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November 14, 2022

TAPPS Show Stoppers And More

November 14, 2022

First and foremost, we want to give a huge shout out to the Division 1 champion Christ Academy and Division 2 champion Ovilla Christian High School. I unfortunately did not have a chance to catch these matches since I drove down Friday morning (and these matches were played on Thursday). On Friday, I was able to make the 6A semifinal matches featuring Prestonwood Christian Academy vs Parish Episcopal and Antonian Prep vs Bishop Lynch. First up was the PCA vs Epicopal match. PCA came into the match as the No. 5 ranked program in our vballrecruiter.com Top 50 HS National Rankings. The national powerhouse program swept the match (25-14, 25-15, 25-19) behind junior USC commit and outside Hitter Jadyn Livings, junior Michigan commit and setter Camille Edwards, junior TCU commit and outside hitter Mikala Young, 5-star outside hitter Cari Spears, 5-star libero Gillian Pitts, junior 4-star middle blocker Kennedy Washington and sophomore 4-star setter Taylor Cook. Episcopal was led by senior UCLA beach signee and setter Harper Cooper, senior libero Fiona Kelly, senior outside hitter Sarah Pickett and sophomore 3-star middle blocker Reese Jackson. The connection between Cooper and Jackson was very effective.  The second 6A semifinal was between Antonian Prep and Bishop Lynch, which ended up with the sweep 25-16, 25-20, 25-22. Bishop Lynch was led by senior Providence College signee and middle blocker Lyric Berry, senior Arizona beach signee outside hitter Ashlyn Zilliken, senior UWash signee and outside hitter Leah Oyewole, junior Arkansas commit and outside hitter Lauryn Lambert, junior Brown commit and opposite Paloma Gonzalez, junior setter Cate Hatfield, junior defensive specialist Delaney Moon and sophomore 4-star libero Maddie Smotherman. Antonian Prep was scrappy as heck and was led by senior libero Incarnate Word signee Hailey Garza, senior outside hitter Sujeili Mermella, senior middle blocker Sydney Barber, senior setter Jaiden Lavanway, senior setter Desiree Camargo and junior 4-star outside hitter Kalina Calvillo.  After watching the semifinals, I headed over to the other location for the 3-5A finals. First up was Round Rock Christian Academy vs Dallas Lutheran. RRCA captured the state title in four sets, 23-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-19. RRCA was led by senior outside hitter Ryann Holley, senior setter Reagan Sawyer, senior outside hitter Savannah Johnson and senior UMHB beach signee and libero Kelli Northup. Dallas Lutheran was led by senior Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beach signee Millie Olsson, Lauren Pittman and Ava Pope.  Next up was the 4A state title match between Grace Prep Academy and Brentwood Christian. Talk about a nail biter! GPA defeated Brentwood in five, 21-25, 25-20, 25-20, 14-25, 15-12. GPA was led by senior middle blocker Lacy Young, junior 4-star libero Savanna Stevens, junior outside hitter Maya Kelly and junior outside hitter Kalli Smith. Brentwood Christian was led by senior outside hitter Ashlynn Alvarado, junior libero Aubrey Acheson and freshman outside hitter Claire Montgomery.  The last match on Friday night was the 5A state title match between Liberty Christian School and Fort Bend Christian Academy. Liberty Christian defeated Fort Bend Christian in four, 25-18, 16-25, 25-20, 25-21. Liberty Christian was led by senior Houston signee and setter Reagan Fifer, senior middle blocker Austen Goodgion, junior outside hitter Tally Grissom, sophomore 4-star opposite Naya Salfiti and sophomore libero Quinnly Heinsen. Fort Bend was led by senior setter Emma Pekar, junior outside hitter Cambry Gerardi, 5-star middle blocker Bayleigh Minor and sophomore outside hitter Layne Bulow.  On Saturday, the final state title match was played when Prestonwood Christian squared off against Bishop Lynch for the 6A championship. These two teams had already met twice this season and PCA defeated BL in five and four games, respectively. Needless to say both squads knew their opponents well. And the same stars shined in this title match. PCA ended up sweeping BL, 25-20, 25-19, 25-20, to capture the 6A title. And let me tell you there was some incredible volleyball played on both sides of the court!  Show Stoppers Ryann Holley SR OH – Round Rock Christian Savannah Johnson SR OH – Round Rock Christian Millie Olsson SR OH – Dallas Lutheran (TAMCC Beach Signee) Aubrey Acheson JR L – Brentwood Christian Savanna Stevens JR L – Grace Prep Academy  Maya Kelly JR OH – Grace Prep Academy  Bayleigh Minor SO MB – Fort Bend Christian Emma Pekar SR S/Opp – Fort Bend Christian Tally Grissom JR OH – Liberty Christian Reagan Fifer SR S/Opp – Liberty Christian (Houston Signee) Naya Salfiti SO Opp – Liberty Christian Lauryn Lambert JR OH – Bishop Lynch (Arkansas Commit) Leah Oyewole SR Opp – Bishop Lynch (UWash Signee) Lyric Berry SR MB – Bishop Lynch (Providence College) Paloma Gonzalez JR Opp – Bishop Lynch (Brown Commit) Jadyn Livings JR OH – Prestonwood Christian (USC Commit) Mikala Young JR OH – Prestonwood Christian (TCU Commit) Camille Edwards JR S – Prestonwood Christian (Michigan Commit) Macaria Spears SO OH – Prestonwood Christian Gillian Pitts SO L – Prestonwood Christian Harper Cooper SR S/Opp – Parish Episcopal (UCLA Beach Commit) Hailey Garza SR L – Antonian Prep (Incarnate Word Signee)

