Tompkins vs. Clear Creek – Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school volleyball season is reaching a critical point in the state of Texas and we'll try and be in as many matches as we can in order to bring the best coverage of the sport and all the info on the most promising prospects of the Lone Star State to you every week.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The idea is to do things a little bit differently this year, so after every match I attend, I'll be posting a quick article highlighting the players that stood out the most in that particular encounter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Tuesday, October 11, I went to the non-conference match between the Tompkins Falcons and the Clear Creek Wildcats. Although that match won't interfere with the postseason aspirations of these teams, it was a good opportunity two sides that have what it takes to make deep playoff runs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Falcons were dominant, winning the match in three sets (25-19, 25-17, 25-19) and improving their impressive season record to 32-3. The Wildcats, who are now at 23-15 for the season, also showed good things and should be confident in their playoff hopes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/grtorres/status/1579966490300022786?s=20u0026t=W-yiP0p83CXa8TA6mMIWLg","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/grtorres/status/1579966490300022786?s=20&amp;t=W-yiP0p83CXa8TA6mMIWLg </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_63460639745cd","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Christin Cowart","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'10u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32924","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Tompkins","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Houston Juniors","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"The sophomore middle blocker started to earn more playing time in the second half of the season and could become an interesting piece for the Falcons in the postseason in a position where there's been some rotation. She had an excellent blocking performance against Clear Creek, tallying three blocks, and was impressive in reading the opposing setters and moving quickly to the pins. Cowart was also vigilant at the net to handle overpasses and took advantage of her high contact point and power to score with her offense, ranking second in the team in kills with ten.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_634606ca745ce","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["197076"],"_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":"Skrabanek displayed excellent offensive variation, hitting quite a few different sets and registering seven kills. She was pretty efficient with the traditional wide set at the pin, but also scored at a very good rate when hitting a quicker set, more toward the middle. Skrabanek was also solid with her serve-receive (12 passes) and defense (eight digs) and caused problems to Clear Creek's serve-receive system with her topspin jump serve, especially in a long serving run she had on set two.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"preview"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/grtorres/status/1579965939092979718?s=20u0026t=W-yiP0p83CXa8TA6mMIWLg","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/grtorres/status/1579965939092979718?s=20&amp;t=W-yiP0p83CXa8TA6mMIWLg </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_634606f0745d0","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["87549"],"_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":"Tompkins' scoring machine was her usual self on offense, jumping high and hitting the ball hard with great efficiency to score 14 points in kills (73.7% kill rate).  Tchouangwa can hit from anywhere on the and is getting more and more consistent as the season progresses. 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