Club Team Feature – Houston Stellar 17 Elite

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The club season is already underway in the state of Texas and hundreds of teams have already been in action and done great things over the first weeks of play in the Lone Star State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Everyone is taking a little break for the holidays and will get back to full power on the first weekend of the month, so we're taking the week to feature some of the 17s teams from the Houston area that we believe have the potential to make really good things over the next few months.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Houston Stellar 17 Elite</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The team from the popular Houston Stellar club from Pasadena ranked 13th in the FAST Warm Up with three wins and two losses. 17 Elite has plenty of talent in several positions, with [player_tooltip player_id='124105' first='Tatum' last='Busch'], Anzley Rinard, Megan Donoughue, [player_tooltip player_id='198344' first='Taylor' last='Larkin'], Taylor Crain and [player_tooltip player_id='202004' first='Grace' last='Morton'] standing out as some of their key players.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Key Players</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["124105"],"_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":"One of the top Class of 2024 players in the entire state according to our Prep Dig State Rankings, Busch is really complete and well-rounded. She masters pretty much every area of the game, being a reliable passer, an elite defender and a very consistent scorer. Besides her technical skills, Busch also stands out for her mental strength. She not only plays the game with impressive calm and focus, but is also extremely smart with every decision she makes on the court. 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