Top Setters in Oklahoma Vol 1
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The quarterback. The pitcher. The point guard. These positions are widely considered the General on the field or court. They are the player that drives the flow of the team. They are usually the extension of the coach on the…
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Continue ReadingThe quarterback. The pitcher. The point guard. These positions are widely considered the General on the field or court. They are the player that drives the flow of the team. They are usually the extension of the coach on the court. They decide where the ball goes to get the out or score. In volleyball, we have this position also. The Setter.
Ask any college coach or other high-level volleyball mind and almost all will agree on one thing…if you have a great setter, then you have a chance to play at a higher level. A great setter can make average hitters look great. A great setter can turn an out-of-system pass into an attackable ball to score points. High-level offense is the result of the hitters having the ability to consistently swing an aggressive attack. All of this is made possible by a great setter.
I learned this the hard way. After playing sports other than volleyball growing up, I saw volleyball as an easy game to pick up. Boy was I wrong! As I began to play and coach a sport that was only slightly familiar to me due to my family being involved with volleyball over the years, I thought setting was the easiest position on the court. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
I tried to play against my teams as a setter and found that it was the most difficult thing to do on the court. But yet, so many setters seem to make it look so easy. How in the world do they do this? Two words: hard work. These young ladies who I am about to discuss are widely considered some of the best to do this in the Great State of Oklahoma. And they got here with countless lessons, practices and matches over many years. Lets meet some of them in the Rising Junior and Rising Senior classes.
Cameron Turner Cameron Turner 6'0" | S Deer Creek | 2022 State OK [2022] 6-0 Setter (HS: Deer Creek/Club: Oklahoma Peak Performance/Verbal: Southwestern Oklahoma)
Cameron is currently ranked as our 7th best overall prospect and the top setter in the 2022 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings. She is the floor general for Deer Creek High School and one of the best club teams in the Sooner state at Oklahoma Peak Performance. She is verbally committed to Southwestern Oklahoma State University to play Division II volleyball for the Bulldogs. She will be a great addition to their roster as she has tons of national level experience while playing at OP2. Miss Turner is a natural born leader as she has always been the captain of her high school and club teams throughout her career. This leadership is exactly what has propelled her to be able to play at the next level. We will be watching very closely as we cover her senior season. Stay tuned to see more coverage of Miss Turner. Please congratulate her on being named one of the best players in the 2022 class!
Reilly Morrow Reilly Morrow 5'11" | S Moore | 2022 State OK [2022] 5-9 Setter (HS; Moore/Club: Rise/Verbal: Uncommitted)
Reilly is currently ranked as our 12th best overall prospect and the second best setter in the 2022 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings. She is the leader of the varsity squad at Moore High School and she plays club at Rise Volleyball club. Through her awesome play this past high school season, she earned All-City honorable mention by the Oklahoman. Reilly is also a very accomplished beach volleyball player as she has won numerous tournaments in the sand. It takes a special person to be able to play both sport so easily. Anyone who knows both sports understands that they are two completely different sports. It takes overall ball control in order to be solid in the sand. Stay tuned to see more coverage of Miss Morrow. Please congratulate her on being named one of the best players in the 2022 class!
Katie Kolar Katie Kolar 5'3" | S Norman North | 2023 State OK [2023] 5-9 Setter (HS: Norman North/Club: Oklahoma Charge/Verbal: Uncommitted)
Katie is currently ranked as our 2nd best overall prospect and the top setter in the 2023 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings. She is the one of the setters for Norman North High School and a great club program at Oklahoma Charge. The left-handed phenom, in our opinion, is able to play college ball now if she wanted to. She is a multi-sport athlete that excels in the classroom also as she has a 4.0. She comes from a family of athletes as she has brothers who are also playing at the next level and will fall right in line with them in a few years. We are going to have a lot of fun watching her blossom over the next few years as we think she is going to be a special one. Stay tuned to see more coverage of Miss Kolar. Please congratulate her on being named one of the best players in the 2023 class!
Riley Roberts Riley Roberts 5'10" | S Norman North | 2023 State OK [2021] 5-10 Setter (Norman North/UPVBC/Uncommitted)
Riley is currently ranked as our 9th best overall prospect and the second best setter in the 2023 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings. She is one of the setters for Norman North High School and also plays for Ultimate Performance Volleyball Club. Her stellar play earned her Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference 1stTeam All Conference. She was also awarded most valuable player for the second year in a row at Norman North. She will be competing at Nationals with her UPVBC squad as she plays up in the 17s division and I will be there to cover her team in Vegas. Stay tuned to see more coverage of Miss Roberts. Please congratulate her on being named one of the best players in the 2023 class!
This was just some quick analysis of a few of the top setters in Oklahoma. Stay tuned for more coverage on the rest of the amazing athletes in the state as we embark on a fantastic journey together.
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