Junior of the Year - Audriana Fitzmorris, St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.), 6-5 MHAudriana Fitzmorris, St. James Academy
File photo by Sam Soliday
St.
James Academy had its streak of state titles snapped at six, but Fitzmorris had
a monster year with 667 kills (6.5 average), 111 blocks and 217 digs as
the Thunder got the runner-up trophy and finished 40-7. Fitzmorris also
played on the U.S. Junior National team last summer. Fitzmorris was one of two juniors named to MaxPreps' All-American Team in mid-December.
OH - Gia Milana, Romeo (Mich.), 6-2Emily Baptista, Hilmar
Photo by David Steutel
Committed
to Maryland, Milana totaled 503 kills (5.8 with 58.8 kill percentage), 246
digs (3.1), 70 aces, 42 blocks and only 18 serve reception errors as
the Bulldogs went 46-8-1 and captured Michigan's large school state
title.
OH - M.E. Dodge, East Troy (Wis.), 5-10 There
was no perfect season for Troy this year, but Dodge escalated her game
to include 673 kills (6.5), 52 aces, 55 blocks, 434 digs (4.2) and
769 serve receptions. She was first team all-state. She has committed to
Wisconsin.
OH - Emily Baptista, Hilmar (Calif.), 6-2 Named
the Merced Sun-Star's POY, she's the Yellowjackets' go-to player
and averaged 5.7 kills per set. She was named the Tri-Valley League POY for a
second time and is a California all-state selection.
OH - Molly Haggerty, St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.), 6-2 Haggerty
led the Spartans to a 38-4 record and the Class 3A state title and
slammed 381 kills with 152 digs, 53 blocks and 20 service aces while
posting a .540 kill percentage. The 2014 News-Gazette All-State Volleyball
Player of the Year, Haggerty was also the Illinois Gatorade State Player of the Year winner.
OH - Jac'cara Walker, P.K. Yonge (Gainesville, Fla.), 5-10 Walker
guided the youthful PKY squad to the 4A state title and a 30-2 record.
She totaled 364 kills (4.2 with a 52 percent kill ratio), served at 93
percent, had 272 digs (3.2) and 145 service points. She was named Florida's
4A Player of the Year. She has committed to Mississippi State.
OH - Isabelle Taylor, Darien (Conn.), 6-0The
Gatorade winner led the Blue Wave to a 25-2 record and the Class LL
state championship when she slammed 304 kills (.508 kill percentage). Taylor
amassed 179 digs, 169 service receptions, 37 blocks and 36 service aces.
OH - Khalia Lanier, Xavier College Prep (Phoenix), 6-2Named
Arizona's Large School Player of the Year last season as a sophomore,
she led Xavier to a 37-4 season as a junior. She averaged five kills and four
digs per set, and led the state semifinal team with 45 aces. She has
committed to USC.
OH - Melanie McHenry, Speedway (Ind.), 6-2 One
of the most prolific hitters east of the Rockies, McHenry led Speedway
to a 26-9 record when she killed 798 (7.1) of her 1,485 attempts. She
also had 79 aces, 78 blocks, 415 digs (3.6) and only 13 errors in 496 serve
receptions. She has committed to Louisville.
OH - Sara Carr, Mountain Brook (Birmingham, Ala.), 5-11Alabama's
Gatorade winner, Carr led the Spartans to a 49-10 record and the Class
7A state title. Carr slammed 648 kills while recording 513 digs, 81
service aces and 48 blocks. A returning first team all-state selection,
Carr was named the 7A State Tournament Most Valuable Player.
MB – Ronika Stone, Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.), 6-3 Stone
put up big numbers against some of the west's top teams in leading VCHS
to a 26-13 record. She posted 575 kills (5.0), served 94 percent (47
aces), blocked 68 shots, averaged 2.4 digs and returned 269 serves.
MH - Mikayla Watson, Gunter (Texas), 5-11Mariah Evans, Lewis-Palmer
Photo by Matt Daniels
Watson
led Gunter to 37 wins when she killed 705 shots (6.0 average at 55.4
percent), served 69 aces (94.5 percent), blocked 92 shots, had 497 digs and
received 306 serves.
MB - Sarah Langs, Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas), 6-3The
TCU pledge led Lovejoy to the Class 5A state championship, the
school's sixth in seven years. Langs led Lovejoy in kills with 477 and
130 blocks. She was an all-state pick and was named District 10-5A's Blocker of the Year.
S - Mariah Evans, Lewis-Palmer (Monument, Colo.), 5-9Though
she played hurt, Evans was the table setter for the MaxPreps national champions, as she helped lead the Rangers to a perfect 29-0
season and state 4A title. She averaged 9.7 assists and found time for
183 digs, 36 blocks and 76 kills. She had a serving percentage of 93.1 and
recorded 51 aces.
S - Mariah Pardo, Clear Creek (League City, Texas), 5-9Pardo
averaged 11.3 assists (1,498) to lead Clear Creek to a 42-5 season and a
deep playoff run. She also totaled 96 kills, 23 aces, 43 blocks and 322
digs.
S - Caitlyn Floyd, Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.), 5-7 Floyd
was the setter on the nation's No. 10 team and dished out 1,151 assists
(12 per set) as her team won 47 of 49 matches and the New Jersey
Tournament of Champions. She also served 78 aces en route to being named
all-state.
S - Kristin Krause, Parkland (Allentown, Pa.), 5-9 Krause
distributed 842 assists during regular match play and had 1,233 assists
in all competitions. The all-state choice totaled 105 aces and a 92.0
serve percentage. Krause was named an Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
and District 11 first-teamer.
L - Savannah King, Bentonville (Ark.), 5-7Jenn Wineholt, Parker
Photo by Daryl Chan
King led the Tigers to a 32-4 season and large school state title with 798 digs (6.8), 98.7 serving percentage and 464 serve receptions.
A-A - Kathryn Plummer, Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), 6-6Plummer was a key reason the Wolverines won the CIF-SS D-IA title. Plummer had
244 kills, 34 aces, 123 digs and 472 assists. In the CIF-SS final
against Santiago of Corona, Plummer had 23 kills, six blocks, 11 digs
and 20 assists.
A-A - Jenn Wineholt, Parker (San Diego), 6-0 Known
for her leadership, Wineholt quarterbacked the Lancers to their
third-straight state title and ninth overall. She showed her versatility
in the state title win with 28 assists and seven blocks. And in the
semifinal match, she had 10 kills, 14 digs, six blocks and 30 assists.
She has committed to Virginia. She was first team All-CIF San Diego
Section as well as first team All-San Diego area.
A-A - Jenna Gray, St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.), 5-11 Gray
was all over the court as the Thunder went 40-7 and earned second place in the
state. Her numbers: 769 assists (7.3), 274 digs (2.6), 361 kills
(3.6), 37 aces, 51 blocks and only seven reception errors.