We have reached the opening week of the high school volleyball season in the Sunshine State. Each Tuesday throughout the season, HSSportsFlorida will reveal their Top 10 Statewide Rankings across all classifications. Here is this week’s first edition of the Top 10 teams in the state of Florida.
#1 Carrollwood Day (1-0)
This Week: Defeated Polk Christian Prep, 3-1
The Carrollwood Day Patriots are the 2023 Class 3A reigning state champions and are at the top in the initial statewide volleyball rankings for the 2024 season.
Players To Watch: 2025 OH Sarah Dibbs-Frantz, 2027 6’2 OH Lydia Chinchar, 2025 6’2 MH Lorelei Church
#2 Winter Park (0-0)
This Week: at West Orange (Wed.), vs Spruce Creek (Thu.)
The reigning Class 7A state runner-ups come in at No. 2 in this week’s initial statewide volleyball rankings for the 2024 season.
Players To Watch: 2026 5’10 OH Amelia Mancino, 2025 5’11 RS Saylor Parker, 2025 5’11 RS Emily Forness, 2027 6’5 MB Isabel Incinelli
#3 Plant (0-0)
This Week: at Steinbrenner (Wed.)
The Plant Panthers are coming off the Class 7A state championship where they defeated Winter Park in four sets.
Players To Watch: 2025 6’0 OH Lara Matta, 2025 6’0 MH Kaylee Peper, 2025 6’1 OH Maggie Dostic, 2027 Setter Sophia Dostic
#4 Gulliver Prep (0-0)
This Week: vs Barron Collier (Tues.)
The Raiders ended the 2023 season on a 15-match win streak which included winning the Class 4A State Championship over Bishop Moore in four sets.
Players To Watch: 2027 5’8 OH Kate Welty, 2025 5’9 OH Julia Rose-Rivera, 2027 5’3 Libero Mia Lavalle
#5 Calvary Christian (Clearwater) (0-0)
This Week: vs Berkeley Prep (Tues.), at Winter Haven (Thu.), vs Seminole (Sat.) (Warrior Invitational), vs Northside Christian (Sat.) (Warrior Invitational)
Players To Watch: 2026 5’8 RS Olivia Burns, 2025 5’11 MH Connore Siler-Nixon, 2026 5’7 Libero Addy Slater
#6 St. Thomas Aquinas (0-0)
This Week: vs Pembroke Pines Charter (Tues.)
The Raiders are coming off winning the 2023 FHSAA Class 6A State Championship over Viera in four sets.
Players To Watch: 2025 6’0 OH Zori Brown, 2026 6’1 Setter Sydney Guerrier, 2025 5’9 Setter Malia Brooks
#7 Berkeley Prep (0-0)
This Week: at Calvary Christian (Clearwater) (Tues.)
The Buccaneers had their 2023 season come to an end in the Class 3A, Region 3 Finals in a five-set thriller to Carrollwood Day. The Buccaneers will look to get back into the State Tournament where they have the second most FHSAA volleyball titles all-time with 16.
Players To Watch: 2025 5’7 OH Hannah Hankerson, 2025 5’11 Setter Izzy Mogridge, 2027 5’10 MH Maya Gray
#8 Venice (0-0)
This Week: at Sarasota (Tues.), at Bradenton Christian (Thu.)
It’s a new era in Southwest Florida, as Jay Lanham who was a long-time assistant under Brian Wheatley has taken over the reigns as a head coach, after Wheatley was named the head volleyball coach at Auburn High School in Alabama back in May.
Players To Watch: 2025 5’11 OH Summer Kohler, 2025 5’5 Libero Brighton Ferguson, 2025 5’9 OH Kyla Freddolino
#9 Middleburg (0-0)
This Week: vs Providence School (Tues.), at Spruce Creek (Wed.)
The Middleburg Broncos ended the 2023 season on a 10-match winning streak which included winning the Class 5A state title over Barron Collier in three sets.
Players To Watch: 2026 6’2 OH Camden Rahn, 2025 5’11 RS Brooke Forkum, 2026 6’0 MB Kate Lowery
#10 Hagerty (0-0)
This Week: vs Lake Howell
The Hagerty Huskies had their 2023 season come to an end in the Class 7A, Region 2 Semifinals in a four-set loss to Timber Creek.
Players To Watch: 2026 6’1 OH Jenness Orcutt, 2025 5’8 Setter Brielle Mullen, 2026 6’0 MB Sophia Wattles
On The Bubble: Boca Raton Christian, Bishop Kenny, Cardinal Gibbons, Chiles, Jensen Beach, Jupiter, Kissimmee Osceola, Gulf Breeze, Lake Highland Prep, Lake Worth Christian, Oviedo, Seacrest Country Day, Trinity Christian Academy, Viera, Westminster Christian
