Meet the New Additions

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Another ranking update and more new faces to the 2023 rankings. There are so many players who had stellar final high school seasons that earned them a spot in our final rankings for the Class of 2023. Let's meet some of these new additions and the seasons they enjoyed. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["335510"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"We saw Peterson early last season during the first matches of the season and wondered out loud who is this setter controlling the flow and dishing out assist after assist. That's how we finally learned of this newly ranked athlete, who enters as the highest of newcomers at 5. She has great size and hands and helped her team to a state appearance.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_1_player":["228805"],"_player_evaluations_1_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_1_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_1_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"We miss players each year and Barth is one we missed the last couple of seasons but better late than never. She had a strong season for Baldwin that included 375 kills from the outside position. Her play gave her a spot on the Class 4A second team.","_player_evaluations_1_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_2_player":["335511"],"_player_evaluations_2_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_2_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_2_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"Simmons is another player who shined early in the year and made her way into the rankings. She is a powerful middle who can score both in front and behind the setter. She delivered 128 kills and 66 blocks.","_player_evaluations_2_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_3_player":["335514"],"_player_evaluations_3_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_3_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_3_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_3_evaluation":"One of the top setters in the state, McLean earned honorable mention all-state honors for Hutchinson this fall. 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She pounded the floor for 314 kills in her final season with 308 digs.","_player_evaluations_4_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_5_player":["335518"],"_player_evaluations_5_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_5_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_5_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"Heritage Christian has created their own little dynasty and the leader of the bunch the last couple of seasons has been setter [player_tooltip player_id='335518' first='Maci' last='Hazel']. She had 840 assists on the way to another state title.","_player_evaluations_5_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations_6_player":["335519"],"_player_evaluations_6_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_6_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_6_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_6_evaluation":"Blue Valley's strong season put a few players in the rankings and Gelles showed her worth as a defender for the Tigers. As a defensive specialist, she had 202 digs. 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