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December 19, 2023
VolleyballMag.com presents its 2023 Gamers of the Yr for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Due to the greater than 150 coaches nationwide surveyed for these recognitions, and to the nice gamers thought of for these honors in every of the states and D.C.
Search for the VolleyballMag.com HS All-American workforce later this week:
ALABAMA — Hannah Parant, 6-1 Sr. S, Mountain Brook (Birmingham)
Parant was the driving drive behind the Spartans’ 6A state title in 2023. The College of Alabama recruit had 47 assists, 16 digs and three blocks in Mountain Brook’s come-from-behind win over Bayside Academy within the state semifinals; snapping the Admirals’ 21-year state title streak; then added 35 assists, 10 digs, 10 kills, two aces and two blocks within the state title match win over Saraland. The All-South Metro and Over the Mountain Participant of the Yr completed the 12 months with 1,170 assists, 311 digs, 224 kills, 91 aces and 53 blocks for the 46-5 Spartans.
ALASKA – Riley Pitney, 6-3 Sr. OH, Wasilla
Pitney had a dominating 12 months for the Warriors and capped 2023 with a kill that clinched the primary large-class state title for her faculty since 2001. The senior was named Greatest Hitter on the state match and was a member of the state All-Event workforce. She completed the 12 months with 491 kills, 164 aces, 60 blocks and 93 digs, hit .459 for the season and led the state in hitting proportion and kills per set. Her 164 aces positioned her close to the highest 10 nationally. “One of many issues about Rylee is that she goes to offer it her all and he or she needs it with all the things in her,” mentioned coach Katie Oxspring. “She is extremely centered and her being a dependable attacker was an enormous a part of our offense. Her performs have been our momentum each single match.”
ARIZONA — Teraya Sigler, 6-2 Jr. OH, Horizon (Scottsdale)
Arguably the perfect participant nationally within the 2025 class, Sigler had a monster championship match to steer the Huskies to their third straight 5A title. The Nebraska recruit and member of the USA U19 workforce recorded 30 kills and 29 digs to ship Horizon previous Millennium in a five-set thriller. On the season, Sigler recorded 614 kills, 40 aces, 58 blocks and 358 digs for a 32-10 workforce. She was named 5A Offensive Participant of the Yr.
ARKANSAS – Regan Harp, 6-1 Sr. OH, Fayetteville
The one returning starter from final 12 months’s 6A title workforce, Harp moved from the center to the skin and put the workforce on her again on the best way to a fourth straight title for the Bulldogs. The College of Central Arkansas recruit had 29 kills, 15 digs, three blocks and two aces within the championship match win over Conway, capping a 12 months wherein she led the state in kills with 587, twice as many as anybody else on her workforce. Harp additionally led Fayetteville in digs with 274 and amassed 33 aces and 43 blocks. She was named All-Arkansas Preps Participant of the Yr and Northwest Arkansas Instances Participant of the Yr, amongst many different accolades.
“Regan Harp was an absolute drive on the volleyball courtroom for us this fall and secured her place in Fayetteville historical past by clinching her fourth consecutive state championship, a feat unmatched in our program’s historical past,” famous head coach Jessica Phelan. “Her capability to safe kills on the volleyball courtroom, even below intense strain and when everybody anticipated her being set, attests to her distinctive ability and composure in her senior marketing campaign.”
CALIFORNIA — Charlie Fuerbringer, 5-11 Sr. S, Mira Costa (Manhattan Seashore)
Mira Costa was 39-4 in 2023 and constantly ranked among the many prime 5 groups within the nation. The Mustangs completed second in Div. 1 of the CIF Southern Part and reached the Southern California Regional semifinals within the Open Division. One rival coach mentioned that Fuerbringer is probably the most gifted and constant participant within the state and the rationale that Mira Costa was in a position to have the season it did. On the 12 months, the Wisconsin recruit amassed 1,134 assists, 240 digs, 128 kills, 55 blocks and 46 aces, all regardless of lacking the primary 9 matches whereas setting the USA U19 workforce to a gold medal on the World Championships.
COLORADO — Delaney Russell, 5-10 Sr. OH, Valor Christian (Highlands Ranch)
Russell, who was a libero earlier than this season, stepped into the OH1 position and was wonderful. “What Delaney did this 12 months was fairly particular,” mentioned head coach Jayne McHugh about her captain. Russell had 24 kills, 15 digs and 5 aces to steer the Eagles to their second straight 29-0 season and second consecutive 5A title in 2023. The College of Montana signee completed the 12 months with a team-high 383 kills whereas including 307 digs and 47 aces over 87 units. She was named CHSAANow’s 5A state Participant of the Yr.
