Tri-State Elite 15s Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Attend the Top 250 Expo 12/15 in Mentor, OH! Use coupon code "GrahamExpo2024" at checkout for $10 off registration fee!</strong> Here's the&nbsp;link to the event page:&nbsp;<a href="https://events.prepdig.com/e/1305/register/ohio-top-250-expo">https://events.prepdig.com/e/1305/register/ohio-top-250-expo</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This group comprises of a number of impact freshmen for various teams, but a number of them hope to make waves in the loaded Girls Greater Catholic League in the next two to three years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15 Blue</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Freshman [player_tooltip player_id='579836' first='Charlotte' last='Patton'] led Conner to a 20-17 record this past fall mainly hitting from both the middle and outside. The 6-1 Patton will mainly hit from the outside on this team. Two solid freshmen Milford hitters in middle blocker [player_tooltip player_id='582228' first='Lauren' last='Williams'] and outside hitter [player_tooltip player_id='661888' first='Baechle' last='Mathes'] will join her and Ross freshman [player_tooltip player_id='582222' first='Mya' last='Bosse'] will set them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Three defensive specialists grace this roster in Seton's Allison MacPherson, [player_tooltip player_id='582218' first='Maggie' last='Timmerman'] and St. Ursula's [player_tooltip player_id='582221' first='Kelsey' last='Bareswilt']. Mount Notre Dame's [player_tooltip player_id='875504' first='Aubrey' last='McDaniel'] will try to make an impact at middle blocker with Seton's [player_tooltip player_id='582220' first='Lilly' last='Mollner'] and St. Ursula's [player_tooltip player_id='510903' first='Lowe' last='Long'] giving the team depth at outside hitter. Mollner will also play some defensive specialist.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15 White</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Some of these players saw limited varsity action as freshmen. Harrison outside hitter Regan Oaks made the biggest impact.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The defensive specialists will be St. Ursula's Finley Santoro, Seton's Samantha Schenke and Kings freshman Mallory Kirkendall and St. Ursula's Lakyn Shawger will be the setter. St. Ursula's Abigail Hodapp will set and hit from the outside. A pair of Seton teammates Harlowe Allen and Charlotte Holm along with Roger Bacon's Brenna Huber will play both middle blocker and outside hitter. Mason freshman Preslie Evans and Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy's Sloan Swartz give the team depth from the outside.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Blue and White teams open the season in the Mideast Power League in Louisville Jan. 4 and 5.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>15 Gray</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This team comprises of nine players. Milford's Anna Watson and CHCA's Ava Hartje are the defensive specialists with Milford's Sydney Mandel playing defensive specialist and setter. Badin's Gwendalyn Culley is the other setter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The roster is made of five hitters. Notre Dame's Hollyn Harper, Colerain's Ella White and Seton's Danielle Good are the outside hitters with Roger Bacon freshman Sophie Burke and Mercy McAuley's Alyssa McCarty playing middle blocker.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The team plays in the Nike River Rumble on Feb. 1 and 2 in Hamilton.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Players to Watch</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["579836"],"_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-6748f07e7f77e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Patton has turned into a valuable player for the Cougars excelling in multiple ways. Patton uses her size to go up and smack down balls from high angles at the pins and in the middle. Patton also does a good job putting down overpassed balls. Patton also has a low line drive serve. She also did some setting for the Cougars this past fall. Patton finished the season with a team-high 296 kills to go with 30 aces, 30 assisted blocks and eight solo blocks.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["661888"],"_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-6748f07e7f7eb"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Mathes played a big role in leading the Eagles to their first district championship since 1991. Mathes does a great job reading defenses and knowing where to put balls from the pins. She can hit them to the front and back rows, even going off blockers when needed. Mathes had 191 kills and 25 blocks for the Eagles this past fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["582228"],"_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-6748fb2871d51"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Williams (pictured) provides the Eagles with valuable size. Williams takes shot sets and puts them down in the middle and the pins. Williams can put balls off blockers when needed. Williams also has excellent timing on her blocks. Williams had 119 kills and 40 blocks, helping Milford to a district championship for the first time since 1991.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["582222"],"_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-6748fb2871ea8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Bosse brings a lot of versatility to the Rams. Bosse does a great job setting hitters up for success and makes a lot of things happen spiking the ball. She can hit to different parts of the court and throws defenses off shoving balls to the opposite sideline. Bosse lines up her arms well for nice first contacts and can score a lot of points on tough serves. Bosse had 168 kills, 217 digs and 59 aces for Ross this past fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Regan Oaks","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2028","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32564","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Harrison","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='430852' first='Tri-State' last='Elite']","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-67490121875bd"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Oaks does a great with her net approaches knowing what depth she needs to effectively put balls to the targets. Oaks can smack balls from the front row and back row. Oaks brings the Wildcats versatility with crisp first passes. Oaks led the Southwest Ohio Conference with 251 kills last year to go with 172 digs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->