Texas HS Match to Watch: Plano West vs. Plano East
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The high school volleyball season is going at full pace in the state of Texas and during the next four months, hundreds of matches will be played across the Lone Star State until we know the new state champions. Prep…
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Continue ReadingThe high school volleyball season is going at full pace in the state of Texas and during the next four months, hundreds of matches will be played across the Lone Star State until we know the new state champions.
Prep Dig will be covering multiple matches every week and featuring the players that stand out the most for their performances over the course of the season, but we’ll also preview some matches that have the potential to be very interesting ones.
As district play starts to pick up, some big rivalry matches are taking place around the state and here’s one of them:
Plano West vs. Plano East – September 22, 6:30 PM – @ Plano West HS
Plano West
The Plano West Lady Wolves won their first four district matches and their last non-district matches and enter the derby with five straight victories – their season record has 19 wins and just three losses. Middle Katherine Mansfield Katherine Mansfield 6'2" | MB Plano West | 2024 State TX (senior) and outside hitters Blaire Bowers Blaire Bowers 6'0" | OH Plano West | 2026 State TX (sophomore) and Kaitlyn Brewer (junior) have been the team’s most active players offensively, with 299, 159 and 133 kills respectively – Mansfield also leads in blocks with 79. Junior setter Sophia Wei Sophia Wei 5'8" | S Plano West | 2025 State TX has 443 assists in the season and recently surpassed 1,000 in her career – she also leads the team in aces (26) and is second in digs (167). Bowers is first in digs (168) and passes (367).
Plano East
The Plano East Panthers lost a district match to Flower Mound, but recovered immediately, beating Coppell and currently have a 3-1 district win record – their season campaign indicates 21 victories and ten losses. Senior outside hitter Lauryn “Lolo” Lambert has been the team’s undisputed leading scorer in the season with 468 kills and she also leads in digs (338) and passes (399). Middles Simone Heard Simone Heard 5'10" | MB Plano East | 2026 State TX and Ashby Daniel Ashby Daniel 6'3" | MB Plano East | 2024 State TX have also been a big part of the team’s play as the sophomore has 192 kills and 46 blocks while the senior produced 135 kills and 42 blocks. Sophomore Megan Nguyen Megan Nguyen 5'5" | S Plano East | 2026 State TX is first in assists (480) and second in digs (227).