CONNECTICUT — Aubrey Moore, 5-9 Sr. S, Darien
Moore was named MVP of the Class LL state championship match after recording 32 assists in Darien’s sweep of Southington, which accomplished a 25-0 season for the Blue Waves. The Boston Faculty signee is also the two-time convention MVP and GameTimeCT State Participant of the Yr. Beneath her management, Darien has received its final 50 matches. In 2023, over 71 units, Moore recorded 666 assists (9.4 per set), 63 kills, 83 aces and 155 digs.
DELAWARE – Anna Richardson, 6-0 Sr. OH, Smyrna
Richardson had 20 kills to steer the Eagles previous Ursuline in 4 units for the Delaware state title, the primary state crown for a downstate workforce. On the 12 months, the senior completed with greater than 300 kills for a 19-1 workforce. She not solely was named state POY by the Delaware Excessive Faculty Volleyball Coaches Affiliation, the Delaware Information Journal additionally lately named Richardson the No. 1 participant within the state in a ultimate rating of the state’s prime 30 gamers.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — Clara Yu, 5-10 Sr. S, Georgetown Day
Yu is our decide for D.C. Participant of the Yr for the second straight season after she led the Mighty Hoppers to their second straight District of Columbia State Athletic Affiliation title. The Columbia College signee contributed 25 assists, 14 digs, 4 kills and three aces and was named match MVP as Georgetown Day dominated Jackson-Reed within the championship ultimate, capping a 12 months wherein she amassed 575 assists. 153 digs, 96 aces, 61 kills and 21 blocks over 70 units performed.
“An elite athlete, she impacts all phases of the sport — deceptively distributing the ball to a well-rounded solid of offensive choices, defending at a degree equal to the perfect liberos within the space, and serving an unbelievable 1.4 aces/set for the season,” famous head coach Brandon Wiest. “As nice of an athlete as she is, it’s all the things else she brings to the desk that actually makes her shine. She is a connector, a culture-builder, and a selfless, pure chief. She has an unbelievable work ethic and total is only a actually nice particular person and spectacular student-athlete — she’s extraordinarily extroverted and energetic and was instrumental in constructing a really constructive workforce tradition with our group this 12 months, which was extraordinarily evident and one thing that set us other than a number of of our most difficult opponents.”
FLORIDA — Lydia Chinchar, 6-1 Fr. OH/RS, Carrollwood Day (Tampa)
Three gamers rose above the remaining this 12 months within the talent-rich Sunshine State: Viera OH/S Izzy Starck, a move-in from Colorado, the reigning Colorado Gatorade POY and a member of the USA U19 workforce; Plant junior OH Maggie Dostic, the stat chief for the 7A state champions; and Chinchar, the gifted freshman from the 3A champs. We went with Chinchar, and never simply because she posted 35 kills and 19 digs within the 3A championship ultimate over gifted Westminster Christian that gave the Patriots their first-ever state title. Chinchar additionally was dominant in Carrollwood Day’s head-to-head wins over each Plant and Viera and was dominant all season. She completed the 12 months with 573 kills, 266 digs, 67 blocks and 37 aces for a 31-2 workforce that misplaced simply as soon as to an in-state workforce.
GEORGIA — Grace Agolli, 6-2 Sr. RS/S, Tempo (Atlanta)
Agolli did loads of all the things for the 37-3 Knights, who have been arguably the perfect workforce in Georgia in 2023. Tempo received the 4A title this previous fall in a reverse sweep over Lovett. Agolli, a Cal signee, amassed 15 kills, 16 assists,eight blocks and 5 digs, capping a 12 months wherein she recorded 389 kills, 362 assists, 168 digs, 52 blocks and 47 aces. She was named Georgia’s AAAA Participant of the Yr.
HAWAII — Adrianna Arquette, 6-0 Sr., Kamehameha-Kapalama (Honolulu)
Sparked by Arquette, a College of Hawaii recruit, the 31-3 Warriors defeated ILH rival Punahou in 4 for the Hawaii Div. 1 title, one 12 months after Kamehameha missed the state match for the primary time in 21 years. Arquette was named Most Excellent Participant after delivering 17 kills, 18 digs and 6 blocks within the championship match. Arquette, who additionally was Interscholastic League of Honolulu MVP, completed the 12 months with a team-high 364 kills over 85 units. She additionally led Kamehameha with 111 blocks, whereas including 264 digs and 30 aces.