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vballrecruiter.com Top 50 HS National Rankings

November 14, 2022

Another week, another Top-10 school upset. So is goes during the state playoffs. After seeing little movement at the top of the rankings in the closing weeks of the regular season, we’ve seen plenty happen the past couple weeks of the playoffs. Also, this is the last weekly updated of the national rankings. With all states concluding play this week, we’ll release our final national rankings featuring our national champion next week! The inside track to the national championship still belongs to Cathedral Catholic CA, which remains undefeated and has still not lost a set! The Dons defeated Torrey Pines for the third time this season in the CA Open Division playoffs Saturday night and host No. 6 Mira Costa in the state semifinals on Tuesday. The winner of that match faces the winner of No. 13 St. Francis/Mountain View and No. 47 Archbishop Mitty in Saturday’s state final. Like Cathedral Catholic, St. Francis remains undefeated, keeping alive the possibility of an undefeated showdown for not only the CA state championship but the top spot in the country potentially. Mira Costa shows how our national rankings work when it comes to the state playoffs. Mira Costa lost to Sierra Canyon in the sectional final a week before topping Sierra Canyon in five games in the second round of the state playoffs this past Saturday. The state playoffs take precedent and no team can be ranked higher than a team it lost to in the state playoffs, so Mira Costa moves back ahead of Sierra Canyon this week. We already have seen that hard line keep some powerhouse schools out of the Top 50. Last week, it was Oconomowoc losing in the Wisconsin Division 1 final to Divine Savior Holy Angels and falling out of the rankings. We also saw Dike-New Hartford drop out of the Top 50 after losing the Iowa Class 2 state title, as well as Jesuit, which was undefeated before losing in the Oregon state final and dropping out of the Top 50. The big news in this week’s updated Top 50 is then-No. 2 Westminster Christian being swept by Clearwater Central Christian in the Florida 3A state championship Saturday. It was the only loss of the season for the Warriors (27-1). Westminster Christian had ascended the rankings on the strength of beating Cornerstone Christian TX in the final of the Nike TOC Southeast tournament in early September. Given Cornerstone’s success and the fact Westminster Christian hadn’t loss was justification for Westminster being ranked so high. However, after the loss to Clearwater Central the Warriors tumbled out of this week’s Top 50. Clearwater Central doesn’t have a strong enough case based on its season’s results to make the Top 50, even with a big victory over Westminster. So the Warriors are out of the Top 50. Whether one agrees that is fair or not, we have the state playoffs as the top factor because schools train and prepare all year in order to make the state playoffs and succeed. It’s why Highland Park TX is out of the Top 50. Highland Park was No. 6 nationally last week but was upset by Guyer in its chase for a state bid. Given Guyer’s track record this season – which isn’t as strong as it could’ve been with senior stud Kyndal Stowers missing more than half of the season – Guyer won’t make the Top 50 and thus Highland Park is out even though Highland Park is clearly one of the Top 50 teams in the country this fall. The state playoff rule is a hard rule that won’t be broken, even if it creates situations like the one Highland Park is in. We’ll have more later this week on the state results from last week, including Mother McAuley winning the Illinois Class 4 state title and climbing into the Top 10 this week as a result. With Prestonwood Christian TX winning the TAPPS 6A state title, the only teams in the Top 10 still playing out their seasons are Cathedral Catholic, Mira Costa and Marian, which is alive for the Michigan state title this week. vballrecruiter.com TOP 50 1. Cathedral Catholic CA (1 – last week’s ranking) 2. Cornerstone Christian TX (3) 3. Hamilton Southeastern IN (4) 4. Prestonwood Christian TX (5) 5. Washburn Rural KS (7) 6. Mira Costa CA (10) 7. Marian MI (9) 8. Mother McAuley IL (18) 9. Sierra Canyon CA (8) 10. Yorktown IN (12) *** 11. Aquinas KS (13) 12. McCutcheon IN (14) 13. St. Francis/Mountain View CA (15) 14. Lafayette MO (17) 15. Marymount CA (16) 16. Santa Fe FL (19) 17. St. James Academy KS (20) 18. Papillion-LaVista South NE (21) 19. Liberty North MO (22) 20. Fayetteville AR (23) *** 21. ‘Iolani HI (24) 22. Ursuline Academy OH (25) 23. Valor Christian CO (26) 24. Magnificat OH (27) 25. Brebeuf Jesuit IN (28) 26. Liberty MO (29) 27. Corona del Sol AZ (33) 28. Millbrook NC (32) 29. Notre Dame Academy KY (34) 30. Marist IL (44) *** 31. North Raleigh Christian Academy NC (35) 32. Eureka MO (36) 33. Assumption KY (38) 34. Flint Hill VA (39) 35. Torrey Pines CA (42) 36. Benet Academy IL (50) 37. Lakewood CA (40) 38. Mater Dei CA (30) 39. Horizon AR (n/r) 40. Timpview UT (41) *** 41. Venice FL (n/r) 42. Millennium AR (37) 43. Cleveland TN (43) 44. Barrington IL (11) 45. Palos Verdes CA (45) 46. Mountain View UT (46) 47. Archbishop Mitty CA (47) 48. St. Ursula Academy OH (48) 49. Bountiful UT (49) 50. Tompkins TX (n/r) Out: Highland Park TX; Plano West TX; Westminster Christian FL In: Horizon AZ; Tompkins TX; Venice FL *** HONORABLE MENTION Clearwater Central Catholic FL Westminster Christian FL Benton AR Divine Savior Holy Angels WI Oconomowoc WI Cypress Ranch TX Omaha Westside NE Lincoln Southwest NE Western Christian IO Dike-New Hartford IO Jesuit OR Sheldon OR Middle Creek NC Punahou HI Reagan NC North Gwinnett GA Redondo Union

