Cypress Falls High School senior Brayden Young, left, battles Alvin Shadow Creek High School junior Anthony Williams during the championship game of the 14th annual Houston Methodist Cy-Hoops Invitational at the Berry Center on Dec. 9. Shadow Creek defeated the Golden Eagles, 40-32, for the championship. Young earned the De’Aaron Fox Most Outstanding Player Award in leading Cypress Falls to a runner-up finish.

Dec. 13, 2023—Alvin Shadow Creek High School defeated Cypress Falls High School, 40-32, in the championship game of the 14th annual Houston Methodist Cy-Hoops Invitational on Dec. 9 at the Berry Center to win the 24-team tournament.

It’s the first Houston Methodist Cy-Hoops Invitational title for Shadow Creek, which reached the consolidation championship game in last year’s tournament. The Sharks are the fourth consecutive different invitational champion, following the second of Lancaster High School’s two titles (2019), McKinney High School (2021) and Denton Guyer High School (2022).

The Shadow Creek High School Sharks celebrate after winning first place in the 14th annual Houston Methodist Cy-Hoops Invitational on Dec. 9 at the Berry Center. Shadow Creek became the fourth consecutive different invitational champion.

Cypress Falls finished as the invitational runner-up for the fourth time overall and second time in three seasons. The Golden Eagles defeated Pflugerville Weiss High School (63-55), Cy-Fair High School (46-45), McKinney (64-59) and Langham Creek High School (42-31) to reach the championship game.

Langham Creek faced Cypress Springs High School in the third-place game, with the Lobos winning, 78-66. Keller High School won the consolation championship by defeating Pflugerville Weiss, 65-34.

Alvin Shadow Creek High School junior guard Michael Collins, left, poses with Charles Ament, CFISD associate director of athletics, after helping lead the Sharks to the 14th annual Houston Methodist Cy-Hoops Invitational championship and being named the tournament MVP.

Shadow Creek junior guard Michael Collins was named the Houston Methodist Cy-Hoops Invitational Most Valuable Player. Cypress Falls senior forward Brayden Young won the De’Aaron Fox Most Outstanding Player Award. Named after the former Cypress Lakes High School basketball standout and current NBA star, the honor is awarded to a player who excels on the court but also embodies the spirit of a student-athlete.

“First and foremost, this is an amazing tournament with tons of talent, tons of competition, great coaches and great programs, and for us and our program, it’s taking another step in the right direction as we continue to build,” Shadow Creek Head Coach David President said. “We appreciate the hospitality here. So to get here and get a win on this floor feels really good.”

Cypress Creek and Langham Creek high schools play a championship bracket contest on Dec. 8 in the Houston Methodist Cy-Hoops Invitational.

The three-day tournament in partnership with Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital and Houston Methodist West Hospital benefits the Cy-Fair Educational Foundation (CFEF). Sponsors included:

• De’Aaron Fox;
• Daspit Law Firm;
• Spradley Endodontics;
• Spring Cypress Oral Surgery & Implant Center;
• Wainwright Dental & Associates, PC;
• The Howard Hughes Corporation;
• Houston Basketball Academy;
• Spring Creek Barbeque;
• Baker Wealth Strategies;
• McCarthy Building Companies, Inc;
• The Backyard Grill;
• Cotton;
• Hellas Construction;
• Hunton Services;
• Railroad Infrastructure & Terminal Development, LLC;
• Raising Cane’s;
• Station & Ayers Insurance Planning Services, LLC;
• Community Impact Newspaper;
• Estrada Hinojosa & Company;
• Jerry Albrecht;
• Page; and
• Sani-Weld, Inc.

Cypress Ranch High School senior Lamek Odak drives to the basket while Waxahachie High School freshman Jonathan Bradley trails during championship bracket play of the Houston Methodist Cy-Hoops Invitational on Dec. 9 at the Berry Center.

Team meals and hospitality donations were provided by:

• Chick-fil-A;
• Jersey Mike’s;
• Rudy’s’
• Alpha Foods Co.;
• Andy’s Kitchen;
• BB’s;
• Bluewater Seafood;
• Buffalo Wild Wings;
• Cabo Bob’s Burritos;
• Carl’s BBQ;
• Chuy’s;
• Cotton Culinary;
• Creekwood Grill;
• Fajita Pete’s;
• Hanan’s Café;
• HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress;
• Jason’s Deli;
• La Viva Cantina;
• McDonald’s;
• Panera Bread;
• PINCHO;
• R&R CraftHouse Grill;
• Rock N Roll Sushi;
• Summer Moon Coffee;
• Sweetgreen;
• Torchy’s Tacos;
• Texas Mesquite Grill;
• The Backyard Grill; and
• Whataburger.