IDAHO — Alex Bower, 5-10 Sr. S, Skyview (Nampa)
Bower was an enormous motive why the Hawks have been undefeated within the state of Idaho and captured the 4A state title for the fourth straight 12 months. The BYU recruit had 31 assists, seven digs and 4 kills within the championship match sweep of Bonneville and completed her senior 12 months with 862 assists, 123 kills. 197 digs, 59 aces and 40 blocks. She was voted by 4A coaches as Participant of the Yr in that classification.
ILLINOIS — Ellie White, 5-11 Sr. OH, Mom McAuley (Chicago)
White is our repeat winner of Illinois Participant of the Yr recognition, however the Michigan signee had loads of competitors in a state overflowing with gifted gamers. Within the ultimate evaluation, White’s monster 18-kill efficiency within the Illinois 4A 2-1 ultimate victory over Benet Academy put White excessive. White completed the 2023 season with 484 kills (5.1 per set), 313 digs, 95 blocks and 37 aces for the 37-5 Mighty Macs. She was named Participant of the Yr by each IllPrepVB.com and The Day by day Southtown, the latter for the third straight 12 months. White, who will set for Michigan, graduates No. 4 all-time in Illinois for profession kills.
INDIANA — Lauren Harden, 6-3 Sr. OH, Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers)
One of the best participant on the perfect workforce in Indiana, Harden had a dominating 12 months for the undefeated Royals. The College of Florida signee completed the 12 months with 371 kills, 161 digs, 38 blocks and 21 aces and recorded a double-double in HSE’s four-set win over Fortress within the Indiana 4A championship match. MaxPreps acknowledged her particular season and the affect her management had on a roster loaded with gifted underclassmen by naming her its 2023 Nationwide Participant of the Yr.
IOWA — Payton Petersen, 5-11 Sr. OH, Dike-New Hartford (Dike)
What new may be written about Petersen, who will graduate as probably the most impactful gamers in Iowa historical past? 3 times over her 4 years at DNH, the daughter of Northern Iowa head coach Bobbi Petersen led her Wolverines to a 2A state title. 3 times she was named Most Excellent Participant on the state match. In 2023, the Louisville signee helped take DNH to a 50-0 document, capped by a finals sweep of Hinton wherein she had 20 kills. Petersen, who was our decide for POY final 12 months as nicely, completed 2023 with 616 kills over 110 units, plus 333 digs, 36 aces and 35 blocks. Petersen was named to the Iowa Women Coaches Affiliation Elite Staff and was acknowledged as its state Participant of the Yr.
KANSAS — Rachel Van Gorp, 5-9 Sr. OH, Heritage Christian Academy (Olathe)
An amazing athlete who is also a Kansas 3A lengthy bounce and excessive bounce state champion, Van Gorp carried her workforce to the Kansas 3A volleyball title for the third straight 12 months in 2023. The Iowa State signee had 11 kills, 13 digs and two aces within the 2-0 championship match win, finishing a season wherein she recorded 397 kills, 289 digs and 79 aces. Van Gorp was named to her fourth straight All-State Event workforce and he or she is the three-time Kansas 3A Participant of the Yr. “Rachel is an exceptional volleyball participant,” Iowa State head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch mentioned in a press launch. “She’s performed at a really excessive degree for a very long time. She will play the entire recreation and has a really excessive volleyball IQ. She will cross, play protection, hit, serve; she’s form of obtained all the abilities. Rachel is an unbelievable competitor. I believe once I recruited her that’s most likely what I observed firstly. She’s very expert, however she’s an amazing competitor and he or she will get higher with extra strain and the larger the competitors.” One Kansas coach likened her to Stanford All-America Morgan Hentz and mentioned that, although she performed in a smaller classification, she would dominate at any degree. Van Gorp narrowly edged uber-talented junior OH/S Logan Parks of 6A runner up Blue Valley North for the glory.
