This year, the Michigan State commit has more than 1,000 assists to help guide the Marlins to their third consecutive regional title. Bottom line: The daughter of former BYU safety Jack Damuni, Silina Damuni turned high school volleyball on its head in 2020 when her family moved from Hawaii to Utah after her father was hired as the BYU football team's on-campus recruiting coordinator and director of community/player relations. Bottom line: Kaitlin McNeel led Godwin High to an undefeated regular season as a sophomore in 2019 on the way to Class 5 Region B Player of the Year and All-State honors. High school: Roncalli High School (Indianapolis, Indiana), Accolades: Two-time Class 4A All-State (2019, 2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 4A All-Central District (2020), AAU All-American (2019). Bottom line: Colgate-bound Carlie Rzeszotarski can already make a case as one of the greatest high school volleyball players to come out of New York. Monroe St Mary Catholic Central2. 1 Recruit Nebraska (2022), Class A All-State (2020), AAU All-American (2020). She earned Miss Volleyball honors in 2005 and went on to become a three-time all-GLIAC player at Hillsdale College. 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. They are future NCAA champions and gold medalists who will become household names in the next few years. She was ranked No. (T.J. Hamilton | MLive.com file), No. 1 (2022), All-Olympic Conference Freedom Division (2019), two-time Olympic Conference Freedom Division champion (2018, 2019). High school: Clinton High School (Clinton, Mississippi), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), three-time SBLive All-State (2018-2020), three-time Class 6A All-State (2018-2020), Class 6A state champion (2019). 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. She led the team with 800 assists, 125 digs, 42 service aces and 32 blocks despite being just 5-foot-7. Traverse City St Francis10. In her first season with the team, she had 881 assists, 238 digs and 81 service aces. High school: Victory Christian School (Tulsa, Oklahoma), Accolades: Tulsa World All-State (2020), Tulsa World Volleyball Athlete of the Year finalist (2020), three-time Class 5A State Champion (2018-20). Ackerman had a staggering 104 service aces in just 82 sets in 2020 to go with a team-high 323 digs and 104 assists. RELATED: Freeland, Caitlinn Pistro jump past Swan Valley for district title, Grand Rapids Christians Jordyn Gates (1) sets the ball against Grand Rapids South Christian during the Division 2 district tournament championship at Grand Rapids Christian High School on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. This year, Christian has been Division 2's top-ranked team since the season started and Gates earned a spot as one of 10 finalists for the 2019 Miss Volleyball award. All rights reserved (About Us). Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central5. Bottom line: Bishop O'Gorman High's Bergen Reilly started breathing some rare air in 2020, when she was named South Dakota's Gatorade Player of the Year as a sophomore. 3: Lauren Paolini, Saline, Class of 2005. Need proof? (Courtesy photo), No. Adrian Lenawee Christian2. Bottom line: Kamehameha High's Maui Robins kept up the family tradition by being named Gatorade Player of the Year in 2020. Hendrickson's talent might be generational. Bottom line: The first Gatorade Player of the Year from North Raleigh Christian Academy, Riley Buckley has one of the more intriguing skill sets of any player on the list. High school: South Anchorage High School (Anchorage, Alaska), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 4A state champion (2019). One of several players on the list committed to play for the University of MInnesota, Wucherer is already a two-time All-State pick and racked up 421 kills with a hitting percentage just over 40 percent as a junior, when she was one of three unanimous picks for the All-State team. Gravatt led Maryville to the state tournament for the first time since 1984 and quickly established herself as one of the best players in Tennessee. Bottom line: The No. She also had 201 digs and 21 service aces. 23: Olivia Kohler, North Branch, Class of 2009. Silina Damuni led Timpview High to a Class 5A state championship in 2020 with 868 assists, 69 service aces, 60 blocks and 211 digs. Skyline's Kendall Murray (8) spikes the ball during Skyline's regional volleyball championship game against Novi at Howell High School on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019.Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com. Lange broke the MHSAA record when she recorded 1,063 kills in the 2007 season. Rachel Ellis | MLive.com. High school: Mount de Sales Academy (Catonsville, Maryland), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Baltimore Sun All-Metro Volleyball (2019). Mendon5. Pistro will continue her career at Saginaw Valley State, but before she becomes a Cardinal, she'll try to get Freeland into the state semifinals for the first time since 2005, when they meet Kingsley at Ionia on Tuesday. Through three seasons, Ackerman has 1,140 digs and 323 service aces. The 6-foot-3 middle blocker is the No. Tabit closed out her high school career in 2015 in a big way, setting a national record for kills in a season in a state tournament match against North Branch. Plymouth Christian Academy9. She was selected a Mizuno High School All-American and the Michigan Gatorade Player of the Year. Last update: 11/28/2022, Minimum . Just look at her stats from her last full season as a sophomore in 2019, when she led Camden Catholic with 93 kills and 87 digs. While many areas of the country are forming male teams and development programs, there are still fewer opportunities for . She already has 1,580 career kills and racked up 427 kills and 338 digs in just 57 sets as a sophomore. The merch sales alone would pay for the athletics budget. Romeo's Gia Milana hits past a double block in the 2015 state finals against Novi. A four-time all-stater, Doyle led St. Philip to volleyball state titles in 2005 and 2007 and runner-up finishes the other two seasons. She went on to play at Michigan State and the 6-foot-2 outside hitter was selected honorable mention all-Big Ten in 2011. As a senior, she totaled 717 kills, 501 digs, 121 assists and 107 blocks. 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. 