Brooks and Shuler Stand Out: MO/KS Freshman Showcase Part Two

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>More than 80 athletes participated in the two Prep Dig Showcases hosted by the [program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='[program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last='']' last=''] Volleyball Academy on July 29, in Kansas City, Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Her are six players from the Kansas Class of 2027 whose skills jumped out at me during the Missouri/Kansas Freshman Showcase.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Avery Brooks, </strong>5'9”, OH, Blue Valley West</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I really enjoyed watching Brooks compete. She is a six-rotation player in the making. She plays solid defense and can hit. She has a very noticeable serve. Brooks plays club ball with Pohaku.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cayten Cummings</strong>, 5'8”, Yates Center</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cummings has a solid all-around game. This might have been the toughest competition she has played against and with. She needs to improve her aggressiveness and call for balls. She is just a freshman but arguably could be the best player on her high school squad. It will be interesting to see how her game evolves.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Molly Schuler</strong>, 5'10”, MH, Washburn Rural</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Schuler is long and can really jump. She plays composed and has a solid approach to the net. She is projected to be a junior varsity player as a freshman for a stacked perennial state title-contending program at Washburn Rural. Schuler plays club ball for Topeka Saints.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Amea Lyons</strong>, 6'0”, Cair Paravel</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lyons is a raw physical talent. She can jump and has a nice swing. Once she gains added confidence in her game she should be a dangerous scoring threat for Cair Paravel and her club team the Topeka Saints.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='434374' first='Kya' last='Behr']</strong>, 5'9”, RS/S, Great Bend</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Behr is a solid setter who will only get better as she gains experience. She has a really nice vertical for an athlete whose primary position is setter. The Great Bend prospect has a solid tip game and can find open space on the court. She will play club ball for [program_tooltip program_id='432164' first='Fight' last='Club'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Izzy Bryan</strong>, 5'1”, DS/L, Pleasant Ridge</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Bryan is a spunky libero who just enjoys playing the game. She is a floor leader and communicates well with her teammates. She plays club ball with [program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='[program_tooltip program_id='428889' first='Dynasty' last='']' last=''].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->