Pearland John Turner Classic – Five Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The start of district play is approaching in the Texas high school volleyball season and this week features a lot of preseason tournaments, reuniting dozens of teams from the Lone Star State in highly-competitive matches that are used to fine-tune their games ahead of the beginning of their calendars.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of them is the Pearland John Turner Classic, which will count on the presence of teams from several regions in the state for three days of action, between Friday and Sunday. The tournament will have 48 teams and will be held in two clubs in the Houston area, the Absolute Volleyball Academy, in Webster, and the Texas United, in Pearland.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are five players that will be in action in the tournament that are worth your attention:</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":"One of the key pieces in Dripping Springs' State Championship-winning campaign last year, when she was a freshman, Anderson will be back with likely even an increased role in the team's offensive system. An outside hitter with great length and tremendous power, she's probably going to look even better on the court after a productive club season with Austin Performance. 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Morgan also stands out for her strong technical skills, which allow her to make efficient moves when she has to set or play defense.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64c90be4ed7da"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/17220088/6317dbd2ff0cb703c8d23f58' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64c90be4ed804"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["202719"],"_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":"Kazmierski has been an excellent setter in the Austin area, playing for Lake Travis and her club team Austin Juniors. 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