Thursday, September 8, 2011

Texas Invitational Preview


Last season Cy Falls started off with a bang and finished the season with a very impressive (38-2) record that included not only winning their district, something Cy Fair had dominated during the decade, but also the prestigious Texas Invitational which featured heavy hitters from across the state such as North Crowley, Duncanville and State Champion Irving MacArthur featuring Girlz Prep Reports #1 player from the 2012 class Alexis Jones, not to mention area powerhouses North Shore and The Woodlands. Bellaire was supposed to have a say on who made it to Austin after making it to back to back Region 3 finals, but double digit losses in both pool play games against Duncanville and Cy Creek set the tone for the season as it seemed every opponent saw red and was up for the challenge. Klein Collins appeared to be on course to be one of the teams to beat in Region 2 after upsetting North Crowley and Irving MacArthur in the D1 Gold Bracket however nagging injuries to Dominique "Double D" Dillingham throughout the season shattered their hopes despite offensive clinics put on by Veja Hamilton.


I ran a poll to see who the readers thought the "Best Team In Houston" was and Falls surprisingly came in 5th behind Elsik, Hightower, Clear Springs and North Shore which is interesting since of the four teams picked ahead of them, Clear Springs appears the only one that doesn't have to fill key spots. Neither does Cy Falls as All State transfer guard Loryn Goodwin teams up with Sedalia Ellis and  Shernise Robertson to give them one of the toughest back-courts in the state as they will come out more athletic off the top than last season as they attempt to defend their Texas Invitational title.


This years Texas Invitational won't be featuring I-Mac and Jones however another state contender from the metroplex will and that's DeSoto who also happen to have one of the top backcourts in the state, Jordan Jones and Bryce Owens. DeSoto along with Duncanville, North Crowley and San Antonio Jay will be appearing from out of town along with some of the top area teams like North Shore, The Woodlands, Klein Collins and Bellaire