Lone Star Classic Week 3 – Texas Liberos to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After several weeks of getting on the road to compete for a spot at the 2023 USA Girls Junior National Championship, Texas teams will have homecourt advantage this weekend, when they will play in Dallas in the third week of the 2023 Lone Star Classic.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the biggest national qualifiers there is, the Lone Star Classic has been going on for two weeks already and the third and final weekend of competition will feature as many as 11 divisions from the 15s, 16s and 17s age groups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As expected, several teams from Texas will be on the court in Dallas this weekend and we're using the days leading to the event to present some of the most exciting prospects from the Lone Star State that will be competing in the Open divisions. These are some of the top liberos that will represent Texas teams this weekend:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["235445"],"_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 best libero in her age group in the state of Texas according to our 2026 Prep Dig State Rankings, Hernandez will be the backcourt general for TAV 15 Black. Her game is tailored to succeed on the back as Hernandez is very quick and has excellent reflexes to get to ball. Her technique when making contact with the ball is also extremely efficient as she places in the exact right position to send the ball where she intends to. 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