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. In a sad twist, Hurm's original high school, Sacred Heart High, closed its doors after the 2019-20 school year, and she was forced to find a new home and played her junior year at Cardinal Spellman High. 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. (Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com)(Patrick Nothaft | MLive.com). 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. Top Volleyball High Schools Broadneck High School - Annapolis, MD (7 Athletes) Southfield High School - Southfield, MI (6 Athletes) South Gwinnett High School - Snellville, GA (5 Athletes) King Philip Regional High School - Wrentham, MA (5 Athletes) Westside High School - Anderson, SC (4 Athletes) Miami Edison High School - Miami, FL (3 Athletes) Because they're going to have to deal with her for another three years. Known for her power and all-around play that could take over games at Dakota, Snyder set school records for kills (2,703), digs (1,851) and aces (491). She led Burnt Hills-Balston Lake High to a state championship as a sophomore and was named Class A State Tournament MVP. (J. Scott Park | MLive.com). Because Rhode Island is off the beaten trail for many college volleyball recruiters, it would be smart of the in-state Division I schools to try and land Breitenbach and keep her in-state. Cheyenne Mountain has a good shot to win its first state title since 2015 with Pinell as a senior in 2021. A year ago, top players from the state were narrowed to a list of 25 greats. Athens4. Melanie Laughman Shelby Dermer Dan Kadar Dave Purpura Jarrod Ulrey. Elkhorn South has a great opportunity to repeat as state champions in 2021 with both Weeks and University of Missouri commit Estella Zatechka back. Rockford10. (Don Campbell | MLive.com file), No. No. Schoolcraft senior Andelyn Simkins (5) looks to spike the ball against Kalamazoo Christian during the district championship at Kalamazoo Christian High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. She was an alternate on the U.S. Olympic team in 2016. High school: Vista Murrieta High School (Murrieta, California), Accolades: CalHiSports State Freshman Player of the Year (2019), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Inland Empire Player of the Year (2019), PrepVolleyball.com National Freshman of the Year (2019). Eden Bower is one of seven sisters and is the third of those who will play volleyball for BYU, following older sisters Morgan Bower and Whitney Bower, who are currently on the Cougars' roster. Michigan's top 25 running backs from the past 25 years, Michigan's top 25 quarterbacks from the past 25 years. Caitlinn Pistro swings at a ball from the outside during the district volleyball match hosted by Freeland against Swan Valley Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players. High school: Cardinal Spellman High School (Brockton, Massachusetts), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), Massachusetts Girls Volleyball Coaches Association Division 3 All-State (2020). Bottom line: With one season of high school volleyball left, Caleigh O'Connell already has a state championship and the school career assists record under her belt. Bottom line: Is there a better high school libero (back-row player) playing the country right now than Hadlee Ackerman? 25: Jenna Lange, Marlette, Class of 2008. Kelenna should return to the court in a big way after seeing her 2020 season wiped out. The only libero chosen as a Miss Volleyball finalist, Wiese is in her fourth year as a starter for a Mattawan, and through her relentless defensive effort, she has helped the third-ranked Wildcats reach the Division 1 state quarterfinals for just the second time in program history. In last week's regional championship sweep over Manton, Gerow tallied 24 kills and 10 digs, and she'll need to have another strong performance in Tuesday's quarterfinal showdown with Traverse City St. Francis at Houghton Lake. Playing in a shortened season in 2021, Jones was still able to show the kind of improvement that makes her an elite setter. 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). Glass has gone on to play for the U.S. womens national team, including the bronze-medal winning team in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. This year, were taking it a step further. The 6-foot-1 right-side hitter was the only freshman to earn a first team spot on last year's Division 2 all-state list, and like her older sister, she's a dominant presence around the net. Novi, Honorable Mention: Macomb Dakota, Saline, Coopersville, Lake Orion, Caledonia, Okemos, More:Metro Detroit volleyball notebook: Northville thrives with better chemistry, 1. The younger sister of Oral Roberts middle blocker/outside hitter and former teammate Jaxie Wakley, Bella Wakley racked up a staggering 566 kills on the way to the 2020 Class 5A state title. Almost all high schools and colleges in the United States have female volleyball teams, and most regions of the country have developmental programs for girls of all ages as well. . 