vballrecruiter.com was on hand throughout the three-day weekend watching and observing as many teams and players as we possibly could. We wish we could write about everyone but we had to settle for the middle blockers who caught our eyes the most below.
15 Open
Ellis Crawford, A5 Mizuno 15 Bob – Crawford has a fluid swing and when connects, opponents can feel it. She’s 6-2 and a three-star recruit with plenty of room to get better and turn heads!
Gigi Smith, A5 Mizuno 15 Bob – This 6-0 middle is also a three-star recruit. She’s physical with a strong arm and can run the slide. She comes with lots of upside!
Connore Siler-Nixon, OT 15 Randy – Siler-Nixon is not the tallest middle as she stands 5-10. Yet, she can flat out be electric at times with jumping ability and quick arm swing. She gets up and smacks it down in exciting fashion!
Kaylee Peper, OT 15 Randy – Peper is not as flashy as her teammate Siler-Nixon is but the more you watch Peper the more you see how much of an effective scorer she is. She has a good arm and is smart with her shot selection. She’s a 5-10 three-star recruit with a bright future!
Tara Greenberry, HPSTL 15 Royal – We wrote about Greenberry last week after her performance at Show Me. She was even more impressive at Big South. She’s 6-2 with a big, powerful arm. She’s going to cause defenses headaches for years to come!
Jessica Costlow, Mich Elite 15 Mizuno – This 5-10 three-star recruit is really an outside hitter playing the middle position. She plays six rotations and passes well out of serve receive. Though she’s somewhat undersized in the middle she’s a heady attacker who finds ways to score consistently.
Lindley Miller, Triangle 15 Black – There’s all sorts of potential with Miller! She’s a 6-3 eighth-grader playing up with huge upside. She already puts up a big block and hits with pretty good power.
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16 Open
Chelsea Sutton, OT 16 Will – This 6-3 three-star recruit is a handful in the middle. She makes her presence knowing on both sides with her blocking and attacking and can single-handily sway matches when she gets in.
Christina Greene, SC Midlands 16 National – Greene is undersized but that doesn’t keep her from making an impact. She’s super quick and jumps very well. That allows her to get up and she has the capability to put it straight down.
Izabela Molina, Miami Hype 16 Emilio – Molina is in her fourth year of playing volleyball and has nice upside with the physicality she brings. She’s 6-3 and hits with lots of power.
Zoey Burgess, Club V 16 Ren Wayne – As a five-star recruit, Burgess is on all the big colleges’ radar. At 6-2 and touching 10-4 already, she has next level written all over her. She can hit from the left, middle and right as she makes her way across the front row and she’s physical on top of the.
Logan Wiley, A5 Mizuno 16 Gabe – It’s easy to see why Wiley is rated as a four-star recruit. She’s 6-3 and touching 10-1. She has a quick jump with a good arm. It makes her a difficult cover in the middle!
Jenna Hanes, Wave 16 Brennan – A 6-2, three-star recruit, Hanes has a strong feel for blocking and gets in the way of plenty of attacks. She’s also a reliable scorer who Wave looks to get involved often.
Camden Bolane, Wave 16 Brennan – This 6-1 middle is a four-star recruit. She’s a two-way contributor with her blocking and effective scoring with an ability to vary her shots.
Ashlyn Philpot, Triangle 16 Black – Philpot isn’t a flashy middle. But at 6-4, she definitely makes her presence felt. She’s strong and is more than capable of hitting powerfully down on balls.
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17 Open
Jordyn Dailey, CHAVC 17 Black – We saw Dailey playing right side at MEQ, but our opinion is she’s much more effective in the middle where she was playing at Big South. She’s a 6-2 four-star recruit committed to Kentucky. She gets way up and hits down at a sharp angle. She can run quicks or the slide equally well.
Zeta Washington, OT 17 John – Washington is a 6-2 three-star recruit who is committed to Cincinnati. She has the ability to play on the right side as well. She’s athletic with a strong jump and arm. She changes the game for OT when she checks in as they look for her as much as possible to boost the offense.
Eva Rohrbach, Wave 17 Juliana – This 6-2 middle is a four-star recruit committed to Maryland. She was part of a middle duo that absolutely hammered A5 on the slide attack in the 17 Open final.
Cayla Payne, Wave 17 Juliana – Payne is a 6-4 middle committed to Colorado. She makes a huge impact with her blocking and also proved to be tough to stop when feed the ball.