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Class of 2025 Club Watchlist

November 14, 2022

Below is our Class of 2025 Club Watchlist. We’ll continue to add and update this list throughout the rest of the year and into the start of the new club season. We’ve used the latest information we’ve been able to get. Still, we know there are corrections that need to be made, such as if any players need clubs or commitments updated or if any seniors are not planning on playing club this spring or are beach-only players/commits. Any of this info can be emailed to chris@vballrecruiter.com. Name Position Club Aaliyah Smith OH HJVAbbie Hagehorn OH, Opp Premier NebraskaAbbigail Pickard S FaR OutAbby Jones OH ViperAbby Vander Wal OH 1st AllianceAbigail Li S A5Abigail Mullen OH DynastyAda Awagu MB SA JuniorsAda McCoy OH Blue RidgeAddison Applegate DS/L MuncianaAddison Gaido Opp Austin SkylineAddison Makun MB KIVAAddison Pollock DS/L Miami HypeAddison Tindall OH Team PineappleAddison Williams Opp LegacyAddy Franz S Drive NationAlana Asante MB Gamepoint VolleyballAle Romo OH AreteAlex Richter OH Drive NationAlexis Ewing OH VA JrsAlison Bierwagen S Top SelectAllison Barrick OH ElevationAllison Butrum DS/L AlamoAllison Heck MB KC PowerAlly Hughes S Tri-State Elite Name Position Club Alyssa Aguayo OH AspireAmaria King OH Jacksonville SkylineAmelia Hansen OH Co JrsAmelia Robinson MB Austin SkylineAmina N’diaye OH OTVA OrlandoAniya Hall MB AlamoAnna Barr MB MadfrogAnna Cathcart OH Oviedo VBAAnna Jelinek OH Nebraska ONEAnna Powell OH KIVAAnnabelle Groomes S AVC CLEAshley Fox S Blue RidgeAshley Repetti OH Seal BeachAshley Sess MB Tri-State EliteAshlyn Paymal Opp Nebraska EliteAshlyn Tafoya S Rocky EliteAsia Harvey OH A5Aubrey Lyssy S SA MagicAudrey Asleson S SPVBAva Ball OH Northern LightsAva Dickerson OH Blue RidgeAva Harris S Team PineappleAva Hunter S Circle CityAva Poinsett OH CoastAva Tilden OH NKYVCAva Tindall MB Team Pineapple Name Position Club Ava Young DS/L 1st AllianceAvery Freeman DS/L Circle CityBailey Blair MB KIVABailey Warren OH Houston SkylineBayleigh Minor MB Houston SkylineBella Bullington OH SPVBBella Satterwhite OH West Florida WavesBillie Reiter S MKE StingBlue Anderson DS/L Drive NationBreAnna McMillan S TriangleBria Dawson MB PohakuBrianna Brewer OH TstreetBrianne Habeeb DS/L ECJBridget Egan OH KIVABrighton Ferguson DS/L Venetian BayBritton Finley OH MadfrogBrooke Hansen S Forza1 NorthBrooklyn Drumwright OH 949Brytn Lyon S Rockwood ThunderCadence McDonald Opp TAVCaitlin Hefner MB AJVCallie Krueger DS/L Austin SkylineCambria Gaier OH FaR OutCampbell Flynn S LegacyCamryn Jeffery MB A5Carly Gilk Opp MN Select Name Position Club Caroline Moore Opp Tri-State EliteCecilia Porter MB Over The TopCecilia Vance OH ARVCChalei Reid OH MauloaCharlee Solomon S Premier NebraskaCharlotte Bell MB NC Volleyball AcademyCharlotte Glass S TribeCharlotte Kelly MB NorCalCharlotte Moyer DS/L UNIONCharlotte Vinson Opp MuncianaChloe Aalfs S DunesChloe Elarton S Co JrsChloe Smith OH ECJClaire Kukulinski OH, DS/L TriangleConnore Siler-Nixon MB OTVA OrlandoDelaney Dorscht OH WVBADevin Dzienny DS/L LegacyDevyn Wiest OH AZ Storm Dethzany Murillo MB EthosElena Fischer OH AbsoluteElise Hart MB KIVAElla Craggs S MiEliteElla Davidson OH MAVS KCElla Lewis OH Houston SkylineEllen Zapp MB Circle CityEllie Hunt Opp NorCalEllis Crawford MB A5 Name Position Club Eloise Johnston MB, OPP Gamepoint VolleyballElyse Heffner MB FaR OutEmilee Fuller S KIVAEmilee Sikora OH Angelo RiseEmma Christian S DynastyEmma Koceja OH MKE StingEmsley