4 Hamilton on Tuesday at Zeeland West, RELATED: How quitting helped Jordyn Gates become a Miss Volleyball finalist, Grand Rapids Christians Addie VanderWeide (14) hits the ball during the Division 2 regional championship game against Coopersville at South Christian High School on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Byron Center, Mich. Brian Hayes | MLive.com, Addie VanderWeide, Grand Rapids Christian. As a 6-foot-5 middle blocker and hitter, Cole earned all-Big Ten honors twice and served as a co-captain in her senior year at the University of Michigan. Reitsma already has more than 1,300 career kills, including almost 800 this year, to go along with an impressive .358 hitting percentage. Heather coached four seasons at East Kentwood and is in her second season as the volleyball coach at Portage Northern. Robins' teammate, Devin Kahahawai, is one of the top recruits in the nation, and they are one of the most formidable duos in the country. The 6-foot-2 outside hitter led Mont Notre Dame High to a Division I state championship and 23-2 record in 2020. A four-time all-state volleyball player for Pinconning, Gruszynski led her team to four league and district titles and a state runner-up finish in 1998. 3: Lauren Paolini, Saline, Class of 2005. High school: Mount Notre Dame High School (Cincinnati, Ohio), Accolades: VolleyballMag.Com All-American (2020), Division I State Champion (2020), Cincinnati Enquirer Division I Co-Player of the Year (2020), All-Ohio (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020), U19 USA National Development Team (2021). Ackerman led Marist to the Class 4A state championship in 2020 and was named Class 4A Player of the Year in the process. 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. (Danny Miller | MLive.com file), No. High school: Hoover High School (Hoover, Alabama), Accolades: Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), VolleyballMag.Com All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), AL.com Super All-State Player of the Year (2020), Class 7A state champion (2020), Class 7A State Tournament MVP (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020). Northville3. Bottom line: The No. Val Sterk plays in an exhibition match for USA Volleyball against Michigan State in 1997. Marshall8. More Local News to Love Start today for 50% off Expires 3/6/23. Bottom line: Vermont made the unusual decision to play their volleyball season outdoors in 2020-21, and we had to make an exception and include Essex High setter Molly Ardren as the only Class of 2021 player on our list. She finished in the top three in four of the five major statistical categories for her team kills (192), service aces (34), blocks (23) and digs (141). Need proof? Few players in the country can say they went on the volleyball odyssey Gravatt and her family embarked on in 2020. Bottom line: At just 5-foot-4, Cardinal Spellman High's Elizabeth Hurm is one of the shortest outside hitters on this list, but that doesn't lessen her impact on the court. 4: Val Sterk, Grand Rapids South Christian, Class of 1993. 5 Leland and No. Bottom line: John Burroughs School's Vanessa Polk is one of the great two-sport stars in high school today. 25 . Bottom line: Jordan Middleton was named the No. In recent years, however, there has been a lack of high school mens volleyball in the state. Murray has tallied more than 1,300 kills in her Skyline career, and if the Eagles are to make it to Battle Creek, Murray will be the catalyst behind the state semifinal run. The middle hitter was a dominating player in high school in the mid-1990s and went on to a standout career at Michigan State. Hurm was a Division 3 All-State pick in 2019 as a sophomore with 350 kills, but her 46 service aces and 447 digs show she could be a defensive specialist/libero on the next level. WATCH. Bottom line: There's not much Notre Dame-bound Lucy Trump can't do on a volleyball court. 1 to 150! The state has a rich tradition of competitive volleyball, and many of the top teams in the nation have come from Michigan. If you're interested in volleyball recruiting, the pursuit of Schnichels will be one of the big stories to follow over the next year. High school: Rogers High School (Newport, Rhode Island), Accolades: Two-time Providence Journal All-State (2019, 2020), Division 3 State Champion (2018), Division 3 Most Valuable Player (2018). We developed our star rankings system for each class with our own research combined with input and feedback from our recruiting panel created to assist us in the process in hopes of delivering a fair assessment of each player listed. Named Miss Volleyball in 2004, the 6-foot setter had a sterling career in high school and college. Battle Creek St Philip8. Inquiring minds want to know. She still holds the IU career record for service aces and ranks in the top 10 for kills and digs. In her first season with the team, she had 881 assists, 238 digs and 81 service aces. 11: Abby Cole, Grand Haven, Class of 2013. 