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See who made our Varsity 845 high school girls volleyball watch list

We asked Section 9 volleyball coaches across Orange, Ulster, Sullivan and Dutchess counties to submit three names as nominees for the 2023 Varsity 845 Volleyball Watch List. They delivered with a host of young, talented players.

This is the first season featuring a new class alignment in New York state volleyball, moving from five classes (based on enrollment) to six. In Section 9, there are five schools in Class AAA, seven in Class AA, nine in Class A, nine in Class B, seven in Class C and four in Class D.

The 2022 sectional champions were Pine Bush (AA), Cornwall (A), Spackenkill (B), Burke Catholic (C) and state champion Mount Academy (D).

The regular season starts Thursday and runs through Oct. 25. The Section 9 tournaments run from Oct. 28 to Nov. 5, with finals scheduled from Nov. 2-5 at sites to be determined. The regional semifinals are Nov. 7-8 and finals on Nov. 10-11. Glens Falls will host the final four on Nov. 18-19.

The 2023 Varsity 845 Volleyball Watch List

Summer Adams, Chapel Field, Jr., setter, outside

Anabella Almeida, Pine Bush, Sr., setter

Daniella Aluisio, Wallkill, Sr., outside

Summer Anderson, Dover, Jr., hitter

Morgan Barcone, Rondout Valley, Jr., outside

Alexis Bennett, Red Hook, Sr., middle

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Kalista Birkenstock, Marlboro, Sr., libero

Emma Bodo, Roosevelt, Sr., libero, outside

Amy Boller, Mount Academy, Jr., outside

Ava Budd, Valley Central, Jr., libero

Lila Burke, Beacon, Jr., middle

Savannah Cabrera, Burke Catholic, Jr., middle blocker

Caleigh Cain, Ellenville, Sr., setter, opposite

Hanna Cavello, Monticello, Sr., outside

Nicasandra Chan, Goshen, Sr., libero

CiCi Chinea, Kingston, Sr., outside

Aaliyah Clemmons, Chapel Field, Eighth, setter, libero

Gina DiPilato, Millbrook, Sr., outside

Giana Dormi, Pine Plains, Fr., outside

Sanaa Douglas, Middletown, Sr., setter

Vanessa Duarte, Tuxedo, Sr., setter

Molly Eiffert, Pine Plains, Jr., setter

Angelina Esposito, Highland, Jr., middle

Natalie Fox, Millbrook, Sr., outside

Brianna Gonzalez, Dover, Sr., setter

Nadya Gorton, Kingston, Jr., setter

Sami Greenbaum, Washingtonville, Sr., libero

Abbey Greenspan, Roosevelt, Soph., libero

Payton Grove, Monroe-Woodbury, Sr., outside

Hailey Hansen, Warwick, Sr., setter/RS

Jaime Hernandez, Burke Catholic, Jr., libero

Keiran Hinchey, Saugerties, Jr., setter

Ellie Hoppe, Pine Bush, Sr., middle hitter

Monica Ilioiu, Pine Bush, Sr., outside

Pine Bush's Monica Ilioiu (4) with a spike during the opening round of pool play in the NYSPHSAA girls volleyball championships at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls on Saturday, November 20, 2021.
Pine Bush's Monica Ilioiu (4) with a spike during the opening round of pool play in the NYSPHSAA girls volleyball championships at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls on Saturday, November 20, 2021.

Cyah Jackson, Liberty, Sr., setter

Anna Johnson, Onteora, Jr., setter

Christina Johnson, Highland, Sr., outside

Hannah Johnson, Fallsburg, Jr., outside

Maddie Kask, Sullivan West, Jr., outside

Timeran Learey, O’Neill, Sr., middle

Chloe MacoVecchio, Minisink Valley, Jr., setter

Alexa Malara, Valley Central, Jr., outside

Jimiah Marcelin, Middletown, Sr., middle

Marisa Markou, Millbrook, Sr., setter

Millbrook's Marisa Markou (1) with a set during pool play action in the NYSPHSAA girls volleyball championships at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls on Saturday, November 20, 2021.
Millbrook's Marisa Markou (1) with a set during pool play action in the NYSPHSAA girls volleyball championships at Cool Insuring Arena in Glens Falls on Saturday, November 20, 2021.

Madison Marsh, Tuxedo, Jr., middle hitter

Adreenah Mason, Rondout Valley, Soph., setter, outside

Kayleen Matos, Chester, Jr., libero

Addison McElroy, Port Jervis, Sr., middle hitter, outside

Spackenkill's Priscilla McReynolds (No. 6) leaps to block a shot at the net against Mount Academy during a MHAL volleyball semifinal on Oct. 26, 2022.
Spackenkill's Priscilla McReynolds (No. 6) leaps to block a shot at the net against Mount Academy during a MHAL volleyball semifinal on Oct. 26, 2022.

Priscilla McReynolds, Spackenkill, Sr., outside

Cadence Meltz, Highland, Jr., libero

Mia Merino, Red Hook, Sr., outside

Lila Metawee, Onteora, Jr., outside

Sarah Metawee, Onteora, Jr., opposite

Kelly Nevins, Warwick, Sr., middle blocker

Danielle Noonan, Kingston, Jr., libero, back row

Lily Noteboom, Goshen, Sr., setter, outside

Abby Ohren, Monroe-Woodbury, Jr., DS-libero

Abigail Orlando, Seward, Jr., setter

Erin Parete, Rondout Valley, Sr., setter

Daphne Paul-LaRonca, New Paltz, Sr., libero

Oriah Perales, Goshen, Soph., DS, RS, OH

Genevieve Pollock, Wallkill, Sr., outside

Molly Quirk, Lourdes, Sr., right-side hitter

Neveah Ramos, Ellenville, Fr., hitter

Daveya Rodriguez, Beacon, Jr., middle blocker

Jadrianne Rodriguez, Valley Central, Fr., setter

Georgia Schultz, New Paltz, Sr., middle

Marina Scott, Roosevelt, Soph., setter

Riley Simpson, Washingtonville, Soph., outside

Sophia Siruchek, Washingtonville, Jr., outside

Erin Smith, Warwick, Sr., outside hitter

Rebeckah Soter, Middletown, Sr., setter

Madison Stauss, Wallkill, Sr., setter

Leah Swart, Chapel Field, Fr., outside, middle hitter

Madison Tegeler, Lourdes, Sr., outside

Kiki Theodore, Port Jervis, Jr., libero

Allison Thomas, Beacon, Sr., setter

Maddie Thompson, O’Neill, Jr., outside

Payton Thompson, Port Jervis, Soph., middle hitter

Cynthia Tineo, Chester, Sr., outside

Amelia Torres, Ellenville, Sr., libero

Maya Tudrej, Burke Catholic, Jr., outside

Amelia Turner, Monroe-Woodbury, Sr., middle blocker

Yeliza Valera, Seward, Sr., outside

Annabel Voorhis, New Paltz, Sr., setter

Jordyn Wall-Carty, Fallsburg, Jr., setter

Jayla Ward, Middletown, Sr., outside hitter

Kayla Wasserman, Minisink Valley, Jr., setter/RS

Jazmine Watson, Chester, Jr., outside

Sanaiya Whitted, Roosevelt, Jr., outside

Aaliyah Williams, Liberty, Sr., right-side hitter

Mykenzi Williams, Liberty, Jr., left-side hitter

Danica Winter, Mount Academy, Sr., setter

Taylor Zirt, Monticello, Sr., setter

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