Texas HS: Shadow Creek vs. Manvel

<p>District play is quickly progressing in the high school volleyball season in the state of Texas as in just two months from now we'll know the teams that will earn the right to compete at the State Tournament, where the champions will be crowned.</p>   <p>We, at Prep Dig, are excited to cover another season here in Texas and will try to be in as many matches as possible over the next two months to follow the journeys of the many rising stars in our state, providing coverage that includes articles, photos and social media highlights.</p>   <p>On Friday, October 4, we made the trip to Pearland to follow the District 22 duel between the Shadow Creek Sharks and the Manvel Mavericks.</p>   <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/1842335443410674163 </div></figure>   <p>Playing at home, Shadow Creek were dominant for the vast majority of the match and produced a sweep (25-15, 25-16, 25-19) to improve their season record to 28-8 and get their ninth victory in ten district matches. Manvel now have 23 wins and 11 losses in the season and six victories and four setbacks in district play.</p>   <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Top Performers</h2>    <p class="text-gray-700">Playing as an outside hitter, the senior was Shadow Creek's main offensive weapon and led the team's scoring efforts. Because of her high contact point, Collins was able to hit over the top of Manvel's blockers on several occasions, scoring with great consistency. She also used her athleticism to adjust her body to imprecise sets and displayed power in her swings and versatility, hitting from the left and the middle in quick combination plays. Collins also had a great blocking presence, getting several stops at the pin.</p>    <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/1842330710046101948 </div></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">The sophomore right side was another important offensive weapon for the Sharks, remaining consistent throughout the match and scoring at a great rate. Brown used her length to beat blockers at the net and also benefited from her skilled left hand to find nice angles and put the ball down. She was very aggressive with her blocking too, getting several touches and some stuffs on the right. Brown also contributed to the team's serve-receive system on some rotations and passed well for most of the time.</p>    <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/1842331769401475075 </div></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">The junior libero was Shadow Creek's floor general, leading the team's backcourt efforts with tremendous efficiency. Wiley covered a lot of ground in serve-receive and delivered dimes to her setter all day, strongly contributing to the success of the team's offense. Shadow Creek uses three different defensive specialists and Wiley works well with all of them, leading the team's communication on the court and making sure everyone is where they're supposed to be. The libero was also very precise when she had to set in transition.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/IMG_8964.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-699362" /></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">Law has been Shadow Creek's starter with [player_tooltip player_id='218999' first='Simone' last='Robinson'] out for an injury and played a very good match against Manvel. The junior setter diversified the team's offense very well, keeping all hitters involved and running some nice combination plays that moved her pins to the middle. Because of her size, Law was very efficient when dealing with tight passes and with her blocking as well. The setter had some good serving runs and played solid defense throughout the match.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/IMG_8873.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-699333" /></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">The sophomore outside hitter was also very active offensively, delivering a solid performance at the net. Mitchell used her length extremely well to beat Manvel's blockers and also managed to find nice angles when she had multiple opponents in front of her. The outside hitter was also very resourceful and steady during the match, making very few errors and finding solutions to difficult situations. Mitchell also did fine with her passing, handling most of the serves that went her way efficiently.</p>    <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/1842323184277721446 </div></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">The junior was used in the outside hitter role, as she's been during the entire season, and worked hard to deliver on both sides of the ball. With Manvel missing some starters, English was easily the team's most used player on offense, being set on the left, right and the middle back positions. She faced some heavy blockers at the net and did a good job of diversifying her offense, going from hard-driven swings to tips and roll shots very efficiently. English was also very active on the backcourt, making several digs and doing a good job with her passing.</p>    <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/1842326149340279135 </div></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">The senior setter did her best to keep Manvel's offense running despite some absences and not overload English. Massie tried to share the ball around as much as possible and found a good solution in using the middles in a moment when they were in a good rhythm. The senior also tried to contribute to the team's scoring with crafty setter dumps and was successful in most of her attempts. Massie also did a solid job on the backcourt, serving well and playing strong defense.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/IMG_8806.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-699318" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Shadow Creek vs. Manvel</figcaption></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">The senior came off the bench as a defensive specialist and played a solid match, making Manvel stronger on the backcourt. St. Junious covered a lot of the court in serve-receive and was very efficient with her actions. She also played with good energy, chasing shanked passes and digs, and had some good serves that got Shadow Creek out of system.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/10/IMG_8859.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-699330" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Shadow Creek vs. Manvel</figcaption></figure>   <p></p>

District play is quickly progressing in the high school volleyball season in the state of Texas as in just two months from now we'll know the teams that will earn the right to compete at the State Tournament, where the champions will be crowned.