KENTUCKY — Charlotte Moriarty, 5-11 Sr. OH, Assumption (Louisville)
Julia Hunt of Covington Holy Cross was named the state’s Miss Volleyball by the Kentucky Volleyball Coaches Affiliation and WE LOVE Hunt, who dominated the web all season for her workforce, however our alternative is Moriarty, as a result of she sparked the Rockets to a 37-5 document and their first Kentucky state title since 2019. The Xavier recruit had 18 kills and 16 digs to steer Assumption previous defending champion Notre Dame Academy in a four-set championship ultimate. She completed the autumn season with a team-high 413 kills and 52 aces, was second with 372 digs and was third with 46 blocks. Moriarty was a First Staff All-State decide.
LOUISIANA — Camryn Chatellier, 5-10 Sr. OH, Dominican (New Orleans)
Selecting only one winner from Louisiana was a problem, as a result of there have been two worthy candidates. Each Chatellier and Sophia Bonnaffee of Archbishop Hannan are coaches youngsters and LSU recruits who led their colleges to state dominance over the size of their careers and closed their senior seasons with state titles. We selected Chatellier as a result of her workforce, at 44-2, had a barely higher document, performed in the next division, went 2-1 versus Hannan and avenged its different loss, to Mount Carmel, within the Div. I ultimate. Chatellier had 24 kills, together with the title clincher within the 33-31 fourth set; and added 21 digs for Dominican, which received its fourth straight large-class state title. The LSU seashore volleyball recruit completed her fall marketing campaign with 595 kills, 477 digs, 58 aces and 32 blocks. She was named Clarion Herald space MVP.
MAINE — Meryk Lewellen, 5-11 Sr. MB, Gorham
Lewellen had 12 kills, 4 aces and three blocks in main the Rams previous Scarborough for his or her first Class A title in volleyball. An influence hitter with the imaginative and prescient to execute a well-placed tip, Lewellen was the go-to hitter on a gifted workforce. The First Staff All-Convention and All-State decide led the 15-2 Rams in kills and blocks and was second in aces. “Her bodily expertise and statistics are a number of the finest within the state; nevertheless, they hardly maintain a lightweight to the wonderful human she is for our program and group,” mentioned head coach Emma Tirrell. “Her sneakers shall be inconceivable to fill subsequent 12 months as a participant and captain.”
MARYLAND — Emerson Sellman, 6-4 Sr. OH, Academy of the Holy Cross (Kensington)
Sellman was an apparent decide to repeat as Maryland POY after main the Tartans to a 29-0 document in 2023 and the Washington Catholic Athletic Convention title for the primary time in six years. The Ohio State signee had 25 kills, together with the match winner; 9 digs, three aces and two blocks within the championship versus Bishop O’Connell. Sellman spent the summer time enjoying for the USA U19 and U21 groups, then returned to Maryland and, over 69 units, amassed 336 kills, 154 digs, 56 aces and 30 blocks. She is a cinch to repeat as Washington Submit All-Metro POY. “Emerson Sellman is from one other planet, mainly,” head coach David Geiser instructed the Submit.
MASSACHUSETTS — Quinn Anderson, 6-0 Sr. OH, Westborough
Anderson had 19 kills and 10 digs to cap an impressive profession, as Westborough swept previously-unbeaten Canton to seize its second straight title in Div. 2. Anderson dominated the state in 2023, very similar to she did final fall, when she was acknowledged as Gatorade POY for Massachusetts. She averaged greater than six kills per set, led the 21-1 Rangers in aces as nicely, and was second in digs, just a few behind the workforce chief. Anderson’s 430 kills is a faculty document. The Stony Brook recruit is considered one of solely three gamers in state historical past to be named All-State all 4 years.
MICHIGAN – Campbell Flynn, 6-3 Jr. S, Mercy (Farmington)
Mercy received its second Div. 1 title all-time, however first since 2019, in a reverse sweep of Forest Hills Northern. Flynn starred within the win, placing up 41 assists whereas including 15 digs and 5 kills. Mercy completed the 12 months 30-14-3, however was 26-2 with Flynn within the lineup. The Nebraska recruit missed time early within the season whereas setting the U.S. U 19 and U21 groups and one week of motion late within the season as a result of harm, however she returned to the courtroom to assist the Marlins avenge regular-season defeats all the best way to the championship. “Sure, she is that good,” mentioned Mercy coach Loretta Vogel. “Really, she is even higher. Campbell simply makes everybody round her so significantly better.”
