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THE LIST: Clements, Atascocita, Hitchcock lead VYPE Hoop rankings
The 2024 basketball playoffs are on the horizon and Greater Houston has some quality teams with their eyes on district titles and beyond.
Fort Bend Clements and Atascocita look to be on a collision course in Class 6A Region III. Both have tremendous guard play and play elite defense.
Guard Michael Collins is leading Shadow Creek to a historic start along with Kaden Tate. Cypress Falls has tremendous length and a coach with a State Title in Richard Flores, while Seven Lakes has one of the best scores in the state in AJ Bates. How about College Park moving up the rankings? The Cavs are led by the trio of Aiden Buckman, Ian Inman and Martez James.
In the lower levels, Hitchcock is the No. 1 team in Class 3A in the state with Lloyd Jones, Damien McDaniel and Kelshaun Johnson bringing a football mentality. Elijah Shearwood his high-flying athlete.
FB Marshall is our top Class 5A team above Barbers Hill, while Booker T. Washington leads the Class 4A ranks.
On the private school landscape, it’s a battle between Houston Christian, St. John’s and Episcopal for city supremacy.
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VYPE’s PUBLIC SCHOOL TOP 20
No. 1 FB Clements
No. 2 Hitchcock
No. 3 Atascocita
No. 4 Shadow Creek
No. 5 Fort Bend Marshall
No. 6 Seven Lakes
No. 7 Cypress Falls
No. 8 College Park
No. 9 FB Travis
No. 10 Booker T. Washington
No. 11 Barbers Hill
No. 12 Stafford
No. 13 South Houston
No. 14 Bellaire
No. 15 Jordan
No. 16 Dawson
No. 17 Cypress Springs
No. 18 Lake Creek
No. 19 CE King
No. 20 Clear Springs
Others to Watch: Elkins, Cypress Ranch, Iowa Colony, Huffman
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VYPE’s PRIVATE SCHOOL TOP 10
No. 1 Houston Christian
No. 2 St. John’s
No. 3 Episcopal
No. 4 St. Francis Episcopal
No. 5 Second Baptist
Other to Watch: St. Thomas Episcopal, The Woodlands Christian Academy, John Cooper School
THIS IS SPARTA: No. 7 Stafford poised for another deep playoff run
The Stafford Spartans cruised through their district and advanced all the way to the Regional Finals under the direction of David Montano.
Montano has built this team into a Class 4A power program and this year will be no different.
Back in the huddle is Braden East, a powerful post committed to Lamar University. Mike Ross will run the offense from the point guard position while Maxwell Frels can extend the defense as a shooter.
The Spartans were on a 16-game winning streak before falling to Boerne in the Final Eight.