DMV 16U Competing at USAV Junior Nationals

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This age group clearly stands out as the most watched at Junior Nationals. With June 15 now further in our rear view mirror we see a number of the top players for 2026 announce their verbal commitments to colleges. However, there still exist several more that can make a difference to a college program. Grabbing the top college recruits becomes paramount. Like the 17U, eight teams compete in this age group. One of those teams competes in Open.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Open</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Metro</strong> (1/38)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":[301696],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-667b93b4be12c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Nadiya was recently added to the U.S. National team U19 20 woman roster. When the 12 team roster was finalized she was named as an alternate. She also committed to Baylor University, one of three Metro pin hitters who committed early to Division I colleges. The next big news for her will focus on her move to Virginia where she will play for a high school that made it to the finals of the State championship last year. More on that in August. After all, she still needs to officially make the team when tryouts occur in August. Something tells me she will not have any problem doing so.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">This Metro team will be dangerous with Nadiya and the other pin hitters hitting missiles from outside. A fun team to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How they earned their bid - Metro won the Chesapeake Regional Qualifier to earn a National Bid. Almost a month later they upped the ante to finish third at the Northeast Qualifier to capture an Open bid.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team Info - Like the 17U team Metro dominated early, winning the Rock and Roll Rumble in Clevland, the Mid Atlantic Power League in Hampton and their own Capitol Hill Classic tournament in DC. They did put together a disappointing fifth place finish at the Charm City Challenge, followed by mediocre 14th and 9th place finishes at the Sunshine and Mideast Qualifiers. But they achieved their goal by qualifying for Open in Nationals. Now the real work begins.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch - left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='227251' first='Morgan' last='Williams'] </strong>(1), left side<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='303701' first='Caydence' last='Doolan']</strong> (3, Marquette), right side<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='301696' first='Nadiya' last='Johnson'] </strong>(4, Baylor), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='238341' first='Teodora' last='Stamenkovic']</strong> (5), pin <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='210539' first='Emma' last='Gardner'] </strong>(8, Long Beach State), right side<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='220923' first='Soleil' last='Rancourt']</strong> (15), setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='321677' first='Charis' last='Burge']</strong> (19), left side<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='555602' first='Bryah' last='Breaux'] </strong>(24), libero <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='218149' first='Giselle' last='Norris']</strong> (26), setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325600' first='Taryn' last='Su']</strong> (27), setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='238859' first='Sydney' last='Bryant']</strong> (28), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='333652' first='Gabriella' last='Vizek']</strong> (32), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='321679' first='Simone' last='Assasie']</strong> (42), libero/DS <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='377326' first='Elly' last='Vanlandingham']</strong> (57), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='321676' first='Gabrielle' last='Wigglesworth']</strong> (77), libero/DS <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='265167' first='Laila' last='Chadwick']</strong> (4, class of 2027)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>North Carolina Volleyball Academy Diamond</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["229773"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-667c3a958619e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">She commutes from Virginia to play for the Diamond. You might call her a diamond in the rough. She plays for Liberty Christian Academy where she ranks second on the team in blocks and third in kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For Diamond she has expanded her scope for playing time by hitting right side.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Special shout out to middle/right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='229773' first='Evie' last='Ballengee'] </strong>(45) who will play for North Carolina Volleyball Academy Diamond in the Open Division. Evie attends high school at Liberty Christian Academy in Virginia.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>National</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='476729' first='Paramount' last=''] </strong>(2/252)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["498420"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-667b93b4be197"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Something tells me her number 44 ranking should be higher. At 6'2" she brings an intimidating presence to the middle. She shares the position with <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325603' first='Parker' last='Sutherland']</strong> and <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325599' first='Raegan' last='Lentz']</strong>. This team has some fun middles to watch. Raegan plays right side when the need calls for them to all play at the same time.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Her high school is not noted for their volleyball play so Meisha stood out as one of the bigger surprises this year during the club season. Her 10'1" approach jump ranks the highest on the Paramount team.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700"></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How they earned their bid - [program_tooltip program_id='476729' first='Paramount' last=''] lost to Metro in the finals of the Chesapeake Regional. That earned them an American bid. Once Metro won their Open bid [program_tooltip program_id='476729' first='Paramount' last=''] moved up to a National bid. Even with the bump up a slight disappointment since their goal always focuses on achieving an Open bid.