Newcomer Shadow Creek girls' hoops aims to continue momentum at 6A level

The Shadow Creek girls’ basketball team is coming off a season where the Sharks went 25-5 and reached the Regional Championship for the first time, and the team looks to continue its success with a team returning five starters.

Last year was the first season Shadow Creek played in Class 6A, moving over from Class 5A, but the Sharks didn’t skip a beat. Senior R’Mani Taylor leads the way as last year’s District Offensive Player of the Year who averaged 15 points and 4.3 assists, according to Click2Houston. 

Brooklin Brown was first team All-District last season when she averaged 11.6 points and 6.7 boards. Acacia Edmond comes into her junior season hoping to improve on what was already a good year where she made second team All-District, averaging 5.4 points per game. Rounding out the starting lineup is shooting guard Alana Trail. The team is coached by LaToya Micheaux-Giles.

The Sharks kicked off the season with a 55-31 win over Dulles, with Trail leading the way with 11 points. They followed that by beating Clear Springs 68-44, with Brown scoring 24 points in a nice offensive surge. 

Most recently, Shadow Creek went 3-1 at the Peggy Whitley Classic. In game one, the Sharks won 77-16 with Brown racking up 36 points. Game two was a 70-22 win over RidgePoint with Brown putting up 22 points. The third game was a 59-49 loss to Seven Lakes with Taylor leading the offense with 22 points. And in the fourth game, Shadow Creek topped Hightower 51-45 with 18 points from Taylor. 

Team’s Twitter page highlighted Brown for her strong play, noting that she had three straight double/doubles as she had 24 points, 10 boards against Clear Spring; 36 points and 11 rebounds against Booker T; and 22 points and 11 boards against Ridge Point.

“We see you with the double doubles!!!” Shadow Creek GBB tweeted.

According to MaxPreps.com, the Sharks are 5-1 in the young season and are being led by Brown, who is averaging 18 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.5 steals. Taylor has played three games and averaged 16.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists and a pair of steals. Edmond is averaging 8.8 points, 3 rebounds and 2.3 assists. Trail has pitched in nicely with 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists per game. Center Aiyana Johnson has been a big contributor as well, averaging 9.2 points to go with 7.8 boards.

The Sharks take on Dekaney Tuesday night, then face off Thursday against Fort Bend Elkins.