The best from each class – District 4A Wesco

<p>The start of the high school volleyball season in Washington is closer than ever and at this point, you should already be very familiar with the best teams and the most impressive players from each district as we analyzed them in detail for the last few months in our several different series.</p> <p>However, we know one of the reasons why many of you follow high school volleyball is to try and anticipate which prospects have what it takes to succeed at the collegiate level and beyond. So, in this series, we’ll share our best guesses and list the top student-athletes from each of the next three graduating classes in each State district.</p> <p>As our series comes to an end, we look at the 4A Wesco district and present our selections:</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Class of 2021</strong></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="96983" first="Samaya" last="Morin"] – Outside Hitter – Lake Stevens</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="96983" first="Samaya" last="Morin"] is an absolute star in the making. The Lake Stevens prospect is a phenomenal all-around player and her talent has already taken her a long way as she committed to play beach volleyball at the collegiate level for the Grand Canyon University. Much of her great ball control can be explained by her work at the sand, but her 6’1” frame doesn’t hurt either. The combination of those skills generated 322 kills, 47 aces, 21 blocks, 228 digs and 212 passes for the Vikings in 2019 and also took her to be part of both the All-State and All-League first teams. Morin ranks fourth at prepdig.com’s class of 2021 ranking.</p> <p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vBLROpjkwkE" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Class of 2022</strong></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="97061" first="Ellina" last="Powell"] – Setter – Jackson</strong></p> <p>[player_tooltip player_id="97061" first="Ellina" last="Powell"] has all the traits of a great setter. The Jackson offensive orchestrator has a nice touch on the ball and has the right combination of consistency and creativity. When you add to it her six-foot frame, it becomes clear that Powell has all the tools to make it to the next level. Her 2019 campaign was a great example of how productive she can be as besides mastering her main duty with 648 assists, Powell also excelled in other areas of the game with 31 kills, 64 aces, 27 aces and 171 digs, ranking in the top-three of the Timberwolves roster in three of those skills. She was the only sophomore selected to the All-League team as a second-team nomination and earned a spot at prepdig.com’s class of 2022 watchlist.<br /> <br /> <iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/13695237/5e173a6e041f130bd4e09532" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Class of 2023</strong></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="97225" first="Kennedy" last="Steen"] – Defensive Specialist – Lake Stevens</strong></p> <p>Cracking into the rotation of such a strong program as Lake Stevens on your freshman year is no easy task but [player_tooltip player_id="97225" first="Kennedy" last="Steen"] did it in 2019. The 5’2” defensive specialist wasn’t a first choice for the Vikings, having appeared in only 30 of the 90 sets the team played in that campaign but showed some promising signs of the player she can become in the years to come. Steen used her great positioning and superior ball control to produce 28 digs and 48 passes and also showed impressive ability from the service line, registering 28 aces (or 22.2% of her attempts). Her great play immediately placed her on prepdig.com’s class of 2023 watchlist.</p> <p><iframe src="//www.hudl.com/embed/video/3/14371314/5e64ec154205f81814124d0c" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p>