Volleypalooza Players to Watch Vol 1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It is here!&nbsp; The Volleypalooza tournament will be held at a few of the Central Texas high school gyms this weekend August 25-27^th.&nbsp; There will be 68 of the most talented teams from across the state competing in this awesome tournament. &nbsp;This is widely regarded as the toughest tournament in the nation.&nbsp; It will be a weekend full of cutthroat volleyball and we at Prep Dig Texas couldn't be more excited to attend in person.&nbsp; We will be previewing a few of the players that will be showcasing their abilities for the Texas high school teams that will be in attendance. &nbsp;They are some of the best players in the state in all grad classes.&nbsp; Let's meet a few of the talented players who will be showing out.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cornerstone Christian</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Warriors are one of the most talented teams in the country and could rival most open level club teams.&nbsp; They are led by the setting of [player_tooltip player_id='87532' first='Taylor' last='Anderson'] (Purdue) and the amazing libero play of [player_tooltip player_id='99495' first='Alyssa' last='Manitzas'] (Notre Dame).&nbsp; They have some fantastic hitters in [player_tooltip player_id='87528' first='Nayeli' last='Gonzalez'] (Iowa State), [player_tooltip player_id='99501' first='Rylee' last='Busse'] (Memphis), and [player_tooltip player_id='124114' first='Grace' last='Carroll'] (Baylor).&nbsp; Most teams would love to have one or two college commits on their roster, but the Warriors are stacked.&nbsp; They have some other stars on their squad also.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='182110' first='Megan' last='Fitch'], Brooklyn Miko, Natalia Jackson, [player_tooltip player_id='141249' first='Reagan' last='Elizondo'], Hannah Spencer and [player_tooltip player_id='194169' first='Maria' last='Avendano'] are just a few more of their standouts.&nbsp; This is an all-star squad and they have so many options to run different lineups.&nbsp; I am super excited to watch this gifted team play against UIL teams.&nbsp; They have a legit shot to win this prestigious tourney.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Prosper</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Eagles are on fire right now and has one of the best players in the nation in [player_tooltip player_id='155117' first='Ayden' last='Ames'] (Nebraska).&nbsp; She is a stud who can ball at any position along the net. They are led by [player_tooltip player_id='141133' first='Callie' last='Kieffer'] (Alabama) who runs a fantastic fast paced offense whether she is front row or back row.&nbsp; They have a young star on the rise in [player_tooltip player_id='180167' first='Hannah' last='Beauford'] who can play right side or step in to set if needed.&nbsp; Their middles are solid and can block and attack at a very high level.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='87554' first='Ella' last='Chaney'], [player_tooltip player_id='199548' first='Reese' last='Renfrow'] and [player_tooltip player_id='202871' first='Sophie' last='Bridges'] are ready to play against the best that this state has to offer.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>The Woodlands</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Highlanders are 17-3 so far on the young season and have a shot to win it all this year.&nbsp; They are led by the setting of [player_tooltip player_id='176642' first='Claire' last='Dewine'] (Colgate) and she can dish it out with the best of them.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='195826' first='Molly' last='Tuozzo'] (Kentucky) is a beast in the back row and steadies the ship.&nbsp; They are always in system because of her ball control in both serve receive and digging.&nbsp; [player_tooltip player_id='179917' first='Ella' last='Lewis'] and Marjorie Johnson are formidable blockers and attackers who every team need to game plan around.&nbsp; Mackenzie Wedell and Sophie Jones are two of their other stars who score for this highly touted squad.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I will be in attendance and will try to cover as many players/teams as I can.&nbsp; Be sure to check out all of the live tweets on Twitter.&nbsp; There are some other great players that we will be covering.&nbsp; Stay tuned to see who plays well and deserves kudos as we will be writing articles on how they perform.&nbsp; We will have some good pictures of their play also.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As always stay tuned for more articles on your favorite athletes.&nbsp; If you have anyone you think we should watch out for, please shoot me an email with some info at <a href="mailto:nov8vb@yahoo.com">nov8vb@yahoo.com</a>.&nbsp; Also don't forget to help these kids get more exposure by sharing our stories with your friends.&nbsp; Help us help them by simply retweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook.&nbsp; Thanks for following us, Prep Dig Texas Family!&nbsp; Don't be afraid to interact with us.&nbsp; We love the likes, shares, and quotes/comments.&nbsp; Keep them coming!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->