The District All Met First Team Players
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The update on the rankings for the various age groups will be done in December. A new 2026 class will be created. I have seen close to 70 different high school volleyball teams play, many of them more than once.…
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Continue ReadingThe update on the rankings for the various age groups will be done in December. A new 2026 class will be created. I have seen close to 70 different high school volleyball teams play, many of them more than once. That still means there are some teams I have not seen play.
The all district teams and video can come into play when I have not seen a team play. Videos that show only a player’s highlights and not their warts are not the best use of measuring a player’s volleyball skills. You can see the technique and athletic ability of a player but you fail to see the consistency of that skill and the reaction to failure.
Only 100 players will be rated for each year. If a year does not have 100 players rated it does not mean that the player rated last is the “worst” of that age group. It only means that I have not seen enough from that age group that have impressed me enough to get me to 100.
Below are the players who have been named to their All District first teams.
Northwestern District
Player of the Year – Madison Koeller Madison Koeller 6'0" | S Millbrook | 2023 State VA (Millbrook) setter 12
Carsyn Vincent Carsyn Vincent 5'1" | DS/L James Wood | 2023 State VA (James Wood) Libero 12, Giselle Norris Giselle Norris 5'6" | DS/L Millbrook | 2026 State VA (Millbrook) DS 9, Ashley Roberts (Millbrook) middle 12, Kennedy Spaid Kennedy Spaid 5'11" | OH James Wood | 2026 State VA (James Wood) outside 9, Caroline Towle (Fauquier) outside 11, Grace Behneke (Millbrook) outside 11, Brenna Corbin Brenna Corbin 5'5" | DS/L James Wood | 2026 State VA (James Woods) outside/libero 9, Paige Ahakuelo Paige Ahakuelo 5'8" | S James Wood | 2024 State VA (James Wood) setter 11, Lindsay Pifer (Handley) setter/outside 12
Liberty District
Player of the Year – Chloe Hokenson Chloe Hokenson 6'1" | S Langley | 2024 State VA (Langley) setter 11
Sofia Woods Sofia Woods 5'5" | DS/L Wakefield | 2023 State VA (Wakefield) libero 12, Phoebe Adams Phoebe Adams 5'10" | OH Herndon | 2023 State VA (Herndon) outside 12, Shylah Swope Shylah Swope 5'10" | S Herndon | 2025 State VA (Herndon) setter 10, Erica Maebius Erica Maebius 5'3" | DS/L Langley | 2023 State VA (Langley) DS 12, Ana Toumazatos Ana Toumazatos 6'1" | OH Langley | 2025 State VA (Langley) outside 10, Leni Stanton-Parker Leni Stanton-Parker 6'0" | OH Langley | 2025 State #116 Nation VA (Langley) middle 10, Madison Curcio Madison Curcio 5'8" | OH Marshall | 2023 State VA (Marshall) outside 12, Samia Sayd Samia Sayd 5'11" | OH Marshall | 2024 State VA (Marshall) outside 11, Rachel Lenz Rachel Lenz 6'0" | OH Washington Liberty | 2024 State VA (Washington Liberty) middle/outside 11
Cardinal District
Player of the Year – Brielle Kemavor Brielle Kemavor 6'5" | MB Charles J. Colgan | 2023 State #148 Nation VA (Colgan) middle 12
Alexis Scipione Alexis Scipione 5'9" | S Colgan | 2023 State VA (Colgan) setter 12, Niya Nash Niya Nash 5'8" | S Forest Park | 2023 State VA (Forest Park) setter 12, Aubrey Hatch Aubrey Hatch 6'1" | OH Colgan | 2024 State VA (Colgan) outside 11, Grace Smith Grace Smith 6'0" | MB Colgan | 2023 State VA (Colgan) middle 12, Destini Pickett Destini Pickett 5'10" | OH Forest Park | 2025 State VA (Forest Park) outside 10, Jasmine Okeoma Jasmine Okeoma 6'3" | MB Forest Park | 2023 State VA (Forest Park) middle 12, Kylie Barbier (Woodbridge) outside 11, Paula Sigurani Paula Sigurani 5'4" | DS/L Colgan | 2024 State VA (Colgan) libero 11, Samantha Shy (Hylton) DS 12
Dulles District
Player of the Year – Amy Wood Amy Wood 5'9" | OH Loudoun Valley | 2023 State VA (Loudoun Valley) outside 12
