Miss Ketcham is a very talented middle blocker in the class of 2028 from Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron and Nova Juniors 16 Navy.  Ellesyn is currently ranked No. 94 overall in the Prep Dig Ohio State Rankings.  Once we saw her in the positional drills, we knew exactly why she was ranked.  Her attitude stood out to me immediately and she was a true joy to watch compete.  I singled her out and did a quick interview with her that will be showcased on our Instagram soon.  Everyone will see how she can easily add some great communication and fun to any squad once they see what we saw and heard.  At 6’0″ she creates a problem above the net that most offenses are not fully prepared for and she uses that contact point intelligently rather than just throwing her hands up and hoping the ball finds her. She absorbed feedback from the court coaches immediately and her willingness to compete hard with new teammates in an unfamiliar setting showed the kind of high-character, team-first approach that college coaches love to see. Ellesyn is a ranked prospect in Ohio who is playing like someone who has not finished moving up that list.  I would strongly recommend every coach to give her a look or two.  Please help me congratulate her on earning Top Performer honors at this showcase. 

A leader defensively for Hoban last fall high school season, Ketcham averaged 2.1 b/m to tie for team high honors. The defensive duo will be back as Ketcham should also bring with her more offensively, building on the supportive contributions she made then to advance her range of tools to be more of an impact on that side of the ball. She moves well around her setter to create space and get up quickly to swing to beat the block, while also showing good footwork to be able to run routes off one foot to the right pin.