Some New Faces To The Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As always, there are additions to our rankings. After a stellar high school season, many of our new faces had years that earned them spots on their respective class all-state teams. Here are some players who jumped into the rankings this spring.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["335616"],"_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_0_evaluation":"The setter/hitter is the highest newest face in the rankings this go around. A class 4 all-state honoree, VanOverschelde did many things last fall to help her team in 2022. At 5'9u0022, she displays great athleticism. 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