Merrill's Ashtyn Hescott attacks a ball from the middle as Freeland's Elli Howard and Caroline Talaga block during the Freeland varsity volleyball quad meet on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.Rachel Ellis | MLive.com. 2 Camden-Frontier at Climax-Scotts. Plymouth Christian Academy9. MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players. She's committed to play beach volleyball for LSU. She went on to a standout career at the University of Akron. Orchard Lake St Mary's10. A year ago, Osorio tallied more than 400 digs, and her strong defensive play will be crucial in Tuesday's state quarterfinal showdown at Remus Chippewa Hills between No. Nissley led Century to an undefeated season and state championship in 2021, when she averaged 21.4 points and 3.6 steals, and seems headed for a top-level Division I program. Bottom line: If you're in the betting pool for who will be the Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year next season, the smart money is on 5-foot-10 Maryville High setter Liv Gravatt. Carlson is already a three-time MaxPreps All-American and was named National Freshman of the Year in 2018. High school: Hamilton High School (Chandler, Arizona), Accolades: Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), VolleyballMag.Com All-American (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020), Class 6A Player of the Year (2020), Class 6A state champion (2020). A middle blocker, Paolini starred in high school from 2001-05 and was ranked seventh in the nation among incoming college freshmen by Prepvolleyball.com. A big source of pride comes from the talented individuals who took the court this season, and the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association honored more than 200 of the state's. Ardren was still able to dominate in the pandemic and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Vermont. Whitehall's Melissa Griffin, right, hits a spike during the Class B state semifinals in 2004. Bottom line: Jordan Middleton was named the No. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). She'll continue her athletic and academic careers at Saginaw Valley State. In 2019, Brockway racked up a staggering 578 kills, 246 digs and 62 blocks on the way to a third-place finish at the Class 4A state tournament. Bottom line: Newberg High star Sophia Gregoire-Salagean had her entire sophomore season wiped out due to strict health-related restrictions. Pierce is really bad news for elite opponents in Kansas on the high school volleyball and Midwest club level. Wyoming Tri-unity Christian9. Only seniors are considered for the award, sponsored by the Detroit Free Press since 2003. 1: Alisha Glass, Leland, Class of 2006. High School Best High School Girls Volleyball Player in Every State for 2022 By Tony Adame on August 18, 2022 NDCL Athletics The future of volleyball in the United States like any other sport is usually first discovered in the high school ranks. High school: Mills Godwin High School (Henrico, Virginia), Accolades: Class 5 Region B Player of the Year (2019), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Richmond Times-Dispatch All-Metro (2019). High school: Wilmar High School (Wilmar, Minnesota), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), PrepDig.com Minnesota No. Like many players on this list, Buckley is SEC-bound. High school: Burnt Hills-Balston Lake High School (Burnt Hills, New York), Accolades: New York Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class A State Champion (2019), Class A State Tournament Most Valuable Player (2019), Times Union Volleyball Player of the Year finalist (2019), two-time Class A All-State (2019, 2020), Suburban Council championship (2020), Suburban Council Most Valuable Player (2020). If you're interested in volleyball recruiting, the pursuit of Schnichels will be one of the big stories to follow over the next year. "Adeline is an all-around great volleyball player," coach Mariah Moulton said. Bottom line: Having an elite, 6-foot setter is like having a 6-foot-9 point guard in basketball, which is what Baylor has on the way in Lovejoy High superstar Averi Carlson. The latest rankings from the Michigan Interscholastic Volleyball Coaches Association featured little change at the top of Divisions 1, 2, 3 and 4, with the first five spots all remaining . 7: Stephanie Booms, Marysville, Class of 2005. 3 Overall Underclassmen (2022), AVCA Phenom List (2020), SCISA Class 3A State Champion (2019), PrepVolleyball.Com All-American (2020). Playing at 5-5 height, Meyer had 474 digs and served 23 aces as a junior, a year after getting 431 digs as a sophomore. Northville3. O'Gorman was a bright spot in Lakewood's three-set loss to eventual state champ Grand Rapids Christian last year, finishing the match with a team-high 10 kills with a .250 hitting percentage. A four-year varsity player, she still ranks No. High school: Bishop O'Gorman High School (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), Accolades: South Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), Class AA Player of the Year (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020), Class AA State Champion (2020), USA Volleyball National Training Team (2020), PrepVolleyball.com No. Averi Carlson Height: 5-11 Position: S Year: Senior High school: Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas) High school: John Burroughs School (St. Louis, Missouri). 2024 Michigan High School Volleyball Rankings | Prep Dig Michigan 2024 Rankings WL indicates Watch List Access all of Prep Dig Subscribe for access to all premium articles and rankings. