Pace Setters: Top Setters In The 2027 Rankings

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prep Dig Kansas published the new Class of 2027 rankings yesterday and the class now includes 110 ranked athletes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Athletes, parents, and coaches can click on the “How We Rank” story under the “Rankings” menu to learn more about the process of ranking players and can reference an earlier article published yesterday on the new Top 10 for this class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is the third report featuring players from the class of 2027. This one features five setters who made the initial rankings for this Kansas Class.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='446324' first='Sasha' last='Cromer']</strong>, 5'11”, S, Blue Valley West</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Cromer is the No. 2 ranked setter in the class of 2027, behind the No. 1 overall player [player_tooltip player_id='434374' first='Kya' last='Behr'], who was featured yesterday. Cromer is ranked No. 19 overall. Cromer has nice touch and will have multiple weapons to distribute the ball to at Blue Valley West.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='445556' first='Tessa' last='Nover-Estes']</strong>, 5'11”, S, Free State</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Free State setter is ranked No. 20 overall and the third-ranked setter in this class. During her freshman season, Nover-Estes recorded 317 assists in 81 sets.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='514804' first='Hayden' last='Kramer'], </strong>5'5”, S, Centralia</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kramer is a gifted athlete who can play multiple positions and is ranked No. 28 overall. She can set, hit, and has a difficult serve to receive.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='478871' first='Maryn' last='Dean']</strong>, 5'9”, S, Bishop Miege</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dean is ranked no. 29 overall. Dean had an eye-popping total of 467 assists during her freshman campaign. She can play six rotations and it will be interesting to see how she evolves on the court in the next couple of years.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='516259' first='Alyvia' last='Batchman']</strong>, 5'6”, S, Ellinwood</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ellinwood's Batchman is ranked No. 42 overall. Batchman is also versatile and could play outside in a pinch. Her bulky stat line as a freshman included 399 assists, 153 digs, and 135 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->