In 1975, there were 800 plus high schools in the state of Texas and somewhere in the range of 20,000 high schools across the country. In that group, a small school located in northeast Houston with an enrollment of less than 1800 students, were declared the number one high school basketball team in the entire nation by EA Sports, National Sport News Service and several other publications after winning back to back state titles. As sophomores, Henry Small, Jarvis Williams and the late Carl Byrd were the only members from the two championship teams to play on the varsity squad. Playing against seniors Phillip Davis, Morris Davis and Danny Thomas in practice each day help established the work ethics that would carry the 1974 & 1975 teams to greater heights. The 1973 team record was 30-11 and 12-2 in district play. They were crowned 17-4A district champs before losing in the playoffs to M.B. Smiley.
