The Dave Mohs tournament in Huntington Beach brings together many schools from Orange County as well as a few others from around the state. Included in the latter is the nation’s top team in Cathedral Catholic out of San Diego. With Day 1 action in the books, below we highlight a few teams as well as those players flying under the radar. Also, you can check out the Dave Mohs Preview featuring teams and players to watch for that we published before the tournament.
TEAM SPOTLIGHTS
Division 1
CATHEDRAL CATHOLIC – A team of who’s who won their day one pool. Led by a great group of senior athletes which includes 5-star recruit and Stanford commit Julia Blyashov, 4-star recruit and Oregon commit Noemie Glover, Colgate commit Milan Bayless, AND 3-star recruit and Harvard commit Ryleigh Patterson.
PALOS VERDES – Outside hitters Kaci DeMaria (4-star recruit) and junior Kendall Beshear (3-star recruit) led the way for the Sea Kings through their Day 1 pool.
Division 2
CHAPARRAL – Penn commit Bella Rittenberg helped lead the Pumas to a 2-0 finish in pool and advance to the Gold Bracket.
MORGAN (UT) – The Utah squad, led by Utah Valley commit JR Alyvia Jaffa, had a battle with Bishop Montgomery in the first match and ended up winning the pool.
UNDER THE RADAR PLAYERS
Here is our list of players who might fly under the radar but caught our attention on Day 1.
Sofia Tzannakos SR OH Laguna Hills
Bella Rittenberg SR Opp Chaparral (Penn)
Alyvia Jaffa JR MB Morgan UT (Utah Valley)
Julia Reusch SR Opp Saint Joseph
Sasha Luzina SR OH Saint Joseph
Charlotte VanZweeden SR S San Juan Hills
Tatum Johnson JR MB JSerra
Lauren Brooker SR S Marymount (UCSD)
Kate Martin JR OH Marymount (UCSB)
Hailey Frary SR MB Temecula Valley
Eva Travis SR Opp Laguna Beach (UCSB)
Taylor Mercado JR L LB Poly
Ayva Ostovar Soph S Mater Dei
Mikayla Delgadillo SR S Mater Dei
Pyper Nelson Soph MB San Clemente
Tatum Lane SR S Palos Verdes
Brooke Dombkowski SR OH Menlo
Reiley Murphy JR OH Corona del Mar