State Tournament – Division 3A – The Players to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school volleyball season is set to reach its most critical stage in the state of Texas with the University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Tournament is about to start in Garland. From Wednesday to Sunday, the four regional champions in each of the state's six divisions will battle for the state title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As we prepare for the tournament, it's a good opportunity for us to feature some of the most intriguing players from each of the 24 teams that will compete this week in Garland. We've been highlighting the top players to watch (one from each team) in each of the six divisions and, on the second day of the series, let's look at division 3A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"large"} --> <p class="has-large-font-size"><strong>Players To Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Kaela Neie","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"6'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Bushland","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Amarillo Xtreme","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Bushland will be looking for a three-peat this week and Neie is one of the players who were part of the team in their victories over the last two seasons. 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