Class of 2019 Updated Player Rankings: #41-50

With the start of the summer high school camps and conditioning just around the corner, it’s time to update our player rankings as we prepare for the start of the 2018 high school season.

Each day we will release more Class of 2019 (can you believe it, you guys are finally seniors!) rankings until we get to the top. We’ve increased the number of ranked players to 210! Remember, these lists are fluid and updated often, so if you are ranked, congratulations and just know that people will be gunning to take your place wherever you are ranked. If you are not ranked, please remember that we do the best that we can to see and evaluate as many players in the state as possible during the high school and club seasons. Just because you aren’t ranked now doesn’t mean you won’t be in the future. 

For now, here are the players that are ranked #41-50. Congrats and best of luck this upcoming summer and high school season. Thanks for all you did to make high school volleyball in Nebraska so amazing!

#50 – Kayla Haynes, 6’2, OH/MH, Freeman (Nebraska ONE)

What makes her so good: Incredible athlete with one of the best verticals in the state. Has been a big-time producer for Freeman since her freshman year and has drawn interest from GPAC schools.

She can move up if: Her back row is good enough for Class C-2 but not for the college level, which is OK but likely limits her to a middle or RS role at the next level. She has a hitch in her swing that if cleaned up would likely make her move powerful and consistent at the next level.

#49 – Logan Connealy, 6’0, OH, Elkhorn South (Nebraska Juniors)

What makes her so good: Connealy checks all the boxes in terms of what you look for in a full-rotation outside and has the ability to dominate a match when she’s in a groove. She’s athletic and long and has been producing her whole career.

She can move up if: Consistency is the key for Connealy. She can look like an all-stater for one set and then disappear the next. A reduction in her attacking and passing errors when she isn’t in the groove and keeping the ball in play would raise her stock much higher.

#48 – Bailey Wilson, 6’0, MH, Millard West (Premier) – committed to Nebraska-Kearney

What makes her so good: Wilson is a smart and efficient middle. She won’t overpower anyone at the net, but she will make good decisions at the net and find ways to score points without many errors. She also puts up an above-average block and has good quickness for a middle.

She can move up if: She will definitely need to get stronger and more assertive at the net in order to contribute at the level the Lopers play at. Adding 2-4 inches on her vertical/block touch would also push her up in the rankings.

#47 – Maddie Burt, 6’1, MH, Elkhorn South (Nebraska Elite)

What makes her so good: When healthy, Burt has the physical skills to be a top 20-25 player. She’s springy, aggressive, strong and hits with authority in the middle. She had 107 kills on .329 hitting and 48 total blocks lat year before a back injury cut her season short for the Storm.

She can move up if: Her health is the key. Her back injury last year was originally thought to be career-ending and she did not play any club volleyball this past year. However, indications are that she has healed up better than expected and will try taking the court this fall.

#46 – Megan Raszler, 5’7, Setter, Elkhorn (Nebraska Elite) – committed to Dordt College

What makes her so good: She’s a grinder and a competitor who has averaged eight assists per set the past two years as a starter for the Antlers. Has a winning attitude and maximizes her talent. Above average to excellent ball control and placement and good court awareness.

She can move up if: There isn’t a whole lot of room for elevation for Raszler because she maximizes her talents, but as a senior setter for a young Elkhorn team, this is her opportunity to show what kind of court general and leader she can be.

#45 – Jaisee Stinson, 5’9, Setter, Millard South (Sunset West) – committed to Hastings College

What makes her so good: Stinson was perhaps one of the best all-around female athletes in the Class of 2019 before a bad knee injury during the 2017-18 basketball season put her on the shelf and likely means she won’t play much – if any – this fall for the Patriots. When healthy, she’s a game-changer athletically and a triple-double machine (assists, digs, kills).

She can move up if: It all depends on her health. The smart move, though, would be for her to get fully recovered and not rush back for the final week, maybe two, of the high school season. If she can return to previous form, she has a chance to be a special player for Hastings College.

#44 – Kamryn Willman, 6’1, MH, Grand Island Central Catholic (Nebraska ONE) – committed to College of St. Mary

What makes her so good: She’s a max-effort player at all times with excellent blocking ability and timing to go with an above-average arm whip that is really effective on slides. High character kid with a strong work ethic. 

She can move up if: Improvements to her quickness – especially pin-to-pin – and adding a couple inches to her jump touch would make her more of a dominating presence at the Class C-1 level and are probably necessary in order for her to make an impact in the GPAC.

#43 – Jessica Hendrix, 5’11, OH/MH, Papillion-LaVista South (Premier)

What makes her so good: Hendrix is a versatile attacker and it feels like she has been on the verge of breaking out for a while now, she’s just been blocked by some great talent at Papillion-LaVista South the past three years.

She can move up if: Hendrix has 313 kills in her career for the Titans but has hit just .189. Papio South loses 907 combined kills from graduated seniors Taliyah Flores, Moe Bianchi and Peyton Schendt, so this is the time for Hendrix to become the go-to-hitter.

#42 – Taylor Pribyl, 6’1, OH, Omaha Concordia (Premier) – committed to Jacksonville State

What makes her so good: Pribyl is another high-quality kid that posses a power arm and outstanding athleticism. She competes as a high level in one of the state’s best high school conferences and on one of its best club teams.

She can move up if: After a breakout sophomore year with 281 kills with a .276 hitting percentage as Concordia’s L2 behind Averey Yaksich, Pribyl saw her hitting percentage drop to .217 as the L1 as a junior. This fall, hitting .300 and showing the ability to take over a match would boost her significantly.

#41 – Alyssa Rezac, 5’7, Setter, Bishop Neumann (VCNebraska) – committed to Northwest Missouri State

What makes her so good: Everything. Literally, everything. There might not be a player with a more upward trajectory right now than Rezac, who at 5’7 possess the ability to put up a strong block, has helped run the state’s best 17s club team extremely well and possess the ability to attack and dig at a high level.

She can move up if: If she just keeps on doing what she’s doing, Rezac could easily slide way up from #41 and as the #8 overall setter and challenge for a spot among the top 20 players and five setters in the Class of 2019.