Volleypalooza Players to Watch Vol 1
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It is here! The Volleypalooza tournament will be held at a few of the Central Texas high school gyms this weekend August 25-27th. There will be 68 of the most talented teams from across the state competing in this awesome…
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Continue ReadingIt is here! The Volleypalooza tournament will be held at a few of the Central Texas high school gyms this weekend August 25-27th. There will be 68 of the most talented teams from across the state competing in this awesome tournament. This is widely regarded as the toughest tournament in the nation. It will be a weekend full of cutthroat volleyball and we at Prep Dig Texas couldn’t be more excited to attend in person. 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. They are some of the best players in the state in all grad classes. Let’s meet a few of the talented players who will be showing out.
Cornerstone Christian
The Warriors are one of the most talented teams in the country and could rival most open level club teams. They are led by the setting of Taylor Anderson Taylor Anderson 6'0" | S Cornerstone Christian | 2023 State #21 Nation TX (Purdue) and the amazing libero play of Alyssa Manitzas Alyssa Manitzas 5'2" | DS/L Cornerstone | 2023 State #85 Nation TX (Notre Dame). They have some fantastic hitters in Nayeli Gonzalez Nayeli Gonzalez 6'2" | MB Cornerstone Christian | 2023 State #35 Nation TX (Iowa State), Rylee Busse Rylee Busse 5'10" | OH Cornerstone Christian | 2023 State TX (Memphis), and Grace Carroll Grace Carroll 6'5" | RS Cornerstone | 2024 State #21 Nation TX (Baylor). Most teams would love to have one or two college commits on their roster, but the Warriors are stacked. They have some other stars on their squad also. Megan Fitch Megan Fitch 6'1" | OH Cornerstone Christian | 2025 State #43 Nation TX , Brooklyn Miko, Natalia Jackson, Reagan Elizondo Reagan Elizondo 6'1" | OH Cornerstone Christian | 2023 State TX , Hannah Spencer and Maria Avendano Maria Avendano 5'6" | DS/L Cornerstone Christian Schools | 2024 TX are just a few more of their standouts. This is an all-star squad and they have so many options to run different lineups. I am super excited to watch this gifted team play against UIL teams. They have a legit shot to win this prestigious tourney.
Prosper
The Eagles are on fire right now and has one of the best players in the nation in Ayden Ames Ayden Ames 6'4" | MB Prosper | 2024 State #3 Nation TX (Nebraska). She is a stud who can ball at any position along the net. They are led by Callie Kieffer Callie Kieffer 5'10" | S Prosper | 2023 State #199 Nation TX (Alabama) who runs a fantastic fast paced offense whether she is front row or back row. They have a young star on the rise in Hannah Beauford Hannah Beauford 5'11" | S Prosper | 2025 State #99 Nation TX who can play right side or step in to set if needed. Their middles are solid and can block and attack at a very high level. Ella Chaney Ella Chaney 6'2" | MB Prosper | 2023 State TX , Reese Renfrow Reese Renfrow 5'8" | OH Prosper | 2024 State TX and Sophie Bridges Sophie Bridges 5'8" | DS/L Prosper | 2025 State TX are ready to play against the best that this state has to offer.
The Woodlands
The Highlanders are 17-3 so far on the young season and have a shot to win it all this year. They are led by the setting of Claire Dewine Claire Dewine 6'1" | S The Woodlands | 2023 State TX (Colgate) and she can dish it out with the best of them. Molly Tuozzo Molly Tuozzo 5'7" | DS/L The Woodlands | 2023 State #38 Nation TX (Kentucky) is a beast in the back row and steadies the ship. They are always in system because of her ball control in both serve receive and digging. Ella Lewis Ella Lewis 5'11" | OH The Woodlands | 2025 State TX and Marjorie Johnson are formidable blockers and attackers who every team need to game plan around. Mackenzie Wedell and Sophie Jones are two of their other stars who score for this highly touted squad.
I will be in attendance and will try to cover as many players/teams as I can. Be sure to check out all of the live tweets on Twitter. There are some other great players that we will be covering. Stay tuned to see who plays well and deserves kudos as we will be writing articles on how they perform. We will have some good pictures of their play also.
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