MINNESOTA — Stella Swenson, 6-2 Sr. S, Wayzata (Plymouth)
Swenson was the apparent option to repeat as Participant of the Yr in Minnesota. She captained the Trojans to a 33-0 document and the AAAA state title for the fourth straight 12 months. The College of Minnesota signee had 32 assists and 5 kills (on seven makes an attempt) as Wayzata swept by New Prague for the title, capping a season wherein she amassed 877 assists (9.9 per set), 215 digs, 140 kills, 63 aces and 53 blocks. She was named Ms. Baden State Participant of the Yr in addition to Metro POY by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
MISSISSIPPI — Kaylee Lowther, 5-4 Sr. libero, Jackson Academy (Jackson)
Lowther had 34 digs to assist Jackson Academy escape Madison Ridgeland Academy for the MAIS Division I title in 2023, its fifth straight. The Southern Mississippi recruit completed the 12 months with a document 719 digs over 134 units, whereas including 86 aces and greater than 600 receptions. She was named MAIS Div. I Participant of the Yr and Nationwide Libero of the Yr by Scorebook Stay.
MISSOURI — Maya Witherspoon, 5-11 Jr. OH, Lafayette (Wildwood)
Lafayette received its second consecutive Class 5 title in a sweep of Francis Howell. Witherspoon, a Vanderbilt pledge, led the best way with 21 kills, 10 digs, three aces and two blocks for the Lancers, who went 36-2 this previous fall and misplaced only one match to an in-state workforce. The All-State decide performed 100 units for Lafayette, racking up 435 kills, 262 digs, 61 aces and 38 blocks.
MONTANA — Kourtney Grossman, 6-0 Sr. OH, Billings West (Billings)
Grossman had 16 kills, together with the clincher, because the Golden Bears obtained by Bozeman in 4 units for the Montana Class AA title, the primary for this group after back-to-back runner up finishes. The senior, a four-year starter, additionally had 11 digs and three aces, capping a 12 months wherein she amassed 304 kills, 201 digs, 28 aces and 28 blocks for an undefeated workforce that misplaced solely 4 units all 12 months. Grossman led Class AA in factors per set and had the match-winning kill in additional than half of her workforce’s matches this 12 months.
“Kourtney makes probably the most of each alternative she is given and by no means takes without any consideration the possibility to compete alongside her teammates she loves a lot,” mentioned head coach Kelly Grossman.
NEBRASKA — Malayah Lengthy, 6-0 Sr. S, Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln)
The Omaha World-Herald named Lengthy the Captain of its All-State workforce after the Marquette recruit led LSW to its first Class A state title in 25 years. She had 107 assists in three state match matches, together with 33 within the finals versus Papillion-La Vista. On the 12 months, the senior amassed 1,067 assists, 366 digs, 92 kills, 37 blocks and 36 aces. Southwest coach Jessica Kirkendall praised Lengthy for her management on and off the courtroom. “We’ve made it to state a number of occasions however simply haven’t been in a position to end,” the coach instructed the OWH. “I believe Malayah was so motivated to not let that occur once more.”
NEVADA — Ayanna Watson, 6-3 Soph. OH, Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas)
Watson had 26 kills to steer the Gaels previous defending champion Coronado for the Nevada 5A title. The Southern League POY and First Staff All-Southern Nevada decide had a state-high 605 kills and added 373 digs and 56 aces.
“The affect she had on our workforce this 12 months can’t be overstated,” mentioned Gorman coach Gregg Nunley. “She was our major passer, the perfect hitter within the state, our second finest defender (behind the perfect libero within the state) and would have stats that place her as the perfect blocker within the state, however groups simply don’t set the hitter in entrance of Ayanna. Ayanna, doesn’t simply need to be the perfect she may be, she needs to be the perfect participant in any fitness center she steps in. She’s nicely on her option to being simply that.”
NEW HAMPSHIRE — Lana McCarthy, 6-4 Sr. MB, Bedford
A Purdue basketball recruit, McCarthy hadn’t performed organized volleyball till she tried out for her highschool workforce as a freshman. She ends her aggressive volleyball profession with 80 straight wins and 4 state titles, capping it by spiking Hollis-Brookline on match level of the Division I championship match. McCarthy had 10 kills and 4 blocks within the sweep. “She was a drive to be reckoned with within the finals,” mentioned Hollis-Brookline coach Becky Balfour. The New Hampshire Volleyball Participant of the Yr will graduate as a four-time All-State honoree.
