Cy-Fair's Ogwumike named national girls basketball player of the year

Cy-Fair leading acquires top honorCy-Fair standout Nneka Ogwumike was named the Gatorade national misses basketball game participant of the twelvemonth Thursday.

The Gatorade Player of the Year is an awarding that awards a participant for her public presentation on the basketball game tribunal and in the classroom. Ogwumike have a 3.8 GPA and is headed to Stanford.

Ogwumike, a center, led the Bobcats to state for the 2nd sequent twelvemonth and they defeated DeSoto to win Cy-Fair's first state statute title in girls' basketball. Ogwumike was named the most valuable player of the Class 5A state tournament.

"I experience like it's all a dream," Ogwumike said. "This past calendar month have been brainsick — winning state, then getting this award. It's all really an honor."

Houston's Top 20 releasedThe Houston Top 20 choice commission have announced the Top 20 misses basketball game players.

Here are the results: Nneka Ogwumike, Cy-Fair; Briana Gilbreath, Cinco Ranch; Adaora Elonu, Elsik; Chelsea Johnson, Elkins; Chelsea Cunningham, FB Marshall; Briana Hypolite, Dickinson; Valerie Wood, Langham Creek; Mansa El, Cy-Fair; Nicole Morris, Cy-Fair; Wymeka Randle, Willowridge; Kelsey Clinch, Cinco Ranch; Beulah Oseuke, Clements; Britni Martin, Conroe; Megan Majewski, Cy-Fair; Jasmine Hartman, Bellaire; Sarah Ogoke, Dulles; Lewis Henry Morgan Williams, Dickinson; Porsche Landry, Madison; Jasmine Rush, St. Pius; and Tolo Omotola, Bellaire.

Ward to play for Team United States Seven Lakes WR/CB Deems Taylor Ward have been selected to stand for Team United States at the inaugural germanium Global Challenge in Kawasaki, Japan.

Led by caput manager Jeff Scuraan of Santa Rita High School (Tucson, Ariz.), Team United States is selected from 12 states and 27 high schools.