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Which Palm Beach County volleyball players ended 2023 regular season as state stat leaders?

emilee smarr, palm beach post
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State championships are just a few weeks away for Florida's girls volleyball teams, and a number of Palm Beach County players are leading the charge to Winter Haven.

After exiting last year's playoffs in the region semifinals, Jupiter is the area's highest-ranked team — a favorite to make its way back to the final four, just like 2022 Class 2A finalist Boca Raton Christian.

There's more where that came from in Palm Beach County's hotbed of talent.

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As districts kick off this week, find local names and teams to know before regionals and beyond below.

Who were county's statewide stat leaders at end of regular season?

Based on stats entered into MaxPreps, here's where local athletes landed on the stat leaderboards, regardless of class or classification.

Kills (Per Set/Kill %)

King’s Academy’s Kelly Kinney and Boca Christian’s Tekoa Barnes pose for a photo following the two players’ squads game against one another (Sept. 8, 2023).
King’s Academy’s Kelly Kinney and Boca Christian’s Tekoa Barnes pose for a photo following the two players’ squads game against one another (Sept. 8, 2023).

McKayla Theleus, Sr., Suncoast − 392 (5.7/55.9), No. 3 in Florida

Grace Havlicek, Sr., Benjamin − 311 (5.0/40.7), No. 17 overall

Tekoa Barnes, Jr., Boca Raton Christian − 300 (5.7/49.9), No. 23 overall

Devereaux Hoxsie, Sr., King's Academy − 273 (3.6/38.7), No. 47 overall

Jenna Larsen, Sr., Royal Palm Beach − 261 (4.6/42.6), No. 52 overall

Ella Brodner, So., Jupiter Christian − 252 (4.6/37.6), No. 61 overall

Kelly Kinney, Jr., King's − 248 (3.9/41.3), No. 63 overall

Mila Micunovic, Sr., Dwyer − 247 (4.3/40.7), No. 64 overall

Lyla Buser, So., Dr. Joaquin Garcia − 223 (3.2/56.3), No. 97 overall

Olivia Torres, Sr., American Heritage-Delray − 220 (3.3/38.1), No. 104 overall

Lindsay Cox, Jr., Jupiter Christian − 211 (3.8/38.6), No. 124 overall

Ansley Hobson, So., Park Vista − 199 (3.5/34.1), No. 148 overall

Hitting

St. Andrew's Charlotte Glass sets up her attackers during a regular season matchup against Boca Christian (Aug. 24, 2023).
St. Andrew's Charlotte Glass sets up her attackers during a regular season matchup against Boca Christian (Aug. 24, 2023).

Lyla Buser, So., Dr. Joaquin Garcia − .472, No. 7 in Florida

McKayla Theleus, Sr., Suncoast − .404, No. 21 overall

Tekoa Barnes, Jr., Boca Raton Christian − .363, No. 40 overall

Charlotte Glass, Jr., St. Andrew's − .333, No. 67 overall

Lexi Figoras, Sr., Jupiter − .319, No. 84 overall

Sophia Rodriguez, Sr., Jupiter − .311, No. 95 overall

Tamia Coleman, Sr., Palm Beach Central − .310, No. 97 overall

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Aces (Ace %)

Suncoast junior McKayla Theleus rises for a shot in the third game of the Chargers' sweep of Wellington on Sept. 14, 2022.
Suncoast junior McKayla Theleus rises for a shot in the third game of the Chargers' sweep of Wellington on Sept. 14, 2022.

McKayla Theleus, Sr., Suncoast − 82 (34.2), No. 13 in Florida

Sofia De los Mozos, Sr., Trinity Christian − 74 (33.8), No. 21 overall

Olivia Torres, Sr., American Heritage-Delray − 59 (N/A), No. 66 overall

Riley McCaughey, So., Benjamin − 52 (18.8), No. 128 overall

Camryn Chandler, Fr., Palm Beach Central − 51 (17.7), No. 137 overall

Blocks (Blocks/Set)

JupiterÕs Katelyn Coombs (17) and Sophia Rodriguez (3) attempt to block the volley against KingÕs AcademyÕs Kelly Kinney (11) during WednesdayÕs game at Jupiter High school in Jupiter on Wednesday Sept. 26, 2023. The Warriors picked up a 3-0 win.
JupiterÕs Katelyn Coombs (17) and Sophia Rodriguez (3) attempt to block the volley against KingÕs AcademyÕs Kelly Kinney (11) during WednesdayÕs game at Jupiter High school in Jupiter on Wednesday Sept. 26, 2023. The Warriors picked up a 3-0 win.