1-ranked recruit from the Class of 2022 in all of New Jersey, Camden Catholic High's Bella Craig is one of the shortest players to make the list at just 5-foot-3. 10 overall recruit in the country and committed to stay in her home state and play for the University of Florida. Video Center See top plays & highlights of the best high school sports. Weve tweaked our original list after reader input and have ranked the players. Brian Hayes | MLive.com. A two-sport standout in volleyball and basketball, Cole was dominating around the net in both. Now, Reitsma and the second-ranked Red Arrows have another tough test when they face No. (Photo courtesy of Hillsdale College), No. 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. Pewamo-Westphalia3. Tabit, a 5-9 hitter, finished the season with 1,076 and her career with 2,855 kills, No. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). 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. Northville3. RELATED: Former Lowell athlete returns to coach volleyball team, and the Red Arrows are soaring, Mattawan senior Alli Wiese high fives Mattawan sophomore Rachel Meininger following the MHSAA Division 1 Volleyball Regional Final game between Mattawan High School and Northwest High School at Lakeview High School in Battle Creek, Michigan on Thursday, November 14, 2019. 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). Photo Galleries Explore and purchase photos of your local teams. Mattawan won the game in straight sets. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. On Tuesday, Bishop and her Mercy teammates will face Macomb L'Anse Creuse North with another state semifinal berth on the line. 1 Mendon with a state semifinal berth on the line. 1 to 150! At last check, the 6-foot-1 outside hitter can touch 10-foot-1 on a jump approach. Every High School Volleyball team in the nation is ranked. Rutgers will play volleyball at Davenport University next year, but not before attempting to lead Mattawan to its first state semifinal appearance with a quarterfinal win on Tuesday against Lowell at Jenison High School. She was listed as an All-American by Prepvolleyball.com. She went on to a standout career at the University of Akron. High school: Ryle High School (Union, Kentucky), Accolades: Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Division I Most Outstanding Player (2019), AVCA Phenom List (2020), USA Volleyball A1 National Training Program (2019), PrepDig.Com No.1 Kentucky (2022). RELATED: Michigan high school volleyball quarterfinal brackets, RELATED: See Michigans final set of high school volleyball state rankings for 2019, RELATED: See Michigans 10 finalists for the 2019 Miss Volleyball award, Lake Orion's Kendall Robertson (19) celebrates a point during a 2018 Division 1 state semifinal matchup with Mercy on Friday, Nov. 16 at Kellogg Arena. Girls Youth National Team, but she also feels right at home in Battle Creek, where she tallied 27 kills in last year's state semifinal loss to eventual state champ Lake Orion. Bottom line: There's not much Notre Dame-bound Lucy Trump can't do on a volleyball court. In high school, she was named the Gatorade national player of the year after leading Fraser to back-to-back state championships. . She's committed to play for the University of Missouri. Ten high school players have been named finalists for Miss Volleyball 2021 in Michigan. 1 (2022), AVCA Phenom List (2020). High school: Olathe Northwest High School (Olathe, Kansas), Accolades: Class 6A All-State (2020), PrepVolleyball.Com All-American (2020). 22: Lauren Jones, East Kentwood, Class of 2007. Accolades: PrepDig.com Missouri No. Here is MLive's latest top 25 boys basketball rankings for the state of Michigan. (Photo courtesy of University of Florida), No. Bottom line: Playing in the Milwaukee suburbs for Brookfield Central High, McKenna Wucherer was ranked the No. Elkhorn South has a great opportunity to repeat as state champions in 2021 with both Weeks and University of Missouri commit Estella Zatechka back. The rules for varsity play are a little different in Mississippi, and Laurendine has been on the Clinton High varsity since she was an eighth-grader. (Danny Miller | MLive.com file), No. Baker has an outside-of-the-box athletic career path waiting for her. (MLive.com file), No. Bottom line: John Burroughs School's Vanessa Polk is one of the great two-sport stars in high school today. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Milana is a sophomore starter at the University of Maryland this season. 16 overall recruit in the Class of 2022 by PrepVolleyball.com. 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. As a freshman, Laurendine led Clinton to the Class 6A state championship. High school: Brookfield Central High School (Brookfield, Wisconsin), Accolades: MaxPreps All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), U18 Youth National Team (2021), two-time WVCA Division I All-State (2019, 2020). 5 Leland and No. Bloomfield Hills Marian2. Rockford10. Kalamazoo Christian5. As a junior, she led Notre Dame Prep to the Class B state title. Leland3. High school: Fayetteville High School (Fayetteville, Arkansas), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 6A state champion (2020), All-NWADG (2020), Class 6A All-State (2020). Watervliet6. Stoven went on to a four-year career as an outside hitter at Lake Superior State University. 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. Detroit Country Day2. Ohio's best: The top 23 girls basketball players in the state ahead of the 2022-23 season. Strouse, who's 5-foot-11, was an All-State pick as a sophomore in 2019 with 140 kills in just 62 sets played. Notre Dame Prep's Katherine Carlson hits a spike in the Class B state finals against Grand Rapids South Christian in 2013. Bottom line: Logan Nissley led Bismarck Century High to its fifth state championship in the past six seasons in 2020. The public school handed out bachelor's degrees to 9,450 students in 2020-2021. At 5-foot-7, the senior outside hitter doesn't have the height of some of the other elite net players still in the postseason, but she makes up for it with an impressive 24-inch vertical that has allowed her to collect 451 kills with a .413 hitting percentage. Bottom line: Get ready to watch Amaya Thomas dominate in the SEC sooner than later. Farmington Hills Mercy9. Welcome to the first edition of PrepVolleyball.com's Top 150, the country's best volleyball players listed from No.
