Texas High School Boys Team Spotlight – Clements Rangers

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school soccer season is underway in the state of Texas and until mid-April, then the State Tournament will be held, thousands of teams will be in action all across the Lone Star State competing for a spot in the playoffs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Soccer will be following the action and constantly providing match reports on some of the most exciting duels and highlighting the players that are standing out for their teams. We'll also be presenting some of the most promising teams that we get to watch live so you know them a little bit better.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Fort Bend Clements Rangers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Fort Bend Clements Rangers from Sugar Land are part of UIL's Division 6A - Region 3, District 20. They won the State Championship back in 2014 but have never moved past the regional semifinals since then. Last year, the Rangers returned to the playoffs for the first time in three years and this season they have a handful of seniors who can make a difference in the midfield and the attack.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/Rangers_Futbol/status/1614423207712362496?s=20u0026amp;t=3s6s4FiF4DnuhaboRkJMjw","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://x.com/Rangers_Futbol/status/1614423207712362496?s=20&amp;t=3s6s4FiF4DnuhaboRkJMjw </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"fontSize":"medium"} --> <p class="has-medium-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":"Jay Brandon Manuel","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2023","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"101","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Fort Bend Clements","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"","_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":"It would be fair to say that Manuel is the most important player in Clements' defensive system. He typically plays on the left side of the team's backline and uses his mobility and great reaction speed to cover for his teammates. Manuel is not extremely physical or tall, but plays hard and is very efficient on the turf and it the air. 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