Katy-Cypress Tournament Right Sides Who Made an Impact

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school volleyball season is officially underway in the state of Texas, and, since last week, programs from all over the Lone Star State have been on the court, taking the first steps in what are going to be long three months of play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One of the most popular and competitive preseason tournaments in Texas, the Katy-Cypress Tournament was held from Thursday to Saturday, reuniting 48 teams from Houston and other areas of the state in six high school campuses in the region.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li><strong><a href="https://prepdig.com/2025/08/katy-cypress-tournament-day-1-photos-katy-hs/">Katy-Cypress Tournament: Day 1 Photos - Katy HS</a></strong></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/katy-cypress-tournament-day-1-photos-cinco-ranch-hs/">Katy-Cypress Tournament: Day 1 Photos - Cinco Ranch HS<br></a></strong></li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Dig Texas covered the tournament on Thursday, when we got to watch as many as 16 different teams in action at the Katy HS and Cinco Ranch HS venues. With the event now completed, we've been featuring the players who stood out in each position. Today we get to the last of them and honor the right sides who were very impactful for their teams:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["396682"],"_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-68a5e5fccd488"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Pierce helped her team Cy Ranch finish first in the tournament with an undefeated campaign of seven losses. The senior was somewhat of an utility player for them, being used in different positions and contributing in each of them with her solid skill set. Pierce was very imapctul at the net, coming off the bench to help her team side out in moments of pressure. She used her physical tools very well at the net, but also displayed excellent awareness and vision to score off tips or by tooling the block. The right side hitter also offered a strong blocking presence, putting opponents under pressure at 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/3/17157374/68a21f110b087c731ce37afb' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68a5e5fccd650"} /--> <!-- 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":"Amber Craig","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'1u0022","_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":"Tomball Memorial","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Texas Legacy","_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-68a5e5fccd6f8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Craig was with the Tomball Memorial team that secured six wins and two losses in the event. She was a force the net for them, using her lenght to make an impact on both sides of the game and make strong plays. The senior was very productive offensively, taking full advantage of her high contact point to hit around opponent blockers or tool them to score the point. Craig also had a solid blocking presence, keeping opposing pin hitters under pressure and forcing them into making errors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/18001536/68a4e5c23100bcbf6c76e16a' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-68a5e5fccd722"} /--> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["721758"],"_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-68a5e5fccd769"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Rodgers started for the Brandeis team that got four wins and four losses in their participation in the tournament. Extremely confident and consistent, she was an improtant offensive weapon for the team, scoring at a good rate from both the right and the left. Rodgers got off the floor well, used her firepower very intelligently and displayed great variation in her swings. A very technical player, she was part of the team's serve-receive system in most rotations and delivered well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- 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":"Allie Violette","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_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":"Magnolia","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Houstoin Skyline The Woodlands","_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-68a5e5fccd889"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Violette was with the Magnolia team that completed its campaign over the weekend with four wins and four losses. She was very consistent and reliable with her offensive game, scoring at a good rate and making very few errors. The right side hitter showed a good variety of shots and was very intelligent in picking from them to beat opposing blockers and defenders. Violette had a high contact point and used her technical skills and vision to avoid blockers and put the ball down.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["831429"],"_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-68a5e5fccd8d5"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Waak and her Katy team completed their campaign in the event with three wins and five losses. The tallest player on the team, she was an important weapon for them and did a good job of making the most of her length to score points. Waak benefited from her high contact point to overcome blockers and was able to put a lot of power into her swings, making it hard for defenders to control them. The right side hitter also did well when hitting from the middle in some combination plays and had a solid blocking presence. Waak displayed good ball control when she had to make the first contact, producing some digs when peeling off the net and handling free ball efficiently.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:image {"id":876162,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepdig.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/08/2J4A0071.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-876162" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image -->