Heart of America Region 17U Power 5
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In my State Line Tidbits last week I shared I would take a glance at the AES Power Rankings and see where teams stand. The AES rankings are valuable but don’t include all matches a team may play in. They…
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Continue ReadingIn my State Line Tidbits last week I shared I would take a glance at the AES Power Rankings and see where teams stand. The AES rankings are valuable but don’t include all matches a team may play in. They include primarily tournaments played using the system plus matches entered by teams on an individual basis. For example, they don’t include standings from tournaments using any of the other entering/scheduling programs such as SportsWrench or TM2. Nonetheless, it’s a popular system that shows how teams stack up in the country and region. Today we take a look at the 17U HOA top 5 teams. I’m doing things a little differently than I did when introducing Gateway in Missouri. I looked at just region results. Today I’m going through the national rankings.
Dynasty 17 Black
Sitting atop of the overall 17U rankings is Dynasty with a record of 59-6. They have numerous top-three finishes in qualifiers including winning the Lone Star Classic in April. They also had a respectable showing at Triple Crown walking away in 17th place. We talk about this team often but the play of Lauren Wright Lauren Wright 5'8" | S Liberty North | 2024 State MO has been a bonus this season, along with the addition of Cy Rae Campbell Cy Rae Campbell 5'11" | MB Heritage Christian | 2024 State #45 Nation KS . The team grabbed their Open bid at Northern Lights.
Power ‘] 17 Black
Not too far behind Dynasty in the 3rd spot nationally is Power ‘]. They have an impressive 49 wins to 6 defeats in the system. This is another team full of talented players with defensive standouts Mya Bolton Mya Bolton 5'3" | DS/L St. James Academy | 2024 State #134 Nation KS and Abby Boyd Abby Boyd DS/L Blue Springs South | 2023 State MO . They own three top-seven showings in qualifiers and a 33rd-place finish at Triple Crown. Power qualified in Open in their backyard at Show Me.
Pohaku 17 Black
38-20 is Pohaku, who sits 28th nationally on AES. They traveled out West to earn a trip to the Open party at Nationals. Ava Spachek Ava Spachek 5'11" | OH St. James Academy | 2024 State KS has been solid on the pin along with Ava Anderson Ava Anderson 6'0" | RS Bishop Miege | 2024 KS from the setter position. This squad also had a 6th-place finish in Indy and 11th at the Show Me Qualifier.
Missouri Jrs. 17 Black
Missouri Jrs. has opened a lot of eyes this season and comes in at 51st nationally with a 37-10 record. They are set to compete at Nationals in the Liberty division after earning their bid at Show Me in April. This was after coming up just short in March at MEQ with a third-place finish. They followed up show me and attempted to move up to USA but ended out of bid range at 13th. Izzy Herrbold Izzy Herrbold 5'5" | DS/L Helias | 2024 State MO and Ava Reeser Ava Reeser DS/L Jefferson City | 2024 State MO are a couple of defensive standouts.
417 Juniors 17 National Black
Rounding out the top five at 59th is 417 Juniors. They have a record of 44-13. They have a USA bid for Nationals. They are looking to play in both AAU and USAV Nationals after grabbing an entry at the Black Brawl event in March. They also were very competitive in qualifiers finishing 4th and 5th in the USA Division in a couple of tries. Libero Reagan Baade Reagan Baade 5'8" | OH Ozark | 2024 State MO has been good in the back row.