Radar Watch: Five 2027s Worth a Next Level Look

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='813906' first='Hazel' last='Francis']</strong><br>The top scorer for Russia in 2025, Francis is a high impact 5'11 middle. She doubled her effort from her sophomore season at 365 kills for a 3.8 k/s average along with a career high 3.6 b/m for the Raiders. With the ability to score at the pins and through quicker middle options, she has some raw athleticism that benefits her play as she can simply jump and swing with good success. When in rhythm through quick middle tempos, she can bring big arm speed to drive the ball with pace.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='812301' first='Celeste' last='Borchers']</strong><br>A 5'10 outside hitter, Borchers is an athletic multi-sport athlete. She was second on the team offensively for Russia adding 3.0 k/s to their team point scoring. Her career best 288 kills eclipsed a great effort from 2024, which arrives her numbers at 533 total kills to go along with 383 digs. She is a smart attacker to be able to score with power and control as she has a fluid quality to her approach work to lift and let her arm go.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Audrey Colson</strong><br>Colson led Big Walnut's offense in 2025 through a career best 735 assists, her second consecutive season over 700 dimes. She averaged 8.4 a/s as the Golden Eagles averaged over nine kills per set as a team, which led to a 19-7 overall record. She also picked up a career high 200 digs. Heading into her senior season next fall, Colson has 1,465 total assists. She is quick in her movement and has the ability to locate the ball into hittable space when on the move out of system.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='812224' first='Caroline' last='Scott']</strong><br>The 6'0 middle improved her impact over the last high school season with Olentangy Liberty. She increased her career kills total to 319 as she terminated a single season best 195 kills for a 2.3 k/s average. She was second offensively through an effective effort with career best efficiency at .314 on a 48% kill rate. She moves well to swing as well as on the defensive side that led to 2.3 blocks per match.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='957027' first='Solomiya' last='Teluk']</strong><br>Teluk's effort this club season adds depth to her Maverick 17 Maroon team from the middle, providing another quality option in this position to help balance their pin action. As this team likes to run their middles very fast, when on time around her setter she can get off the floor quickly and put some good force behind the ball at the point of contact. At 6'0, she brings good presence on both sides of the ball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->