Venard S NKYVCErika Sayer MB Co JrsEvelyn Roman S SOSVBCFallyn Blotzer OH WaveFernanda Julian DS/L DownstateFrancesca Popescu DS/L A5Gabriella Babinski Opp MiEliteGabrielle Dials MB EliteVBTCGeorgi Stein OH AZ SkyGeorgia Watson MB MissionGigi Smith MB A5Gillian Pitts DS/L TAVGrace Stewart S Alabama PerformanceGracie Brown OH 501 VolleyGreer Chambless OH Dallas PremierHadley Porter DS/L DynastyHaiden Means S UNIONHannah Beauford S Drive NationHannah Bradley OH West Florida WavesHannah Bridie DS/L Madfrog Name Position Club Hannah Hankerson OH OTVA TampaHannah Kenny S 1st AllianceHannah Leftridge OH HPSTLHazel Alevok MB WildfireIsabel Glover MB MAVS KCIsabela Haggard S KIVAIsabella Ehrlich MB Absolute BlackIsabella Ocampo OH SkylineIsabella Pereira OH OTVA TampaIsabella Schwantz OH Cape CoastIsabelle Bardin S Metro VBCIsabelle Brown S Circle CityIsabelle Busignani OH MiEliteIzabella Mahaffey DS/L AZ StormIzzy Mogridge S OTVA TampaJada Aksu Opp Metro VBCJade Key OH AJVJadyn Molina OH SA MagicJaidyn Jager OH CoastJane Gambel OH NOLAJannelize Perez DS/L OTVA OrlandoJasmine Glenn MB Team IndianaJenna Kolosta MB 1st AllianceJessica Costlow OH MiEliteJordan Czajkowski S MKE Sting Name Position Club Jordan Smith OH Opp Rockwood ThunderJordan Taylor MB HJVJordyn Moore S ExcelJosephine Hensley S Opp OTVA TampaJosie Noble MB FaR OutJourney Peppers Opp 501 VolleyJulia Grace DS/L NKYVCJulia Leonardo OH CMASS EdgeJulia Waller S AbsoluteJumana Martin DS/L Carolina UnionKaci Demaria OH SurfsideKaelynn Sims MB SkylineKaia Thiele S AlamoKaira Knox Opp AllianceKaity Hoelker OH A4 VolleyKalyssa Blackshear MB SurfsideKamden Mitchell S G3 VolleyballKarli Molnau MB MKE StingKarson Barclow OH ExcelKassidy O’Brien S Houston SkylineKate Hayhurst MB Idaho CrushKatie Gielas OH ElevationKayden Green S Gamepoint VolleyballKayla Channell MB ECJKayla Ostovar DS/L Mizuno Long BeachKaylee Peper MB OTVA Tampa Name Position Club Kaylie McIntosh OH OPVCKaytlin Johnson OH TK VolleyballKeely Culler OH TVCKeila Gabriel Opp WaveKeira Lucas OH Circle CityKeira Schmidt MB Northern LightsKeira Steininger DS/L Mintonette SportsKeirstyn Carlton MB Drive NationKelly Kinney OH TribeKelsie Thompson OH ECJKenna Cogill MB AZ StormKennedi Culp MB Mintonette SportsKennedi Rogers OH AVA TXKennedy Cherry DS/L Boilers JrsKiana Landers MB AZ StormKierstin Bevelle OH OTVA OrlandoKirra Musgrove S Houston SkylineKristen Dear MB West VBCKristen Simon DS/L KIVAKylee McCoy MB MadfrogLameen Mambu OH Metro VBCLaney Wilson Opp AZ SkyLarsen Terrill S Mintonette SportsLauren Coyne Opp SPVBLauren Farris OH TstreetLauren Hurst OH K2 Name Position Club Lauren Lopez OH DynastyLauren Lynch DS/L SG EliteLauryn Mack OH TAVLayla Moore MB SurfsideLeni Stanton-Parker MB Metro VBCLexi Hasselbalch MB Nebraska ONELiliana Brisco S SA MagicLilly Howell MB MuncianaLily Dee Davis OH Austin SkylineLily Hayes DS/L OTVA TampaLily Riegel Opp ElevationLily Wittgraefe DS/L Carolina JrsLindsey Mangelson OH Munciana IndyLogan Bell OH Circle CityLogan Parks S MAVS KCLuci Heid OH Tri-State EliteLucy Chertock OH NorCalMacaria Spears OH TAVMackenzie Collins MB HJVMacy Funk MB A5Maddi Higginson DS/L Team IndianaMaddie Smotherman DS/L MadfrogMadelyn Wutzke OH East County VBAMadison Hooper OH Ozark JuniorsMadison Quest OH Opp MKE StingMadison Winkler DS/L TAV Name Position Club Mae Kordas OH WaveMaggie Dostic OH OTVA TampaMaggie Meister DS/L KairosMaija Howse OH Idaho CrushMak Miller MB PohakuMakenna Grimes OH EliteVBTCMallory Reck OH Opp LegacyMariah Gaines OH OPVCMariana Alvarado-Rivera MB A4

