All Freshmen Arizona Team: Rookies of the Year

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This year's group of freshman standouts made a major impact in their first high school season. From clutch performances on the biggest stages to gritty battles all year long, these rookies proved they belong. We're excited to watch their growth in the years ahead. The Prep Dig AZ team selected these awards based on season-long stats and performance, separated by 1A–3A and 4A–6A classifications.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here are the recipients of this years Prep Dig Arizona All Freshmen Team:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>4A- 6A Freshman First Team:</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='888723' first='Sloan' last='Kribel'] (Outside Hitter, Saguaro)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='885089' first='Sophia' last='Gregg'] (Outside Hitter, Perry)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='883366' first='Addison' last='Martin'] (Setter/RS, Cactus)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='885082' first='K'Lei' last='Noah'] (OPP, Basha)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='883367' first='Sarah' last='Hodgson'] (Outside hitter, Chaparal)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='915918' first='Violett' last='D'Annibale'] (M, Canyon Del Oro)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='888740' first='Isabella' last='Palladino'] (Setter/RS, Centennial)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='888747' first='Alexia' last='Gould'] (Outside Hitter, Sahuaro)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='883855' first='Taylor' last='Rother'] (Outside/OPP, ACP)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='891275' first='Taylor' last='Thomas'] (L/DS, Verrado)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>4A-6A Freshman Second Team</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='878965' first='Laela' last='Barksdale'] (OH/OPP, ACP)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='888749' first='Emma' last='Howard'] (M, ALAGN)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916115' first='Kalia' last='Soza'] (DS/OPP, Ironwood)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='878927' first='Isabella' last='Meagher'] (DS/OH, Mountain Pointe)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='888748' first='Nellie' last='Coover'] (OH, St. Mary's)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='885103' first='Chelsea' last='Mayhead'] (S, Basha)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='888557' first='Ahvah' last='Florance-Littles'] (S, Sandra Day O'Connor)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916130' first='Chaela' last='Curry'] (M, West Point)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916131' first='Skye' last='Moore'] (OH, Cactus)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916135' first='Colbie' last='Devlin'] (S/RS, ALAQC)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>4-6A Freshman Player of the Year:</strong> </h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='885088' first='Sahmone' last='Wadsworth'] (OH, Xavier)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>4-6A Defensive Player of the Year: </strong></h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='788683' first='Lainey' last='Wilderson'] (Middle, Canyon Del Oro)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>4-6A Offensive Player of the Year: </strong></h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='885187' first='Rylee' last='Asanovich'] (Setter/RS, Desert Ridge)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>1A-3A Freshmen First Team</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='888770' first='Emery' last='Ossenfort'] (OPP, PCDS)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916182' first='Rilyn' last='Papainkolos'] (OPP, Desert Christian)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916189' first='Grace' last='Combs'] (S, Cicero Prep)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='888754' first='Lilly' last='Bliss'] (M, NCS)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916146' first='Payton' last='Balsinger'] (OH, Tanque Verde)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916147' first='Ella' last='Buettner'] (S/RS, Tempe Prep)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='892516' first='Sophia' last='Lee'] (DS/L, Scottsdale Prep)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='914259' first='Hazel' last='Chapman'] (OH, Benson)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916149' first='Harper' last='Perrault'] (M, Veritas)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916155' first='Taelee' last='Tenney'] (M/OH, Mogollon)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">1A-3A Freshmen Second Team </h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='891261' first='Jaila' last='Housh'] (OH, Horizon Honors)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='888774' first='Savvy' last='Heffner'] (S, Rancho Solano)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916190' first='Alana' last='Yazzie'] (M/OH, St. Michaels)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916191' first='Sophia' last='Tejeda'] (M/OH, Trivium)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916192' first='Kassidy' last='Belone'] (OH, Winslow)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916193' first='Kaydence' last='Hirsch'] (DS/L, Valley Christian)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916194' first='Natasha' last='Gladden'] (M/OPP, Tempe Prep)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916196' first='Allyson' last='Sauls'] (S, Odyssey Institute)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916197' first='Yasmine' last='Ataya'] ( M/OH, Tuba City)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916199' first='Kierra' last='Porter'] (OH, Mollgon)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>4-6A Freshman Player of the Year:</strong> </h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='883019' first='Izabella' last='Bombinski'] (OH, NCS)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>1-3A Defensive Player of the Year: </strong></h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916200' first='Payten' last='McWhorter'] (L, St. David) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading {"level":4} --> <h4 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>1-3A Offensive Player of the Year: </strong></h4> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='916201' first='Tabitha' last='McCaffery'] (M, Arizona Lutheran) </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->