NEW JERSEY — Taylor Miller, 6-2 Sr. OH, Northern Valley Regional (Demarest)
Miller had 13 kills, a block and an ace in a 2-0 sweep of Governor Livingston for the New Jersey Group 2 title. The four-year starter completed with 863 kills over her profession. She averaged nearly seven kills, three digs, one block and one ace per set in her senior 12 months for a 27-4 workforce. The Marist signee was named 2023 state Participant of the Yr by NJ.com.
NEW MEXICO — Addison Massey, 6-0 Soph. OH, Las Cruces
Massey led the Bulldawgs to their first New Mexico state title since 2001. She had 22 kills and 12 digs within the four-set 5A championship match win over Cibola. Thought-about the perfect attacker within the state no matter age, Massey completed her sophomore marketing campaign with a team-high 450 kills and team-high 60 aces over 87 units for the 26-2 Bulldawgs. She additionally had 249 digs and 28 blocks.
NEW YORK — Meghan Clifford, 6-3 Sr. MB, Fairport
Clifford was a catalyst within the 31-3-1 Purple Raiders capturing their first New York public faculty state title in 2023. The Marquette signee completed the season with 331 kills and 79 blocks for the AAA champions. Clifford was the All-Better Rochester POY, Part V Division I POY for the second straight 12 months and Part V Class AAA match MVP, in addition to a First Staff All-State decide. “Meghan is the child that individuals look throughout the web at and get nervous,” mentioned coach Trish Forgensi. “She is a drive each on and off the courtroom and is aware of methods to make a crowd cheer and a workforce change their vitality. She wished the states win for her workforce and to depart a legacy that Fairport has by no means had the possibility for. Meghan’s affect on our workforce’s success was giant and never simply because she is 6-3.” Nod to Carson Tyler of St. Mary’s of Lancaster, who additionally had a rare 12 months.
NORTH CAROLINA — Sally Perez, 6-3 Sr. OH, Center Creek (Apex)
Perez, a UCLA seashore volleyball recruit, had 33 kills to steer the Mustangs previous Inexperienced Hope and into the NCHSAA Class 4A championship match. Perez needed to miss the championship ultimate, which Center Creek received, with the intention to symbolize the USA on its U21 nationwide seashore workforce competing in Thailand, however her affect on the workforce all 12 months lengthy was immeasurable. She completed the autumn indoor marketing campaign with 479 kills over 87 units, 149 digs, 47 aces and 24 blocks. Perez is considered one of 5 finalists for North Carolina Offensive POY.
NORTH DAKOTA — Makenna Nold, 6-0 Sr. OH, Jamestown
Nold was named North Dakota’s Powerade Excellent Senior Athlete of the Yr after a fall marketing campaign wherein she amassed 666 kills, 357 digs, 48 blocks and 85 aces, for the Blue Jays, together with a state-record 39 kills in a Class A quarterfinal playoff win. The 39 kills by the Concordia-St. Paul recruit shattered the earlier document of 32 set 11 years earlier than. The First Staff All-State performer, who is flexible sufficient to hit on both pin, set and play center, adopted up with 24 kills and 12 digs in a semifinal loss to eventual champion West Fargo Sheyenne. “She’s a fantastic participant,” West Fargo Sheyenne coach Leah Newton instructed an area paper. “She averages nevertheless many kills a match and set for a motive, so we knew she was going to have some massive swings and he or she was going to get her kills.” Nold added 15 kills in her ultimate match to set a match document for many kills with 79. “Makenna Nold was a dominant participant for the Blue Jays,” mentioned Jamestown coach Sara Hegerle. “She attacked the ball from the back and front row with energy and precision. Makenna was additionally robust from the service line and handed and defended with confidence.”
OHIO — Elise Marchal, 6-0 Sr. MB, Kings (Kings Mill)
Marchal had 28 kills – a state match document throughout all divisions in a three-set match – as Kings swept Olentangy Orange to seize its first Ohio Division I title. Marchal additionally set a faculty document for season kills with 479, and added 198 digs, 58 aces and 59 blocks, for a Knights workforce that dropped its first match of the season, then received out, profitable 28 in a row. The App State signee was First Staff All-State and District 16 Participant of the Yr.
OKLAHOMA — Landry Braziel, 6-0 Sr. OH, Neighborhood Christian (Norman)
Powered by Braziel, who had 19 kills, Neighborhood Christian (38-2) received the state 4A title for the third time over the previous 4 years. The UTEP recruit completed the autumn with 427 kills, the third straight season she has gone over 400 kills. Braziel was named All-State, First Staff All-Metropolis and is considered one of three finalists for All-Metropolis Participant of the Yr.
