Class of 2022 – 1st Team All-State – Right Side

We are proud to announce our Inaugural Prep Dig All-State Teams. Our All-State players are considered to have played the best at their respective position THIS YEAR. Some of the athletes listed may have played multiple positions on the court, but we have chosen them for the positions that we think they excelled at the most.   We are proud to announce our First Team All State in this article series. We will be posting a few athletes at a time in order to give enough credit to each player. We are very proud of each player and everyone who helped them reach their goals this year. These players are being picked due to their individual performance on their teams this high school season. This next article in this series is devoted to the Right Side or Opposite position. These young ladies are our picks for 1st Team All- State.   1st Team All State Selection: Right Side [player_tooltip player_id="99504" first="Ava" last="Roberts"] [2022] 6-0 Right Side/Middle (HS: Mansfield/Club: Dallas Skyline/ Verbal: Dartmouth College) Ava is currently ranked as the 28th top overall prospect and the 5th best right side in the wonderful State of Texas according to our State Rankings. We have written about Miss Roberts quite a few times and here is a refresher about what we have written, “She is versatile enough to hit quick sets and high tempo on the pins. She is gifted with a super strong frame that is built for the college game. She will transition very well to the workouts at the next level. She can jump extremely well and rises up with the best of them. What truly stands out is her power on her attack. Her upper body is so strong that the ball comes off of her hand contact so quickly. When she presses on the block, there is no hitter who can break that seal. This is a great weapon for a team to have. She has played against some of the best teams in the nation and she still shines. She sometimes steps inside and runs a slide in transition and also runs quicks from the right. She is only a Junior but she is a Stud for Mansfield High School. This young lady has power for days and plays with so much passion. I love to watch her celebrate a kill or a block with her teammates. It is so infectious. She is a blocking machine on the right side and middle. Once college coaches see how she can play at all three positions at the net, they will fall in love with that athleticism. This past high school season Ava was able to accumulate 247 kills mostly on the right pin, she hit a .290 hitting percentage, had 50 blocks, 84 digs, and 22 aces. She was a dominating force that helped her Mansfield team to a 21-3 overall record and an unblemished 14-0 district record. Her play also earned her 11-6A Co-Hitter of the Year So far in the club season she has helped her TAV 17 Black squad to winning the President’s Day Invitational Championship, and going undefeated in the Tour Stop for pre-qualified teams. Coaches this kid needs to be offered now! Don’t miss out on the talent. We will keep watching as she continues to wow the crowd around her court this club season. It didn’t take long as we are proud to announce that she has recently made her college choice and will be taking her talents to star on the court for Ivy League member Dartmouth College. She will be a STUD for them and will wow them like she continues to wow us. We loved watching her in person and she was worth the price of admission. The power and the athleticism from Ava is all from the hard work that she has put in both inside and outside the court. We will be watching her senior season closely to see even more fireworks. And boy were there fireworks. She helped Mansfield to a wonderful 35-16 overall record and an impressive undefeated 14-0 district record. She recorded 650 kills which is the most kills amongst all right side attackers in the 2022 class. Ava also had a .302 hitting percentage, 436 digs, 69 blocks, and 53 aces. Her awesome play just culminated in her earning the district 11-6A Most Valuable Player award.” Ever since the first time I watched her highlight videos and training during the shutdown, I was super impressed with her abilities and work ethic. She has only gotten better each time that she touched the court. We are pleased to announce that all of her hard work is being recognized by her earning 1st Team All-State from our publication. Please help us in congratulating her on the amazing achievement.     1st Team All State Selection: Right Side [player_tooltip player_id="87514" first="Samantha" last="Wunsch"] [2022] 6-1 Right Side (HS: Vandergrift/Club: Roots/Verbal: Texas State) Samantha is currently ranked as the 33rd best overall prospect in our State Rankings for the 2022 class. We wrote a highlight article on her last May and here is a little from the article, “She is part of the famed ten foot club as a sophomore and that is something in itself. This means that her approach touch is at or over ten feet in height. This tall left handed setter/attacker is a prototypical opposite side player. She is a very active blocker who stays with her hitter very well in her zone. She is always watching the other side and tries to anticipate where the set will go. I really like her transition footwork as she is pretty fast for her size and is always ready to attack. She is able to hit both line and angle very well and scores at a high rate. She is definitely someone to take note of if you need a lengthy right side player. Her blocking at the net is superb as she really uses her core to make sure that her upper body seals the net well. We are extremely proud to announce that she has just committed to play volleyball at the next level. She won’t have to travel very far as she has chosen to stay close to home and play at Texas State University. They are getting a great one in Sam. This past year on Varsity at Vandergrift she helped them to a 14-6 overall record and an 11-3 district record. Last season, the lengthy right side had 201 kills with a hitting percentage of .279 and added 54 blocks and 14 digs. We are very happy for her and will be watching her senior season. We watched her this season and she has done amazing. She has recorded the second most kills amongst all senior right sides in the state. Those 497 kills came on an impressive .335 hitting percentage. She also had 75 blocks and 77 digs on the year. Her stats helped her squad to a 39-10 overall record and a district record of 13-1. We are proud to announce that she has earned a nomination for an All-State award due to her play on the court this season.” It was an easy choice for us as she was super productive in her position during her senior season. We are proud to announce that Samantha has earned 1st Team All-State from our publication. Please help us in congratulating her on the achievement.   As always stay tuned for more articles on your favorite athletes. If you have anyone you think we should watch out for, please shoot me an email with some info at nov8vb@yahoo.com. Also don’t forget to help these kids get more exposure by sharing our stories with your friends. Help us help them by simply retweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook. Thanks for following us, Prep Dig Texas Family! 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