Texas High School Spotlight – Prestonwood Christian Academy
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Continue ReadingNow that the high school season is well underway, we are starting our series of articles on those teams who have been lighting up the stat sheets and scoreboards. We will be highlighting a few teams that have a chance to do something very special this year if it all works out. Today we bring our attention to Prestonwood Christian Academy out of District 1 in TAPPS 6A.
The Lady Lions are currently 23-1 on the year and looking super dominant. This team is stacked in every position and has tons of future division one college recruits on their roster. I was lucky enough to see them in person at the Volleypalooza tourney a few weeks ago and they put on a show as they came out as the runner up in the prestigious event. We have written about some of these players before and here is a little from our recent articles about them if you need to remember who they are:
Jadyn Livings Jadyn Livings 6'1" | OH Prestonwood Christian | 2024 State #28 Nation TX [2024] 6-1 Outside (HS: Prestonwood Christian/Club: Texas Advantage / Verbal: Uncommitted)
Jadyn is currently listed as the 5th best overall prospect according to our Prep Dig Texas State Rankings. She is a talented pin hitter from Prestonwood Christian High School and the famed Texas Advantage volleyball program. This young lady has been groomed for success on the volleyball court and every match she plays in just further solidifies her ranking. At Volleypalooza she was stellar as she played amazing defense and wowed the crowd with some hellacious hits from multiple locations. She is a kill waiting to happen from anywhere on the court and they are able to set her in the back row on purpose. I’m not sure this young lady knows how to lose as she always he is ready to face tough competition and bring her “A” game. She has been one of the premier volleyball players in the state since she started playing. I love how she is ready for the ball at all times and doesn’t get rattled during tense moments. Her team knows they can count on her to be a standout for them in different ways.
Mikala Young Mikala Young 6'0" | OH Prestonwood Christian Academy | 2024 State #48 Nation TX [2024] 6-0 Outside (HS: Prestonwood Christian/Club: Texas Advantage /Verbal: Uncommitted)
Mikala is currently ranked as the 15th best overall prospect and the 6th best left side pin hitter in the 2024 Class according to our Prep Dig Texas State Rankings. She plays at Prestonwood Christian High School and the famed Texas Advantage volleyball program. I have written about her many times and I still smile when I mention her name because of how she plays the game. She is a coach’s dream because of how hard she goes after each rep. She has a very high motor, which helps her on both the offensive and defensive end. Having a player like Mikala on the court at all times guarantees your team will always have a fighting chance to keep the ball in play and score. This kid has a strong upper body and can unload fury on opponents, but she also has a variety of shots that she deploys to score. Her leadership during tough moments is what truly stands out to me when I watch her compete. She has a never say die attitude that is very contagious to her teammates.
Macaria Spears Macaria Spears 6'3" | OH Prestonwood Christian | 2025 State #5 Nation TX [2025] 6-2 Outside (HS: Prestonwood Christian/Club: Texas Advantage Volleyball/Verbal: Uncommitted)
Macaria is currently an unranked prospect in the 2025 class according to our Prep Dig Texas State Rankings, but that is only because she just transferred and I have not updated the list with her. She will not only be on it but will challenge for one of the top spots. She stars on the pins for Prestonwood and will play for the awesome Texas Advantage Volleyball program again as she did when she was younger. The word dynamic doesn’t even begin to describe her game well enough. She is already on the roster for our USA U19 program and has a great chance to make an Olympic roster in the future. It was my first time to see her on the volleyball court in person and she was super effective from the offensive end. Her arm swing is very electric and she can move the ball around with ease to any location on the court. If you have not seen her in action yet, I suggest you stop by one of their matches as she will steal the show.
Any team would be thrilled to have only those studs. In the wise words of awesome late night infomercials…..”but wait…there’s MORE!” Other notable standouts from this awesome roster are recent transfer and amazing junior middle Kennedy Washington Kennedy Washington 6'0" | MB Prestonwoood Christian Academy | 2024 State #115 Nation TX (ranked as the 22nd best player in her grad class) who runs one of the best and most dangerous (for her opponents) slides I have ever seen. The one who runs the show is setter Camille Edwards Camille Edwards 5'11" | S Prestonwood Christian | 2024 State #95 Nation TX (ranked as the 23rd best player in her grad class). She was dishing some amazing dimes to all of her hitters when I watched. Super sophomore libero Gillian Pitts Gillian Pitts 5'9" | DS/L Prestonwood Christian | 2025 State #92 Nation TX (ranked as the 10th best libero in her grad class) kept everything in system for the Lions. Another super stud sophomore is Taylor Cook Taylor Cook 5'11" | S Prestonwood Christian Academy | 2025 State #87 Nation TX (ranked as the 8th best player in her grad class) helps run a 6-2 offense and is stellar in delivering perfectly placed balls to her hitters. They are the front-runners in TAPPS 6A so far and I don’t see anyone taking them down. They have what it takes to cruise to a State Championship.
Stay tuned for more articles on your favorite athletes. If you have anyone you think we should watch out for, please shoot me an email with some info at nov8vb@yahoo.com. Also don’t forget to help these kids get more exposure by sharing our stories with your friends. Help us help them by simply retweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook. Thanks for following Texas Family!