Kaitlyn Demitz Kaitlyn Demitz 5'11" | RS Dominion | 2025 State VA (Dominion) opposite 10, Haley Gill Haley Gill 5'7" | DS/L Dominion | 2023 State #197 Nation VA (Dominion) Libero 12, Ryan Hicks Ryan Hicks 5'11" | S Broad Run | 2025 State VA (Broad Run) outside/setter 10, Kaitlyn Owens Kaitlyn Owens 5'10" | S Broad Run | 2023 State VA (Broad Run) setter/opposite 12, Kennedy Seekford Kennedy Seekford 5'5" | DS/L Dominion | 2023 State VA (Dominion) outside 12, Grace Tucker Grace Tucker 5'9" | OH Rock Ridge | 2024 State VA (Rock Ridge) outside 11, Maya Van Wyngaardt Maya Van Wyngaardt 6'1" | MB Dominion | 2023 State VA (Dominion) middle 12, Carly Zimmet Carly Zimmet 5'4" | DS/L Loudoun Valley | 2023 State VA (Loudoun Valley) DS 12
Cedar Run District
Player of the Year – Dryden Rancourt Dryden Rancourt 5'11" | OH Patriot | 2023 State VA (Patriot) outside 12
Emma Kerwin Emma Kerwin 6'1" | OH Freedom (South Riding) | 2023 State VA (Freedom) outside 12, Brianna Clay Brianna Clay 6'2" | MB Battlefield | 2024 State VA (Battlefield) middle 11, Gwyneth Vu Gwyneth Vu 5'5" | S Freedom | 2024 State VA (Freedom) setter 11, Caitlin Johnson Caitlin Johnson 6'5" | MB Freedom | 2025 State VA (Freedom) middle 10, Charizma Lofton Charizma Lofton 5'10" | OH Gainsville | 2024 State VA (Gainsville) outside 11, Dyhemia Cummings (Osbourne Park) right side 12, Lanie Goff Lanie Goff 5'7" | DS/L Patriot | 2024 State VA (Patriot) Libero 11, Payton Delean Payton Delean DS/L Freedom | 2023 State VA (Freedom) DS 12
Concorde District
Player of the Year – Lameen Mambu Lameen Mambu 6'0" | OH Chantilly | 2025 State #64 Nation VA (Chantilly) outside 10
Sydney Pham Sydney Pham 5'3" | DS/L Madison | 2024 State VA (Madison) libero 11, Jade Brooks Jade Brooks 6'0" | MB Oakton | 2023 State VA (Oakton) middle 12, Sakura Shimozono Sakura Shimozono 5'5" | DS/L South Lake | 2023 State VA (South Lakes) DS 12, Anasofia Zanellato Anasofia Zanellato 6'0" | S Academy Of The Holy Cross | 2026 State VA (Madison) setter 9, Seliz Aktuglu Seliz Aktuglu 5'9" | OH Oakton | 2024 State VA (Oakton) outside 11, Amy Kastanowski Amy Kastanowski DS/L Centerville | 2024 VA (Centerville) DS 12, Aspen Nardelli Aspen Nardelli 5'11" | RS Chantilly | 2023 State VA (Chantilly) right side 12, Jocelyn Shortle Jocelyn Shortle 5'9" | OH Oakton | 2024 State VA (Oakton) outside 11, Laura Beatley (Westfield) middle/outside 12
Potomac District
Player of the Year Simone Schaefer Simone Schaefer 5'11" | OH Riverside | 2025 State VA (Riverside) middle 10
Tiana Brasby (Independence) DS 12, Laura Detweiler (Woodgrove) 12, Trisha Guevara Trisha Guevara 5'3" | S Stone Bridge | 2023 State VA (Stone Bridge) setter 12, Sofia Hardy Sofia Hardy 5'7" | DS/L Independence | 2023 State VA (Independence) Libero 12, Sophie Hays (Woodgrove) middle 12, Ava Ray Ava Ray 5'7" | S Riverside | 2023 State VA (Riverside) setter 12, Skyler Riggio Skyler Riggio 6'1" | RS Briar Woods | 2024 State VA (Briar Woods) right side 11, Lilah Stevens Lilah Stevens 5'9" | OH Stone Bridge | 2024 State VA (Stone Bridge) outside 11, Jenna Van der Biezen Jenna Van der Biezen 5'8" | S Briar Woods | 2023 State VA (Briar Woods) setter 12
Patriot District
Player of the Year – Milan Rex Milan Rex 5'11" | S Alexandria City | 2023 State #147 Nation VA (Alexandria) outside 12
Chloe Cordoba Chloe Cordoba 5'2" | DS/L West Springfield | 2023 State VA (West Springfield) Libero 12, Jaisley Tibayan Jaisley Tibayan 5'4" | DS/L Lake Braddock | 2023 State VA (Lake Braddock) DS 12, Rylah Robinson Rylah Robinson 5'10" | OH J. W. Robinson | 2023 State VA (Robinson) outside 12, Samantha Dorn Samantha Dorn 6'0" | RS West Potomac | 2023 State VA (West Potomac) outside 12, Arleigh Hanson Arleigh Hanson 6'0" | S West Potomac | 2023 State VA (West Potomac) setter 12, Chloe Wilmot Chloe Wilmot 5'9" | S Alexandria City | 2023 State VA (Alexandria) setter 12, Paige Meins Paige Meins 5'9" | S Robinson | 2023 State VA (Robinson) setter 12, Chelsea Colter Chelsea Colter MB Robinson | 2023 State VA (Robinson) 12, Elysa Pulliam (West Springfield) middle 12