OREGON – Gracie Vohs, 5-11 Sr. OH, Sisters
Vohs had 20 kills and 18 digs to energy Sisters previous Nice Hill for the Oregon 3A title, the Outlaws’ first championship since 2017. Vohs was named Participant of the Match, persevering with a sequence of accolades that included League Participant of the Yr honors. The St. Mary’s signee, a drive entrance row and again, completed the season with 468 kills, 232 digs, 61 aces and 24 blocks.
PENNSYLVANIA — Reese Hazelton, 6-2 Sr. OH, Philipsburg-Osceola (Philipsburg)
Hazelton, delivered 40 kills over 4 units, together with the clincher, to carry the Mountaineers to their first state title in Class 2A over previously-unbeaten Trinity. The College of Indiana signee added 23 digs and three blocks, capping a 32-2-2 12 months for P-O. On the 12 months, the All-State performer led the state of Pennsylvania with 685 kills, and added 385 digs, 63 aces and 37 blocks.
RHODE ISLAND – Ella Maack, 6-1 Sr. S, North Kingstown
Maack set North Kingstown to its second straight Div. I title in what was dubbed “the Yr of the Setter” within the Ocean State. The 2022 Rhode Island Volleyball POY had an impressive senior marketing campaign for the 18-1 Skippers, compiling 453 assists, 158 digs, 73 kills, 51 aces and 20 blocks. She is a lock to repeat as First Staff All-State and the favourite to take house the Gatorade POY trophy.
SOUTH CAROLINA — Carly O’Brien, 5-10 Sr. OH, Dorman (Roebuck)
O’Brien led the Cavaliers to their fifteenth state title, this one in AAAAA, in 2023. The workforce defeated Wando in 4 units behind an amazing effort from O’Brien, who recorded 27 kills, 18 digs, two blocks and an ace. The Liberty signee, lately named AAAAA state Participant of the Yr by the South Carolina Coaches Affiliation, completed her ultimate highschool marketing campaign with 500 kills, 423 digs, 50 aces and 25 blocks. O’Brien, who additionally was MVP of the 5A/$A North-South All-Star Match, eclipsed 1,000 kills over her excellent profession.
SOUTH DAKOTA — Gabi Zachariasen, 5-11 Soph. OH, Harrisburg
Harrisburg received its second straight title in Class AA to finish an ideal season. The Tigers have been led within the ultimate by Zachariasen, who had 30 kills and 13 digs. Thought-about the perfect hitter in South Dakota, Zachariasen completed her season with a school-record 529 kills over 94 units, whereas including 238 digs. The First Staff All-State decide led the sphere on the state match with 70 kills over three matches, 23 greater than the following closest hitter over the identical span.
TENNESSEE – Lauren Hurst, 6-3 Jr.. OH, Cleveland
Hurst delivered 27 kills to energy Cleveland previous Nolensville in three units for its second straight AAA title. Hurst, a repeat winner as VolleyballMag’s Tennessee POY, completed tenth within the nation in kills this previous fall with 766, and added 308 digs, 82 aces and 32 blocks. The reigning Gatorade POY for Tennessee is also a standout basketball participant who’s averaging 13 factors and 9 rebounds per recreation this winter.
TEXAS — Ayden Ames, 6-4 Sr. OH, Prosper
Ames had a monster 12 months in main the Eagles to the UIL 6A semifinal. The Texas signee nearly obtained Prosper previous powerhouse state champion Grand Oaks within the ultimate 4, delivering 27 kills, 15 digs and 5 blocks within the five-set loss. Ames completed her senior season with 575 kills, 481 digs, 165 blocks and 30 aces over 121 units performed. She has named Participant of the Yr by the Dallas Morning Information, District 5 co-POY and MaxPreps Texas POY, amongst different accolades. She additionally was a member of the USA U19 workforce that received the world championships.
UTAH – Zoey Burgess, 6-2 Sr. MB, Lone Peak (Highland)
Burgess was named Utah’s Ms. Volleyball by the Deseret Information after main Lone Peak to a fourth consecutive 6A state title in 2023. The College of Kansas signee led the Knights in kills, blocks and hitting proportion and was second in aces whereas additionally contributing 97 digs in her one rotation within the again row. She not solely was the perfect participant on a gifted Lone Peak squad, she had that playful character that helped her teammates keep free throughout excessive strain conditions.
