2021 Standouts Updates Vol 5

We bring our attention back to the 2021 class as we have a few players that we would like to update our readers on. They have just finished their senior seasons in both high school and club and we would like to give them the props they deserve. They are all signed to play volleyball at the next level but before they leave to college we wanted to showcase them one more time and update our readers on all of their stats and accolades. Here they are:   [player_tooltip player_id="87466" first="Alana" last="Dawson"] [2021] 5-11 Right Side (HS: Clear Springs/Club: Houston Stellar/ Signed: Emory) Alana is currently ranked as the 114th best player in the 2021 class according to our State Rankings. She plays for Clear Springs HS in southeast Houston and club for Houston Stellar. We wrote an article on her previously and here is a little from it, “Alana has raw natural power behind her solid frame that is very difficult to stop. She has a fantastic ability to get off of the ground and has great hang time to help her score at will. A lot of players have a difficult time attacking on the right side because they have to time it perfectly for the ball to cross over to their right shoulder. This is why a lot of left-handed players are known to hit on the right side. But, Alana makes it look so easy as she is a right-handed player who relishes the right side. She is able to have the correct timing and spacing in order to give her both options of line and angle on the right pin. Miss Dawson brings the hammer when she sees an opening and it is a kill almost anytime the opponent gives her that seam. We are excited to watch her senior season and can’t wait to see her play at Emory where she has committed to play college ball.” She had a great high school and club season for her senior year as she helped Clear Springs to an 18-8 overall record and a 10-2 district record. She had a great three high school career and was able to accumulate 759 kills on a .337 hitting percentage. She was also able to tally 150 block and 245 digs. We are very proud of her and will be watching get college career very closely. We are happy to have had her as part of our Prep Dig Family!     [player_tooltip player_id="99553" first="Abigail" last="Halstead"] [2021] 5-7 Setter (HS: Brandeis/Club: Alamo/Signed: Saint Martin’s University) Abigail is currently ranked as the 100th top prospect in the 2021 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings. We profiled her back in September and here is a little from that article, “She is a picture perfect setter who is always composed on the court. Miss Halstead has been coached extremely well in her well-known volleyball club Alamo out of the San Antonio area. You can tell by the way she moves on the court and how her posture is always correct when setting her teammates. She also plays defense for her club team and is stellar in right back. Her setting location is always on point for both quick sets and high tempo pin sets. My favorite aspect is when she is running forward and decides to set against flow and push the ball to the right side hitter for a one on one attack. The ball comes off of her hands so smoothly no matter which set she is pushing out to her hitters. Coaches should give this young lady a look as she can definitely play at the next level.” As it turns out Abby has just recently committed to play volleyball all the way up in Washington. She will be suiting up for Saint Martin’s University in the fall. They must have noticed how much she helped her Brandeis volleyball team wreak havoc on their opponents this past season. She was instrumental in their great run they had on the volleyball court. She earned 2ndTeam All District and helped Brandeis to a 20-3 overall record and a 15-1 district record. She had 350 assists, 20 aces, and 241 digs in her senior season. We are extremely proud of her achieving her dream of playing college volleyball. Please help us congratulate her on her accomplishment. We are super proud to have had her in our Prep Dig Family!   [player_tooltip player_id="99559" first="Harper" last="McDonald"] [2021] 6-0 Outside (HS: Bishop Lynch/Club: Instinct/Signed: Rhode Island) Harper has earned the honor of being ranked as the 119th best volleyball player in the state of Texas according to our Prep Dig rankings. We profiled her also back in September of 2020 and here is a little bit from the article, “Miss McDonald plays at a well known prominent volleyball program who always has a deep run in the TAPPS state tourney each year, Bishop Lynch. She is a very versatile pin hitter out of the north Texas area who has recently committed to the University of Rhode Island. Harper is a fantastic attacker who can hit out of both pins with tons of power. She torques her upper body extremely well to unload on the ball to her opponents. She is able to hit line and angle around blockers and score at a high clip. I love how versatile she is in her ability to hit multiple tempos out of the pins. Her club team runs her in high tempo and also quick tempo sets out of the left and right, which keeps their opponents off-balance. She is a true point scorer as she mixes up her shot selection very well with some off-speed shots to score for her team. We are excited to see what she does in her senior season getting ready to play in college next year.” She and her club team Instinct 18 Wild Gold was able to secure a big for Junior Nationals at the Lone Star National Qualifier. They ended up finishing 29thand went 3-4 overall for the tournament. She had a fantastic junior volleyball career and now we will cheer her on while she plays at Rhode Island. We are super proud to have had her in our Prep Dig Family!     Stay tuned for more articles on your favorite athletes. If you have anyone you think we should watch out for, please shoot me an email with some info at nov8vb@yahoo.com. Also don’t forget to help these kids get more exposure by sharing our stories with your friends. Help us help them by simply retweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook. Thanks for following Texas Family!