Ravens Finish As 6A Runners-up
<p>The Olathe Northwest Ravens finished up a solid season by placing second in the 6A State Tournament at Tony’s Event Center in Salina.</p>
<p>A well-balanced Ravens squad overcame a Round Robin loss to Washburn Rural to beat the Junior Blues in the semifinals after being down a set. However, they fell to rival Blue Valley Northwest in straight sets 21-25 and 17-25</p>
<p>Here is a scouting report on the college caliber talent that on the Olathe Northwest Roster.</p>
<p><strong>OH, [player_tooltip player_id="105521" first="Courtney" last="Beers"], 5’8” (’21 Ranked No. 41) –</strong> Beers has a huge reach and is a smart player. She is committed to playing at Kansas Wesleyan University after graduation. Beers is just an all-around player. She did not lead the Ravens in any of the major stats, but the team leaned on her during crucial moments.</p>
<p><strong>S, [player_tooltip player_id="105487" first="Courtney" last="Jackson"], 5’9” (’21 Ranked No. 7) –</strong> Jackson has committed to play for the University of Arkansas and the Razorbacks will be getting a solid talent. She has quick hands and really understands how to run an offense. Jackson had 660 assists to rank among the leaders in Class 6A.</p>
<p><strong>OH, Skyler Pierce, 6’1”</strong> – Now here is a freshman with a future so bright she has to wear sunglasses at night. She is quick, tall, and athletic. Pierce had eight kills in the title game. She led the Ravens in 2020 with 289 kills. She also had 38 aces. She played well in the state tournament and it is clear she can compete at the collegiate level. She is a very similar talent to Seaman’s [player_tooltip player_id="105491" first="Camryn" last="Turner"] who is committed to playing at Kansas University. Pierce might jump higher than Turner, but does not hit the ball quite as hard. Yet.</p>
<p>Olathe West has multiple freshman players to watch the next three seasons. <strong>Jillian Huckabey </strong><strong>and Julia Headley </strong>have the skills to keep Olathe Northwest in the State playoff picture until they graduate in 2024. At 5’11” and 6’2” respectively the two freshmen should be featured in Prep Dig Kansas Tall Timber features multiple times during their high school careers.</p>
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