VERMONT – Izzy Nerad, 6-1 Sr. OH, Essex (Essex Junction)
One of the best hitter in Vermont, and arguably the perfect total participant within the state’s quick historical past of interscholastic competitors, Nerad overpowered opponents in 2023. Behind Nerad, who touches 10-2, the Hornets received 18 matches whereas dropping only one set to win their third straight Div. I title. She had 16 kills within the championship ultimate sweep of Champlain Valley Union and completed with 133 kills overt 37 units. Essex will take a 51 match profitable streak into subsequent season, however will miss their senior smacker, who was named First Staff All-State, Metro POY by the Vermont Coaches Affiliation and Vermont’s Offensive Participant of the Yr by the Vermont Youth Volleyball Affiliation.
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is an especially gifted participant who has been an integral a part of our workforce’s capability to win 4 consecutive state championships,” mentioned coach Jen Ligouri. “Her management on and off the courtroom has benefited all of her teammates and helped us to construct robust workforce chemistry in a constructive, supportive surroundings.”
VIRGINIA — Alexis Keeter, 5-11 Sr. OH, Grafton (Yorktown)
This was a brutally tough resolution, not as a result of Keeter isn’t deserving, however as a result of Hidden Valley junior Caleigh Ponn and Flint Hill senior Ryla Jones additionally have been wonderful. We went with Keeter as a result of she was chosen as Class 3 Participant of the Yr over Ponn, though Ponn’s workforce defeated Grafton in 4 units for the state championship. In that match, Keeter completed with 34 kills and 24 digs, capping a 12 months wherein the Florida Gulf Coast signee had 544 kills, 442 digs, 57 aces and 48 blocks over 86 units.
WASHINGTON — Lauren Dreves, 6-1 Sr. OH, Columbia River (Vancouver)
Dreves had 16 kills and eight digs as Columbia River accomplished a 32-0 season, wherein it dropped only one set, by routing Ridgefield for the 2A title. Dreves leaves a legacy that features 1,200 profession kills and three state titles. The Auburn recruit’s senior season noticed her win All-Space Participant of the Yr for the second season in a row, after she delivered 400 kills and 51 aces, each workforce highs, and was second with 188 digs over 73 units. The Washington coaches chosen her because the 2A Participant of the Yr.
WEST VIRGINIA — MacKenna Halfin, 5-11 Jr. OH, Philip Barbour (Philippi)
Halfin is a three-time all-state honoree after main the Colts to 2 AA titles and a runner up end in her three years on the workforce. In 2023, the junior led her 44-10-7 state runner up workforce in kills with 605 over 135 units. She additionally topped the Colts in digs with 491 and was second in blocks with 96. Halfin had powerful competitors for this recognition from Morgantown junior Audrey Buck and Oak Glen junior McKenzi Martin, however prevailed as a result of she was named each the captain of the AA All-State workforce and 2023 West Virginia Excessive Faculty Volleyball Participant of the Yr, chosen by the West Virginia Sports activities Writers Affiliation.
WISCONSIN — Madison Quest, 6-3 Jr.. OH, Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee)
The Dashers have been 47-1 in 2023 and repeated as Wisconsin Div. 1 champions thanks to 2 excellent attackers, Quest and senior Sophia Wendlick. Although Wendlick led DSHA in kills and was named convention Participant of the Yr, Quest will get the nod right here due to her excellent efficiency on the state match — 26 kills within the championship match — as a result of she was constant all 12 months lengthy and contributed in all phases. The College of Wisconsin pledge was second on the workforce in kills with 557, second in digs with 306, second in blocks with 67, third in aces with 57 and third in receptions with 508. Quest was a First Staff All-State performer.
WYOMING — Maddy Stucky, 5-11 Sr. S/RS, Laramie
Stucky capped a profession wherein she was named All-State 4 occasions by main Laramie to its third Wyoming 4A title over 4 years. The championship ultimate win got here in 5 units over Thunder Basin and avenged the Plainsmen’s solely loss on the 12 months. Stucky had 59 assists, 21 digs and 6 kills within the ultimate. The College of Wyoming signee completed her senior season with 801 assists, 158 kills, 210 digs, 62 blocks and 47 aces over 96 units. She edged out Cody senior Molly Hays, a multi-sport star, for this honor.
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