George Ranch vs. Clear Springs – Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school volleyball season is underway in the state of Texas and we'll try and be in as many matches as we can in order to bring the best coverage of the sport and all the info on the most promising prospects of the Lone Star State to you every week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The idea is to do things a little bit differently this year, so after every match I attend, I'll be posting a quick article highlighting the players that stood out the most in that particular encounter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The first match I was at was the duel between George Ranch and Clear Springs on August 9. Although they were playing on the road, the Chargers took advantage of their strong returning core to sweep (25-17, 25-22, 25-21) the rebuilding Longhorns in their season-opening match.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_62f3b9a0d4da2","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["177535"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The 5'11” Richardson thrived on her double duty once again. She was excellent with her ball handling, running a fast-paced, but also very accurate, offense and possibly even better when hitting. Richardson was the player the Chargers turned to in big moments and she responded really well, converting most of her hitting attempts into points. 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Her big and technical blocker created issues for George Ranch's outside hitters and she was also lethal on offense. A six-footer, the left-handed Young showed a wide variety of shots and sided out in important moments during the second set, besides hammering the game-winning point in one of her eight kills.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_2_player_details_player_name":"Azoria Davis","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_2_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_2_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_2_player_details_position":"32564","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_2_player_details_school":"Clear Springs","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_2_player_details_club_team":"Absolute Volleyball Academy","_player_evaluations_2_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_2_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_2_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"The 5'9” Davis was extremely productive at the net, combining power and technique to score. She was extremely effective when hitting angle and tied Young for eight kills during the match. Davis was also very stable on the backcourt, leading the team's serve-receive efforts, and did an excellent job from the service line, tallying three aces and having a few long runs. She played as a libero in the third set and remained solid until the end.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":[238859],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"Bryant's offensive power was one of the things that kept the Longhorns in the match on a few occasions. Her 6'3” frame gives her the ability to be effective even when out-of-system and her decision-making has improved a lot during the club season. She had a little bit of a difficult run during the third set, in which she repeatedly hit angle right towards a Clear Springs defender, but considering the high volume of sets she gets, these moments are absolutely normal. Bryant also displayed great improvement with her passing and played all six rotations, even hitting from the backcourt.","_player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_4_player":["200644"],"_player_evaluations_4_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_4_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_4_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"Steubing provided great stability to George Ranch's backcourt with her effective and consistent game. She was in charge of basically half of the court when the Longhorns were passing and generated quite a few transition plays with her digs. 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