As we near the end of the club season, the 14s division is part of the second wave at USAV nationals. The age group is scheduled to compete July 8-11 in Las Vegas. It’s typically the most unpredictable of the age groups because of the youth and inexperience and makes for an incredibly fun time. Below, we check in on 14 Open. You can see how the teams stack up in our national rankings, see players to know, as well as check out our brief outlook plus our predictions for how it’ll go down.
Number of Teams: 36
Vballrecruiter Nationally-Ranked Teams (35):
- 1. Madfrog 14 Green TX
- 2. HPSTL 14 Royal MO
- 3. Hou Skyline 14 Royal TX
- 4. A5 14 Helen GA
- 5. Alamo 14 Premier TX
- 6. TAV 14 Black TX
- 7. Tribe 14 Elite Cardinal FL
- 8. Dynasty 14 Black KS
- 9. Coast 14-1 Luis CA
- 10. Circle City 14 Purple IN
- 11. NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami KY
- 13. Legacy 14-1 Adidas MI
- 14. ARVC 14-1 Adidas NM
- 15. Elevation 14 Molly OH
- 16. AVC Cle 14 Red OH
- 17. MAVS KC 14-1 KS
- 18. Boss Cle 14-1 OH
- 20. Club Sand 14 Nina UT
- 21. Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar CA
- 22. OT 14 Laura FL
- 23. Skyline 14 Royal TX
- 24. Tstreet 14 Tara CA
- 25. AZ Sky 14G AZ
- 26. Vision 14 Gold CA
- 27. Arizona Storm 14 Thunder AZ
- 28. SG Elite 14 Rosh CA
- 29. Metro 14 Travel DC
- 30. Ozark Jrs 14 Elite AR
- 31. KC Power 14 Black KS
- 32. HJV 14 Elite TX
- 33. Premier Nebraska 14 Gold NE
- 34. Mintonette Sports m.41 OH
- 37. OP2 14-1 Elite OK
- 39. Absolute 14 Black CA
- 47. AJV 14 Adidas TX
- PVA 14 Elite KS (unranked)
5-Star Players to Know:
- Leilani Lamar OH OT 14 Laura
- Sarah Albers RS HPSTL 14 Royal
- Maya Ogbogu OH Madfrog 14 Green
- Sarah Floyd RS TAV 14 Black
4-Star Players to Know:
- Janneh Lee RS AJV 14 Adidas
- Molly Monday S/RS OT 14 Laura
- Izzie Penrose L/DS OT 14 Laura
- Milan Hendrickson OH Absolute 14 Black
- Gracie White MB Madfrog 14 Green
- Olivia Kitur OH Madfrog 14 Green
- Hayden Thomas MB Madfrog 14 Green
- Aleyna Bramschreiber S Madfrog 14 Green
- Lia Ray OH Tribe 14 Elite Cardinal
- Jaelyn Jordan S MAVS KC 14-1
- Nora Goodenow MB MAVS KC 14-1
- Carsyn Chitty L/DS Mintonette Sports m.41
- Piper Coady OH Tstreet 14 Tara
- Bella Turcios L/DS Tstreet 14 Tara
- Sade Bello OH HJV 14 Elite
- McKenzie Andrews MB Legacy 14-1 Adidas
- Bethany Benjamin L/DS A5 14-1 Helen
- Caitlin Carrizales L/DS TAV 14 Black
Outlook:
Madfrog and HPSTL have been the two most consistent teams all season and as expected they open as the top two seeds respectively. HPSTL defeated Madfrog back in January at the Tour of Texas. Madfrog returned the favor in the final of Triple crown in February. They have not faced off since. The question is will they square off in Vegas? And if so, will it be in the championship match or perhaps prior? And if not either one of them winning it all, then who? Dynasty is coming off its 14 Open gold medal at AAUs and could be the one to disrupt it all. As for the pools, Madfrog is in Pool 1 with NKYVC, Coast, MAVS, Ozark Jrs and AJV. NKYVC, Coast and MAVS have performed steady all season, so it’s going to be very difficult for Ozark Jrs or AJV to breakthrough. HPSTL is in Pool 2 with SG Elite, Legacy, AZ Sky, Mintonette and PVA. While SG Elite and Legacy should move on with HPSTL, the fourth spot is up for grabs between the final three teams. Dynasty is joined by Hou Skyline, Club Sand, ARVC, Tstreet and Absolute in Pool 3. Though Tstreet is the No. 5 team, I like Tstreet to advance with Dynasty and Hou Skyline, while the fourth spot is up in the air. Pool 4 is a challenging pool. It consists of A5, AVC Cle, OT Laura, HJV, Long Beach and Arizona Storm. A5 and AVC Cle should be safe so to speak, but the other two spots could go in any combination. Pool 5 is another interesting pool. Circle City has been consistent all season. Tribe, after a slow start, has been playing very well the second half of the season. Skyline, Elevation, Vision and Metro have been up-and-down at times, so who knows how that plays out? As for Pool 6, it’s Alamo, TAV, Boss Cle, KC Power, OP2 and Premier Nebraska. TAV and Alamo should finish 1-2 in some order, but again after that it’s a very tough call.
Predictions:
ROUND 1
POOL 1 (predicted finish)
- Madfrog 5-0
- Coast 4-1
- NKYVC 3-2
- MAVS KC 2-3
- AJV 1-4
- Ozark Jrs 0-5
***
POOL 2
- HPSTL 5-0
- Legacy 4-1
- SG Elite 3-2
- AZ Sky 2-3
- Mintonette 1-4
- PVA 0-5
***
POOL 3
- Dynasty 5-0
- Hou Skyline 4-1
- Tstreet 3-2
- Club Sand 2-3
- Absolute 1-4
- ARVC 0-5
***
POOL 4
- A5 5-0
- AVC Cle 4-1
- OT Laura 3-2
- Long Beach 2-3
- HJV 1-4
- AZ Storm 0-5
***
POOL 5
- Circle City 5-0
- Elevation 3-2
- Tribe 3-2
- Skyline 3-2
- Vision 1-4
- Metro 0-5
***
POOL 6
- TAV 5-0
- Alamo 4-1
- KC Power 2-3
- Boss 2-3
- Premier Nebraska 1-4
- OP2 1-4
*****
ROUND 2
POOL 1 (predicted finish)
- Madfrog 2-0
- Tstreet 1-1
- KC Power 0-2
***
POOL 2
- HPSTL 2-0
- Tribe 1-1
- OT Laura 0-2
***
POOL 3
- Dynasty 2-0
- NKYVC 1-1
- Boss 0-2
***
POOL 4
- A5 2-0
- Skyline 1-1
- SG Elite 0-2
***
POOL 5
- Coast 2-0
- Circle City 1-1
- Long Beach 0-2
***
POOL 6
- TAV 2-0
- Legacy 1-1
- Club Sand 0-2
***
POOL 7
- Hou Skyline 2-0
- Alamo 1-1
- AZ Sky 0-2
***
POOL 8
- AVC Cle 1-1
- Elevation 1-1
- MAVS KC 1-1
*****
CHALLENGE
- Madfrog d Tribe
- HPSTL d Tstreet
- Dynasty d Skyline
- A5 d NKYVC
- Coast d Legacy
- Circle City d TAV
- Hou Skyline d Elevation
- AVC Cle d Alamo
*****
GOLD BRACKET
Quarterfinals
- Madfrog d AVC Cle
- Coast d A5
- Circle City d Dynasty
- HPSTL d Hou Skyline
Semifinals
- Madfrog d Coast
- Circle City d HPSTL
Final
- Madfrog d Circle City
