Highlanders ride talent to the top
League. .455 hitting percentage as middle blocker for area No. 1 team.
Lilly Gunter, Oviedo, Sr.: Stellar defender (555 digs) joined Jenkins, The First Academy’s Elli McKissock as PrepVolleyball Florida player-of-the-year candidates. Mississippi State signee.
Taylor Head, Windermere, Sr.: Early enrollee at Arkansas piled up 1,285 kills, 1,010 digs and 200 aces in stellar four-year career. Orange/Osceola 7A Player of the Year.
Elli McKissock, The First Academy, Sr.: UF signee joined Cabello as Under Armour All-America firstteamer. Runner-up for Florida Dairy Farmers 3A state player of the year.
Allison Palmi, Kissimmee Osceola, Sr.: Osceola
County career leader with 1,500-plus kills, including 425 this year. Also recorded more than 1,000 career digs.
Valeria Rosado, Lyman, Jr.: Outside hitter hammered 517 kills and added 162 digs and 79 aces. She came to Florida after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico.
Alanys Viera, Lyman, Jr.: Longtime University of Miami commit was credited with 1,047 assists — tops in Florida, according to MaxPreps.
■ Isabella Brady, Trinity Prep, Sr.
■ Emily Lawrence, Hagerty, Sr.
■ Cameron Gilleland, Lake Brantley, Sr.
■ Giselle Giraud, Lake Nona, Sr.
■ Imani Hartfield, Seminole, Sr.
■ Anna Herrington, Timber Creek, Soph.
■ Hope Matschner, Winter Springs, Sr.
■ Jenna McNamara, Timber Creek, Sr.
■ Marika Virthe, Dr. Phillips, Sr.
■ Tamzen Wilson, Lake Highland Prep, Sr.
■ Laura De Chavarria, Montverde Academy, Sr.
■ Alexis Distasio, Dr. Phillips, Jr.
■ Alina Carrillo, Hagerty, Jr.
■ Cassidy Chambers, Windermere, Jr.
■ Jordan Hardy, Trinity Prep, Jr.
■ Peyton Hollis, Windermere, Soph.
■ Maddy Johnson, Winter Springs, Sr.
■ Mia Martinez, East River, Sr.
■ Ranya Mehta, Lake Highland Prep, Jr.
■ Katerina Negron, Lyman, Sr.
■ Skye Raphael, Lyman, Jr.
■ Arianna Rios, Cypress Creek, Sr.
■ Mikaela Schultz, Oviedo, Sr.
■ Taylor Sinopoli, East Ridge, Jr.
■ Malina Spencer, Kissimmee Osceola, Sr.
■ Zoe Talabong, Boone, Soph.
■ Alicia Virthe, Dr. Phillips, Jr.
■ Mya Wood, Lake Highland Prep, Soph.
Highlanders swept all seven of their bestof-three postseason matches 3-0 to claim the Class 4A state championship.
Huskies won final seven matches to make program history by winning Class 7A state championship.
Greyhounds’ 18-match winning streak ended with 3-2 loss to state champ Hagerty in 7A region final.
Wolverines avenged regular-season loss to DP and swept Lake Nona 3-0 on way to 7A round of 16.
Wolves got healthy and finished on an 18-5 run, including wins vs. Lake Nona and East Ridge.
Lions were the only area team aside from Lake Highland Prep to beat state champ Hagerty.
7. East Ridge (21-6), 8. Dr. Phillips (18-10), 9. Trinity Prep (20-9), 10. Lake Nona (18-3), 11. Kissimmee Osceola (25-2), 12. Winter Springs (20-11)