It was really special to me, the first one is always the best one in my opinion just because of the shock and emotions that come with it.”
Since then, Credit now holds 7 offers, with Texas A&M being the latest, after camping there this past weekend. Even though it was just for a camp, the Aggies have already made a huge impact in his recruitment.
“Getting offered by Coach Bateman and the Texas A&M staff was a blessing. Putting in work at their top notch facility and getting offered by a place like that, where they are super close to home puts them at a high place on my school list for sure.”
The rising Junior will be hitting camps at Ohio State, Houston and potentially Baylor in the coming weeks. Credit also mentioned he has been hearing from Texas Tech, Alabama and others as of late.
As far as the upcoming season goes, Credit is ready to be the leader on the Oilers defense this Fall, after playing through injury last year.
“Being injured last year just taught me how to push through adversity,” Credit said. “I just want to get double the stats I got last year, 100+ tackles, a bunch of sacks. I really just want to play fast and make plays for my teammates to win.”
One of the fast risers in the 2026 class, expect Credit’s offer list to grow as the rest of the Summer unfolds, and expect for him to make a comeback during his junior campaign.