KISD/CFISD Varsity Tournament: Five Outstanding Liberos

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high volleyball season is just around the corner in the Great State of Texas and the initial part of the calendar is typically loaded with varsity tournaments, which provide us with great opportunities of having an early look at how teams and prospects are shaping up for the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The second weekend of August will have one of those, the Katy ISD/Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Varsity Tournament, which will reunite as many as 48 teams from the Houston area and beyond for three days of competition between August 11-13 across eight high schools in the region.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We'll follow some of those matches and bring our reports to you right after the end of the event, but before it starts, let's highlight some of the most promising prospects that will be on the court during the event. In the final piece of the series, let's point out some liberos we believe will have excellent performances in the tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_62ed2dde54dd0","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["189647"],"_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_0_evaluation":"One of Jordan's strengths coming into the season will be their backcourt, which is led by [player_tooltip player_id='189647' first='Abby' last='Hoss']. The 5'5” defender, who also plays on the sand, is very dynamic and productive and does an excellent job of keeping the ball off the floor. 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