Playoffs: Cinco Ranch vs. Stratford – Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The regional quarterfinals are the current stage of the University Interscholastic League (UIL) high school volleyball playoffs and competition is only getting tougher as just the absolute top teams in the Lone Star State continue to dream about a spot in the State Championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we continue to bring you the best high school volleyball coverage, we'll be following some of the most critical encounters of the postseason and will keep detailing how they played out and who were the top players on the court.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On Monday, November 7, we watched the Conference 6A duel between Katy's Cinco Ranch Cougars and Houston's Stratford Spartans at the Delmar Fieldhouse in Houston. It was a close match, but Cinco Ranch pushed hard at the end of every set to secure a 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-23) win and make it to the regional semifinals, where they will face Pearland's Dawson Eagles on Thursday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/CincoVolleyball/status/1589816624906788866?s=20u0026t=9j7Y21a0lz5ClUEiec3gBg","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/CincoVolleyball/status/1589816624906788866?s=20&amp;t=9j7Y21a0lz5ClUEiec3gBg </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_6369c9c9519ac","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["87565"],"_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":"Cinco Ranch's outside hitter started the match on fire, getting back-to-back aces. O'Brien was set quite often, at the net or in the back, and scored at an excellent rate, but also showed intelligence to use tips and even to push the ball against the block and get it back for a second chance. 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