Look Who We Found! New People for 2025 Rankings
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We don’t like admitting we miss players in our ranking updates but it’s the truth. With the number of players playing the sport (which is a beautiful thing), it’s a challenge to find everyone. Our team tries to research as…
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Continue ReadingWe don’t like admitting we miss players in our ranking updates but it’s the truth. With the number of players playing the sport (which is a beautiful thing), it’s a challenge to find everyone. Our team tries to research as much as possible by watching matches, looking at stats, talking to trusted sources, etc but we still fall short. But the silver lining is they are always found at some point and that is the case with our latest updates with the class of 2025. Here are players making their first showing in our rankings.
Bella Bishop Bella Bishop OH Lee's Summit West | 2025 State MO – OH – Lee’s Summit West/Mavs – 32
Bishop is the newest highest-ranked player in our updated ranking. She enters after playing in 96 sets as a sophomore, up from 17 as a freshman. She was huge for the Titans in 2022 with 243 digs as a three-rotation player. She will continue to develop in the passing and defense and continue to blossom.
Kylee Richey Kylee Richey 6'2" | MB Versailles | 2025 State MO – MB- Versailles/Missouri Jrs – 45
The middle was a monster in 2022 which is why she enters the rankings at 45. She raised havoc for opponents scoring at will and tallying over 500 kills and 100 blocks. She plays her club ball for Missouri Jrs.
Grace Blacklock Grace Blacklock 6'0" | MB Northland Christian | 2025 State MO – MB – Northland Christian/Club North – 46
Blacklock is one of the players I had the opportunity to see live in district action last fall and she stood out immediately as a player we need to track moving forward. She had 199 kills in her sophomore campaign and has looked good for Club North this club season.
Gabrielle Clinkscale Gabrielle Clinkscale 5'8" | OH Ladue Horton Watkins | 2025 State MO – OH – Ladue Watkins/Rockwood – 47
Clinkscale is an explosive player with a lot of potential in the sport. She is smart with her shots and shows she can get up and defend at the net.
Scarlett Frace Scarlett Frace 5'3" | DS/L Lees Summit West | 2025 State MO – DS/L – Lee’s Summit West/Club North – 56
Frace small some varsity action in her sophomore season and took advantage with 60+digs and 180 receptions. She is another of the key defenders for a very strong Club North 16s team.
Ally Fuchs Ally Fuchs 5'5" | DS/L Incarnate Word | 2025 State MO – DS/L – Incarnate Word – 57
We had quite a few defenders make their way into the rankings and we added Fuchs at 57. She is a very solid defender with a great platform and good footwork to the ball. She plays her club ball with HPSTL.
Rylee Adams Rylee Adams 5'8" | OH Odessa | 2025 State MO – OH – Odessa/Legends – 59
Odessa gets into the rankings with Adams in the 59th spot. The pin had a very productive season in 2022 with 260 kills, up from the 85 she had in her first high school season. She also increased her defensive numbers with close to 200 digs.
Olivia Lowder – DS/L – St. Clair/FC United – 61
475 digs and an all-state honor for our 61st-ranked player in our update. She is tough and fearless in the back row. and will go through things and people to get to a ball.
Zo Barnes Zo Barnes 5'11" | OH Lees Summit West | 2025 State MO – OH – Lee’s Summit West – 62
Lee’s Summit West was young in 2022 and Barnes was another of those pieces who provided a spark plug offensively. She played in 64 sets and delivered 100 kills in her first year of varsity ball.
Kennedy Jones Kennedy Jones 6'2" | MB Francis Howell North | 2025 State MO – MB – Francis Howell North/Rockwood – 63
Jones is one of our high-potential players we want to keep watching grow in the game. She has the size and length and does many things well now but will only keep getting better. She is above average defensively. She is good with her swing in front of the setter.