Lone Star Classic Week 3 – Texas Outsides 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. It's time we point out some outside hitters who could have a big weekend in Dallas:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["318127"],"_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 top prospect in Texas according to our 2026 Prep Dig State Rankings, Anderson will determine how well AP 15 Adidas does this weekend with her play. A lethal offensive player, she's a scoring machine at the pin and has showed she can deliver under pressure, having helped her high school team Dripping Springs win the State Tournament having a big role with them. 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