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). But that's behind her now, and the main challenge ahead for Simkins and the rest of her Schoolcraft teammates is Tuesday's state quarterfinal matchup with fourth-ranked Muskegon Western Michigan Christian at Hudsonville Unity Christian. In 2020, she had a whopping 183 kills in just 40 sets played in 2020. She went on to a stellar career as a setter at Penn State and was a part of three national titles. Named Miss Volleyball in 2004, the 6-foot setter had a sterling career in high school and college. Yates was also named EPAC Player of the Year after leading Hedgesville to the Class AAA state semifinals. 5 Notre Dame Prep capture its third consecutive regional title last week, and all that's standing in the way of Battle Creek is Tuesday's state quarterfinal matchup with Warren Regina. She'll play college volleyball at Vassar. (Linsey Wuepper | MLive.com file), No. Bottom line: Maine high schools didn't get to play football or volleyball in the fall of 2020, making this one of the more difficult states to pick a player for, but Scarborough High's Madeline Strouse seemed like the obvious pick. 19: Kyndra Abron, Livonia Churchill, Class of 2008. Log in Traverse City St Francis10. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. High school: Mount de Sales Academy (Catonsville, Maryland), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Baltimore Sun All-Metro Volleyball (2019). She doubles as a setter and a middle blocker. She went on to play at Grand Valley State University from 2009-11. She's now 6-foot-1, and opponents have to be terrified at what she might do the next two seasons. When it was clear that her native California wasn't going to have high school sports in the fall, Gravatt's family moved almost 2,000 miles to Maryville so she could play. A two-sport standout in volleyball and basketball, Cole was dominating around the net in both. 15: Alexandra Cocklin, Birmingham Marian, Class of 2010. Middleton, a 6-foot-2 USC commit, had 20 kills in the state championship match against Perry High and led Hamilton with 286 kills and 141 digs. A four-time all-state volleyball player for Pinconning, Gruszynski led her team to four league and district titles and a state runner-up finish in 1998. Jen was a member of four consecutive Class A state title teams from 1992-95 and went on to play at Indiana University. They are future NCAA champions and gold medalists who will become household names in the next few years. She was an all-around stats-churning machine for her school. Of course, state quarterfinal opponent Mount Pleasant will have something to say about that, but if Lake Orion is going to advance to Kellogg Arena, Robertson will play a vital role. She was listed as an All-American by Prepvolleyball.com. The second-ranked Vikings take on honorable mention Ida in Tuesday's state quarterfinals, and O'Gorman figures to play a big role in Lakewood's push toward another trip to the state semifinals. Hescott and teammate Libby Fischer combined for 20 kills in last weeks regional title win over Fowler, and the front row duo will need another big game on Tuesday at Remus Chippewa Hills, where No. Annual subscriptions start at just $1.87/month! The 6-foot-1 right-side hitter was the only freshman to earn a first team spot on last year's Division 2 all-state list, and like her older sister, she's a dominant presence around the net. . Bottom line: Rya McKinnon became the first Gatorade Player of the Year from Hoover High after leading her team to the first volleyball state championship in school history. In her first season with the team, she had 881 assists, 238 digs and 81 service aces. Stephanie Storen, who played college volleyball at Louisville, was the standout on the 1992 team, averaging 10.0 ppg. RELATED: Farmington Hills. High school: St. Mark's High School (Wilmington, Delaware), Accolades: Two-time DIAA All-State (2019, 2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), two-time All-Catholic Conference (2019, 2020), DIAA state champion (2020), DIAA state runner-up (2019). Polk is committed to play college volleyball for Pepperdine, and on that note, doesn't going to college in Malibu sound pretty amazing? Joel Bissell. Committed to play for the University of Georgia, don't be surprised to see Harper's name popping up on All-SEC lists in a few years. 2 recruit from the Class of 2022 by VolleyballMag.com and became the first Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year from Hamilton High in 2021. No. She led Burnt Hills-Balston Lake High to a state championship as a sophomore and was named Class A State Tournament MVP. Yurkovich and St. Mark's exacted some revenge in the DIAA state championship match against Padua, which defeated St. Marks in the 2019 state final. Milana is a sophomore starter at the University of Maryland this season. High school: Kamehameha Kapalama (Honolulu, Hawaii), Accolades: Hawaii Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), Honolulu Star-Advertiser All-State (2019), two-time All-Interscholastic League of Honolulu (2019, 2020), Division I State Champion (2019), All-Division I State Tournament Team (2019). High school: Scarborough High School (Scarborough, Maine), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Varsity Maine All-State (2019). High school: Marist School (Atlanta, Georgia), Accolades: Class 4A Player of the Year (2020), Class 4A All-State (2020), Class 4A State Champion (2020), two-time Class 4A All-Region 7 (2019, 2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020). Top Players by Position (2026) Blockers - 2/27. The 6-foot-3 middle blocker is the No. Bottom line: Hanna Henrie had South Anchorage among the state's elite teams again in 2020 after helping lead her school to a Class 4A state championship in 2019. Ackerman led Marist to the Class 4A state championship in 2020 