Texas HS Playoffs: Fulshear vs. Montgomery – Top Performers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) High School Volleyball Playoffs continue to progress ahead of next week's State Championship and on Friday, the Regional Tournaments started around the Lone Star State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On that day, I was at the Merrell Center, in Katy, where the Regional Tournament of Division 5A - Region 3 is being held, to watch the duel between the Fulshear Chargers and the Montgomery Lady Bears.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Undefeated in the last 20 matches, Fulshear (39-4) advanced to the Regional Finals with a 3-0 (25-17, 25-10, 25-16) win over Montgomery (32-18), who ended a very positive season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/FULSHEARVB/status/1723180954607362246?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/FULSHEARVB/status/1723180954607362246?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["179898"],"_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":"Fulshear's main offensive player, Warren had a very productive night, keeping her efficiency high during the entire match and not finding many obstacles to put the ball down. Her impressive athleticism gave her a huge advantage over Montgomery's blockers as they didn't get anywhere near her contact point. Warren used her power to put the ball down in most of her attempts, but also turned to other resources when she had to, while also making very few errors. The junior outside hitter also passed very well and made good plays on defense.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-654f035855c44"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/grtorres/status/1723130438682660960?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/grtorres/status/1723130438682660960?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["253963"],"_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":"The junior setter had a very solid night in several different aspects. She took full advantage of the fact that Fulshear dominated from the start to run the team's offense in a way that kept all of her hitters involved. James was great with her decision-making, remained accurate at all times and did a good job on the few occasions in which she had to work with passes off the net. The setter played with a lot of energy, had a good serving run in set two and contributed to Fulshear's offense with some setter dumps in set three.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-654f035855cbd"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/grtorres/status/1723126318089351559?s=20","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/grtorres/status/1723126318089351559?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["225557"],"_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":"Fulshear's second outside hitter, Witte also had a very strong game, paving the way for the team's dominant victory. She was always a reliable scoring option at the pin and managed to put the ball down in a variety of ways. When she had a chance, Witte would swing hard, using her power to beat Montgomery's defenders. When the opposing blockers managed to challenge her above the net, she found smart solutions to it, using tips and tooling the block. 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