Which 2027 Middles Made Big First Impressions at NLQ?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>What a venue to expand our Class of 2027 radar.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>By now, you're aware of the big move to put the 15s in the January wave of the Northern Lights Qualifier. We covered some extraordinary 15s teams last weekend, and we're already excited about the long-term future of the Great Plains Region. That's us, Nebraska.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Big first impressions were made. We led into NLQ hoping to learn as much as possible about this up-and-coming group. This was an important step, and we have some names to talk about.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Why not start with the middle blockers? This group traveled to Minneapolis and put on a show.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["452566"],"_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":"Roger fits the mold of so many other successful [program_tooltip program_id='428717' first='Nebraska' last='ONE'] middle blockers. She hails from Wilber-Clatonia High School, which has produced [program_tooltip program_id='428717' first='Nebraska' last='ONE'] stars of the past and present. 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