Houston Open Consistent Right Sides

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school volleyball season is starting to gain traction around the state of Texas, as public and private programs are now competing at full pace, with multiple matches and tournaments taking place every week in the Lone Star State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last week, the Houston Open, one of the main tournaments involving private schools, took place at the [program_tooltip program_id='510661' first='Houston' last='Skyline'] club, where varsity teams from 21 different schools competed between Friday and Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/08/houston-open-2025-photos-part-1/"><strong>Houston Open 2025: Photos - Part</strong> <strong>1</strong></a></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/08/houston-open-2025-photos-part-2/">Houston Open 2025: Photos - Part 2 </a></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Dig Texas was in attendance on Friday, when we got to watch each of the 23 teams in action and follow the development of the first day of matches. We were able to identify several players with incredible potential during the day and have been featuring them over the week. Today, we get to the last position and shortlist the right side hitters who were consistent scoring options for their teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["844780"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68af632c64252"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Taylor appeared on the right for the Episcopal team that finished second in the tournament, with five wins and one loss. Even though most of the team's offense ran through the pin, she was an important part of it, appearing when the team needed her. A lefty, Taylor was very effective at hitting a quicker set behind the setter and showed a good variety of shots to score. The senior also had a strong blocking presence, nailing her positioning at the pin, getting off the floor and closing out the space above the net.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/18008354/68aa6eb3014e7e1e50e62cbf' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68af632c6444d"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["845908"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68af632c644ab"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Glenn was part of the Fort Bend Christian Academy team that tied for fifth in the event, with three wins and two losses. Despite being a little bit undersized, she appeared well on the right for them, making an impact on both sides of the ball. The sophomore got off the floor well to swing and showed excellent vision and remarkable precision with her shots to beat blockers and defenders and put the ball down. Gleen also did well with her blocking, always going up well-balanced and doing a good job of reading opponents and reacting to them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["819042"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68af632c644fd"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Sowells played for the Kinkaid team that tied for fifth over the weekend, getting a pair of wins and a couple of losses. Also a basketball player, she has her size as her main asset and used it very well to make an impact at the net every time she came in. Blocking was the highlight of Sowells' game as she offered her team a strong presence at the net, being able to go very high above the net and play aggressively with her arms. She also did solid work offensively, using her high contact point to hit the ball straight down, either beating defenders or tooling the block.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/22622498/68ab8f2c55684e240b2887a1' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68af632c64524"} /--> <!-- 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":"Alex Webber","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2028","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_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":"St. Agnes Academy","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68af632c645e4"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Webber featured for the St. Agnes Academy team that ended up in fifth place after winning three matches and losing two. She was one of the standouts in last year's edition of the tournament, when she played for her school's JV team, and it was great to see her make the move to varsity as her game continues to develop. A lefty, Webber has good size and a very high contact point, a combination that makes her difficult to stop when in a good rhythm. The sophomore also did well with her blocking, taking up a lot of space above the net.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["224309"],"_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":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68af632c64638"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Crowley and her Provivence Classical team finished in 11th place, having won three matches and lost two. Doubling up as a setter and right side hitter, she was a key piece in the team, contributing to their play in different areas of the game. Crowley was elite offensively, using her reach and excellent technical skills to diversify a lot with her swings, having great success every time she went up. The senior also thrived with her ball-handling, using her team's solid offensive options with great intelligence and balance.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/17219945/68aba5eb661dd16c80b5aef1' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68af632c64663"} /-->