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TAPPS Show Stoppers And More

November 14, 2022

First and foremost, we want to give a huge shout out to the Division 1 champion Christ Academy and Division 2 champion Ovilla Christian High School. I unfortunately did not have a chance to catch these matches since I drove down Friday morning (and these matches were played on Thursday). On Friday, I was able to make the 6A semifinal matches featuring Prestonwood Christian Academy vs Parish Episcopal and Antonian Prep vs Bishop Lynch. First up was the PCA vs Epicopal match. PCA came into the match as the No. 5 ranked program in our vballrecruiter.com Top 50 HS National Rankings. The national powerhouse program swept the match (25-14, 25-15, 25-19) behind junior USC commit and outside Hitter Jadyn Livings, junior Michigan commit and setter Camille Edwards, junior TCU commit and outside hitter Mikala Young, 5-star outside hitter Cari Spears, 5-star libero Gillian Pitts, junior 4-star middle blocker Kennedy Washington and sophomore 4-star setter Taylor Cook. Episcopal was led by senior UCLA beach signee and setter Harper Cooper, senior libero Fiona Kelly, senior outside hitter Sarah Pickett and sophomore 3-star middle blocker Reese Jackson. The connection between Cooper and Jackson was very effective.  The second 6A semifinal was between Antonian Prep and Bishop Lynch, which ended up with the sweep 25-16, 25-20, 25-22. Bishop Lynch was led by senior Providence College signee and middle blocker Lyric Berry, senior Arizona beach signee outside hitter Ashlyn Zilliken, senior UWash signee and outside hitter Leah Oyewole, junior Arkansas commit and outside hitter Lauryn Lambert, junior Brown commit and opposite Paloma Gonzalez, junior setter Cate Hatfield, junior defensive specialist Delaney Moon and sophomore 4-star libero Maddie Smotherman. Antonian Prep was scrappy as heck and was led by senior libero Incarnate Word signee Hailey Garza, senior outside hitter Sujeili Mermella, senior middle blocker Sydney Barber, senior setter Jaiden Lavanway, senior setter Desiree Camargo and junior 4-star outside hitter Kalina Calvillo.  After watching the semifinals, I headed over to the other location for the 3-5A finals. First up was Round Rock Christian Academy vs Dallas Lutheran. RRCA captured the state title in four sets, 23-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-19. RRCA was led by senior outside hitter Ryann Holley, senior setter Reagan Sawyer, senior outside hitter Savannah Johnson and senior UMHB beach signee and libero Kelli Northup. Dallas Lutheran was led by senior Texas A&M-Corpus Christi beach signee Millie Olsson, Lauren Pittman and Ava Pope.  Next up was the 4A state title match between Grace Prep Academy and Brentwood Christian. Talk about a nail biter! GPA defeated Brentwood in five, 21-25, 25-20, 25-20, 14-25, 15-12. GPA was led by senior middle blocker Lacy Young, junior 4-star libero Savanna Stevens, junior outside hitter Maya Kelly and junior outside hitter Kalli Smith. Brentwood Christian was led by senior outside hitter Ashlynn Alvarado, junior libero Aubrey Acheson and freshman outside hitter Claire Montgomery.  The last match on Friday night was the 5A state title match between Liberty Christian School and Fort Bend Christian Academy. Liberty Christian defeated Fort Bend Christian in four, 25-18, 16-25, 25-20, 25-21. Liberty Christian was led by senior Houston signee and setter Reagan Fifer, senior middle blocker Austen Goodgion, junior outside hitter Tally Grissom, sophomore 4-star opposite Naya Salfiti and sophomore libero Quinnly Heinsen. Fort Bend was led by senior setter Emma Pekar, junior outside hitter Cambry Gerardi, 5-star middle blocker Bayleigh Minor and sophomore outside hitter Layne Bulow.  On Saturday, the final state title match was played when Prestonwood Christian squared off against Bishop Lynch for the 6A championship. These two teams had already met twice this season and PCA defeated BL in five and four games, respectively. Needless to say both squads knew their opponents well. And the same stars shined in this title match. PCA ended up sweeping BL, 25-20, 25-19, 25-20, to capture the 6A title. And let me tell you there was some incredible volleyball played on both sides of the court!  Show Stoppers Ryann Holley SR OH – Round Rock Christian Savannah Johnson SR OH – Round Rock Christian Millie Olsson SR OH – Dallas Lutheran (TAMCC Beach Signee) Aubrey Acheson JR L – Brentwood Christian Savanna Stevens JR L – Grace Prep Academy  Maya Kelly JR OH – Grace Prep Academy  Bayleigh Minor SO MB – Fort Bend Christian Emma Pekar SR S/Opp – Fort Bend Christian Tally Grissom JR OH – Liberty Christian Reagan Fifer SR S/Opp – Liberty Christian (Houston Signee) Naya Salfiti SO Opp – Liberty Christian Lauryn Lambert JR OH – Bishop Lynch (Arkansas Commit) Leah Oyewole SR Opp – Bishop Lynch (UWash Signee) Lyric Berry SR MB – Bishop Lynch (Providence College) Paloma Gonzalez JR Opp – Bishop Lynch (Brown Commit) Jadyn Livings JR OH – Prestonwood Christian (USC Commit) Mikala Young JR OH – Prestonwood Christian (TCU Commit) Camille Edwards JR S – Prestonwood Christian (Michigan Commit) Macaria Spears SO OH – Prestonwood Christian Gillian Pitts SO L – Prestonwood Christian Harper Cooper SR S/Opp – Parish Episcopal (UCLA Beach Commit) Hailey Garza SR L – Antonian Prep (Incarnate Word Signee)

