The Middle School 8th grade girls basketball season is underway with just a few practices behind us, a fun team/individual photo day yesterday and now game competition to begin next week. A huge first week (Nov. 15, 16, 17-19) of games traveling to John Cooper & First Baptist and topping off the week with the Turkey Shootout @ Fort Bend Christian Academy. We have not had much time to prepare but will do the best we can when we take the court next week. We have a good balance in team positions and should be able to do a variety of offenses & defenses. Thank You parents & fans for all your support!

Coach Tina

The Village Lady Vikings are coming off of the best season in school history, with a 24-7 record, and a trip to the TAPPS 4A Quarterfinal. This success was sparked by a group of juniors, who return for their senior year, with extremely high expectations. To make the task even tougher, the Lady Vikings will compete in TAPPS 6A. They are also playing an extremely challenging non-District schedule.

“Last year was a tremendous year. Our success occurred because of our ability to attack the daily process of getting better. This year, we are a new team, which will face new challenges. Our biggest challenge is our lack of depth, as half of our roster has very limited experience. We have also put together one of the toughest schedules in school history. Throughout this season, we will play multiple 6A public schools, SPC teams, and could see over ten state-ranked opponents. We are even scheduled to compete against a potential McDonald’s All-American (Alexis Morris, #18 ranked player in the country). This schedule will prepare us for our District schedule, in January, as we aim to make another run at the State Tournament,” Coach Brotherton said.

The team will be led by four seniors; Starlyn F, Amber P, Elisa F, and Caren E. Junior Liz M and Sophomore Kennedy D will also play very critical roles in the success of the team.
“There is no doubt that our program has elevated to its current level, because of the work put in by our seniors. Starlyn and Amber came to the Village School three years ago, and helped change the culture of our program. Elisa joined us last year, and has been a huge part of our success. Caren is a ‘program kid,’ as she has worked her tail off to develop over her four years. This group has put our program on the map. I am forever grateful to these seniors, their families, and it is our mission to honor them with a wonderful season,” said Coach Brotherton.

Houston Methodist West Hospital will be holding physicals at The Village School Moore Gym on May 18 from 3:00 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.. Cost of the physical will be $25; we ask checks be payable to The Village School.

Students must bring the following forms correctly completed by both student and parent: Physical Evaluation and Medical History Form, Physical Assessment Form, Houston Methodist Physical Consent Form, and the Impact Testing Form. All forms can be found on The Village Athletics website under the tab Student Resources, or click the link below.

As a reminder, students do not need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian but must have all forms correctly completed and signed by parent/guardian in order to be able to have a physical completed.

The 8th Grade Girls Basketball team found success in many different ways this season. We had great team wins, including 1st place in the Silver division of the Pin Oak tournament, but even more satisfying was watching the progression of the team throughout the season. The 8th grade players all finished the season better than what they started. The development of the team was a priority for the program this year, and with hard work and consistent practices, we were able to reach a level of play that we had never reached before. Congratulations to the 8th grade team and good luck next year at the high school level!

The 8th grade girls basketball team has shown much improvement in a short amount of time. The team started the season with a 1-point loss to Presbyterian, then ran into a few difficult games, only to come back and win the Silver Division of the Pin Oak Tournament. The girls have been working hard and it will be exciting to see how they compete in the next half of the season.