GREATER HOUSTON’S BEST HIGH SCHOOL TEAM, EVER? By Jim Hicks
LET’S SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT: RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW! REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEIR SNEAKERS WERE MADE OF CLOTH OR LEATHER, IT DON’T MATTER. NEITHER DOES THE MATCHING KNEE PADS, OR AERODYNAMIC AFROS OF THE 1970’S. MOST PEOPLE FROM THE “OLD SCHOOL” WILL FAVOR THE TEAMS FROM THEIR ERA, WHILE JUST AS MANY OF THE LIVE STREAMERS WILL FAVOR THE HIP HOPPERS OF RECENT YEARS. ANY WAY YOU SLICE THE PIE, ONE THING’S FOR CERTAIN – GREATER HOUSTON HAS BEEN PRODUCING SUPER TALENT FOR DECADES. CONSIDER THIS ARTICLE, ANOTHER EFFORT TO BURY THE HATCHET ON THIS “OLD SCHOOL - NEW SCHOOL” STUFF. LET’S REVISIT THE PAST (AND PRESENT) TOP STATE CHAMPIONS FROM THE GREATER HOUSTON AREA.
CRITERIA: - Must have been UNDEFEATED and WON the STATE championship - Only 1 team/ year selected to represent the same high school FORMAT: (Fictional Single elimination boys basketball tournament)
GAME ONE:
Houston Wheatley ’70 (39-0) vs Beaumont Ozen ’01 (36-0)
GAME TWO: Houston Milby ’04 (39-0) vs. Houston Madison ’85 (40-0) GAME THREE: Fort Bend Willowridge ’00 (40-0) vs LaPorte ’87 (40-0) GAME FOUR: Houston Kashmere ’75 (46-0) vs. Houston Yates ’10 (40-0)
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