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vballrecruiter.com Top 50 HS National Rankings

November 14, 2022

Another week, another Top-10 school upset. So is goes during the state playoffs. After seeing little movement at the top of the rankings in the closing weeks of the regular season, we’ve seen plenty happen the past couple weeks of the playoffs. Also, this is the last weekly updated of the national rankings. With all states concluding play this week, we’ll release our final national rankings featuring our national champion next week! The inside track to the national championship still belongs to Cathedral Catholic CA, which remains undefeated and has still not lost a set! The Dons defeated Torrey Pines for the third time this season in the CA Open Division playoffs Saturday night and host No. 6 Mira Costa in the state semifinals on Tuesday. The winner of that match faces the winner of No. 13 St. Francis/Mountain View and No. 47 Archbishop Mitty in Saturday’s state final. Like Cathedral Catholic, St. Francis remains undefeated, keeping alive the possibility of an undefeated showdown for not only the CA state championship but the top spot in the country potentially. Mira Costa shows how our national rankings work when it comes to the state playoffs. Mira Costa lost to Sierra Canyon in the sectional final a week before topping Sierra Canyon in five games in the second round of the state playoffs this past Saturday. The state playoffs take precedent and no team can be ranked higher than a team it lost to in the state playoffs, so Mira Costa moves back ahead of Sierra Canyon this week. We already have seen that hard line keep some powerhouse schools out of the Top 50. Last week, it was Oconomowoc losing in the Wisconsin Division 1 final to Divine Savior Holy Angels and falling out of the rankings. We also saw Dike-New Hartford drop out of the Top 50 after losing the Iowa Class 2 state title, as well as Jesuit, which was undefeated before losing in the Oregon state final and dropping out of the Top 50. The big news in this week’s updated Top 50 is then-No. 2 Westminster Christian being swept by Clearwater Central Christian in the Florida 3A state championship Saturday. It was the only loss of the season for the Warriors (27-1). Westminster Christian had ascended the rankings on the strength of beating Cornerstone Christian TX in the final of the Nike TOC Southeast tournament in early September. Given Cornerstone’s success and the fact Westminster Christian hadn’t loss was justification for Westminster being ranked so high. However, after the loss to Clearwater Central the Warriors tumbled out of this week’s Top 50. Clearwater Central doesn’t have a strong enough case based on its season’s results to make the Top 50, even with a big victory over Westminster. So the Warriors are out of the Top 50. Whether one agrees that is fair or not, we have the state playoffs as the top factor because schools train and prepare all year in order to make the state playoffs and succeed. It’s why Highland Park TX is out of the Top 50. Highland Park was No. 6 nationally last week but was upset by Guyer in its chase for a state bid. Given Guyer’s track record this season – which isn’t as strong as it could’ve been with senior stud Kyndal Stowers missing more than half of the season – Guyer won’t make the Top 50 and thus Highland Park is out even though Highland Park is clearly one of the Top 50 teams in the country this fall. The state playoff rule is a hard rule that won’t be broken, even if it creates situations like the one Highland Park is in. We’ll have more later this week on the state results from last week, including Mother McAuley winning the Illinois Class 4 state title and climbing into the Top 10 this week as a result. With Prestonwood Christian TX winning the TAPPS 6A state title, the only teams in the Top 10 still playing out their seasons are Cathedral Catholic, Mira Costa and Marian, which is alive for the Michigan state title this week. vballrecruiter.com TOP 50 1. Cathedral Catholic CA (1 – last week’s ranking) 2. Cornerstone Christian TX (3) 3. Hamilton Southeastern IN (4) 4. Prestonwood Christian TX (5) 5. Washburn Rural KS (7) 6. Mira Costa CA (10) 7. Marian MI (9) 8. Mother McAuley IL (18) 9. Sierra Canyon CA (8) 10. Yorktown IN (12) *** 11. Aquinas KS (13) 12. McCutcheon IN (14) 13. St. Francis/Mountain View CA (15) 14. Lafayette MO (17) 15. Marymount CA (16) 16. Santa Fe FL (19) 17. St. James Academy KS (20) 18. Papillion-LaVista South NE (21) 19. Liberty North MO (22) 20. Fayetteville AR (23) *** 21. ‘Iolani HI (24) 22. Ursuline Academy OH (25) 23. Valor Christian CO (26) 24. Magnificat OH (27) 25. Brebeuf Jesuit IN (28) 26. Liberty MO (29) 27. Corona del Sol AZ (33) 28. Millbrook NC (32) 29. Notre Dame Academy KY (34) 30. Marist IL (44) *** 31. North Raleigh Christian Academy NC (35) 32. Eureka MO (36) 33. Assumption KY (38) 34. Flint Hill VA (39) 35. Torrey Pines CA (42) 36. Benet Academy IL (50) 37. Lakewood CA (40) 38. Mater Dei CA (30) 39. Horizon AR (n/r) 40. Timpview UT (41) *** 41. Venice FL (n/r) 42. Millennium AR (37) 43. Cleveland TN (43) 44. Barrington IL (11) 45. Palos Verdes CA (45) 46. Mountain View UT (46) 47. Archbishop Mitty CA (47) 48. St. Ursula Academy OH (48) 49. Bountiful UT (49) 50. Tompkins TX (n/r) Out: Highland Park TX; Plano West TX; Westminster Christian FL In: Horizon AZ; Tompkins TX; Venice FL *** HONORABLE MENTION Clearwater Central Catholic FL Westminster Christian FL Benton AR Divine Savior Holy Angels WI Oconomowoc WI Cypress Ranch TX Omaha Westside NE Lincoln Southwest NE Western Christian IO Dike-New Hartford IO Jesuit OR Sheldon OR Middle Creek NC Punahou HI Reagan NC North Gwinnett GA Redondo Union

