California High School Leaders – Dominating Defenders Vol 1

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who is proving on the court that they are the best of the best in their position?&nbsp; Some say that numbers do not lie and we have the numbers that are being reported by coaches across the state.&nbsp; California is one of the best states in the nation when it comes to this wonderful sport and we are here to highlight all of our amazing players.&nbsp; Let's meet a few of the liberos who are keeping the rallies going for their squads.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='189560' first='Taylor' last='Deckert'] [2025] 5-8 Libero (HS: Mira Costa/Club: SCVC/Verbal: Uncommitted)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Taylor is currently ranked as the 37^th best overall prospect in the 2025 class according to our Prep Dig California State Rankings.&nbsp; She plays at Mira Costa High School and also plays for the SCVC volleyball club program.&nbsp; Miss Deckert currently has the fourth most digs in the state right now at 120 in only 27 sets played.&nbsp; Her high school squad is currently sitting at an overall record of 11-1 on the young season and is ranked as the best high school team in the state of Cali.&nbsp; Their roster is full of studs across the board and Miss Deckert is helping them stay in every rally with her awesome defensive efforts.&nbsp; I have seen her play this past club season in person and she was phenomenal then.&nbsp; Her steady serve receive passing and supreme digging skills are what will keep her team in the hunt for the state playoffs.&nbsp; &nbsp;I love how she always has her weight on the balls of her feet as this keeps her very quick to react to any ball that comes her way.&nbsp; Her heels hardly ever touch the ground and it keeps her super bouncy all around the court.&nbsp; We will be watching her very closely throughout the season as we think she will stay at the top of the leaderboard in the digging column.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='538020' first='Gabriella' last='Cascione'] [2025] 5-8 Libero (HS: Saugus/Club: Legacy/Verbal: Uncommitted)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gabriella is currently an unranked prospect in the 2025 class according to our Prep Dig California State Rankings, but is now on my watch list.&nbsp; She plays at Saugus High School and also plays for Legacy Volleyball club. &nbsp;Miss Cascione is off to a wonderful start this year digging her way onto the leaderboard.&nbsp; She has already tallied 119 digs in only 24 sets played this year.&nbsp; This is good enough for the fifth most in the entire state.&nbsp; I love the length in her frame as she is taller than your average libero.&nbsp; This helps her to have a much lengthier defensive range all around.&nbsp; Miss Cascione has a very soft touch on the ball, which keeps in on her team's side of the court after digging.&nbsp; This allows her setter to still run solid offense from defensive transition.&nbsp; Normally, the team who is able to stay in system from an attacked ball, usually comes out on top.&nbsp; Gabby also does a great job of digging balls with her hands during overhead situations and this is amazing. &nbsp;She has her high school team winning and they are also listed as one of the best teams in the state so far this year.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='161313' first='Chloe' last='Nussbaum'] [2024] 5-9 Libero (HS: La Canada/Club: [program_tooltip program_id='429511' first='San' last='Gabriel Elite']/Verbal: Uncommitted)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Chloe is currently ranked as the 29^th best overall prospect in the 2024 class according to our Prep Dig California State Rankings.&nbsp; She has been starring for La Canada High School for the past few years and also plays club for SG Elite.&nbsp; Miss Nussbaum has tallied the 8^th most digs in the state of Cali so far on this young season.&nbsp; She currently sits at 103 digs in only 24 sets played.&nbsp; Since she started playing with the varsity team, her digging stats have gone up each year which tells a great story about her progress over the years.&nbsp; This year she is already digging two more digs per match which should help her eclipse her total from last season easily if she stays on target.&nbsp; Having a senior led back row will ultimately help La Canada stay in the discussion for a deep state playoff run.&nbsp; Chloe has fantastic emergency techniques to keep the ball off of the floor and is a master at picking up setter dumps.&nbsp; She keeps her eyes fixated on the setter and uses great court vision to see their actions happen before they actually happen.&nbsp; I love how she is not afraid of the hard driven ball or going to the floor herself to keep her team in the rally.&nbsp; I like what I see from her during her senior campaign and will be watching closely.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As always stay tuned for more articles on your favorite athletes.&nbsp; If you have anyone you think we should watch out for, please shoot me an email with some info at <a href="mailto:Michael@prepdig.com">Michael@prepdig.com</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Also don't forget to help these kids get more exposure by sharing our stories with your friends.&nbsp; Help us help them by simply retweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook.&nbsp; Thanks for following us, Prep Dig Cali Family!&nbsp; Don't be afraid to interact with us.&nbsp; We love the likes, shares, and quotes/comments.&nbsp; Keep them coming!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->