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Post by bbg95 on Jan 10, 2020 11:47:35 GMT -5
I looked at their list of commitments, and while there aren't that many to the big schools, setter Molly Wilson has committed to Washington. Also, this was McKenna Miller's club, and that worked out pretty well for BYU. As for Claire Little, she just led Vista Murrieta to a state championship in California's top division in her freshman season. She was the best player in the championship match, hitting 30-5-51 (.490). So she seems to be developing nicely. Molly moved to Coast. volleyballmag.com/2020-18s-club-preview/Fair enough. I'm not an expert on California club volleyball. My point was more about Claire Little anyway. Leading her school to its first-ever state championship in the top division in California while being easily the best player (at least during the match) as a freshman is impressive. Edit: I found her MaxPreps page with her season stats. She was also named to the MaxPreps All-American team. |
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Post by ay2013 on Jan 10, 2020 15:40:57 GMT -5
The names I heard the most last spring when talking to the coaches I know were: Blyashov, Byrd, Jurevicius, Murray, and Helmers. No particular order, but those players came up a lot. Certainly not an exhaustive list, I'm sure there are other great pin hitters in that class, but I could tell they were excited about those girls in particular. For sure Murray! |
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Post by atticus on Jan 16, 2020 11:51:06 GMT -5
Reminds me a lot of Sam Francis at that same age who is rumored to go to Stanford..Mendelson looks like another really good one to the super strong '23 class. I agree. She can hit from all 3 spots and looks comfortable doing it. Good lateral movement blocking as well. I think her best shot is in the middle where she can use her quickness and fluidity which many tall middles lack She also plays basketball. Wonder if she will want to play both in college (which seems rare these days) or if she’ll have to eventually pick. Someone (I assume her parents) run an Instagram recruiting account for her that’s more active than most college vball programs’ social media accounts. They should hire out. Will be interesting to see if she stays in-state or not. |
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Post by ay2013 on Jan 17, 2020 19:41:37 GMT -5
I thought the the younger Stowell looked pretty solid for T Street in the 14's
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Post by ay2013 on Jan 17, 2020 20:00:06 GMT -5
Barton and Beach from Aspire 15's.
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Post by vballninja99 on Jan 20, 2020 21:52:42 GMT -5
Not the top Division... in CA, the top Division for state is Open and only 8-10 teams in CA were selected for Open this year. Claire Little’s HS Team wasn’t one of them. Julia Blyashov and Mele Corral-Blagojevich were the only two Contributing Freshmen in the Open Division. Fair enough. I'm not an expert on California club volleyball. My point was more about Claire Little anyway. Leading her school to its first-ever state championship in the top division in California while being easily the best player (at least during the match) as a freshman is impressive. Edit: I found her MaxPreps page with her season stats. She was also named to the MaxPreps All-American team. |
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Post by silverchloride on Jan 21, 2020 15:43:00 GMT -5
Not the top Division... in CA, the top Division for state is Open and only 8-10 teams in CA were selected for Open this year. Claire Little’s HS Team wasn’t one of them. Julia Blyashov and Mele Corral-Blagojevich were the only two Contributing Freshmen in the Open Division. Fair enough. I'm not an expert on California club volleyball. My point was more about Claire Little anyway. Leading her school to its first-ever state championship in the top division in California while being easily the best player (at least during the match) as a freshman is impressive. Edit: I found her MaxPreps page with her season stats. She was also named to the MaxPreps All-American team. Julia, Mele, and Claire are all great players. SoCal has a lot of talent, not all of whom are lucky enough to play for a high school that is in contention for a CIF championship. That being said, there's this....=)
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Post by chisovnik on Jan 22, 2020 22:41:17 GMT -5
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Mia Delahoussaye....... if she continues to improve her skills and just plays more, she could go REALLY high in the senior aces. She’ll easily be a top 10 recruit. Reminds me of Deja McClendon. |
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Post by bbg95 on Jan 22, 2020 22:53:21 GMT -5
Not the top Division... in CA, the top Division for state is Open and only 8-10 teams in CA were selected for Open this year. Claire Little’s HS Team wasn’t one of them. Julia Blyashov and Mele Corral-Blagojevich were the only two Contributing Freshmen in the Open Division. Fair enough. I'm not an expert on California club volleyball. My point was more about Claire Little anyway. Leading her school to its first-ever state championship in the top division in California while being easily the best player (at least during the match) as a freshman is impressive. Edit: I found her MaxPreps page with her season stats. She was also named to the MaxPreps All-American team. Okay, thanks for the explanation and apologies for the error. California's system is a lot more complex than the smaller states I'm used to. |
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Post by vballninja99 on Jan 23, 2020 17:22:58 GMT -5
No worries. It’s definitely much more complex than it needs to be but that’s the start of a different topic!! Haha Not the top Division... in CA, the top Division for state is Open and only 8-10 teams in CA were selected for Open this year. Claire Little’s HS Team wasn’t one of them. Julia Blyashov and Mele Corral-Blagojevich were the only two Contributing Freshmen in the Open Division. Okay, thanks for the explanation and apologies for the error. California's system is a lot more complex than the smaller states I'm used to. |
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Post by jammaster on Jan 24, 2020 17:08:54 GMT -5
15s have their second qualifier on Sunday and most of the SoCal 2023 will be in this age group. The top 32 teams are split into multiple venues. I will be at ASC, but unfortunately top 4 overall seeds will be at Momentous (T-Street, Wave, etc.). Prep volleyball has Wave at overall #1 in nation for 15s. My kids team played both T-Street (overall #2) and Wave last year. Very different teams, but T-Street was stronger. I don't think T-Street's line up has changed much. Not sure on Wave. Both have some great players.
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Post by volleyparent on Jan 28, 2020 0:25:42 GMT -5
I thought the the younger Stowell looked pretty solid for T Street in the 14's Okay then, who are some of the top 2024's? I am sure there will be a thread soon. |
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Post by ay2013 on Jan 29, 2020 3:06:43 GMT -5
I thought the the younger Stowell looked pretty solid for T Street in the 14's Okay then, who are some of the top 2024's? I am sure there will be a thread soon. The younger Stowell was playing up on the 14's last year. She's a 2023. |
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Post by ay2013 on Jan 29, 2020 3:52:50 GMT -5
If you are a coach and have one spot left on your team you are going to make wise decisions. Two potential players put side by side....both are just as good offensively, but one has crazy defense and a wicked topspin serve. Seems like a no-brainer decision to me on which player that same coach would choose. well, duh. But your original post was saying that the emphasis is on more 6 rotation players (I don't think that's true, especially with the number of subs in the collegiate game). If a 6 ro player can score at the level of anyone else, then obviously you take her, the problem is many of the better handling OH's are NOT as good offensively. |
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Post by vballninja99 on Jan 31, 2020 12:59:51 GMT -5
interesting...I know she has possibly the best ball control in the class but she’s a phenomenal hitter... where’d you hear this? Found another 2023 player that looks interesting. Thoughts? Word is she’s being recruited by some top schools as a Libero. Also side note, the setter and MB from this same team are studs! |
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