High School Team Feature – Tomball Memorial Wildcats
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.…
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Continue ReadingThe 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.
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.
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. This time we’ll present the Tomball Memorial Wildcats.
The Squad
Tomball Memorial lost some important seniors from last season who graduated, most notably Audrey Cataline, Kaia Halfmann and Emma Coursey. The Wildcats, however, have a strong core of returning players in outside hitter Tanner Charron Tanner Charron 5'8" | OH Tomball Memorial | 2024 TX , middle blocker Sydney Speer and setter Sydney Kyle.
Key Players
Madison Ingram
Madison Ingram
A tall and physical player, Ingram has an excellent presence at the net. Her size and power make of her an impactful player on both sides of the ball as she’s a solid offensive option because of her high point of contact and heavy arm and a productive stopper with her tall block. Also capable of playing on the right, Ingram also plays an important emotional role with the team, infecting her teammates with her never-ending energy.
Sydney Speer
Sydney Speer
Another long and physical player who splits her time between the middle and the right, Speer is probably Tomball Memorial’s best blocker. Besides her excellent size and impressive reach, she also thrives on remaining very disciplined with the team’s strategy, always covering the area she’s supposed to. Speer can also make a strong offensive impact with her tremendous reach.
The explosive outside hitter is Tomball Memorial’s leading scorer for the season so far and a very important player in the team’s playing system. Extremely versatile and efficient offensively, she is the player that will get set on crunch time and Charron has the confidence and the skills to help the team succeed. Although that’s still a work in progress, she’s been displaying improvement on the backcourt too.
Highlights
Avery Craig
Avery Craig
Craig is possibly the perfect player to pair with Charron at the outside hitter position as their games complement each other well. Although she’s taller than her teammate, Craig is also more technical and strong defensively, providing the team with good balance and keeping the backcourt effective. She has good power and reach on her offense too, but is extrememly resourceful and smart with her shot selection. A good defender and passer, she is also a dangerous server.
Sydney Kyle
Sydney Kyle
A skilled and intelligent setter, Kyle does a very good job running Tomball Memorial’s offense. She’s very smart with her ball distribution and shares it among all of her hitter, not overloading any of them. When the Wildcats are in-system, Kyle likes to play fast and take advantage of her physical and efficient middles. A lefty, she’s also a very good server and a solid defender.