Two-plus days into preseason practices were enough for first year Hays High head volleyball coach Ashley Davis to gauge the competitiveness of the program she inherited.

While Davis is new to the Rebel volleyball scene, the 12 players who return from last season’s run to the playoffs bring with them a high level of experience. That expertise showed as Davis lauded the equality in talent across the board as preparations for the team’s trip to the John Turner Classic in Pearland contin...