Playoff Top Performers – Area Round Day One

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>If the high school volleyball regular season in the state of Texas was a marathon, the playoffs are a sprint as after just three days of competition, we're already halfway through the area round, which began on Thursday. Several teams have already secured their spots in the next round and some of the matches had spectacular individual performances from some of the most promising prospects in the Lone Star State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are five players who strongly helped their teams continue to move forward:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_636577faaa5eb","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["176642"],"_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 Woodlands' stand out setter was a key element in the team's sweep of Cy Ranch in one of the most anticipated matchups of the area round in the Houston area. The Highlanders were flawless and much of it had to with how their star player led the team in such a challenging match. As usual, Dewine handled the ball extremely well, but she didn't limit herself to that, leading the team in assists (23) and kills (15) despite also registering 11 digs and two blocks in her triple-double performance.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"align":"","mode":"preview","anchor":"acf-block-64bdfcabe2430"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_636579bcaa5ec","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' star right side hitter led the team's reaction against a surprising Cy Creek side that won set one in their area round matchup. Tchouangwa carried the Falcons' offense with 23 kills (51.1% kill percentage) and also helped in several areas of the game, delivering impressive 26 digs and 17 passes. 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