Houston Stock Up Showcase – Top Performers Vol 4

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who earned the right to be called a Top Performer?&nbsp; We saw some amazing players who wanted to improve their stock.&nbsp; The first session was held on Saturday July 27^th at the Competitive Edge Training facility in Houston, TX. &nbsp;The one aspect that sets our showcases apart from every other one in the country is how we offer coverage, before, during, and after it is completed.&nbsp; This series of articles will discuss those special players that stood out for various reasons to our court coaches and scouts.&nbsp; They have won our prestigious Top Performer award.&nbsp; Let's meet the winners!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='554289' first='Claire' last='Tidwell'] [2027] 5-11 Outside (HS: The Woodlands/Club: [program_tooltip program_id='510661' first='Houston' last='Skyline'] The Woodlands/Verbal: Uncommitted)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Claire is currently an unranked prospect in the 2027 Class according to our Prep Dig Texas State Rankings, but is on our official Watch List.&nbsp; She plays volleyball at The Woodlands High School and plays for the [program_tooltip program_id='510661' first='Houston' last='Skyline'] The Woodlands club program. Miss Tidwell is a fierce competitor and showed it throughout both the individual drills and scrimmage portion of the event.&nbsp; Her offensive arsenal is vast and she is not afraid to swing away against any block.&nbsp; She has such a textbook picturesque approach when she attacks and a few of our coaches commented on it during the showcase.&nbsp; What stands out to me is how confident she is on the left side.&nbsp; There is no location or tempo that she is afraid of.&nbsp; If I were her coach or teammate, I would trust her ability to score in any situation and especially when the going gets tough.&nbsp; We will continue to keep our eye on her and you should as well because she is a very talented volleyball player.&nbsp; Please help us congratulate her on earning a Top Performer award.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='580007' first='Eden' last='Read']&nbsp;[2025] 5-7 Outside/Setter (HS: Hudson/Club: Pineywoods VBC/Verbal: Uncommitted)&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eden is currently an unranked prospect in the 2025 Class according to our Prep Dig Texas State Rankings. &nbsp;She plays volleyball at Hudson High School in Lufkin and club for the Pineywoods volleyball program. &nbsp;I love when diamonds in the rough show up at our showcases that we don't know too well.&nbsp; It was very refreshing to see an unknown player from Texas showcase her skills to our staff and get on our radar.&nbsp; Her court coach mentioned that Eden was able to do many things well on the volleyball court.&nbsp; She is listed as both an outside hitter and a setter and showed that she is very capable of both.&nbsp; With soft hands and power to push the ball, Miss Read is valuable on the court to any squad she plays for.&nbsp; As an attacker, she has a great hand contact and possesses ball control to direct the rock to open locations on the court.&nbsp; As a defender, I would trust her back row abilities to dig the ball from any hitter.&nbsp; We will keep our eye on her senior season to see how she does.&nbsp; Please help us congratulate her on earning a Top Performer award at the showcase.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='521480' first='Emersyn' last='Scheel'] [2027] 5-2 Setter/Defensive Specialist (HS: John Paul II/Club: San Antonio Chiefs/Verbal: Uncommitted)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Emersyn is currently an unranked prospect in the 2027 class according to our Prep Dig Texas State Rankings.&nbsp; She plays volleyball at John Paul II High School and also for the San Antonio Chiefs volleyball club program.&nbsp; Miss Scheel did such a great job on her court and was nominated for this award for a few reasons.&nbsp; One of the main reasons that she was selected was because of her super soft hands and really fast release of the ball.&nbsp; I love how the ball shoots out of her hands to the pins.&nbsp; Setters like her can really speed up the tempo of her middles when running slides.&nbsp; The wrist action is what makes the ball shoot out so fast.&nbsp; The fact that she is able to jump set all locations will translate into being a great setter and also will create splits in the block for her pin hitters.&nbsp; What also makes her special is how athletic she is on defense.&nbsp; The way she is able to lunge out to both directions for hard driven attacks that land outside of her zone is awesome.&nbsp; We will keep out eye on her for sure.&nbsp; She definitely earned this award from her performance.&nbsp; Please help us congratulate her on earning the Top Performer award for this showcase.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stay tuned for more articles on your favorite athletes that excelled at the showcase.&nbsp; If you have anyone you think we should watch out for, please shoot me an email with some info at <a href="mailto:Michael@prepdig.com">Michael@prepdig.com</a>.&nbsp; Also don't forget to help these kids get more exposure by sharing our stories with your friends.&nbsp; Help us help them by simply retweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook.&nbsp; Thanks for following Prep Dig Family!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->