Meet Andii Viveros-Prom Queen

I posted a story back in 2007 about Fresno trans teen Crystal Vera becoming the first trans prom queen.  

In light of the drama that Andy Moreno went through in trying to become homecoming queen at North Dallas High, was happy to hear about what just transpired (pardon the pun) at McFatter Technical High School in Davie, FL.

17 year old Andii Viveros beat out 14 candidates to  become the second trans teen nationally to become the prom queen at her school.  To make it even more interesting, the prom king is 17 year old gay male student Juan Macias.


Andi is two years into her transition, and at times it has been rough for her despite the support from her family.  She had to deal with bullying and taunting behavior from students along with a less than supportive administration until this year.   She also had to deal with a faction of students who started a petition to get her removed from the ballot.

Andii told the Miami Herald in an interview this year the school got a new principal who was supportive of her.  She even encouraged Andii to run for prom queen.

Andii is planning to attend Broward College in the fall and get a degree in culinary arts management.

Congrats sis, and best of luck in your future endeavors.


 

Congrats JJ Falcon Boys Ballers!

Back in the 2003-04 season my high school alma mater won the Texas Class 4A state basketball title for the first time since the 1964-65 season with a squad that included current NBA baller Daniel Gibson.

One of the things me and some of the guys talked about during our 30 year reunion a few months ago was that painful 1978-79 District 20-4A championship game showdown against state ranked Wheatley at Barnett Fieldhouse in which our state ranked Falcon squad lost on a slam dunk at the buzzer.     We finished 32-5 that year but didn't make the Class 4A playoffs because of a brutal district that not only included those Jackie Carr coached Wildcats, but had future Cougars Michael Young at Yates, Clyde Drexler at Sterling, and Rob Williams at Milby.

Many of us Falcons believed that if that team which had future NCAA high jump Rickie Thompson on it had made the playoffs, they had the talent to go all the way to Austin.  

I was pleased to read that my now 27-5 Jones Falcons have reclaimed the District 22-4A basketball title with a resounding 92-75 win Wednesday night over our longtime Wheatley Wildcat rivals to finish with a perfect 12-0 district mark  

The last time they won district was in the 2007-08 season, and they shared that title with guess who?

Now comes the Class 4A playoffs, and one thing that hasn't changed from my high school days is that the UIL's Region III (Southeast Texas) no matter what the classification is still a brutally competitive playoff route to navigate to get to the state championship game at the Erwin Center. 

Galveston Ball, Wheatley, Yates, La Marque, Humble and Terry are just some of the state ranked teams the Falcons will have to go through to get another bus ride to Austin and potentially play for our third state basketball championship.

But congrats Falcons!   Here's hoping you make a long run in this year's Region III-4A playoff and I get to see y'all hoisting the trophy in Austin again.

Oilers Win Football Championship!

The Pearland High School Oilers that is.

The Oilers completed a 16-0 season for the ages to earn what they wanted for Christmas, the Texas 5A Division I football championship.

Playing in their first state championship game as a huge underdog to three time and defending state champion Euless Trinity, the Oilers knocked off the state number one and number one nationally ranked Trojans in their backyard 28-24 before a crowd of 43,321 at the 'Jerrydome'.

As they have done during the season and this playoff run, they did so in dramatic fashion.  Oilers running back and game MVP Dustin Garrison broke up the fourth down Trojan pass intended for Brandon Carter inside the five yard line with six seconds left to preserve the heart stopping win.

It was the fifth time during this magical season that the Oilers won in the final minute.   One of those wins was a dramatic 38-35 win over regional powerhouse Katy before 41,368 in the Region III-5A finals at Rice Stadium to help them earn their first state title berth in their school history.

This latest last minute win results in the 5A Division I title coming back to the Houston metro area..