Tuesday Night Recap: College Park vs. Grand Oaks
In this article:
District 13-6A got underway last night as College Park hosted Grand Oaks at home. Last year, College Park won the district and swept Grand Oaks on both meetings. Both teams look very different this year, both with new faces and…
Access all of Prep Dig
Continue reading this article and more.
Continue ReadingDistrict 13-6A got underway last night as College Park hosted Grand Oaks at home. Last year, College Park won the district and swept Grand Oaks on both meetings. Both teams look very different this year, both with new faces and some stand-out freshmen. Below we will analyze the game and the players that made Tuesday night’s district opener feel like a playoff game.
College Park has a series of stand-out freshmen. Most notably is freshman setter Caroline Prihoda Caroline Prihoda 5'9" | S The Woodlands College Park | 2026 State TX . Caroline is running the offense so effectively. Her connection with her hitters is amazing, and she doesn’t shy away from a hard play. Freshman middle blocker Lacy Tinnell Lacy Tinnell 6'4" | MB College Park | 2026 State TX has been playing exceptionally well in her first debut games on varsity. Her 6’4 size makes her an effective blocker and attacker. Sophomore Morgan Madison has been playing better than ever. Although she did struggle in serve receive against Grand Oaks, her defense was a site to see.
Grand Oaks came out swinging in the first set winning 25-8. This really set the tone for the match. Junior Jaela Auguste Jaela Auguste 6'0" | MB Grand Oaks | 2024 State #17 Nation TX went to work in the middle position, and College Park had no answer for it. Junior Caelyn Emmerling Caelyn Emmerling 6'1" | OH Grand Oaks | 2024 State TX had a really great night attacking. We saw some leadership and aggressiveness come out of her on Tuesday night. Freshman Halle Thompson is finding her feet and her place in the offense. She came away with a few heavy swings and some aggressive serving. Another aggressive server was freshman defensive specialist Cali Reece Cali Reece 5'7" | DS/L Grand Oaks | 2026 State TX , who came away with several aces and some great passing out of serve receive.
These two teams will meet again later on in the season. College Park has their work cut out for them defending Grand Oak’s offensive front of Jaela Auguste Jaela Auguste 6'0" | MB Grand Oaks | 2024 State #17 Nation TX , Samara Coleman Samara Coleman 6'0" | OH Grand Oaks | 2025 State #74 Nation TX , Halle Thompson, and Caelyn Emmerling Caelyn Emmerling 6'1" | OH Grand Oaks | 2024 State TX . Grand Oaks will have to adjust on their part and get the ball away from libero Morgan Madison.