Lone Star Regionals: Five Right Sides to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the biggest tournaments of the club season in Texas is coming to Houston this weekend as the Lone Star Regionals will held at the George R Brown Convention Center over the weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Almost 600 teams coming from everywhere around the Lone Star State will be on the court, competing in the 15s, 16s and 17s divisions. Around 150 of those teams will also be playing for the much-coveted bids to the National Championship in those age groups.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Dig will be covering the event over the weekend, bringing photos and reports on the players that stand out on the court, but before it begins, let's take the time to highlight some prospects who could be poised for strong showings this weekend.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These right sides have the skills to give an extra punch to their team's offenses:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Cailee Valadez","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'11u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32925","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Cedar Ridge","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Austin Juniors","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Playing on the right, Valadez will be an interesting offensive weapon for AJV 15 Adidas in the 15 Bid division. 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