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Class of 2025 Club Watchlist

November 14, 2022

Below is our Class of 2025 Club Watchlist. We’ll continue to add and update this list throughout the rest of the year and into the start of the new club season. We’ve used the latest information we’ve been able to get. Still, we know there are corrections that need to be made, such as if any players need clubs or commitments updated or if any seniors are not planning on playing club this spring or are beach-only players/commits. Any of this info can be emailed to chris@vballrecruiter.com. Name Position Club Aaliyah Smith OH HJVAbbie Hagehorn OH, Opp Premier NebraskaAbbigail Pickard S FaR OutAbby Jones OH ViperAbby Vander Wal OH 1st AllianceAbigail Li S A5Abigail Mullen OH DynastyAda Awagu MB SA JuniorsAda McCoy OH Blue RidgeAddison Applegate DS/L MuncianaAddison Gaido Opp Austin SkylineAddison Makun MB KIVAAddison Pollock DS/L Miami HypeAddison Tindall OH Team PineappleAddison Williams Opp LegacyAddy Franz S Drive NationAlana Asante MB Gamepoint VolleyballAle Romo OH AreteAlex Richter OH Drive NationAlexis Ewing OH VA JrsAlison Bierwagen S Top SelectAllison Barrick OH ElevationAllison Butrum DS/L AlamoAllison Heck MB KC PowerAlly Hughes S Tri-State Elite Name Position Club Alyssa Aguayo OH AspireAmaria King OH Jacksonville SkylineAmelia Hansen OH Co JrsAmelia Robinson MB Austin SkylineAmina N’diaye OH OTVA OrlandoAniya Hall MB AlamoAnna Barr MB MadfrogAnna Cathcart OH Oviedo VBAAnna Jelinek OH Nebraska ONEAnna Powell OH KIVAAnnabelle Groomes S AVC CLEAshley Fox S Blue RidgeAshley Repetti OH Seal BeachAshley Sess MB Tri-State EliteAshlyn Paymal Opp Nebraska EliteAshlyn Tafoya S Rocky EliteAsia Harvey OH A5Aubrey Lyssy S SA MagicAudrey Asleson S SPVBAva Ball OH Northern LightsAva Dickerson OH Blue RidgeAva Harris S Team PineappleAva Hunter S Circle CityAva Poinsett OH CoastAva Tilden OH NKYVCAva Tindall MB Team Pineapple Name Position Club Ava Young DS/L 1st AllianceAvery Freeman DS/L Circle CityBailey Blair MB KIVABailey Warren OH Houston SkylineBayleigh Minor MB Houston SkylineBella Bullington OH SPVBBella Satterwhite OH West Florida WavesBillie Reiter S MKE StingBlue Anderson DS/L Drive NationBreAnna McMillan S TriangleBria Dawson MB PohakuBrianna Brewer OH TstreetBrianne Habeeb DS/L ECJBridget Egan OH KIVABrighton Ferguson DS/L Venetian BayBritton Finley OH MadfrogBrooke Hansen S Forza1 NorthBrooklyn Drumwright OH 949Brytn Lyon S Rockwood ThunderCadence McDonald Opp TAVCaitlin Hefner MB AJVCallie Krueger DS/L Austin SkylineCambria Gaier OH FaR OutCampbell Flynn S LegacyCamryn Jeffery MB A5Carly Gilk Opp MN Select Name Position Club Caroline Moore Opp Tri-State EliteCecilia Porter MB Over The TopCecilia Vance OH ARVCChalei Reid OH MauloaCharlee Solomon S Premier NebraskaCharlotte Bell MB NC Volleyball AcademyCharlotte Glass S TribeCharlotte Kelly MB NorCalCharlotte Moyer DS/L UNIONCharlotte Vinson Opp MuncianaChloe Aalfs S DunesChloe Elarton S Co JrsChloe Smith OH ECJClaire Kukulinski OH, DS/L TriangleConnore Siler-Nixon MB OTVA OrlandoDelaney Dorscht OH WVBADevin Dzienny DS/L LegacyDevyn Wiest OH AZ Storm Dethzany Murillo MB EthosElena Fischer OH AbsoluteElise Hart MB KIVAElla Craggs S MiEliteElla Davidson OH MAVS KCElla Lewis OH Houston SkylineEllen Zapp MB Circle CityEllie Hunt Opp NorCalEllis Crawford MB A5 Name Position Club Eloise Johnston MB, OPP Gamepoint VolleyballElyse Heffner MB FaR OutEmilee Fuller S KIVAEmilee Sikora OH Angelo RiseEmma Christian S DynastyEmma Koceja OH MKE StingEmsley Venard S NKYVCErika Sayer