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No Excuses, Just Results!

Pinkney, Jones, and Russell Represent Spartans in HABCA All-Star Game
Congratulations to Trey Pinkney, Jaylon Jones, and Atif Russell for being selected by the Houston Area Basketball Coaches Association as All-Stars for the West Houston Squad.  The West Houston team was pitted against the South Houston team at Summer Creek High School on Thursday night, May 3rd and dropped a tight game, 134-130.  Trey Pinkney finished the night with 15 points and one of the highlights of the night was his 75 foot buzzer beater to end the first half and give the West a lead of 53-52.  Jaylon Jones had an excellent night as well, chipping in ten points and eight boards for the West.  Atif Russell was unable to attend due to a prior commitment.  Congratulations to Atif, Jaylon, and Trey for representing Seven Lakes Basketball.  Congratulations to the Spartan Coaching Staff for being selected by the Houston Area Basketball Coaches to lead the West squad.


Spartans are now on Twitter!
Follow Spartan Basketball for updates on Twitter.  Spartan Hoops @ 7LSpartanHoops

Trey Pinkney Signs with Stephen F. Austin!
Congratulations to Trey Pinkney, the Spartan All-Time leader in assists and steals, for signing a Division One Scholarship to play for SFA! Trey was a four-year Varsity starter on a team that averaged 30 wins each of his four seasons at Seven Lakes.  Trey also played on two Regional Tournament Qualifying teams, earned District Defensive Player of the Year honors, and All-District honors.  Congratulations to Trey and his family!

Jaylon Jones Signs with Truman State!
Congratulations to the Spartans All-Time Leading Scorer, Jaylon Jones, for signing with the Truman State Bulldogs in Missouri for a full ride athletic scholarship to play college basketball.  Jaylon was a four-year Varsity member on a team that averaged 30 wins each of his four seasons at Seven Lakes.  Jaylon also played on two Regional Tournament Qualifying teams, earned District Offensive Player of the Year honors, and All-District honors.  Congratulations to Jaylon and his family!



Spartans launch new YouTube Channel
The Spartans are now on YouTube!  The channel is titled "Spartan Hoops".  Click the following link and subscribe to the Spartan Hoops YouTube Channel for the latest videos.  The Spartans will add highlights and special videos on this channel during the 2012-2013 Season.  http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtTQTyzOgPEeKk-RhHR5ngQ?ob=0&feature=results_main

Summer Basketball Camp Information
The Spartan 9th Grade Camp will be held June 18th - 21st at Seven Lakes and the registration form can be found in the HANDOUTS Section.  Our camp information for grades 2nd - 8th held at Seven Lakes June 18th - June 21st and June 25th - June 28th can found at http://www.katyareacamps.com/.  Summer League Registrations can be located in the HANDOUTS Section.   

Banquet Thursday, March 22nd
Thank you to all the parents, players, and basketball managers for making our 2012 Basketball Banquet a great success!

Spartans Reflect on Remarkable Season!
Although disappointed with a two-point loss to Fort Bend Hightower in the Regional Semifinals, the Seven Lakes Spartans men's basketball program reflects with a great amount of pride on a highly successful 33-7 campaign throughout the 2011-2012 basketball season.  The Spartan Basketball Coaching Staff and the Spartan Basketball Community is extremely proud of these young men and all of the honors, accomplishments, and achievements they've earned this year!!!

1.  5A Region III Regional Tournament Qualifier for the second year in a row
2.  Spartans tie Katy ISD record and Seven Lakes record of 33 wins
3.  Spartans capture Nike Classic Tournament Championship
4.  Spartans capture Alvin Classic Tournament Championship
5.  Spartans earn Runner-Up in Austin LBJ Classic Tournament
6.  Spartans earn second place in District 19-5A
7.  Spartans win three playoff games over three traditional Houston powers--Houston Madison, Alief Elsik, and Cy-Falls
8.  With its playoff win over Cy Falls, the Spartan Varsity captured the program's 250th win in two years!
9.  Won 120 Varsity games the past 4 years for an average of 30 wins per year
10. Channel 57 'In Studio' Team of the Week in December

Congratulations to our Twelve Seniors!  We wish them the best of luck and we know they have extremely bright futures!

Erick Roberson:  Playing basketball, but undecided
Karson Ota:  Attending MIT, Northwestern, or Duke
Jaylon Jones:  Student-Athlete on Basketball Scholarship at Truman State University
Trey Pinkney:  Student-Athlete on Basketball Scholarship at Stephen F. Austin
Zach LeBlanc:  Attending the University of Notre Dame
Atif Russell:  Student-Athlete on Basketball Scholarship at Pepperdine University
Andrew Kellogg:  Houston Community College
Caleb Jackson:  Attending the University of Texas A&M at Corpus Christi
Jeff Priester:  Attending the University of Alabama
Jared Crosby:  Playing football at Blinn Junior College
Connor Coleman:  Attending the University of Arkansas
Jacob Nagode:  Attending the University of Texas A&M or Blinn Junior College

Spartans Defeat Cy-Falls to Reach Regionals For 2nd Year in a Row!
The Seven Lakes Spartans defeated the Cy Falls Golden Eagles 57-45 on Tuesday night to reach the 5A Region III Regional Tournament.

