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<p>With the majority of the club season in the rearview and commitments for the fall of '24 coming fast, we'll spend this week talking about available athletes for the class of 2024. Here are the top five, in no particular order.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='210180' first='Lilly' last='Tappel'], 5-10 OH/DS, Providence, Union</h2>
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<p>Lilly's choice of discipline has yet to be announced, but I wouldn't be surprised if she ended up playing both indoor AND outdoor ball in the fall of '24. She's a primary-passing six rotation outside for state champ Providence, while being a key cog in Union's top 17s team at the open level of club. In short, she can do whatever, wherever and whenever you need her. It's just a matter of time.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='110492' first='Scarlett' last='Kimbrell'], 6-0 OH/MB, Franklin Community, Circle City</h2>
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<p>Two years ago, I would not have put the 'OH' in her positional description. She was a middle that excelled hitting off of one foot, as evidenced by her extensive basketball background. These days, she's playing all the way around for the Grizzly Cubs as a pin attacker and has more than held her own as a three-rotation pin for Circle's top 17s team (Purple). Having that level of versatility is second to none, and her athleticism and experience playing open-level ball should have college coaches salivating already.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='110517' first='Marin' last='Sanchez'], 5-10 OH, Andrean, Epic United</h2>
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<p>Yet another kid with a state title under her belt, this young lady is a primary passing six rotation outside that plays both her high school and club ball in the region, seeing nothing but high-level play year-round. She jumps well (is ten feet ok?), has great ball control, and has a high volleyball IQ. Plus, she's been doing all of this for a while---she's an obvious plug-and-play option at a small school near you for the fall of '24.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='143807' first='Makenzie' last='Wagner'], 5-10 RS, Providence, Union</h2>
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<p>On the other pin from Lilly, listed above, Makenzie can pass, defend, attack and bomb serves regularly, all while being left-handed. Her volleyball acuity, like most Union players, is heady, crafty and smart. She can pound it, too, just in case you need a terminator on the right side. I've like this kid for years, and her versatility should have her committed sooner rather than later for the fall of '24.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">[player_tooltip player_id='110514' first='Whitney' last='Scherrer'], 6-2 S, North Central, Munciana</h2>
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<p>Overlooked at the high school level because another setter on the squad has Ivy League aspirations (Penn, to be precise), Whitney is a long and lean athletic setter. She took her talents to Munciana to learn the ways of ball control and high-level play, and her meteoric rise is not short-lived. She's clearly the best athlete on the Pandas, and her ability to do a little of everything on the court <em>in addition to</em> running a 5-1 offense make her the top available setter in this class.</p>
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With the majority of the club season in the rearview and commitments for the fall of '24 coming fast, we'll spend this week talking about available athletes for the class of 2024. Here are the top five, in no particular order.
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