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team Info - [program_tooltip program_id='476729' first='Paramount' last=''] played in the Triple Crown, the first Chesapeake club to compete in that event. They finished 61 out of 120 teams. Some disappointing finishes in National Qualifiers as well (Sunshine, Show Me and Northeast) left them short of achieving goals for an Open bid. Their best finish in these Qualifiers was 29th. They dominated in local tournament play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch - middle<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='325603' first='Parker' last='Sutherland']</strong> (7), middle/right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325599' first='Raegan' last='Lentz']</strong> (10), left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='322107' first='Eden' last='Tardy']</strong> (11), left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='238356' first='Morgan' last='Reeves']</strong> (14), libero/ds <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325602' first='Alexa' last='Smith']</strong> (21), libero/ds <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='412055' first='Lilly' last='Kennedy']</strong> (29), right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325601' first='Sydnee' last='Peters']</strong> (35), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='498420' first='Meisha' last='Sykes']</strong> (44), right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='238851' first='Piper' last='Xeller']</strong> (52), setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='377335' first='Mackenzie' last='Davis']</strong> (135), libero/DS <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='377328' first='Madison' last='Phan']</strong> (138), setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='235322' first='Avery' last='Prendergast']</strong> (52, class of 2025)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='489547' first='540' last='Volleyball Academy']</strong> Elite (1/250)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["435745"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-667b93b4be1e1"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Our number three prospect for the class of 2027. While she hits middle for 540 she also can dominate from the left side. At the East Coast Championship her outside hitting and back row play led 540 to the championship.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Looking forward to seeing what position she plays in the Junior Nationals. Her future appears to be as an outside. Alyssa has registered for the DMV Prep Dig Stock up Show case coming August 3. A special player to watch because of her athleticism. She also enhances her indoor game with some beach action.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This coming high school season watch out for Mountain View. They carry some talent on their roster with Alyssa leading the charge.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How they got there - They won the Old Dominion Qualifier.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team Info - [program_tooltip program_id='489547' first='540' last='Volleyball Academy'] finished the season off with a bang by winning the East Coast Championship. Three teams playing in the Nationals, MVSA Sparks, Virginia Juniors and Maryland Juniors lost to them in that tournament. So did AAU participant VA Wave. 540 also won the Charm City Challenge but they played in the Premier Division and not Open. As if that is not impressive enough, they also won the 17/18 Open Shamrock Showdown, beating a strong [program_tooltip program_id='494409' first='Blue' last='Ridge'] 18 team. Playing in the Qualifiers 540 finished ninth in the Sunshine USA, but 29th in the Lone Star playing in the USA Division. They moved up to Open in the Northeast where they placed 43rd out of 48 teams.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch - middle/left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='435745' first='Alyssa' last='Kumah'] </strong>(3, class of 2027), left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='221415' first='Lindsey' last='Canty']</strong> (18), setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='397536' first='Aubrey' last='Parker'] </strong>(20), right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='333653' first='Elizabeth' last='York'] </strong>(34), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='397397' first='Jasmine' last='Williams']</strong> (36), libero <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='397192' first='Kadie' last='Cardozo']</strong> (48), left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='395523' first='Kylee' last='Cookson']</strong> (72), left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='497909' first='Riley' last='A. Forehand'] </strong>(74), setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='464563' first='Elizabeth' last='Robinson']</strong> (97),</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>American</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>MVSA Sparks</strong> (4/511)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["479659"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-667b93b4be224"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Looking forward to watching Eliza play at Junior Nationals to see the improvement in her game. Last year she stood out at the first Prep Dig Expo 250 showcase. This allowed her to become one of our biggest stock risers in the class of 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eliza shows good arm extension and tempo for sticking at the middle. I watched her early this year at a local tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Libero [player_tooltip player_id='493358' first='Kennedy' last='Cummins'] is another player I'm looking forward to watching at the Junior Nationals. She shows good hustle and enthusiasm when playing the back row. Kennedy has also registered for this year's Prep Dig showcase in August. So, with the Nationals and the Prep Dig appearance Kennedy will get some exposure this summr.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How they got there - A third place finish in the Chesapeake Qualifiers. The only two teams they lost to were Paramount and Metro. They beat Virginia Juniors and Maryland Juniors, who are both playing in the Freedom Division. When Paramount received a bump up to National, after Metro qualified for Open MVSA jumped from Freedom to American.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team Info - MVSA has dominated at the local level, winning three local tournaments. A third place finish at the National Harbor tournament was a good start to their season. A 21st place finish in Capitol Hill Classic fell short of expectations. Once the local tournaments ceased the success became more difficult. They played in two National Qualifiers (Northeast and Mideast) in the Liberty Division. Their best finish was 45th. The East Coast Championship fifth place finish ended their season on a more positive note.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch - left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='412056' first='Elizabeth' last='Mitchell']</strong> (23), setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='346818' first='Charlotte' last='Deraleau'] </strong>(38), middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='528027' first='Eliza' last='Lowe']</strong> (43), setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='238376' first='Anasofia' last='Zanellato']</strong> (49), right side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='369729' first='Fallon' last='Gyapong']</strong> (50), libero/DS <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='493358' first='Kennedy' last='Cummins'] </strong>(61) Libero/ds <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='238860' first='Mia' last='Fornasiero']</strong> (62), left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='325604' first='Sara' last='Foster'] </strong>(134)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='450416' first='East' last='Coast Volleyball Club'] Pink</strong> (20/1320)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How they got there - Finishing second in the Old Dominion Qualifier.