New Faces in 2023
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Every ranking update we get the opportunity to add more players after extensive research following the season. For the class of 2023, we added quite a few athletes after seeing them pop up while watching some film. Here are some…
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Continue ReadingEvery ranking update we get the opportunity to add more players after extensive research following the season. For the class of 2023, we added quite a few athletes after seeing them pop up while watching some film. Here are some of the athletes who we added this round.
55. Brooklyn Farris Brooklyn Farris OH Blue Valley | 2023 State KS – OH – Blue Valley/Invasion
Invasion had a strong spring that took them all the way to nationals. They had a few players enter the rankings on both sides of the state line this go around. Farris was a consistent player on this roster from the pin.
56. Jadyn Padilla Jadyn Padilla 5'4" | DS/L Gardner Edgerton | 2023 State KS – DS/L – Gardner Edgerton/Pohaku
Padilla showed she is a steady defender in the state with the Pohaku Volleyball Club. We saw them in action a few times and she was solid in serve receive and defensively.
58. Ryleigh Sander Ryleigh Sander 5'6" | S Gardner Edgerton | 2023 State KS – S – Garnder Edgerton/Mavs KC
As we watch two and three teams, Sander stood out as one of the better setters in that tier. Her game is solid and she helped lead her team to nationals in 2022 with her high volleyball IQ.
64. Emily Loy Emily Loy OH Shawnee Heights | 2023 State KS – MB – Shawnee Heights/Topeka Impact
Loy is another glue player for Topeka Impact. Her play is very important to the team’s success with all the attention that gets placed on the pins. She can score in front and behind the setter and is good in the blocking department.
76. Aubree Hoffman Aubree Hoffman 6'1" | MB Manhattan | 2023 State KS – MB – Manahttan/Pohaku
Hoffman has good size in the middle and she had a strong spring for the Kansas City-based Pohaku club. She does a great job of finding the whole in the block to score points.
96. Gabriella Ricci Gabriella Ricci 5'9" | OH St. Thomas Aquinas | 2023 State KS – OH – St. Thomas Aquinas/Invasion
Ricci was another of those players on the Invasion roster who can score from the pin. What she lacks with size she picks up with smartness with her shot selection.