Beasts In The East: 2027 Edition

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a second report on the Kansas Class of 2027.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Earlier today, four athletes playing in the Western half of Kansas were featured in a Prep Dig scouting report.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This report features four athletes playing in the Eastern section of the Sunflower State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["446316"],"_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-680a7b2c91a60"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Cummings is ranked No. 13 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027 Prep Dig Rankings. She is also ranked by Prep Girls Hoops for her basketball skills. Those rankings were updated earlier this month, and she is now ranked No. 88 overall by PGH Kansas. She finished her sophomore season with 287 kills and 197 digs. She has a nasty serve and can play six rotations. On the basketball court, she averaged 15.2 points and nine rebounds per contest. She will be an interesting prospect to watch moving forward to see which sport she gets the most interest from college coaches.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["446331"],"_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-680a816287ab7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">A team I look forward to seeing this fall is Nemaha Central. An athlete on that team I want to watch closely is Henry. Henry is ranked No. 23 overall in the Kansas Class of 2027 rankings. I feel like I have watched her grow up over the past couple of club, prep, and camp seasons. She will need to step up for the Thunder in her junior season, as they will lose a trio of college players to graduation. Henry recorded 106 kills and 239 digs during her sophomore campaign.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["548922"],"_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-680a816287b0e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Hofer is currently ranked No. 77 overall by Prep Dig. I saw the Bobcats early last season. They had a new coach and a ton of athletes on their squad. They finished the season 17-18 in Class 5A, and I am interested to see how things shake out with their rotation moving forward. Hofer finished second on the team with 181 assists in 80 sets played. She also chipped in 94 digs and 30 aces.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["550572"],"_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-680a816287b5a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Wilhite is an athlete I have not seen play in person, but she posted impressive numbers as a sophomore for the Trailblazers. She is ranked No. 114 overall and is set to make a big jump up the rankings when they are updated in May. She finished her sophomore campaign with 326 kills and 332 digs. She is a six-rotation talent who plays club ball with [program_tooltip program_id='515466' first='Pohaku' last=''].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->