Area players and teams both shined in 2020
area girls volleyball teams found success in both the 2020 regular season and playoffs.
Pennridge and Hatboro-Horsham each claimed Suburban One League conference championships while Pope John Paul II and Germantown Academy each went undefeated during the regular season.
The Golden Panthers went on to win the District 1-3A championship, sweeping the semifinals against Gwynedd Mercy Academy and championship against Mount St. Joseph Academy, 3-0.
In Class-4A, Upper Dublin entered the playoffs as the No. 15 seed and battled its way to the semifinals. The Hatters reached the 4A quarterfinals before losing in five sets to perennial power Bishop Shanahan.
Archbishop Carroll went 4-1 in Philadelphia Catholic League play and earned a PIAA-4A state playoff berth.
These team accomplishments would not be possible without great individual performances. The top players will be honored as All-Area selections.
The first team All-Area features two district champions from PJP — Chelsea Harvey and Hanna Tulli. The two seniors are two-time All-State selections. Harvey led the Golden Panthers in assists while Tulli led the team in kills.
Pennridge’s Rileigh Bowen represents the SOL Continen
tal champs while HatboroHorsham’s Nastya Tsetsko earned a spot for the SOL American winners.
Plymouth Whitemarsh’s Aja Smith and Upper Dublin’s Anna Faust also earned first team spots from the SOL American. Faust is the Cardinals program leader with 1,349 career digs and is a twotime first team All-League selection.
Germantown Academy’s Natalie Schildt rounds out the first team from the Inter-Ac. She was the best passer and server for the Patriots this season while totaling 88 kills and hitting above .300 in ev
ery match.
Meghan McCann and Ava Adamson earned second team spots after leading Archbishop Carroll to the state playoffs. Lansdale Catholic’s Tori Rogge also earned a second team honor from the PCL.
From the SOL, CB West’s Maggie McCusker, H-H’s Jess Howard, Pennridge’s Isabella Cooper and North Penn’s Charlotte Patterson round out the second team. McCusker did a little bit of everything for the Bucks, posting 278 assists, 26 aces, 48 kills, eight blocks and 116 digs.
Below are the complete first and second teams and honorable mentions.
The Reporter/Times Herald/ Montgomery Media Girls Volleyball All-Area Team
First Team
Natalie Schildt, Germantown Academy
Nastya Tsetsko, Hatboro-Horsham
Rileigh Bowen, Pennridge
Aja Smith, Playmouth Whitemarsh
Chelsea Harvey, Pope John Paul II Hanna Tulli, Pope John Paul II Anna Faust, Upper Dublin
Second Team
Meghan McCann, Archbishop Carroll
Ava Adamson, Archbishop Carroll Maggie McCusker, Central Bucks West
Jess Howard, Hatboro-Horsham Tori Rogge, Lansdale Catholic Isabella Cooper, Pennridge Charlotte Patterson, North Penn
Honorable Mention
Abington – Izzy Reilly, Kenya Lucas, Lila Stonehouse, Archbishop Wood – Erin Matthews
Bishop McDevitt – Emma McFarlane
Central Bucks West –Alexis Barklage, Jada Reichwein Hatboro-Horsham – Kayla Jones, Maddy Murphy, Jenna Robinson, Grace Howard
Lansdale Catholic – Emily Greene, Regan Quigley, Hannah Cikowski, Emma Lewis, Grace Picozzi North Penn – Kiley McTaggert, Kate Hanley
Pennridge – Julia Post, Lydia Stutzman, Allison Saalfrank Plymouth Whitemarsh – Sophia Repholz, Jordan O’Brien, Adriana Storti, Julia Walker
Pope John Paul II – Jessica Donovan, Heather Lesinski, Isabella Ricevuto
Souderton – Alyssa Reiner, McKenna Murawksi
Upper Dublin – Emily Senior, Maggie Faust, Charlotte Qi Wissahickon – Delanie Roman, Allison Thompson, Maggie Bianchini