High School Team Feature – Ridge Point Panthers

<!-- 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. Now we'll take a good look at the Ridge Point Panthers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>The Squad</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Panthers were able to return good part of the core that competed in last year's State Championship, with the most noticeable exceptions being middle Alexis Roberson, setter/outside hitter Nina Moorer and libero Nylah Raspberry. Outside hitter [player_tooltip player_id='87531' first='Sydney' last='Jordan'] and middle [player_tooltip player_id='87548' first='Arissa' last='Smith'] continue to be the team's cornerstones while some young prospects such as [player_tooltip player_id='212725' first='Kennedi' last='Rogers'], [player_tooltip player_id='179873' first='Carrington' last='Cook'] and [player_tooltip player_id='442331' first='Aaliyah' last='Smith'] all grew into larger roles. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/RP_Volleyball/status/1560402170142416899?s=20u0026t=1S6dpE1YIcx1yveMU_imug","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/RP_Volleyball/status/1560402170142416899?s=20&amp;t=1S6dpE1YIcx1yveMU_imug </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_6317b0c89e77e","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["87531"],"_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":"One of the best players in the entire state last season, Jordan is back for her senior year in an even more central role with the Panthers. An outside hitter that checks every box in terms of size, skills and mindset, she's a big part of the team's playing system in every phase of the game. A reliable and consistent passer, Jordan is absolutely lethal at the net, where she uses her length and power, but also her technique and high volleyball IQ to produce in high volume and, most importantly, in big moments. 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