4A All-State Returnees: Loaded For The Fall
<p>If there’s anything one can expect from volleyball in Indiana, it’s that the 4A Class is clearly the top end of talent. Repeat state champion New Castle lost all-world setter <strong>Melanie Shaffmaster </strong>to Minnesota, but that doesn’t stop the reload and possibility of a three-peat. Her younger sister <strong>Maebry Shaffmaster (’21, UNC Chapel Hill) </strong>and middle thumper <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="85669" first="Laila" last="Smith"] (’21, Alabama)</strong> look to win yet again, and no two attackers on any 4A team can match up with these two, kill for kill. Hamilton Southeastern, last year’s runner-up, return recent Harding commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="85697" first="Delaney" last="Garner"] (’21, MB) </strong>and libero <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="85675" first="Carly" last="Mills"] (’21, Indiana). </strong>Providence, the class of the southern half of the state, return all-everything <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="85667" first="Ali" last="Hornung"] (’21, Purdue)</strong> and have a ton of young talent rising to meet her. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="85673" first="Ellee" last="Stinson"] (’21, Northwestern)</strong> of Yorktown will be New Castle’s main competition in their conference and sectional come fall of 2020.</p>
<p>Don’t think that the above first-teamers are all that are returning. There’s a ton of talent on the second-team of All-State players, including New Castle’s libero, <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="85677" first="Bailey" last="Cox"] (’21, Georgia). </strong>The Trojans’ three all-state returnees are more than anyone else in the state. Center Grove, after losing first-team setter <strong>MJ </strong><strong>Hammill (’20,</strong> <strong>Wisconsin) </strong>and first-team libero <strong>Ashley Eck (’20, Indiana State) </strong>still return some size, with 6-3 Butler commit <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="85701" first="Grace" last="Boggess"]</strong><strong> </strong>bringing back a lot of the offense and defense. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="85811" first="Emma" last="Halter"]</strong> recently committed to Texas <strong>(’22, DS), </strong>as Roncalli looks to be Center Grove’s cross-town competition in the southern half of the state. Avon gets Scott McQueen back to lead the Orioles, with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="85671" first="Abby" last="Maesch"] (’21, Georgia) </strong>leading the way offensively.</p>
<p>With all of that being said, we do have a young stud that has yet to commit. US Youth National Training Team <strong>OH/L Chloe </strong><b>Chicoine (5-9, McCutcheon, Prep Dig #1 in ’23) </b>is looking to lead this young squad to something more than a sectional, and has the tools to do so. A quality thumper with all of the volleyball smarts and on the US pipeline? Yes, please.</p>
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