Prep Dig Texas Top 250 Expo – Setters Vol 1
I will be writing a series of articles on what I saw from these wonderful players in Carrollton on Sunday. Players drove from Houston, San Antonio, Amarillo, Austin, Oklahoma, and all around the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area to test their…
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Continue ReadingI will be writing a series of articles on what I saw from these wonderful players in Carrollton on Sunday. Players drove from Houston, San Antonio, Amarillo, Austin, Oklahoma, and all around the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area to test their skills and showcase their talents amongst some of the state’s best players to college coaches and our scouts. The following players stood out to us and should be given a look or two from many colleges. We will start with the setters.
Morgen Durgens Morgen Durgens 5'9" | S Clear Springs | 2024 State TX [2024] 5-9 Setter (HS: Clear Springs/Club: Houston Juniors /Verbal: Uncommitted)
Morgen is currently ranked as the 29th best prospect overall and the 5th best setter in the 2024 Class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings. She is a super athletic setter from the famed Houston Juniors volleyball club and plays high school at Clear Springs. This young lady just wowed us at the Expo. She is a flat out star on the court. I have seen her in action before at a club tournament but what I saw at the Expo should make everyone afraid. This young lady has gotten even better. Watch out everyone in the age group because Miss Durgens can flat out ball. What stood out the most was just how smooth of a setter she is. She is so athletic and super strong. The ball comes out of her hands so fast but yet so clean. It was a joy to watch her sling the rock around to players that she didn’t know. I am looking forward to covering her this club season. She should have no problem holding her place amongst the top setters in the class from what I saw in person. Colleges take a look now!
Gabriella Reeves Gabriella Reeves 5'7" | S Antonian College Preparatory | 2024 State TX [2024] 5-6 Setter (HS: Reagan/Club: Alamo/Verbal: Uncommitted)
Gabby is currently ranked as the 56th best overall prospect and the 10th best setter in the 2024 Class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings. She plays high school volleyball at Reagan High School and also club for Alamo out of the San Antonio area. Just when you think she is about to deliver a fantastic quick set from a perfect pass, this young lady fools everyone and drops a dime of a dump to the opponents zone four. She might not have patented this hard to accomplish dump, but she sure has perfected it. It caught me off-guard for sure and I am a setting coach. Gabs is super smooth on the court and will be looking to showcase those skills this club season as she will have her Alamo team looking to be one of the best in the nation again. What I saw in person this Sunday at the Expo had a few college coaches putting her name down on their lists and I’m sure all of the others that are subscribed to the Baller TV recording will too.
Reagan Hamm [2024] 5-10 Setter (HS: Lake Dallas/Club: Tejas/Verbal: Uncommitted)
Reagan is currently an unranked prospect according to our rankings but what we saw this weekend at the Expo made us open our eyes wide with excitement. We have her now on our watch list and intend to see if she can make it on our rankings in the update this month. She is a very lengthy setter who excels in both defensive range and blocking. She is able to get to many balls with her long extremities. Reagan jumps extremely well and skies over the net when blocking. She is able to press very well and seal the net. What is astounding is the fact that she is one of the best setters that I have seen at reaching for low emergency balls. She uses those long arms to keep them alive for her team during out of system plays. This weekend I was more impressed with her ability to set against flow with ease. She will be college ready soon and this is one that I give two thumbs up for any school that wants a setter who can play all the way around at the next level. Stay tuned for more on Reagan as we have our eyes on her.
There are more volumes of the setters that stood out from what I saw at the Expo. Stay tuned for more articles on your favorite athletes. If you have anyone you think we should watch out for, please shoot me an email with some info at nov8vb@yahoo.com. Also don’t forget to help these kids get more exposure by sharing our stories with your friends. Help us help them by simply retweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook. Thanks for following Texas Family!