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
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
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
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
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Varsity 845 high school girls volleyball Watch List