Winning a 4A state championship and the Washington state player of the year award as a sophomore tends to draw a lot of attention from opposing coaches.
Cheyenne Hull embraced those new challenges and deferred to her Davis teammates when necessary on the way to another state title and an unbeaten record against in-state opponents. Her athleticism, versatility and willingness to do a little bit of everything on the court for the Pirates earned Hull the 黑料福利社鈥檚 Female Athlete of the Year award at Wednesday鈥檚 黑料福利社 Sports Awards.
The 6-foot junior proved she can score in a variety of ways and often provided the offensive spark Davis needed while averaging a team-high 19.5 points per game, including 14 points in a 57-38 semifinal rout of Kennedy Catholic and 17 in a championship win over Sumner. But Hull said she鈥檚 far more interested in grabbing rebounds and making her presence felt on the defensive end against top opponents.
鈥淚 like that challenge,鈥 Hull said. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 fun, especially like the best girls on the team. I like making sure they don鈥檛 get their average points and keeping them low scoring-wise.鈥
Davis's Cheyenne Hull goes up for a shot during a 78-45 win over Zillah聽 in girls basketball Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, at Davis High School in Yakima, Wash.
She often achieved those goals thanks to her length and relentless energy, combined with a nose for the ball that led to plenty of steals in the Pirates鈥 suffocating full-court press. Hull averaged nearly 16 rebounds per game while recording three double-doubles in three games at the Tacoma Dome, where she won a second straight tournament MVP award, and she鈥檚 set her sights on 1,000 career rebounds after surpassing 700 through three years.
Opponents tried everything they could to knock Hull off her game, throwing double teams her way frequently and ramping up their physicality against the two-time CBBN player of the year. She focused on keeping her composure and averaged five assists per game by trusting shooters like Isa Garcia, Averie Brandt, Kobe Johnson and Deets Parrish, all of whom stepped up to keep Davis rolling in the rare instances when Hull went to the bench with foul trouble.
College coaches told Hull they appreciate her unselfishness and the way she can bring the ball up the court after grabbing rebounds, something she may need to do more often next season following the graduation of Parrish, the Pirates鈥 starting point guard. Off the court Hull encourages teammates to put in extra work and said she learned a lot about leadership from junior college national champion and player of the year Esmeralda Enriquez 鈥 Galindo while she played at Davis 鈥 during their one season together when Hull was a freshman.
鈥淪he taught me how to be tough and she would just knock me over and help me get up,鈥 Hull said. 鈥淪he taught me how to really not care what other people do and just play your game and play hard.鈥
That mindset translates to the way Hull handles what is undoubtedly a busy recruiting process for the 69th-ranked player in ESPN鈥檚 national class of 2027 rankings. Unlike many other high school standouts, Hull keeps all of her scholarship offers private and doesn鈥檛 intend to reveal anything publicly before committing, likely in June or July.
Along with all of her basketball commitments she鈥檚 also found time this spring to join the Pirates volleyball team for two-hour practices two days a week. Hull earned second-team All-CBBN recognition as an outside hitter for the CBBN runner-up, which reached its second straight state tournament.
She also traveled this spring and will go to more tournaments in July with the Northwest Blazers on the AAU circuit, a team featuring Eastern Washington commit and Prosser junior Herbie Wright, as well as Lynden鈥檚 Finley Parcher. This month Hull鈥檚 back to competing alongside her high school teammates as they take aim at capturing a third straight Gold Ball next March.
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