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Who will be the best high school volleyball player in Indiana in 2024?

Who will be the best high school volleyball player in Indiana in 2024?

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IndyStar has identified Indiana’s top volleyball players with our Players of the Week poll. The season is already over, and we decided to hold Player of the Year vote. Obviously it’s impossible to get every worthy player here, but we’ve done our best by compiling a list of 18 players from across the state.

Thanks to everyone who nominated players and participated in these weekly polls. Participation was off the charts. Stay tuned for updates on our Central Indiana Junior High teams and ALL USA Super Team teams, as well as our first Central Indiana Player of the Year Award winner, all of which will be announced later this month.

Voting is open until noon EST Wednesday.

Addie Applegate, Yorktown

The Texas A&M senior libero completed 500 digs for the second straight season, totaling 513 in 112 sets for the Class 4A runner-up Tigers. Applegate, who has 2,015 career digs, also registered 49 aces, 87 assists and one kill, the 24th-highest of her career.

Logan Bell, Roncalli

A Miss Volleyball finalist, Oregon-bound Bell had 333 kills with a career-best .313 hitting percentage. She also has 63 aces, 26 blocks, 252 steals and 50 assists. Bell, whose efforts led to an undefeated 3A state championship for the Royals, will retire with 1,280 career kills.

Reese Dunkle, Center Grove

A Stanford commit, Dunkle is Center Grove’s all-time leader in blocks with 486 blocks. She accounted for 133 of those blocks as a senior (33 solo) and finished her line with a career-high 356 kills (.373 hitting percentage). 44 aces, 113 steals and 24 assists. She has 1,048 career kills.

Raegan Durbin, Western Boone

As a member of Middle Tennessee State, Durbin registered 581 kills while hitting .357 with 63 aces, 49 blocks (13 solo), 242 digs and eight assists for the state champion Stars. For her career, she will graduate with 1,881 kills and a .371 hit percentage. Durbin is a Miss Volleyball finalist.

Carly Fonda, Floyd Central

The 5-10 setter has completed 970 assists, leaving her with 2,965 assists in her four-year career. Fonda also tallied 183 kills, 71 assists, 42 blocks and 315 digs, all career highs. UIndy’s commitment led Floyd Central to a regional championship.

Kali Foster, Benton Central

The Western Kentucky junior hit .370 and had 343 kills in 89 sets. She also posted 60 aces, 33 blocks (25 solo) and 232 steals. Foster had 1,050 kills and a .352 career hitting percentage in her senior season.

Eddie Haberti, Roncalli

Haberty threw 937 passes, a career high for the 3A state champion. She also registered 53 aces, 46 blocks and 206 digs. Haberty has 1,924 career assists entering his senior season.

Maya Harris, Angola

Harris, a junior from Illinois, was unstoppable on a Hornets team that finished second in 3A. She had 676 kills while hitting .373, served 127 aces, totaled 53 blocks and dug 265 balls. Harris had 1,164 kills her senior season.

Ava Hunter, Southeast Hamilton

Tasked with protecting the Royals’ powerful offense, Hunter had another career year, recording 1,013 assists in 104 sets for the regional champions. She also totaled 30 blocks, 54 kills and 26 aces. Hunter is a dedicated supporter of Loyola Chicago.

Lindsey Mangelson, Hamilton Southeastern

Selected as the Hoosier Crossroads Conference Player of the Year, Mangelson led the Royals’ attack with a total of 549 kills while hitting .359. She also registered 58 aces, 50 blocks, 226 digs and 20 assists for the Royals’ semistate runner-up team. The Mississippi State team is a Miss Volleyball finalist.

Izzy Masten, Tri-West

Masten led Tri-West to the semistate championship match, recording a career-best 557 kills while hitting .325. Pitt also had 142 aces (more than the previous two seasons combined), 42 blocks, 314 steals and 49 assists. Masten is a Pittite.

Claire Payne, NorthWood

The Appalachian State senior blocked 95 shots (63 solo), leaving her with 373 shots for her career. She also had 395 kills (1,321 career) while hitting .462. Payne finished her stat sheet with 47 aces and 77 digs for the Region 3A champion Panthers, who finished the season 30-7.

Sadie Poeck, Western Boone

Poeck had 341 kills while hitting .305 in her first and only season as a star. She also recorded 52 blocks, 41 aces and 269 digs at the state championship. The Wake Forest player had 22 kills in the semifinal match against Southwood and 10 kills in the 2A final against Brownstown Central.

Laura Roeder, Trinity Lutheran

A Class A Mental Attitude Award winner and a member of IU, Roeder led the Cougars to the state championship, recording 609 digs and just 63 errors on 674 receptions. She also served 83 aces and made 103 assists. Roeder also had a career-best 18 kills (.312 hitting, 48 attempts).

MaryKate Scheumann, Bellmont

With Purdue, the junior hitter hit .355 and had 517 kills in 99 sets. She also posted 47 aces, 43 solo blocks (5o total), 358 digs and 25 assists. Scheumann enters his senior season with 1,174 career kills.

Bailey Sines, F. W. Carroll

A first-team all-state selection, Sines led the Chargers to the 4A state championship with 494 kills while hitting .351. She also had a team-best 61 aces, 49 blocks and 236 steals (second on the team). She had 23 kills in the semistate championship match against Hamilton Southeastern and 15 in the state final against Yorktown.

Addison Tindall, Manor

The 6-2 outside hitter reached 400 kills for the second straight season, recording 407 while hitting .376. Purdue also recorded 23 aces, 37 blocks (all solo) and 176 steals. Tindall is a Miss Volleyball finalist.

Charlotte Vinson, Yorktown

The IU signee and Miss Volleyball finalist was phenomenal in her return to the Tigers’ 4A runner-up team, recording 361 kills on .324 hitting in 83 sets. She also served 16 aces, blocked 40 shots and hit a total of 84 shots. Vinson’s 1,940 career kills are a school record.

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