High School Team Feature – Langham Creek Lobos

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school season is entering a key moment in the state of Texas and every team in the state has been on the court more than 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. Today we're going to know more about the Langham Creek Lobos.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>The Squad</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lobos managed to bring back all of their key players from last season and continue to get better as a team, strongly remaining among the top teams in Conference 6A - District 16. There's a lot of talent in Langham Creek's squad, especially with [player_tooltip player_id='212727' first='Jordan' last='Taylor'], [player_tooltip player_id='208197' first='Kennedy' last='Jones'] and Taylor Williams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/LCHSLobosVB/status/1562034085073141760?s=20u0026t=nkxyZLAEJTh1l2oZohBj5w","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/LCHSLobosVB/status/1562034085073141760?s=20&amp;t=nkxyZLAEJTh1l2oZohBj5w </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_634057bd40118","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["212727"],"_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":"The towering middle blocker is one of the fastest-rising prospects in the state and it's been really fun to watch the very tall player with good instincts she was last season become a truly dominant middle. Her impressive 6'5u0022 frame obviously helps, but it's very easy to see how much work Taylor has been putting on to get better and it's reflecting on her ability to hit different sets at a very high level and a more cerebral blocking approach. 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