A total of four area players were named to the Greater Houston Volleyball Coaches Association’s 2018 Preseason Players to Watch list.
The individuals included Alvin Lady Yellowjackets’ sophomore outside hitter Teresa Garza, Manvel Lady Mavericks’ junior setter Cecilia Harness and the Shadow Creek Lady Sharks’ duo of junior outside hitter Amber Johnson and junior outside hitter/middle blocker Arianne Renaud.
Garza delivered 262 kills, 89 digs, 28 blocks and 22 digs during her freshman season for Alvin in 2017, while Harness provided 126 assists and 25 aces for the regional semifinalist Lady Mavs.
Alvin opens their season Aug. 7 by hosting Texas City at 6 p.m., while playing at Dobie Aug. 10. Manvel also opens at home on Aug. 7 against Statford at 6:30 p.m. and then competes at the Pearland Adidas John Turner Volleyball Classic Aug. 9-11.
Other players named to the list included Barbers Hill Trinity Hennigan; Bellaire’s Sarah Dickson and Emily Hawes; Cinco Ranch’s Danyle Courtley and Madalyn O’Brien; Clear Brook’s Kennedy Crutchfield and Kalin Newsom; Clear Falls’ Mia Johnson, Erin Kearney, Savanna Schaff and Cassie Srb; Clear Springs’ Shyla Richardson; College Park’s Jill Bohnet and Noelle Palmer; Cy Creek’s Maggie Miller; Cy Fair’s Rebecca Portalatin; Cy Woods’ AnnFlorian Reder and Callie Cogdill; Cy Ranch’s Peyton DeBello, Michelle Klein and Sabrina Sustala; Dawson’s Kynnedi Johnson; Deer Park’s Hannah Baker and McKenzie Morvant; Dobie’s Taylor Pleasants; Foster’s Catherine Krieger and Lauryn Richardson; Friendswood’s Lauren Hubbard and Ellie McGowen; and George Ranch’s Kennedy Prince and Audrey Tuttle.
Rounding out the list is Katy’s Autumn Gentry and Amanda Meuth; Kingwood’s Breanna Burrell, Camden Gray and Peyton Shamp; Klein’s Ashlyn Jennings, Baylee Laskoskie, Nene Mbonu and Devan Taylor; Klein Collins’ Sammy Normand; Klein Oak’s Adel Gage; Langham Creek’s Erica Lowery; Memorial’s Sanaa` Dotson; Oak Ridge’s Mckenzie Arent, Ashlyn Cianciulli and Natalie Martin; Pearland’s Bailey Graves and Katie Whitehead; Ridge Point’s Claire Jeter, Nia McCardell and Reagan Rutherford; Santa Fe’s Kylie Vern; Seven Lakes’ Gabrielle Collins, Morgan Janda, Alexis Stumbough and Natalie Winter; Stratford’s Eileen Gex; The Woodlands’ Clara Brower, Courtney Heiser, Dylan Maberry and Georgia Murphy; Tomball’s Karli Rose; Tompkins’ Moyra Zulaica; Travis’ Audrey Phillip... Click here to read full article
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