Nine Standouts From Thursday’s D1 District Finals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Thursday marked the start of district finals around the state, with them collectively taking place through Saturday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were some big matchups in Division 1 on Thursday, with nine players putting up big numbers to lead their respective team to a district title.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>*Players profiled had stats available online</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>PrepDig is putting on the Michigan Top 250 Expo for Class of 2024-27 prospects on Dec. 9 in Pontiac.&nbsp;</em><a href="https://events.prepdig.com/e/914/register/michigan-top-250-expo"><em>Click here</em></a><em>&nbsp;to sign up for the event. You can use promo code “EllisExpo2023” for $10 off your registration.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='487136' first='Kylie' last='Anderson'], Jr. S Mattawan</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mattawan had a sweep of Zeeland East and Anderson ran a very smooth offense. The Wildcats hit .329 as a team in the victory with Anderson collecting 20 assists on the night. She also had four digs and one ace.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='110295' first='Elana' last='Erickson'], Sr. OH Forest Hills Northern</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A Miss Volleyball finalist, Erickson certainly shined in her district final with Lowell on Thursday, a four-set battle. Erickson put down 27 kills in the win, lifting the Huskies past a tough Red Arrow squad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='226900' first='Liv' last='Hosford'], So. OH Rockford</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Rams dominated their district final with Coopersville, but Hosford really shined. The sophomore recorded 21 kills over three sets, hitting .576 in the process. She also added 12 digs, one block and one ace for Rockford.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='186778' first='Jada' last='Pantaleo'], Sr. OH Eisenhower</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As part of a young team, Pantaleo did her part to shoulder the load for Eisenhower in a thrilling four-set win over Stoney Creek in a district final on Thursday. She put down 23 kills to lead the offense, including the match-winning kill.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='172202' first='Kaitlyn' last='Schram'], Sr. S Hartland</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Schram played a big role in leading Hartland to its first district title since 1979. The senior had 37 assists, 13 digs, seven aces and five kills. She did a little bit of everything to give Hartland a four-set win over Fenton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='442995' first='Marlie' last='Smith'], Fr. S/OH Clarkston</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smith has had a big impact on Clarkston's team this fall and the freshman shined in the four-set district final win over Walled Lake Northern. She had 10 kills while hitting .450, 15 digs, 10 assists and one block.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='224600' first='Cali' last='Stevons'], Jr. S/DS DeWitt</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Stevons was very active on Thursday, as she recorded 21 assists and 15 digs, both of which led DeWitt in their sweep of Grand Ledge on Thursday to win the district title. She also had three aces, two kills and one block.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='172198' first='Isabelle' last='Swiercz'], Sr. OH Hudsonville</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hudsonville drew a tough Jenison team for the district final, but was able to come through with a sweep thanks in large part to Swiercz. The Miss Volleyball finalist put down 21 kills while hitting .450 and also tallied seven digs and three aces in the victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='110333' first='Izzy' last='Whittaker'], Sr. OH Grand Haven</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Whittaker put up a big performance to help lead Grand Haven to a 4-set win over Mona Shores on Thursday. Whittaker tallied 24 kills and 13 digs, which allowed her to move to fifth all-time in Grand Haven's career kills leaders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->