Second Team
Denvyr Tyler-Palmer, Bishop Kenny
Photo by Del Mecum
OH - Denvyr Tyler-Palmer, Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville, Fla.), 6-0 SrThe
top player on the nation's No. 6-ranked team and Florida's 5A champion,
Tyler-Palmer averaged 2.7 digs and 4.7 kills (441), recorded 46 blocks
and served 50 aces and had 454 serve receptions with 28 errors.
OH - Payton Rund, West Albany (Ore.), 6-1 SrRund recorded 433 kills, 279 digs, 59 blocks and 38 service aces in leading the Bulldogs (23-6) to a third-place finish in the Class 6A state tournament. She has signed with St. Mary's.
OH - Meredith Norris, Corunna (Mich.), 6-2 So
Kelley Wirth, Campolindo
Photo by Dennis Lee
Norris turned in a sophomore season that saw her post 754 kills along with 571 digs, 77 blocks and 97 aces in leading the Cavaliers deep into the playoffs. She set a state record with 53 kills in one match this season and has more than 1,500 kills in just two seasons.
OH - Macy Flowers, Chanute (Kan.), 6-3 SrFlowers, the state's 4A, D-1 POY, was an honorable mention Under Armour All-American. She had 509 kills (5.7), 73 blocks, 79 aces and 219 digs this season as Chanute won 36 matches. She has signed with Kansas State.
OH - Kelley Wirth, Campolindo (Moraga, Calif.), 6-0 SrWirth, a two-time Diablo Foothill Athletic League MVP, had 648 kills, 37 blocks and 146 digs as the Cougars were 29-9. She will attend Yale.
OH - Jordan Young, Bethlehem Catholic (Pa.), 6-0 JrYoung registered 308 kills as the Golden Hawks made program history with their first PIAA Class AA championship. She picked up a long list of accolades along the way, including being a Class AA all-state first team choice as well as being named Lehighvalleylive Girls Volleyball Player of the Year.
MH - Taelor Kellum, Signal Mountain (Tenn.), 6-2 SrKellum led SMHS to the state finals and had 802 kills, 124 blocks, 505 digs and 79 aces. She has signed with Florida.
MB - Ashleigh McFatridge, North Lamar (Paris, Texas), 6-2 SrThe stat that pops out is 345 blocks (3.0 per set). Add to that 411 kills (3.6) and 51 aces and it's easy to see why North Lamar won 35 matches. She had 816 blocks in three varsity seasons.
OH - Laura Willson, North Branch (Mich.), 6-1 SrWilson led North Branch to a 61-7-4 season and the Class B state title. In 156 sets, Wilson totaled 772 kills (4.9), 95 blocks, 98 aces and 295 digs.
S - Taylor Hughes, Bloom-Carroll (Carroll, Ohio), 6-0 Sr
Alexis Dirige, Sacred Heart Cathedral
Photo by Gregg Samelson
Hughes, a three-time All-Ohio selection, did it all for the Bulldogs, leading them in kills (360, 4.5), serving (110 aces), blocks (108), assists (398, 5.0), 232 digs and committed just three service errors. She has signed with Ohio State.
S - Macy Franson, Clay Center (Kan.), 5-9 SrNamed Kansas 4A, D-2 Player of the Year, Franson led Clay Center to the state title. She had a serving percentage of 93.2 percent with 48 aces, 1,048 assists (10.69) with a 99 percent setting rate. She added 96 blocks and 149 digs (1.5).
L - Alexis Dirige, Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco), 5-2 JrDirige plays much bigger than 5-foot-2 and recorded 612 digs (6.0), served 95.1 percent (33 aces) and returned 572 serves as Sacred Heart won the state Division III title and finished 37-3.
A-A - Meghan Donovan, Villa Duchesne (St. Louis), 6-2 JrDonovan averaged 11.37 assists and 2.51 kills with a 48 percent kill rate. With Donovan, a Georgia commit, running the offense, the Saints posted a 31-10-2 record and finished second in Class 3A. She was an all-Metro St. Louis first team pick.
A-A - Halland McKenna, Sage Hill (Newport Beach, Calif.), 5-7 SrMcKenna finished her sparkling four-year career with a program-record 1,552 kills and guided the Lightning to a 23-4 season and the state quarterfinals. The CIF-SS 3AA POY, McKenna is headed to Stanford.
A-A - Lacy Haddock, Timpview (Provo, Utah), 5-8 SrNamed Utah's 4A POY, Haddock averaged 7.2 kills and 7.83 digs per set. She also served 30 aces and passed at a 2.09 rate. For two years she has led the Thunderbirds to a state title, helping her team beat the 5A and 3A champions each season. She has signed with BYU.