and was named Class 4A Player of the Year in the process. High school: Century High School (Bismarck, North Dakota), Accolades: NDHSCA Class A All-State (2020), North Dakota Gatorade Player of the Year, Basketball (2021), North Dakota MaxPreps Player of the Year, Basketball (2021). Subscribe Already a subscriber? (Danny Miller | MLive.com file), No. You must login to view this article or subscribe to PrepVolleyball.com! Leland's Mia Osorio prepares to receive a serve during a Division 4 state semifinal match against Carney-Nadeau on Friday, Nov. 16 at Kellogg Arena. In recent years, however, there has been a lack of high school mens volleyball in the state. Halter finished the season with 2,212 career digs and has a shot at passing 3,000 digs for her career in her senior season. Stoven went on to a four-year career as an outside hitter at Lake Superior State University. Bottom line: Tori Harper became the first Gatorade Player of the Year from Bishop Manogue High in 2020 despite only playing in 24 sets during a shortened season. Last update: 11/28/2022, Minimum . 8: Lindi Bankowski, Temperance Bedford, Class of 2001. As a 6-foot-5 middle blocker and hitter, Cole earned all-Big Ten honors twice and served as a co-captain in her senior year at the University of Michigan. Bottom line: The West Coast is filled with up-and-coming volleyball phenoms California's Claire Little, Oregon's Sophia Gregoire-Salagean and Washington's Hailey Brockway, who was arguably the best player in her state as a freshman in 2019. Few players can match the impressive stats the 5-foot-11 outside hitter has collected over the last three years, especially her 1,800 kills, but the big story coming out of Hudson this year is the fact that the Tigers are regional champs for the first time in program history. She also had 201 digs and 21 service aces. No. Blissfield7. As a senior, she had more than 325 kills, servedabove 95 percent and recorded more than 1,000 assists as one of two setters on the floor. It takes six players working in unison to have success on the volleyball court, but it always helps to have a big-time talent that can deliver clutch kills or diving digs when the game is on the line. Battle Creek St Philip8. She's already a two-time All-State pick who still averaged 4.3 kills per set despite playing in just 49 sets in 2020. A first team all-state selection as a sophomore, the 5-foot-11 setter has built off an impressive 2018 season that saw her collect 1,373 assists and help Mercy reach the state semifinals, where she logged five kills, 44 assists, eight digs and three blocks in a five-set loss to Lake Orion. Marshall8. She was also third on the team with 24 service aces. A second team all-state selection in 2018, the versatile 5-foot-6 Stump will play a key role in Tuesday's state quarterfinal showdown at Climax-Scotts, where No. This year, were taking it a step further. Rockford10. Video Center See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports. All that being said, Ella Wrobel could be the best of the bunch. High school: Bedford High School (Bedford, New Hampshire), Accolades: New Hampshire Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Division I state champion (2020), two-time Division I All-State (2019, 2020). Bottom line: Julia Yurkovich is already a two-year starter for St. Mark's and a two-time DIAA All-State selection. 4 Hudsonville in the regional finals. Breean Walas, a junior on the 1996 team, averaged 13.3 ppg before playing . She was selected a Mizuno High School All-American and the Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Cheyenne Mountain has a good shot to win its first state title since 2015 with Pinell as a senior in 2021. Vermont doesn't do a great job of keeping up-to-date statistics for its high school volleyball players so information on players from the Classes of 2022, 2023 and 2024 weren't readily available. 15 in her class nationally by PrepVolleyball.com. Finalists. 25 . While Trump's total kills dropped from 436 to 366 in 2020, her kills per set jumped from 4.3 to 5.2, and her kill percentage jumped from 40.4 to 44.4 percent. 1 to 150! She earned all-state honors four consecutive seasons and Miss Volleyball as a senior in 2013. High school: Elkhorn South High School (Elkhorn, Nebraska), Accolades: Class A state champion (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), PrepDig.Com No. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). Reitsma already has more than 1,300 career kills, including almost 800 this year, to go along with an impressive .358 hitting percentage. Romeo's Gia Milana hits past a double block in the 2015 state finals against Novi. 16: Heather and Jennifer Magelssen, Portage Northern, Classes of 1994-95. (Courtesy photo), No. Bottom line: John Burroughs School's Vanessa Polk is one of the great two-sport stars in high school today. She's increased both her kills and her kill percentage each of her first three seasons, including 432 kills at a 37 percent clip in 2020. Get the latest Michigan high school girls volleyball news, rankings, schedules, stats, scores, results & athletes info for high school football, soccer, basketball, baseball, and more at MLive.com. Any guesses on where Damuni might end up playing college volleyball? Hurm was a Division 3 All-State pick in 2019 as a sophomore with 350 kills, but her 46 service aces and 447 digs show she could be a defensive specialist/libero on the next level. High school: Timpview High School (Provo, Utah), Accolades: Deseret News Class 5A Most Valuable Player (2020), Class 5A state champion (2020), Class 5A All-State (2020). She also improved her kill percentage over 10 whole points from her freshman to sophomore seasons, going from 35.3 to 46.6 percent.