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Here they are ... the best of the best.
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Here they are ... the best of the best.
VYPE Media Chief Content Officer Matt Malatesta and Managing Editor Joshua Koch have put together the list of the best players in the Greater Houston area. Check out and see who made the 2019 Preseason All-VYPE Public School Volleyball Team.
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Jackie Arrington, Pearland
Ally Batenhorst, Seven Lakes (Nebraska)
Lauryn Bourne, Cy-Fair
Ielan Bradley, Cy Springs
Rachel Brown, Clear Falls
Kate Bueche, Friendswood
Brea Burrell, Kingwood (Northwestern State)
Lauren Collier, Alief Elsik
Danyle Courtley, Cinco Ranch (Rice)
Madison Deslatte, Dawson
Ellie Echter, Fulshear (LSU)
Tatiana Evans, Kempner
Kiyah Felder, Aldine Davis
Teresa Garza, Santa Fe (Wyoming)
Paris Herman, Tompkins
Hannah Hoover, Katy (Naval Academy)
Aryn Johnson, Manvel
Mia Johnson, Clear Falls (University of Hawaii)
Katie Kessler, Bridgeland
Ashlyn Laymond, Aldine Davis
Ysabella Lockwood, Clear Brook
Dylan Maberry, The Woodlands (LSU)
Macy Martin, Langham Creek
Ava Martinolli, Cy Ranch
Alaryss Medina, Summer Creek
Blakely Montgomery, Clear Falls
Kailin Newsome, Clear Brook (Southeastern Louisiana)
Libby Overmyer, Kingwood Park (Colgate)
Noelle Palmer, College Park
Armyni Perales, Bellaire
Courtney Plocheck, Deer Park (Texas State-Softball)
Shyia Richardson, Clear Springs
Cameryn Roberts, Lake Creek
Halle Sanders, Shadow Creek
Allie Sczech, George Ranch (Baylor)
Nylissa Snagg, Seven Lakes (Southeastern Louisiana)
Deanna Spell, Langham Creek
Kate Sralla, Tomball
Ashlyn Svoboda, Friendswood
Fallon Thompson, Grand Oaks
Lyla Traylor, Memorial
Maddy Villareal, Cy Ranch
Shaina Westfall, Clear Creek (Oklahoma Christian)
Natalie Winn, Stratford
Erin Wyatt, Klein Collins (Georgia State)
Find the rest of the rankings here
Fred VanVleet scored 26 points, Amen Thompson added 25 and the Houston Rockets avoided elimination with a 131-116 rout of the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of a first-round playoff series Wednesday night.
he's COOKIN' 🔥 pic.twitter.com/e5dUnmrRxE
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) May 1, 2025
Game 6 is Friday in San Francisco.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr threw in the towel early in this one with the game out of hand. A layup by VanVleet midway through the third quarter made it 93-64, and Kerr called timeout and cleared his bench.
Houston coach Ime Udoka followed suit with about a minute to go in the third and his team up 105-76. He put all his starters back in with about eight minutes left after Golden State cut the lead to 109-92.
Dillon Brooks added 24 points on a night when all five Houston scored in double figures.
DB finishing strong 💪 pic.twitter.com/vTNqLAFGZd
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) May 1, 2025
A 9-5 run by the Warriors got them within 114-101 before a fracas broke out with about four minutes to go. Pat Spencer pushed Brooks and then was ejected after headbutting Alperen Sengun in the ensuing scuffle.
Houston went on a 7-2 run after that to put the game away.
The Rockets put together their best game this postseason to extend the series after losing both games in California, including Game 3, which Jimmy Butler sat out with an injury,
They raced to a 14-point lead after one quarter and by the time Stephen Curry made his first basket on a 3-pointer midway through the second, they led 55-32.
They had a 27-point lead at halftime behind 19 points from VanVleet.
Butler managed just eight points in 25 minutes on 2-of-10 shooting after combining for 52 points in the two full games he’d played in this series.
Curry was 4 of 12 for 13 points after scoring more than 30 points in two of the first four games to move the Warriors within a game of clinching the series.
The Warriors made 15 of 44 3-pointers and shot 41.7% overall. The Rockets made 13 of 30 3s and shot 55.1%.
By extending the series, the Rockets have a chance to become the 14th team in NBA history to overcome a 3-1 deficit in a best-of-seven series. Houston has done it twice, most recently in the 2015 Western Conference semifinals against the Clippers.
The Warriors were on the wrong end of such a comeback, losing the 2016 NBA Finals to LeBron James and Cleveland after having a 3-1 advantage.
Golden State has dominated the Rockets in the playoffs, eliminating them four times between 2015 and 2019.
VanVleet caught up with Vanessa Richardson after the win.
“The playoffs are about constantly improving.. getting better game to game.”
Let’s build on this & handle business back in The Bay 👏 pic.twitter.com/M8pOOUqPxv
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) May 1, 2025