H-Town Showdown #1 – 18s – All-Tournament Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last weekend was a big one for club volleyball in the state of Texas as the season started to get some steam with multiple tournaments popping up all around the state and providing prospects from the Lone Star State with a great opportunity to develop and showcase their games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Although the Tour of Texas Qualifier held in Austin was hands down the highlight of the weekend, the Houston area also had some really good competition at the H-Town Showdown #1, a tournament that reunited 100 teams from three different age groups across three venues in the area. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I was at the [program_tooltip program_id='431337' first='Texas' last='Tornados'] club on Saturday afternoon following the two top brackets of the 18s Division and got to see some familiar faces confirm my thoughts about them and several new ones make a strong impression. I've highlighted several players who impressed me over the week, breaking them down in positions, so now I'll present my All-Tournament Team, reuniting the top performers in the division.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"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 talented setter was again in great form with HJV 18 Elite, leading the team to an undefeated campaign and a first-place finish in their bracket. Dewine was efficient as usual with her playmaking, distributing accurate sets to her teammates and using her most effective options in key moments. 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