New Braunfels vs. Gregory-Portland – Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school season is officially underway in the state of Texas and we've started giving you the best coverage of everything that's happening across the Lone Star State between now and November.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We are, as usual, centering our coverage around promoting the most intriguing prospects around the state with articles that will highlight their standout performances and statistical milestones and also team features.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As much as possible, we'll also try to every Tuesday and Friday preview an interesting match that's set to happen around the state, pointing out the most impressive prospects that will be on the court in that encounter. Our focus on Tuesday, August 23, will be on the matchup between the New Braunfels Unicorns (11-8) and the Gregory-Portland Wildcats (8-11), which will face each other at 6.30 PM in Northeast San Antonio.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>New Braunfels</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_6303826b640d3","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":"Ella Vajdos","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32564","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"New Braunfels","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_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":"The explosive Vajdos has been a key player for the Unicorns in her senior season. 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