The 2021 DeSoto High School Girls Basketball Team brought home the State Championship title for the first time in school history! On April 27, the district will host a community-wide celebration scheduled to take place from 6 to 7 p.m. in front of their home court, the Chris Dyer Gymnasium (600 Eagle Drive).
The celebration will honor this history-making team of scholar-athletes, their coaches and support staff as DeSoto ISD makes a special presentation to the team and their fans.
The Lady Eagles went 21-2 in the regular season, won all six of their playoff games, and then took the championship at the Alamodome in San Antonio in a 53-37 win over Cypress Creek in which Lady Eagles senior guard Kendall Brown, who committed to play college basketball at the University of Houston, scored a team-high 12 points and junior forward Sa’Myah Smith received UIL MVP honors.
These student-athletes have racked up several honors this season including:
DMN Player of the year
6A All State
- Tionna Heron, DeSoto
- Sa’Myah Smith, DeSoto
All region 6A region 2
- Tionna Heron
- Amina Muhammad
- Sa’Myah Smith
District 11-6A MVP
All District First Team
- Ja’Mia Harris
- Tionna Heron
- Amina Muhammad
All District Second Team
- Kendall Brown
- Jiya Perry
- Ayanna Thompson
All District Honorable Mention
Academic All District
- Kayla Glover
- DeShayla Harris
- Kaliyah Parker
During the course of the program’s history, the Lady Eagles made three tournament appearances--2008, 2019 and 2021. This year’s campaign was led under the direction of Head Coach Andrea Robinson and her staff which includes Kadi Creel, Catherine Williams, Darmarcous Crockett, and Moesha Risby.
The team is comprised of the following scholar-athletes and student support staff:
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Number
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Name
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Class
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Height
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|
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00
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Mylasia Smith
|
Freshman
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5'6"
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G
|
|
00
|
DeShayla Harris
|
Senior
|
5'5"
|
G
|
|
3
|
Kayla Glover
|
Senior
|
5'6"
|
G
|
|
4
|
Ja'Mia Harris
|
Junior
|
5'7"
|
G
|
|
5
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Sa'Myah Smith
|
Junior
|
6'4"
|
F
|
|
10
|
Miah Payton
|
Junior
|
5'6"
|
G
|
|
11
|
Tionna Herron
|
Junior
|
6'5"
|
F
|
|
12
|
Jiya Perry
|
Junior
|
5'11"
|
G
|
|
14
|
Amina Muhammad
|
Junior
|
6'4"
|
F
|
|
15
|
Michayla Gatewood
|
Junior
|
5'5"
|
G
|
|
20
|
Ayanna Thompson
|
Junior
|
6'0"
|
G
|
|
21
|
Kaliyah Parker
|
Senior
|
5'6"
|
G
|
|
23
|
Kendall Brown
|
Senior
|
5'8"
|
G
|
|
24
|
Ariyanna Hines
|
Senior
|
5'7"
|
G
|
|
30
|
Nadia Johnson
|
Senior
|
5'4"
|
G
|
|
34
|
Nisaa Muhammad
|
Freshman
|
5'7"
|
G
|
Managers, Trainers, Statisticians
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Name
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Position
|
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Mykali Ford
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Manager
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David Young
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Athletic Trainer
|
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Corrie Crawford
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Student Trainer
|
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Khiya Cockerham
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Student Trainer
|
|
James Beal
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Statistician
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DeSoto ISD cordially invites all who can attend to join the celebration as we congratulate our scholar-athletes on this outstanding accomplishment!