{"id":390406,"date":"2024-05-03T15:59:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T15:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=390406"},"modified":"2024-05-03T16:03:42","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T16:03:42","slug":"usa-today-high-school-sports-awards-unveils-latest-boys-volleyball-player-of-the-year-watchlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=390406","title":{"rendered":"USA TODAY High School Sports Awards unveils latest Boys Volleyball Player of the Year watchlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"gnt_ar_hl\">The boys high school volleyball season continues to shine in 2024, headlined by the best of the best in the <a href=\"https:\/\/usatodayhss.com\/2024\/usa-today-sports-avca-boys-volleyball-super-25-rankings-week-8\">Super 25 rankings.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, it&#8217;s time to turn some of the spotlight on the individual athletes who are spiking, digging, blocking and turning heads on the volleyball court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_hl\">On August 25, t<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">he\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsawards.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">USA TODAY High School Sports Awards<\/span><\/a> will showcase top athletes from across the U.S., and p<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">art of that storied recognition will focus on the talented boys volleyball athletes, which includes this impressive group who have landed on the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">2024 watchlist for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/highschool\/sports-awards\/2024\/04\/18\/2024-usa-today-high-school-sports-awards-boys-volleyball-watch-list\/73372644007\/\">HSSA Boys Volleyball Player of the Year<\/a> (so far).<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_101522899\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101522899\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101522899\" src=\"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/USATSI_19052049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"882\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-101522899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(USA TODAY)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Roan Alviar<\/strong> \u2014 SR, L | Bishop O\u2019Dowd High School | Oakland, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Kaumana Carreira<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Tesoro High School | Rancho Santa Margarita, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Matthew Chun<\/strong> \u2014 SR, L | Punahou School | Honolulu, Hawaii<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Kahale Clini<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Punahou High School | Honolulu, Hawaii<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>John Clinton<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH \/ MB | Cherokee Trail High School | Aurora, Colorado<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Vinny Coello<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Catholic Memorial High School | Waukesha, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Christian Connell<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Torrey Pines High School | San Diego, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Brady Dastrup<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Discovery Canyon Campus High School | Colorado Springs, Colorado<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Mikey Denver<\/strong> \u2014 SR, MB | Santa Barbara High School | Santa Barbara, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Juanmarco Diaz<\/strong> \u2014 JR, OH \/ S | Southwest High School | Miami, Florida<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Aiden DuFour<\/strong> \u2014 JR, S | Upland High School | Upland, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Tim Ennis<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School | Scotch Plains, New Jersey<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Jack Fitterer<\/strong> \u2014 SR, S | Marquette University High School | Milwaukee, Wisconsin<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Sterling Foley<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Corona del Mar High School | Newport Beach, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Gaige Gabriel<\/strong> \u2014 SR, MB | Exeter Township Senior High School | Reading, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>James Ganzorig<\/strong> \u2014 SR, S | Glenbrook South High School | Glenview, Illinois<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Evan Golling<\/strong> \u2014 SR, S | Pacifica Christian High School | Santa Monica, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Amir Grant<\/strong> \u2014 SR, MB | Wiseburn-Da Vinci High School | El Segundo, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Riggs Guy<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH-RS | Newport Harbor High School | Newport Beach, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Stuart Hankinson<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Saint Charles Preparatory School | Columbus, Ohio<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Ford Harman<\/strong> \u2014 SR, L | Santa Barbara High School | Santa Barbara, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Cole Hartke<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Barrington High School | Barrington, Illinois<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Oliver Hogan<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Summit High School | Summit, New Jersey<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Kaupo Hoopai-Waikoloa<\/strong> \u2014 SR, MB \/ OH-OPP | Kamehameha Schools | Honolulu, Hawaii<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Jack Hubbard<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Northwest Christian School | Phoenix, Arizona<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Tre Jordan<\/strong> \u2014 SR, MB | Desert Ridge High School | Mesa, Arizona<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Justin Joyce<\/strong> \u2014 SR, S | Timber Creek High School | Orlando, Florida<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Raglan Kear<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Santa Barbara High School | Santa Barbara, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Finn Kearney<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Sandra Day O&#8217;Connor High School | Phoenix, Arizona<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Sean Kelly<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Loyola High School | Los Angeles, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Aidan Kolb<\/strong> \u2014 SR, L | Hilliard Darby High School | Hilliard, Ohio<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Victor Loiola<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Mira Costa High School | Manhattan Beach, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Ian Nolte<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Woodrow Wilson High School | Long Beach, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Jensen Pascua<\/strong> \u2014 SR, S \/ OH-OPP | Douglas County High School | Castle Rock, Colorado<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Carson Pliapol<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Spruce Creek High School | Port Orange, Florida<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Andrew Rakocy<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | New Albany High School | New Albany, Ohio<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Eamon Rigdon<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH-OPP | Servite High School | Anaheim, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Tyler Robinson<\/strong> \u2014 SR, MB | Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Kaden Saurer<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Elgin Academy | Elgin, Illinois<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Jake Schreiner<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Wheaton North High School | Wheaton, Illinois<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Zach Sheer<\/strong> \u2014 SR, S | Northwest Christian School | Phoenix, Arizona<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Trent Taliaferro<\/strong> \u2014 SR, S | Mission Viejo High School | Mission Viejo, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Parker Tomkinson<\/strong> \u2014 SR, MB | Carlsbad High School | Carlsbad, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Marek Turner<\/strong> \u2014 JR, OH-OPP | Woodrow Wilson High School | Long Beach, California<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Rafael Urbina<\/strong> \u2014 JR, S | Thornton High School | Thornton, Colorado<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Kainoa Wade<\/strong> \u2014 JR, OH | Kamehameha Schools | Honolulu, Hawaii<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Caden Whiteside<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Olentangy Liberty High School | Powell, Ohio<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Samuel Widmer<\/strong> \u2014 SR, L | Mica Mountain High School | Tucson, Arizona<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Tyler Windt<\/strong> \u2014 JR, OH | Lake Howell High School | Winter Park, Florida<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong>Paxton Wright<\/strong> \u2014 SR, OH | Legend High School | Parker, Colorado<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>From the HSSA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Nominees for both the <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsawards.usatoday.com\/#locations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">regional <\/a>and <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsawards.usatoday.com\/#nominees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">national <\/a>programs are posted as they are selected. Regional nominees represent the best in their respective areas, while national nominees are\u00a0 recognized as the top high school athletes nationwide. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsawards.usatoday.com\/rhodeisland#footer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sign up<\/a> for email updates for your region or nationally to keep up with nominee selections, the awards\u00a0programs\u00a0and special announcements.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow our main <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/pg\/highschoolsportsawards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hssportsawards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">X<\/a>, <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/highschoolsportsawards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@highschoolsportsawards?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TikTok<\/a> and <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@highschoolsportsawards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Threads<\/a> pages for more.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Play ball! The opening list of Boys Volleyball Player of the Year candidates has landed.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":390408,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390406"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=390406"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":390417,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/390406\/revisions\/390417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/390408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=390406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=390406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=390406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}