National District
Player of the Year – Helen Frankovich Helen Frankovich 6'3" | RS Justice | 2023 State VA (Justice) outside 12
Bella Pared (Edison) outside 12, Isabel Rios (Edison) right side 12, Charlotte Nguyen Charlotte Nguyen 5'9" | OH Falls Church | 2024 VA (Falls Church) outside 11, Mary Dinegar Mary Dinegar 5'8" | OH Hayfield | 2024 State VA (Hayfield) OH 11, Elizabeth Stackpole Elizabeth Stackpole 6'2" | MB Hayfield | 2023 State VA (Hayfield) middle 12, Kasey Birtell (Justice) setter 12, Rachel Sim (Thomas Jefferson) right side 12, Mia Shirley (Edison) DS 12, Kaia Lyons Kaia Lyons 5'6" | DS/L Hayfield | 2023 State VA (Hayfield) Libero 12
Robinson Escapes Regional Semi-finals With a Victory
The two times Robinson played West Potomac during the season they swept them. It appeared another sweep was in the making as they won the first two sets 25-20 and 25-22. A little bit too much Samantha Dorn Samantha Dorn 6'0" | RS West Potomac | 2023 State VA and their own errors gave West Potomac the game three win 25-15.
Game four did not go much better. Arleigh Hanson Arleigh Hanson 6'0" | S West Potomac | 2023 State VA guided the offense with her setting and Dorn and Isabella Garey Isabella Garey 5'10" | OH West Potomac | 2023 State VA continued to rifle kills into the Rams back row to even the match at 2-2 with a 25-21 win.
Game five saw some big time back to back blocks from middle Julia Pepper and the Wolverines had jumped out to an early 6-1 lead. Chelsea Colter Chelsea Colter MB Robinson | 2023 State VA came through with a kill and a block of Dorn to pull the Rams to within one, 5-6. The Wolverines got off a string of points to take a 10-6 lead. Robinson turned to Bryton Hill Bryton Hill 6'2" | RS Robinson | 2023 State VA for three kills and the Rams had closed the deficit to 9-11. At 10-13 Robinson served the ball out to give West Potomac the 14-10 lead and the serve.
West Potomac missed their serve giving the ball back to Robinson. A side out would win the game. Emma Cortez Emma Cortez 5'3" | DS/L Robinson | 2023 State VA served and a block by Colter closed the gap to 12-14. An ace by Cortez and it was 13-14. The next Cortez serve resulted in a free ball and Colter came through with the kill to tie it 14-14. Wow!
The game went back and forth until it was 16-16. A miss hit down ball by Robinson somehow found itself fluttering over the net like a wounded duck and hitting the floor on the West Potomac side to give Robinson a 17-16 lead. Colter finished the game off with a block and an 18-16 win for Robinson to advance to the finals to play Alexandria city.
Alexandria City swept West Springfield in the other semifinal match to bring a Class 6 C final with Robinson tonight. This will be the fourth time they are playing each other. Robinson has won twice. Chantilly will be playing Langley for the Class 6D Regional championship tonight.
Colgan beat Forest Park for the fourth consecutive time to win the Class 6B Regional Bracket championship and advance to States to make an attempt to repeat as State champions.
Grafton has won the Class 4A Regional championship where they will advance to State and not have to face ten time defending champ Loudoun County. The last five years they have lost to Loudoun County in the State championship finals.
In Class 3 it was a battle between two undefeated teams, Hidden Valley and Tunstall. Hidden Valley is not any ordinary Class 3 team. They have beaten Class 4A regional champion Grafton, Class 6 Marshall and Norfolk Academy, a strong private school that is in the semi finals of the VISAA state championships. They did not seem to have any trouble beating Tunstall with a 25-14, 25-10 and 25-13 sweep for the Class 3D regional championship. Caleigh Ponn Caleigh Ponn 5'6" | DS/L Hidden Valley | 2025 State #83 Nation VA finished with 24 kills to give her 630 for the year, second in Virginia and 32nd in the country. That is not bad for a girl whose normal position is libero.