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team Info - Normally the black team is the first team. Apparently not this year. The East Coast Pink played in a couple National Qualifiers (Sunshine and Northeast) in the Liberty Division, finishing a little below the middle of the pack in both tournaments.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch - This team has not been on my radar. They are now.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Freedom</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Virginia Juniors</strong> (9/338)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How they got there - Normally a fourth place finish in the Chesapeake Qualifiers does not give you an invite to the dance. Once Metro earned an Open bid it created a bump up for the two teams below them, creating an opening for Virginia Jrs to slide into the Freedom Division.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team Info - Juniors ended the season well with a third place finish at the East Coast championship. A third place finish at the National Harbor Showdown started their season well. In between those two tournaments Juniors struggled a bit. In the three National Qualifiers (Sunshine, Show Me and Northeast) Juniors fell far short of a bid while playing in the USA Division. Their best finish was 23rd. Even the Capitol Hill Classic (17th place) fell short of expectations. The USAV Junior Nationals seems like a good time to light it up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to watch -middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='238850' first='Sydney' last='Bennett']</strong> (12), setter<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='333651' first='Sydney' last='Ray']</strong> (25), libero <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='434861' first='Bailey' last='Swinton']</strong> (81), libero/ds <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='346817' first='Celiana' last='Caraballo']</strong> (114), setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='455177' first='Briana' last='Vo']</strong> (126), outside <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='377330' first='Chloe' last='Lin']</strong> (Watch) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Maryland Juniors </strong>(16/874)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["516018"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-667b93b4be269"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">At 5'8" some would say she is small for an outside. She impressed enough to earn a number 92 ranking. Isard was a new addition to our rankings in May of last year. Her appearance at the Junior Nationals , as well as her registration at the Prep Dig showcase in Las Vegas stand out as good opportunities for exposure.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How they got there - A fifth place finish in the Chesapeake Regionals earned them a bid once other clubs were bumped up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team Info - They were registered for AAUs in the Elite Division but I did not see any results for them. In the Sunshine and Northeast Qualifiers they played in the Liberty Division. They finished in the mid 40s for both. In the two big local tournaments National Harbor (11th) and Capitol Hill (33) they did not fare well. A good finish in the Nationals would end their season well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to watch - left side<strong> [player_tooltip player_id='346815' first='Isard' last='Bernades'] </strong>(92), left side <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='525343' first='Terry' last='Spring']</strong> (102), setter <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='346816' first='Avery' last='Hubbard']</strong> (140) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='489547' first='540' last='Volleyball Academy']</strong> Nat'l (8/690)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>How They got there - A third place finish in the Old Dominion Regionals</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Team Info - Normally, I do not watch second teams play. Despite the second team designation they did play in the Northeast Qualifier in the American Division. They finished 41st. While the first team plays mostly in Open tournaments the second team battles it out in club.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Players to Watch - middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='397539' first='Carolina' last='Eastlake']</strong> (91), libero <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='397414' first='Isabella' last='Park']</strong> (DMV Expo)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[program_tooltip program_id='498495' first='Richmond' last='Volleyball Club']</strong> Shines at AAUs</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>They came into the tournament as ninth seeds in the Elite Division. For most of the tournament they played like top seeds. While they won their first 11 matches it was not easy. They played three matches that went three sets. All of those went to [program_tooltip program_id='498495' first='Richmond' last='Volleyball Club'] but by two points in each set, either 15-13 or 16-14.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After sweeping the Northern Lights 16-2 team in their opening match of the championship bracket, they lost their first match, a three setter to Gainsville Juniors. The third set ended in a 15-10 loss. For Gainsville It was just one of two sets they lost in the tournament. They would go on to win the gold in the championship bracket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The only player ranked in our top 150 for [program_tooltip program_id='498495' first='Richmond' last='Volleyball Club'] in the class of 2026 is libero [player_tooltip player_id='322106' first='Bailey' last='Loving'] (120). She earned that ranking for her play at St. Catherines. I have not had an opportunity to watch [program_tooltip program_id='498495' first='Richmond' last='Volleyball Club'] play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Their setters are <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='722276' first='Kenstin' last='Phelps'] </strong>and <strong>Karlei Gibson</strong>. Karlei sets for Colonial Forge but when I watched them play <strong>Isabel Ostvig</strong> ran a 5/1. The Eagles lost in five to eventual State champions Langley in the playoffs. The 5'10" Karlei should get more of an opportunity to set this year. She belongs to the class of 2025. Kenstin sets for Liberty Christian the same high school as middle <strong>[player_tooltip player_id='229773' first='Evie' last='Ballengee'],</strong> who will play for North Carolina Volleyball Academy Diamond at the Open Division in USAV Nationals.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Molly McCall</strong>, <strong>Corinne Cook</strong> (class of 2025) and <strong>Olivia Leonard</strong> each stand above 6 feet. Definitely some players to put on my radar next year for the high school season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->