2023 www.detroitnews.com. Bottom line: Sydney Schnichels' phone will be lighting up in the middle of June 2021 when Division I college coaches are allowed to make direct contact with the Willmar High superstar for the first time. Traverse City St Francis10. If opposing hitters can get the ball past Mattawan's blocks, rest assured the 5-foot-6 Wiese will be diving around the court doing everything she can to dig a ball and save a point. Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central5. 13: Jordan Fish, North Branch, Class of 2010. Go ahead and compare those numbers to any of the best players in the country. SIGN IN. North Branch had a 278-16-3 record during Kohlers prep career. Bottom line: Kamehameha High's Maui Robins kept up the family tradition by being named Gatorade Player of the Year in 2020. (Josh Mauser | MLive.com file), No. Fish was the team captain of a national club tournament team and finished her career ranked fifth on the Virginia Tech record list for assists. 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). Leland's Mia Osorio prepares to receive a serve during a Division 4 state semifinal match against Carney-Nadeau on Friday, Nov. 16 at Kellogg Arena. The 6-foot-3 O'Gorman has plenty of experience on the big stage, tallying 26 kills in three matches at Kellogg Arena over the past two years, and she'll need to have another big game if the Vikings hope to defeat Ida in Tuesday's Division 2 quarterfinal matchup. In volleyball, she led the Bucs to a state semifinal berth as a senior in 2012. Hillsdale Academy, Honorable Mention: Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes, McBain Northern Michigan Christian, St Joseph Michigan Lutheran, Source: Michigan High School Athletic Association. High school: Maryville High School (Maryville, Tennessee), Accolades: AVCA Phenom List (2020), The Daily Times Volleyball Player of the Year (2020), Class 3A District Player of the Year (2020). 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. On a side note, Hedgesville's mascot is the Eagles. They are future NCAA champions and gold medalists who will become household names in the next few years. Middleton, a 6-foot-2 USC commit, had 20 kills in the state championship match against Perry High and led Hamilton with 286 kills and 141 digs. 10 overall recruit in the country and committed to stay in her home state and play for the University of Florida. Rzeszotarski made the best of a less-than-ideal situation in 2020, guiding her school to an undefeated, 20-0 season and the Suburban Council championship with 290 kills, 141 digs and 40 service aces. - Grand Rapids Christian's Olivia Nedd goes for a block against Lake Odessa Lakewood's Aubrey O'Gorman during a Division 2 state semifinal match on Thursday, Nov. 15 at Kellogg Arena. She finished her career with 2,979 kills, 19-5 digs and 679 blocks. Jen was a member of four consecutive Class A state title teams from 1992-95 and went on to play at Indiana University. 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). From spikers to setters, Michigan has had plenty of talent the past 25 years in high school volleyball. Whitehall's Melissa Griffin, right, hits a spike during the Class B state semifinals in 2004. In 2020, she had a whopping 183 kills in just 40 sets played in 2020. O'Connell has 1,319 career assists headed into her senior season. High school: Cheyenne Mountain High School (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Accolades: Class 4A All-State (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020). Here are the Michigan high school volleyball rankings as of Oct. 24: Division1 1. A four-year starter, Booms was part of a Marysville dynasty that posted a 232-6-1 record during her high school career. She holds the school's career record in kills with 1,810 and will take her talents to Texas A&M next season. In high school, she was named the Gatorade national player of the year after leading Fraser to back-to-back state championships. 