KISD/CFISD Varsity Tournament: Five Productive Middles

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high volleyball season is just around the corner in the Great State of Texas and the initial part of the calendar is typically loaded with varsity tournaments, which provide us with great opportunities of having an early look at how teams and prospects are shaping up for the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The second weekend of August will have one of those, the Katy ISD/Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Varsity Tournament, which will reunite as many as 48 teams from the Houston area and beyond for three days of competition between August 11-13 across eight high schools in the region.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We'll follow some of those matches and bring our reports to you right after the end of the event, but before it starts, let's highlight some of the most promising prospects that will be on the court during the event. Now it's time to list some of the most productive middles that will be in action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_62ed236f371dc","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Alyssa Dinh","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32924","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Cypress Creek","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Renegades","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"A middle blocker with excellent length and athleticism, Alyssa Dinh has been and will continue to be a solid performer for Cypress Creek at the high school level. She uses her reach extremely well on offense and can hit a lot of different sets in the middle. When blocking, what stands out in Dinh's game is how well she places her arms across the net to take space up from opposing hitters. She was part of the Cougars' varsity team for the first time last season and produced 114 kills, 74 blocks and 15 aces.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["178668"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"A six-footer with tremendous athleticism, [player_tooltip player_id='178668' first='Ariana' last='Goode'] has a strong presence at the net. She does an excellent job with her blocking, moving quickly from pin to pin and always displaying great balance and timing for her action. 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