Luke Thomas Applewhite

The Davenport High School boy's basketball team is advancing in the playoffs after an 84-22 victory over Lago Vista High School on Monday night. The Wolves have won 16 games this season by margins of 20 points or more.
Boston Hernandez led Davenport with 14 points and ignited the Wolves early, creating scoring opportunities through pressure in the full-court press. Head coach Marcus McNeil said Hernandez has been part of the team’s rotation since last season, when he came off the bench agains...

The Davenport High School girls basketball team is staying alive after a gritty overtime victory over La Vernia High School, 60-54. Junior guard Macie Fallon led the way, as usual, with 16 points, and freshman guard Kendall Johnston (head coach Terrell Johnston’s daughter) hit five 3-pointers. The young backcourt combined for 31 points and are leading the Lady Wolves to the next round of the playoffs.

Senior point guard Lance Adams of New Braunfels Christian Academy (NBCA) has surpassed 1,000 career points. The milestone was achieved Monday, Feb. 9, in the Wildcats’ playoff victory over Hill Country Christian School of Austin (HCCSA). Adams finished with 21 points, including three of four from 3-point range.
“Honestly, it’s an honor,” Adams said. “Although it is an individual award, I know it’s not possible without the people around me. I couldn’t have done it without my teammates.”

Addison Briscoe, a striker for Smithson Valley High School's girls soccer team, has reached elite status. On Tuesday, Feb. 17, Briscoe scored her 100th career goal in a 3-1 win over district rival Boerne Champion. Her head coach, Jason Adkins, said that in his 24 years of coaching girls high school soccer, he has never had a scorer as prolific as Briscoe.

For the first time in weeks, the Smithson Valley High School girls' soccer team (16-0) was tested. With the game tied in the second half and its unbeaten streak in danger, the Lady Rangers responded like a championship contender. Seniors Hannah Newton and Addison Briscoe delivered, with Briscoe scoring her 100th career goal in a 3-1 win over Boerne Champion to extend the team’s winning streak to 16 and remain undefeated.

The Davenport High School girls basketball team (23-10) continues dancing. The Lady Wolves rolled past LBJ High School, 79-17, Monday night in the first round of the 2026 Class 4A Division I playoffs. Davenport came out with a point to prove, knocking down six 3-pointers in the first half and finishing with seven total. The hot start allowed the starters to rest the entire second half.

There’s a special talent in the Davenport High School girls basketball program — Junior guard Macie Fallon is on her way to stardom. On Tuesday, Feb. 10, she dropped 35 points in three quarters and now has more than 1,500 points in her career for the Wolves. What makes it even more staggering is that she was sidelined for 10 games her sophomore year due to an injury.

In the final game of the regular season, the New Braunfels High School Unicorns made the road trip to face the Pieper High School Warriors and came away with a 73-66 victory.

The win improves the Unicorns’ record to 28-7 overall and 12-4 in district play, good for second place in District 26-5A, Region IV. Pieper falls to 20-12 overall and 7-8 in district play, finishing fifth and out of playoff contention.

In the first varsity season for the Long Creek High School basketball program, the Dragons have punched their ticket to the playoffs. With two games left in the regular season, the Dragons are 19-11 with a 4-4 district record, placing them third in 4A Region IV District 26. The Dragons are led by head coach Cody Wallace.

New Braunfels High School alums Hunter and Yates Johnson, two of the top pickleball players in the world, could have followed that advice. Instead, they switched from professional tennis to professional pickleball — a bold move that has paid off as the former New Braunfels High School standouts now hold top global rankings and compete on the sport’s biggest stages.

David Brawner, head basketball coach of the New Braunfels High School Unicorns, has achieved a major career milestone with 417 career wins. Currently, his Unicorns are second in the district with a 27-7 record.

Eleven years ago, Brawner took the job as head coach at his alma mater. At that time, the Unicorns’ basketball program was not trending in the right direction. Since then, Brawner has revitalized the program.

Long Creek High School is still in its infancy, with this being just its second year open and the first year for its varsity basketball programs. There were hardly any external expectations for the girls and boys basketball teams, given that neither had much varsity experience and neither roster included a senior.

The Davenport High School Wolves (22-9) took down the Canyon Lake High School Hawks (14-18), 81-44. The Wolves have now won 14 games by 20 points or more this season and have won seven of their last eight.

Senior Night on Friday, Jan. 30, at Canyon High School ended in a 64–50 victory for the Cougars over Buda Johnson High School.

Senior Night proved fitting, as senior guards Paul Coulombe and Aiden Yantis combined for 43 points. Outside shooting made the difference. The game was tied at halftime and again at the end of the third quarter, but Canyon erupted in the fourth, outscoring Johnson 21–7.

In a physical, emotionally charged district showdown Tuesday night, the The New Braunfels High School Unicorns outlasted rival the Boerne-Champion High School Chargers for a 4-2 victory, extending their winning streak to five matches and remaining unbeaten in district play at 4-0-1.