21: Sarah Tabit, Mount Morris, Class of 2016. The 6-foot outside hitter has more than 1,400 kills for her career and is just shy of 500 this season, including 15 in the Eagles' five-set win over third-ranked Coopersville in the regional finals. Bottom line: There aren't a lot of top-level Division I athletes who come out of Wyoming regardless of the sport but Laramie High's Alexis Stucky is one of them. The future Western Michigan Bronco makes it look easy on the volleyball court, but her path to becoming a Miss Volleyball finalist wasn't always a smooth one, as Simkins battled scoliosis early in her volleyball career. She has averaged 4.6 kills per set over her first three high school seasons. Kalamazoo Christian5. The 5-foot-3 Osorio earned second team all-state honors as a sophomore libero in 2018 after helping Leland reach the state finals, where she tallied five digs in a three-set championship game loss to Mendon. A MaxPreps All-American and state Gatorade recipient, Krause led the SkyHawks to a 34-5 mark and Class B title. 8: Lindi Bankowski, Temperance Bedford, Class of 2001. The 6-foot outside hitter finished her college career last season at Virginia Tech and is one of six players in school history to record 1,000 kills, 1,000 digs and 100 service aces. She also was part of the U18 gold medal team in Egypt last September while also landing on the Lincoln Journal Star Super-State first team and the Omaha World-Herald All . High school: Marian (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) The landslide winner of the MIVCA Miss Volleyball honor and two-time Gatorade Michigan state player of the year recipient had 602 kills for in Marian's 53-1 state champion run. Southfield Christian's Emily Van Dyke goes for a kill during a 2018 Division 4 state semifinal match against Mendon on Friday, Nov. 16 at Kellogg Arena. Merrill's Ashtyn Hescott attacks a ball from the middle as Freeland's Elli Howard and Caroline Talaga block during the Freeland varsity volleyball quad meet on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019.Rachel Ellis | MLive.com. Bottom line: Kate Baker was the best player in Louisiana as a junior and one of the best setters in the nation when she led St. Mary's to the Division I state championship with 957 assists, 357 digs, 173 kills, 64 service aces and 33 blocks. She led the team with 800 assists, 125 digs, 42 service aces and 32 blocks despite being just 5-foot-7. Ann Arbor Skyline7. Averaged 5.3 kills per set last season. 2 overall player in the Class of 2020 by VolleyballMag.com. She also had 201 digs and 21 service aces. The 5-11 outside hitter is currently playing at Valparaiso. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. But that's behind her now, and the main challenge ahead for Simkins and the rest of her Schoolcraft teammates is Tuesday's state quarterfinal matchup with fourth-ranked Muskegon Western Michigan Christian at Hudsonville Unity Christian. She's committed to play for the University of Missouri. Few players in the country can dominate at the net like Hendrickson, who had 512 kills, 92 digs, 35 service aces and 30 blocks as a junior. 3 on the career list (2,723) and went on to play as a middle hitter at Oakland University. She was selected Miss Volleyball and set national records for aces in a season (296), career aces (937) and career kills (3,584). High school: University High School (Orlando, Florida). High school: Hamilton High School (Chandler, Arizona), Accolades: Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), VolleyballMag.Com All-American (2020), MaxPreps All-American (2020), Class 6A Player of the Year (2020), Class 6A state champion (2020). Mendon5. An all-state selection in each of her first two years with Lakewood, the junior middle hitter earned first team honors in Division 2 last year and is poised for more postseason recognition, as she leads the Vikings into the state quarterfinals for the sixth consecutive year. One of the nation's elite liberos, Halter had exactly 766 digs each of the last two seasons and passed 2,000 digs for her career in 2020. 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. Bottom line: Hanna Henrie had South Anchorage among the state's elite teams again in 2020 after helping lead her school to a Class 4A state championship in 2019. Like many players on this list, Buckley is SEC-bound. High school: John Burroughs School (St. Louis, Missouri). Will Bella Wakley add another to the family's trophy case in 2021? After four seasons on Bedfords varsity from 1998-2001, Bankowski graduated with school records for digs (680) and service points (554) in a season and career service points (1,200). She added 95 kills in an abbreviated junior season in which she was only able to play 19 sets. Bottom line:University of Wisconsin commit will be the third member of her family to play volleyball in the Big Ten and at the third different school. She posted 360 kills, 152 digs and 28 blocks for Skutt Catholic. 