State Tournament – Division 5A – The Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school volleyball season has just reached its most critical stage in the state of Texas as the University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Tournament started earlier on Wednesday in Garland. Between now and Sunday, the four regional champions in each of the state's six divisions will battle for the state title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we prepare for the tournament, it's a good opportunity for us to feature some of the most intriguing players from each of the 24 teams that will compete this week in Garland. With the first four divisions already covered, it's time we look at Division 5A, which will have its schedule starting on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"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":"Morgan Howard","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'11u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32561","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Colleyville Heritage","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Dallas Skyline","_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":"A national champion with her Skyline club team, Howard is a setter that makes a difference for the teams she plays for. 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