1) Kaitlyn Banas has committed to Arkansas Vype
As part of our yearly wrap up, VYPE decided to break down who amongst the city of Houston are the best high school athletes. We chose 50 boys and 50 girls, each of whom have excelled on and off their fields of play this season.
Let's get to it.
First up, the 50 Best Girls Athletes
THE LIST
1) Kaitlyn Banas, Cypress Ranch, Volleyball, Wrestling, Pole Vault (Arkansas)
2) Charli Collier, Barbers Hill, Basketball (Texas)
3) Makinzy Herzog, Ridge Point, Softball (Florida State)
4) Lucie Nordmann, The Woodlands, Swimming (Stanford)
5) Grace Yochum, Memorial, Soccer (Oklahoma State)
6) Kynnedy Flannel, Alvin, Track (Texas)
7) Ally Batenhorst, Seven Lakes, Volleyball
8) Hailee Cooper, Montgomery, Golf (Texas)
9) Allie Byrd, Kingwood Park, Basketball, Soccer
10) Briana Garcia, Clear Falls, Volleyball, Track (University of Central Florida)
11) Cate Reese, Cy Woods, Volleyball, Basketball (Arizona)
12) Sophie Walls, The Woodlands, Volleyball (Miami)
13) Kayla De Leon, Cinco Ranch, Wrestling
14) Halle Whitney, Magnolia, Golf
15) Jasmine Smith, Kinkaid, Basketball (Rice)
16) Ally Henson, Yates, Track
17) Carly Graham, Oak Ridge, Volleyball
18) Isa Zelaya, Concordia Lutheran, Volleyball
19) Nastassja Campbell, New Caney, Pole Vault (Stephen F. Austin)
20) Jenika Lombrana, Atascocita, Softball (Texas A&M International University)
21) Claire Bryant, Memorial, Track
22) Kynnedi Johnson, Pearland Dawson, Volleyball
23) Halena Rahmaan, Montgomery, Cross Country, Track
24) Ali Russell, Cinco Ranch, Soccer (Texas A&M)
25) Queen Egbo, Fort Bend Travis, Basketball (Baylor)
26) Christine Wang, St. John’s, Golf
27) Melissa LaMette, Cy Ranch, Tennis
28) Madison Lindsey, Kingwood, Softball (Baylor)
29) Jazzy Richards, The Woodlands, Soccer
30) Kelly Rodriguez, Porter, Soccer
31) Kyndall Hunter, Cy Creek, Basketball
32) Kayla Garcia, Katy, Softball (Texas A&M)
33) Colleen Feagins, Kingwood, Soccer
34) Augustina Ijoma, Cypress Falls, Wrestling
35) Riley Cargile, Fort Bend Christian Softball
36) Catherine Krieger, Foster, Volleyball
37) Peyton Cutshall, Atascocita, Soccer (Vanderbilt)
38) Izzy Nelson, Kinkaid, Soccer
39) Kacie Pryor, Foster, Softball
40) Wonder Oguejiofor, Cypress Springs, Track
41) Kattiana Ealy-Pulido, Klein Collins, Track
42) Koi Johnson, Dickinson, Track
43) Gabi Holloway, Seven Lakes, Wrestling
44) Sarah Venker, Episcopal, Softball
45) Anne Chen, Clements, Golf
46) Mia Wehby, Kingwood Park, Soccer
47) Nya Harmon, The Woodlands, Discus
48) Courtney Heckt, Tomball, Soccer
49) Kennedy Prince, George Ranch, Volleyball
50) Skylar Parker, Tompkins, Soccer
This article appears in the June Issue of VYPE Magazine. Pick up your copy at any one of our locations starting next week!
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Jalen Green made two free throws with 3.5 seconds left and the Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 91-90 on Wednesday night to advance to the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas.
Houston snapped a 15-game skid against the Warriors, winning for the first time in the series since Feb. 20, 2020. The Rockets will face Oklahoma City, which beat Dallas in the other West quarterfinal game on Tuesday night, in the semifinals on Saturday.
Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 26 points and 11 rebounds and Jabari Smith Jr. added 15 points.
Houston led by 14 before falling behind late to set up the thrilling finish.
Houston trailed by six with about 1 1/2 minutes left before Fred VanVleet made a 3-pointer and Sengun added a layup with 27 seconds to go to cut the lead to one.
Stephen Curry missed a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and Gary Payton II grabbed the rebound, but Green intercepted his pass and was fouled by Jonathan Kuminga to set up the winning free throws.
The Warriors had a chance to win it at the buzzer but Smith blocked Brandin Podziemski’s 3-point attempt.
Takeaways
Warriors: Golden State beat the Rockets twice this season without Curry before losing Wednesday in a game where he had 19 points.
Rockets: This young team showed poise in finishing this one after squandering a double-digit lead.
Key moment
Green’s hustle on getting the ball late to draw the foul to set up the winning free throws.
Key stat
Houston won despite making just 6 of 27 3-pointers.
Up next
While Houston heads to Las Vegas this weekend, the Warriors will return to regular-season play Sunday at Dallas.