The 2026 class in Central California features great skill

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Speed, agility, quickness and creativeness are words used to describe this group of six players. They hale from the Central part of California, and are impact players for school and club.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Emma Calvillo, Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Calvillo attends Clovis West and plays her club with Clovis Crossfire. She is a true striker, an out and out No. 9. She's not a very big player, but she's relentless, fearless and tough. She uses her body well, she has speed and gives effort, and makes life difficult on defenders from the opening whistle until the match ends. She is great on the ball, using her strength not to get pushed off the ball and she moves well when off the ball. She is a good finisher who makes smart decisions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Emily Cove, Midfielder</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cove plays club with South Valley Surf's 2007 team, and attends Liberty High in Bakersfield. A do it all midfielder, Cove can score and create for others. She's very unselfish, looking to facilitate from the midfield, first and foremost. She shows great vision, and is calm and composed on the ball. She also has a cracking shot and knows how to create a sliver of space and get a strong shot on frame.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Avery Nagle, Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Nagle can play any forward spot, be it the No. 9 or out wide. She works very hard as a striker to frustrate the center backs, and when she's out wide, she gets down the line quick and with purpose and effort. She's very good on the ball, very strong on the ball and uses her physicality to get the best of defenders and get in a position to score.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='198173' first='Reagan' last='Neese'], Attacking Midfielder</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Neese attends Central Valley Christian in Visalia and plays club for South Valley United. Neese grew a lot from her freshman to sophomore year, and she's gotten much stronger. She is a clever No. 10, who uses her agility to get past defenders, but also has quickness to get past people as well. She's creative and expresses herself with excellent passes that end up at the feet of forwards making runs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Baylee Melgoza, Forward</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A left footed forward, Melgoza attends Kerman High and plays club for Cal Odyssey. She's a goal scorer, with a nose for goal and an ability to finish with either foot, not just her dominant left. She's a very smart player and she is very good when operating in space. She's coachable and a great teammate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dereona Theppakaysone, Forward/Defender</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bullard player is as versatile as it gets. Theppakaysone can play as a forward or a defender, and uses her speed to be effective at both. She is incredibly fast, she shows great agility and she is adaptable to the situation on the pitch because of her ability to do it all. She uses her speed to beat defenders when she's up front, and uses it to close attackers down when playing in defense. She shows a strong work ethic, a keen sense of the game and always finds a way to make an impact.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->