Lyla Buser, So., Dr. Joaquin Garcia − 72 (1.0), No. 34 in Florida

Lexi Figoras, Sr., Jupiter − 71 (1.0), No. 38 overall

Sophia Rodriguez, Sr., Jupiter − 60 (0.9), No. 74 overall

Bella Pons, So., King's Academy − 58 (0.8), No. 86 overall

Bella Levitt, Fr., Dwyer − 57 (0.9), No. 89 overall

Tamia Coleman, Sr., Palm Beach Central − 55 (0.9), No. 102 overall

Victoria Cescato, Sr., Spanish River − 53 (0.9), No. 122 overall

Katelyn Coombs, Sr., Jupiter − 52 (0.8), No. 137 overall

Assists (Assists/Set)

Jupiter Christian’s Leilani Ramos rises to set up a kill for her team in a regular season game against Jupiter (Aug. 22, 2023).
Jupiter Christian’s Leilani Ramos rises to set up a kill for her team in a regular season game against Jupiter (Aug. 22, 2023).

Leilani Ramos, So., Jupiter Christian − 488 (8.9), No. 56 in Florida

Riley McCaughey, So., Benjamin − 486 (8.0), No. 58 overall

Jadyn Mainolfi, Jr., Royal Palm Beach − 437 (7.7), No. 74 overall

Rebecca Schwarzberg, Jr., Oxbridge − 425 (7.9), No. 78 overall

Caitlin Crino, Fr., Boca Raton Christian − 404 (7.9), No. 87 overall

Sofia Aguilera, Sr., King's Academy − 368 (6.6), No. 120 overall

Hannah Robertson, Sr., Lake Worth Christian − 366 (6.4), No. 124 overall

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Digs (Digs/Set)

Lake Worth Christian's Sarah Montero dives toward the net, saving a kill attempt from Wellington in the fifth set of the Defenders' regular season match (Sept. 5, 2023).
Lake Worth Christian's Sarah Montero dives toward the net, saving a kill attempt from Wellington in the fifth set of the Defenders' regular season match (Sept. 5, 2023).

Samantha Homberger, Jr., Dwyer − 391 (5.9), No. 15 in Florida

Daniela Staton, So., American Heritage-Delray − 371 (5.6), No. 26 overall

Macy McAmis, So., Jupiter − 352 (5.0), No. 38 overall

Cassady Peggs, Sr., Palm Beach Central − 312 (5.2), No. 63 overall

Katie Shelhamer, Sr., King's Academy − 310 (4.1), No. 66 overall

Sarah Montero, Sr., Lake Worth Christian − 286 (4.5), No. 104 overall

Kelsey Kennedy, Sr., Glades Day − 284 (5.2), No. 108 overall

Where do teams rank heading into playoffs?

Boca Raton's Mija Bendziute, (8) is congratulated by her teammates against Jupiter in Boca Raton on September 15, 2022.
Boca Raton's Mija Bendziute, (8) is congratulated by her teammates against Jupiter in Boca Raton on September 15, 2022.

Here's how Palm Beach County teams shook out in the FHSAA's final power rankings of the regular season:

  1. Jupiter (20-3) − No. 11 overall, No. 5 in Class 7A, No. 1 in Region 2 and District 7

  2. Boca Raton Christian (17-2) − No. 20 overall, No. 1 in Class 2A, Region 4, and District 14

  3. Boca Raton (12-3) − No. 34 overall, No. 10 in Class 7A, No. 2 in Region 4 behind No. 25 overall Doral Academy, No. 1 in District 13

  4. King's Academy (14-9) − No. 42 overall, No. 12 in Class 3A, No. 2 in Region 2, No. 1 in District 8

  5. Benjamin (12-6) − No. 65 overall, No. 17 in Class 3A, No. 3 in Region 2, No. 1 in District 7

  6. West Boca Raton (15-3) − No. 69 overall, No. 12 in Class 6A, No. 3 in Region 4, No. 1 in District 13

  7. St. Andrew's (10-9) − No. 74 overall, No. 21 in Class 3A, No. 5 in Region 2, No. 2 in District 8

  8. Dwyer (11-6) − No. 80 overall, No. 14 in Class 6A, No. 4 in Region 4, No. 2 in District 13

  9. Jupiter Christian (7-7) − No. 123 overall, No. 9 in Class 2A, No. 2 in Region 4, No. 1 in District 13

  10. St. John Paul II (10-11) − No. 140 overall, No. 31 in Class 3A, No. 7 in Region 2, No. 3 in District 8

Emilee Smarr is the high school sports reporter for The Palm Beach Post. She can be reached via email at esmarr@gannett.com.

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