Jessica enters the season as a 5-foot-8 senior setter on a Sequoyah team replacing significant experience from last year’s Final Four group. That puts an important responsibility in her hands: help the next version of the offense become comfortable quickly.

What I want to see Saturday is how she handles broken first contact. Pace can create serving pressure, and the most revealing setter plays may be the ones that begin several feet away from target. Can Jessica chase, square enough to remain deceptive and still create a swing that gives her hitter options? The intangible is trust. A new-look offense becomes much easier to manage when hitters believe the setter will keep finding them after mistakes. Senior composure can go a long way toward creating that confidence. ~ S.Fitzgerald @BenchtoBeast_prepdigga