Spartans Defeat Alief Elsik in Round Two
The Seven Lakes Spartans downed the Alief Elsik Rams in Round Two of UIL 5A Playoff play 71-64.  Congratulations Spartans on a TEAM win! 

Spartans Down Marlins in Round One
The Seven Lakes Spartans opened Round One of UIL 5A playoff play with a 67-50 win over the Houston Madison Marlins on Tuesday.  The Spartans were tied 25-25 at half, but used a 20-10 run to start the second half en route to the victory.  Congratulations Spartans!

Seven Lakes Sub-Varsities Gather Four District Titles
All four Spartan sub-varsites earned district titles this season to push the Seven Lakes men's basketball program district championship tally to 25!  Over the past seven seasons, the Spartan men's program has earned 25 of 33 potential district championships.  Congratulations to the Spartan Junior Varsity, Sophomore, Freshmen A, and Freshmen B teams for their superb overall and district seasons.  The Junior Varsity swept the district becoming Seven Lakes' first JV team to earn an undefeated district season at the 5A level.  The Sophomores earned their seventh district title in a row, while the Freshmen B team hammered Cinco Ranch in the final game of the season to earn their thrilling district title.  For the second year in a row, the Freshmen A team earned a district championship and they did so this year as an undefeated Freshmen A team in district play.  Congratulations to all of our young men for their hard work, dedication and commitment to DEFENSE, UNSELFISHNESS, and TEAM BASKETBALL!

700th win for Spartan Program in 7 years!
Congratulations to the Spartans Men's basketball program for earning the program's 700th win last night when the Junior Varsity squad topped the Mayde Creek Rams 57-41 last night.  The 9A and Varsity picked up wins #701 and #702 with their victories later on in the evening.  Congratulations to current players and men's basketball alumni on this historic accomplishment!  The current program record for 2011-2012 is 98-8!

Trey Pinkney and Atif Russell Reach 1,000 Points
Congratulations to Spartans Trey Pinkney and Atif Russell who each reached the 1,000 point mark for their careers on Friday night against the Morton Ranch Mavericks.  Trey has been a four-year starter for the Spartans at point guard while Atif has been a two-year starter at the wing spot, and a three-year Varsity player, for Seven Lakes.  Congratulations Trey and Atif!!!

Jaylon Jones: 
Spartans All-Time Leading Scorer

Congratulations to Jaylon Jones, Seven Lakes' four-year Varsity player and three-year Varsity starter, who has just eclipsed Anthony Kendrick's record for All-Time Leading Scorer in Seven Lakes History.  Jaylon has scored over 1280 points in his career as a Spartan and has played on three playoff teams and one regional qualifying team.  Jaylon Jones has helped lead the Spartan Varsity to a 22-4 start this season.  Jaylon was presented with a game ball before district game #3 against the Mayde Creek Rams.  Congratulations Jaylon!

SEVEN LAKES TEAM BY TEAM RECORDS

Team  Non-District  District  Overall  Playoff History  Notes 
Varsity  19-3 11-3 33-7 3-1 Nike & Alvin Tournament Champions
Junior Varsity  9-1 14-0 23-1    District Champs
Sophomores  7-0 14-0  21-0   District Champs
Freshmen A  9-1 14-0  23-1    District Champs
Freshmen B 7-0 13-1  20-1   21-game season
2011-2012 Totals  51-5 66-4  120-10    
History  407-133 314-48 726-181 9-4  
 

DISTRICT 17-5A TEAM RECORDS

Team  District  Overall 
Strake Jesuit Crusaders 14-0 26-3
Seven Lakes Spartans 11-3 33-7
Katy Taylor Mustangs 9-5  22-14
Memorial Mustangs 9-5 20-15
Cinco Ranch Cougars 6-8 17-17
Morton Ranch Mavericks 4-10 8-20
Mayde Creek Rams 2-12 7-26
Katy Tigers 0-14 1-24

Spartan Coaching Staff
Head Coach:  Dan Miller
First Assistant and Sophomores:  Shannon Heston
Varsity Assistant and Junior Varsity:  Todd Knobbe
Varsity Assistant and Head Freshmen:  Wes Kohl
Varsity Assistant and Freshmen B:  Jason Sanders
Athletic Trainers:  David Worden and Amber King
Managers:  Jeff Priester, Jacob Nagode, C.J. Burkhart, Daniel Arbaugh, Drew Van Hoozer, Matthew Mayzer and Andrew Kellogg
Student Athletic Trainer:  Whitney White
Spartan Crazy Sponsor Coordinator:  Jim Burkhart

Strength and Conditioning:  Craig Lance
Summer Coach:  Ricky Hernandez


Special Thanks:
Principal:  Ted Vierling
Athletic Coordinator:  Lydell Wilson
Team Photography:  Barb Lundahl and Adam Nickola
Official Voice of the Spartans:  Paul Stroud
Head Scorer's Table:  Lauran Adams
Gameday Workers:  Jordan Beck, Rebecca Farnham, Tony Mardirosian, Kevin McIllvain, Chaz Dykes, and Leslie Carter-Farley
In Memory of Catherine O'Keefe--The Ultimate Spartan!  R.I.P. and God Bless!

 


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