2027 Watch List is Live!

Vernon Birmingham December 5, 2023 @ 12:38 PM

We have dropped our first Watch List for the class of 2027. We still have work to do but this is a start! Disclaimer!!! There will be more players added to this list as the club season gets underway. A couple of things to note for myself. I don't start watching players until their freshman year/15s club season. 15's-18's is where my work lies. There may be some players I hear about when they are in their 14's season but I don't start following them until high school. I preface that to say the players on the first list are built solely from their high school seasons and their contribution to the varsity level. By March, there will be new names added from across the state of Missouri. Here are six players I want to introduce now!   [player_tooltip player_id='464561' first='Ziah' last='Schmulz ']- OH - Mt. Vernon   Schmulz had a productive freshman year for Mt. Vernon in many aspects of the game. As an attacker, she had 325 kills in the year. As a setter, she dished 346 assists. And as a defender, managed 218 digs to show her versatility on the court.   [player_tooltip player_id='485567' first='Tandee' last='Hiser'] - MH/OH - Butler   Hiser showed she has a bright future for Butler after a debut season that totaled 287 kills swinging from the middle and the pin. She showed she will also be a problem defensively with 39 blocks.   [player_tooltip player_id='396499' first='Kinley' last='Gillihan'] - MH - St. Michael the Archangel   St. Michael had a deep postseason run and Gillihan was key to the success they enjoyed this fall. She held down the middle to the tune of 261 kills. She was a game-changer at the net as well, sending back 71 balls.   [player_tooltip player_id='485611' first='Ashtyn' last='Van de Ven'] - S - Leopold   Van de Ven was one of few freshmen who ran their team's offense in a 5-1 for the duration of the season. She wasn't too shabby at all with 815 assists. From right back she also had 206 digs.   [player_tooltip player_id='485632' first='Leighton' last='Benne'] - DS/L - Lee's Summit North   Benne is going to put up big numbers over her high school career, evidenced by the 418 digs in her first year of high school ball. She was also able to pass half the court in serve/receive. She was just under 600 receptions on the season with 588.   [player_tooltip player_id='485633' first='Shelby' last='Redd'] - DS/L - Skyline   The Skyline freshman did a good job defensively in her high school debut season She had 396 digs on the year and was dodged in the serving game by her opponents.

We have dropped our first Watch List for the class of 2027. We still have work to do but this is a start! Disclaimer!!! There will be more players added to this list as the club season gets underway. A couple of things to note for myself. I don't start watching players until their freshman year/15s club season. 15's-18's is where my work lies. There may be some players I hear about when they are in their 14's season but I don't start following them until high school. I preface that to say the players on the first list are built solely from their high school seasons and their contribution to the varsity level. By March, there will be new names added from across the state of Missouri. Here are six players I want to introduce now!