Texas HS Girls Standouts – Houston Area – Forwards

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The high school soccer season has come to an end in the state of Texas, crowning six teams as the new state champions in Georgetown and closing another exciting period of competition reuniting most of the top prospects in the Lone Star State.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I've attended several matches in the Houston area over the last few months, from pre-season tournaments to the playoffs, in order to provide the best coverage possible for Prep Soccer and compiled a list with several players that I got to see once or multiple times who left a very strong impression about their games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Now, with the season concluded, it's time we reveal their names, and in the last article of the series, we'll list the forwards who did a great job with their teams:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["26383"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Ghonda made a tremendous impact on Memorial's offense with her diversified skills. She can play anywhere on the frontline and is extremely athletic, having a rare combination of physical strength and pace. The forward can hurt defenses in several different ways, operating as a target for her teammates to get on the end of long passes, using her pace to beat opponents on the flank or playing up top and finishing chances inside the penalty box. 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She's a handful for any defender and it's very difficult for an opponent to stop her without the help of a teammate. Robinson is tall, fast and very skilled on the ball, a combination that allows her to do really anything in possession. She makes great runs with or without the ball through the middle and often moves past defenders with ease. Robinson is also an excellent finisher, who can shoot with power and precision, but, above anything, is very calm in front of the goal.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6449d8b833b18"} /--> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://x.com/Texan_Live/status/1639437961832931328?s=20","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/Texan_Live/status/1639437961832931328?s=20 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["26495"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Steele's dynamic movement up top was a big part of Lake Highlands' playing system. 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