GJNC Preview – Club One 17 Black

<p>The USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship will take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center from June 26-July 5.  In order to play at this prestigious tournament in one of the four main divisions, a club team must win their bid by placing at a USAV national qualifier. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>184 teams have earned their right to represent their club and compete to be one of the best teams in the nation in four different 17’s divisions.  The state of Oklahoma will be represented in the 17’s divisions with 3 teams making the trip to Nevada.  This series will highlight those teams and players who get to culminate their season in such a prestigious fashion. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Club ONE 17 Black</strong></p> <p>One of the premier clubs from the Oklahoma region for a long time, Club ONE from the city of Tulsa, OK will be represented in the 17 National division by 17 Black. The team led by head coach Brittany Hendrix has had a tremendous season as they were able to Qualify for USA Nationals at the Oklahoma Regional Championships.  So far this season they have 51 wins and only 9 losses against some stellar competition.  They have been ranked 3^rdin the Oklahoma region so far this year.  Let’s meet just a few of the players that will represent this wonderful team. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="144105" first="Tierney" last="Jackson"] [2022] 6-2 Middle (HS: Union/Club: Club ONE/Verbal: Uncommitted)</strong></p> <p>Tierney is currently ranked as the 9^thbest overall prospect and the 3^rdbest middle in the 2022 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings.  She is the main offensive weapon for Union High School and one of the best club teams in the Sooner state in the 17’s age group in Club ONE.  If any college is looking for an athletic, dynamic, and fast middle, please look no further.  She is able to run every route on the middle route tree and hit with power as well.  Miss Jackson is extremely quick off of the ground in transition and patrols the net with the best of them in the state.  Her game is well suited for the collegiate level already as she plays with a lot of passion and is not afraid of high-level competition.  What I love is her versatility that she brings with any team she is on as she is capable of swinging on the high pins out of serve receive or even on quick tempos all along the net.  College coaches who love to mix up tempos in play-sets will love this young lady.  We are happy to cover her and can’t wait to see what she can do against the best teams in the nation in Vegas.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="144088" first="Beth" last="Bayless"] [2022] 6-1 Left Side (HS: Regent Prep/Club: Club ONE/Verbal: Uncommitted)</strong></p> <p>Beth is currently ranked as our 10^thbest overall prospect and the 3^rdbest left side in the 2022 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings.  She is the main offensive weapon for Regent Preparatory School and one of the best club teams in the Sooner state in the 17’s age group in Club ONE.  She has been a named one of the best players in her area this past high school season by numerous publications in the Oklahoma area.  She helped her high school team to a 16-7 overall record and a 5-2 district record.  The six rotation outside hitter truly utilizes her upswing to gain momentum and hits with a ton of power on the left side pin.  Her down swing is one of the fiercest in her age group as she hits the ball very violently for a kill.  There are very few blockers who can stop her in high school so when they attempt to slow her down, she then will throw in a tip or a off-speed shot to fool the defense. It is this kind of offense that helps her tally double-digit kills per match consistently.  We are very excited to cover her against the best teams in the nation this week. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="144141" first="Madison" last="LaPointe"] [2022] 6-1 Right Side (HS: Union/Club: Club ONE/Verbal: Uncommitted)</strong></p> <p>Madison is currently ranked as our 11^thbest overall prospect and 3^rdbest right side in the 2022 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings.  She is one of the leaders for Union High School and one of the best club teams in the Sooner state in the 17’s age group in Club ONE.  The junior right side is part of the famed “ten-foot club” meaning she can touch ten feet high with her volleyball approach.  Maddi has a lot of raw power in her upper body and uses it to her advantage as she pounds out kill after kill.  She is very versatile as she is able to hit both out of the middle and also on the right side.  What I like when I watch her play is the way she is able to allow the ball to pass over to her right shoulder so she can paint the line for a kill.  That is actually a lot harder than it sounds to the average spectator.  We think she has tons of potential and deserves a look or two from college coaches this week at Nationals.  We will be watching and cheering her on in Vegas. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>There are many more amazing athletes on this team and we will be watching in person in Vegas as they compete against the best teams in the country.  We will be covering more of the athletes in other positions on this team so stay tuned!  Thanks for reading Oklahoma Family!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Stay tuned for more articles on your favorite athletes.  If you have anyone you think we should watch out for, please shoot me an email with some info on them at nov8vb@yahoo.com.  Also don’t forget to help these kids get more exposure by sharing our stories with your friends.  Help us help them by simply retweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook.  Thanks for following Oklahoma Family!</p>