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. Weeks is a stathead's dream. (Courtesy photo), No. Bottom line: Arkansas commit Kylie Weeks led Elkhorn South to the first volleyball state championship in school history in 2020. A first team all-state selection the past two years, Simkins is likely to make it three in a row, after leading top-ranked Schoolcraft to a regional semifinal sweep over four-time defending Division 3 champ Bronson, then following it up with another strong effort against Niles Brandywine to capture the Eagles' first regional championship since 2014. Elite high school girls volleyball players across the country represent the future of the sport. Reilly, 6-foot-1, earned those accolades by leading O'Gorman to an undefeated, 26-0 season and Class AA state championship with 400 kills, 260 digs and 131 assists. Will she play basketball for the Wave as well? She's increased both her kills and her kill percentage each of her first three seasons, including 432 kills at a 37 percent clip in 2020. Bottom line: Bella Wakley will try to win a fourth consecutive state championship for herself and fifth overall for Victory Christian School in the fall of 2021. Emil Lippe | MLive.com. She has 78 blocks over the last two seasons and saw her kills jump from 80 to 192 from her sophomore to her junior season. They represent the future of the sport in America. Northville3. The only sophomore to earn first team all-state honors in Division 4 last year, the 5-foot-9 outside hitter tallied more than 600 kills, including 18 in Mendon's three-set state championship win over Leland. O'Gorman was a bright spot in Lakewood's three-set loss to eventual state champ Grand Rapids Christian last year, finishing the match with a team-high 10 kills with a .250 hitting percentage. Amanda McKinzie helped Battle Creek St. Philip to four consecutive state titles from 2009-12. Coming from the small school in northern Michigan, Glass went on to a big stage. Breean Walas, a junior on the 1996 team, averaged 13.3 ppg before playing . She'll continue her athletic and academic careers at Saginaw Valley State. Ardren was still able to dominate in the pandemic and was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Vermont. High school: Timpview High School (Provo, Utah), Accolades: Deseret News Class 5A Most Valuable Player (2020), Class 5A state champion (2020), Class 5A All-State (2020). Henrie's 2020 numbers were outstanding. It can't be a very long list of the players who might compete for that title, but our money is on her. Grand Rapids Christian7. MaxPreps Follow your favorite high school teams and players. 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. 25 Michigan high school volleyball players to watch in state quarterfinals Published: Nov. 18, 2019, 11:13 a.m. Grand Rapids Christian's Addie VanderWeide (14) jumps to hit the ball against South. MP Stats for iPad Stat keeping . Metro Detroit volleyball notebook: Northville thrives with better chemistry, Michigan High School Athletic Association, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Russell to a state runner-up finish in 2020, and her team should be the favorite to win it all in 2021 with another returning Class AA All-State pick in Tennisen Hiller. Hitter Sarah Tabit of Mount Morris attacks at the net. Welcome to the first edition of PrepVolleyball.com's Top 150, the country's best volleyball players listed from No. Pinconning's Amy Gruszynski (Courtesy photo), No. Little had 461 kills, 247 digs and 35 blocks in 2019. Players float in the air while they spike the ball and carve up chunks of real estate to dig out balls that appear impossible to return. 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. Nissley led Century to an undefeated season and state championship in 2021, when she averaged 21.4 points and 3.6 steals, and seems headed for a top-level Division I program. Schau was a first-team all-state player and Miss Volleyball finalist in 2012 and finished her prep career with nearly 5,000 assists. (Linsey Wuepper | MLive.com file), No. The Miss Volleyball winner in 2011, Doyle helped Mercy to three consecutive district titles and a pair of final four appearances. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. High school: Bishop Manogue Catholic High School (Reno, Nevada), Accolades: Nevada Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), AVCA Phenom List (2020), Class 5A Northern Region champion (2020), two-time All-Sierra League (2019, 2020). Notre Dame Prep's Katherine Carlson hits a spike in the Class B state finals against Grand Rapids South Christian in 2013. She was a standout as a defensive specialist at George Washington University from 2012-15. Alaska actually has a pair of NCAA Division II schools with volleyball programs University of Alaska-Anchorage and University of Alaska-Fairbanks. High school: North Raleigh Christian Academy (Raleigh, North Carolina), Accolades: North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year (2021), VolleyballMag.com All-American (2020), AVCA Phenom List (2020), NCIAA Class 4A State Champion (2020), two-time PrepVolleyball.com All-American (2019, 2020).
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