The 20 most underrated high school girls volleyball setters in the nation
The craziness surrounding high school football and basketball recruiting has yet to fully seep into other sports, but recruiting rankings and star systems are becoming more commonplace in the volleyball world.
As the hype around top prospects grows, high school volleyball players who don’t get flooded with Division I offers continue to grind away.
SBLive Sports is featuring high school girls volleyball players from across the country who are rising up recruiting boards with their play on the court. To kick things off, we’ll start with the distributors.
Here are 20 setters who are boosting their recruiting stock this season.
Note: All stats are current through Sept. 20.
Ava Ainsworth, jr., Marshfield (Oregon)
Reagan Aponte, sr., Rudder (Texas)
Nina Atkins, jr., Sandy Creek (Georgia)
Hailey Cole, sr., Bellmont (Indiana)
Katelyn Eichert, sr., Lake Stevens (Washington)
Peyton Ensign, jr., Curtis (Washington)
Amelia Eubanks, sr., Nelson (Oregon)
Hannah Finn, jr., Franklin (Texas)
Morgan Guardado, jr., Saugus (California)
Alayna Howard, jr., Royse City (Texas)
Jada Knight, sr., Warren East (Kentucky)
Jess Maier, jr., Caledonia (Michigan)
Gabby Marcello, sr., St. Mary’s Dominican (Louisiana)
Allison McCoy, sr., West Lauderdale (Mississippi)
Maggie Miller, jr., Marion (Arkansas)
Kaitlyn Moran, sr., Mount Paran Christian (Georgia)
Ella Neal, jr., Science Hill (Tennessee)
Sarah O’Connor, so., Briarcrest Christian (Tennessee)
Payton Rowell, sr., Pitman (California)
Addi Vinson, jr., Montgomery Academy (Alabama)
(Ava Ainsworth photo by Chris Pietsch/The Register Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK)
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-- Bob Lundeberg | @sblivesports