MB Co JrsEvelyn Roman S SOSVBCFallyn Blotzer OH WaveFernanda Julian DS/L DownstateFrancesca Popescu DS/L A5Gabriella Babinski Opp MiEliteGabrielle Dials MB EliteVBTCGeorgi Stein OH AZ SkyGeorgia Watson MB MissionGigi Smith MB A5Gillian Pitts DS/L TAVGrace Stewart S Alabama PerformanceGracie Brown OH 501 VolleyGreer Chambless OH Dallas PremierHadley Porter DS/L DynastyHaiden Means S UNIONHannah Beauford S Drive NationHannah Bradley OH West Florida WavesHannah Bridie DS/L Madfrog Name Position Club Hannah Hankerson OH OTVA TampaHannah Kenny S 1st AllianceHannah Leftridge OH HPSTLHazel Alevok MB WildfireIsabel Glover MB MAVS KCIsabela Haggard S KIVAIsabella Ehrlich MB Absolute BlackIsabella Ocampo OH SkylineIsabella Pereira OH OTVA TampaIsabella Schwantz OH Cape CoastIsabelle Bardin S Metro VBCIsabelle Brown S Circle CityIsabelle Busignani OH MiEliteIzabella Mahaffey DS/L AZ StormIzzy Mogridge S OTVA TampaJada Aksu Opp Metro VBCJade Key OH AJVJadyn Molina OH SA MagicJaidyn Jager OH CoastJane Gambel OH NOLAJannelize Perez DS/L OTVA OrlandoJasmine Glenn MB Team IndianaJenna Kolosta MB 1st AllianceJessica Costlow OH MiEliteJordan Czajkowski S MKE Sting Name Position Club Jordan Smith OH Opp Rockwood ThunderJordan Taylor MB HJVJordyn Moore S ExcelJosephine Hensley S Opp OTVA TampaJosie Noble MB FaR OutJourney Peppers Opp 501 VolleyJulia Grace DS/L NKYVCJulia Leonardo OH CMASS EdgeJulia Waller S AbsoluteJumana Martin DS/L Carolina UnionKaci Demaria OH SurfsideKaelynn Sims MB SkylineKaia Thiele S AlamoKaira Knox Opp AllianceKaity Hoelker OH A4 VolleyKalyssa Blackshear MB SurfsideKamden Mitchell S G3 VolleyballKarli Molnau MB MKE StingKarson Barclow OH ExcelKassidy O’Brien S Houston SkylineKate Hayhurst MB Idaho CrushKatie Gielas OH ElevationKayden Green S Gamepoint VolleyballKayla Channell MB ECJKayla Ostovar DS/L Mizuno Long BeachKaylee Peper MB OTVA Tampa Name Position Club Kaylie McIntosh OH OPVCKaytlin Johnson OH TK VolleyballKeely Culler OH TVCKeila Gabriel Opp WaveKeira Lucas OH Circle CityKeira Schmidt MB Northern LightsKeira Steininger DS/L Mintonette SportsKeirstyn Carlton MB Drive NationKelly Kinney OH TribeKelsie Thompson OH ECJKenna Cogill MB AZ StormKennedi Culp MB Mintonette SportsKennedi Rogers OH AVA TXKennedy Cherry DS/L Boilers JrsKiana Landers MB AZ StormKierstin Bevelle OH OTVA OrlandoKirra Musgrove S Houston SkylineKristen Dear MB West VBCKristen Simon DS/L KIVAKylee McCoy MB MadfrogLameen Mambu OH Metro VBCLaney Wilson Opp AZ SkyLarsen Terrill S Mintonette SportsLauren Coyne Opp SPVBLauren Farris OH TstreetLauren Hurst OH K2 Name Position Club Lauren Lopez OH DynastyLauren Lynch DS/L SG EliteLauryn Mack OH TAVLayla Moore MB SurfsideLeni Stanton-Parker MB Metro VBCLexi Hasselbalch MB Nebraska ONELiliana Brisco S SA MagicLilly Howell MB MuncianaLily Dee Davis OH Austin SkylineLily Hayes DS/L OTVA TampaLily Riegel Opp ElevationLily Wittgraefe DS/L Carolina JrsLindsey Mangelson OH Munciana IndyLogan Bell OH Circle CityLogan Parks S MAVS KCLuci Heid OH Tri-State EliteLucy Chertock OH NorCalMacaria Spears OH TAVMackenzie Collins MB HJVMacy Funk MB A5Maddi Higginson DS/L Team IndianaMaddie Smotherman DS/L MadfrogMadelyn Wutzke OH East County VBAMadison Hooper OH Ozark JuniorsMadison Quest OH Opp MKE StingMadison Winkler DS/L TAV Name Position Club Mae Kordas OH WaveMaggie Dostic OH OTVA TampaMaggie Meister DS/L KairosMaija Howse OH Idaho CrushMak Miller MB PohakuMakenna Grimes OH EliteVBTCMallory Reck OH Opp LegacyMariah Gaines OH OPVCMariana Alvarado-Rivera MB A4

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