High School Team Feature – Dawson Eagles

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school season is going at full pace in the state of Texas and every team in the state has been on the court enough times for us to have a good idea about what to expect from them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here at PrepDig, we are committed to covering and promoting as many prospects as possible, from the most popular names to the hidden gems that typically abound at the Lone Star State and during the high school season we're also doing it by featuring the teams they play at.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Every time we're at the gym, we take the time to give a good look at the teams on the court and we'll try to feature as many as possible here in this space. Our topic today is the Dawson Eagles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>The Squad</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dawson entered the season in a tough spot as several key members of the team that had a great campaign last season graduated, most notably setter Kamryn Scroggins, outside hitter Kylie Nance, middle Sydney Alexander and defensive specialist Patience Lewis. The solution was to trust players like Ava Kennon, [player_tooltip player_id='176651' first='Bryce' last='Ranney'] and [player_tooltip player_id='176654' first='Carter' last='Galley'] to step up and take a calculated risk by moving Addison Moss to the setter position.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/Dawsonvball/status/1565359931221581827?s=20u0026t=S-CfhsSUPXanpT2UFPWjzA","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/Dawsonvball/status/1565359931221581827?s=20&amp;t=S-CfhsSUPXanpT2UFPWjzA </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>Key Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_63192940647b0","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["176651"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"A well-rounded outside hitter, Ranney dictates Dawson's rhythm on the court in a certain way. Also a standout beach player, she's involved with a lot of what the team does during matches. The stability Ranney provides with her excellent passing and defense is invaluable and she also does an excellent job on offense, using her skills to score even against big blocks. 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