Texas HS Match to Watch: Rouse vs. Liberty Hill
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The high school volleyball season is reaching a critical point in the state of Texas and during the next month, hundreds of matches will be played across the Lone Star State until we know the new state champions. Prep Dig…
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Continue ReadingThe high school volleyball season is reaching a critical point in the state of Texas and during the next month, 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.
With district play entering its final days, some matches between the top teams from each region are set to happen this week and this is one of them, in Division 5A – District 25:
Rouse vs. Liberty Hill – October 17, 6:30 – @ Rouse HS
Rouse
The Rouse Riders from Leander are undefeated in district play with 11 victories and enter the court on a 12-match winning streak. The team has 34 wins and 11 losses in the season. The Riders are brilliantly led by senior setter Savannah Skopal Savannah Skopal 6'0" | S Rouse | 2024 State #39 Nation TX , one of just four high school players in Texas to get to 5,000 assists in their careers. This season, Skopal has 1,238 assists to go with 307 digs, 131 kills, 59 aces and 58 blocks. Offensively, junior outside hitter Jade Key has been leading Rouse with 426 kills, followed by seniors Naara Tanco Naara Tanco 6'1" | MB Rouse | 2024 TX (outside hitter), with 397, and Jadyn Wilgus Jadyn Wilgus 6'2" | MB Rouse | 2024 State TX (middle), with 373. Junior libero Mary Schirpik Mary Schirpik 5'5" | DS/L Rouse | 2025 State TX (473 digs, 570 passes) and senior defensive specialist Cameron Bradley Cameron Bradley 5'9" | DS/L Round Rock | 2024 State TX (357 digs, 434 passes) give them a lot of defensive strength.
Liberty Hill
The Liberty Hill Panthers are the second-best team in the district with ten wins and one loss, exactly against Rouse. The Panthers have won their last six duels and hold a 36-8 win record for the season. One of the team’s strengths is its well-balanced offense, which has junior right side Taylor Gaines Taylor Gaines 6'0" | OH Liberty Hill | 2025 State TX (346 kills), senior outside hitter Kealy Dirner (300), junior outside hitter Annie Witt Annie Witt 5'9" | OH Liberty Hill | 2025 State TX (297) and senior right side Giovanna Mason Giovanna Mason 5'11" | RS Liberty Hill | 2024 State TX (291) all playing big roles for Liberty Hill. The same happens at setter, where senior Carson Glenn (580 assists) and junior Ava Hight Ava Hight 5'7" | S Liberty Hill | 2025 TX (577) are both very productive. Junior Brooklyn Escobar Brooklyn Escobar 5'4" | DS/L Liberty Hill | 2025 State TX (378 passes, 243 digs) leads the Panthers on the backcourt while junior middle Ava Kostroun Ava Kostroun 6'2" | MB Liberty Hill | 2025 TX (120 blocks) can also be a difference-maker at the net.