Houston Open 2023 – All-Tournament Team

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the biggest private high school volleyball tournaments of the season, the Houston Open 2023 was held last weekend at the Houston Skyline club, reuniting 24 of the best private school teams in the region for two days of competition.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://prepdig.com/2023/08/houston-open-2023-photo-gallery-part-1/"><strong>Houston Open Photo Gallery - Part 1</strong></a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/?p=453396">Houston Open Photo Gallery - Part 2</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Dig was in attendance on Friday and we got to see some really exciting prospects on the court during the day. We've taken the last few days to recognize the players who had great performances in their positions and now it's time to reveal our All-Tournament Team selections:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["201034"],"_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":"St. John's push to play in the golden bracket championship game wouldn't have been possible without Animashuan steering the ship for the Mavericks. The all-around setter stood out among the players in the position with her very complete and efficient game. 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