Volleyball All-Scholastics and league All-Stars

VOLLEYBALL ALL-SCHOLASTICS Branch Barnes Natick Finnian Bell Wayland Ben Cleary BC High Matt Cloonan Needham Gustavo Da Silva Milford Luke Dratch Natick Brady Dwyer Newton North David Dzhenzherukha Agawam Dylan Engelhardt Wayland Travis Johnson Taunton Zachary Kukharchuk Westfield Brady Kundel Barnstable Andrew Kurdziel Needham Bogdan Kuzin Westfield Shawn LaDuke Methuen Ale Luciani Lexington Francis McGonagle St John s Shrewsbury Dennis Nesen Agawam Liam Quinn Chelmsford Liam Raybould Brookline Nick Rosa New Bedford Nathaniel Ross Needham Tuto Sampaio Winchester Alec Smagula Brookline Justin Tejeda Greater Lowell Kristaps Vaivars Brookline Simon Vardeh Newton North HONORABLE MENTION Alex Bak West Springfield Levin Brenner Newton South Marcio Castro Woburn Joe Culhane Agawam Cody Gibendi Natick Kean Jarvinen Longmeadow Brennan Loud Cambridge Parth Pawar Acton-Boxboro Jayden Pelletier St John s Prep Otavio Perks O Bryant Peter Reale Newton North Nic Sanchez de Rojas Lexington Vitou Seng Lowell Amir Tomer Brookline Nadav Vachtel Lexington ALL-SCHOLASTICS BRANCH BARNES NATICK Barnes historic career ended with kills leading the RedHawks to a second straight Div state semifinal appearance The versatile two-time All-Scholastic closed out with kills assists aces and blocks FINNIAN BELL WAYLAND A second straight trip to the Div state final was spearheaded by the junior two-time All-Scholastic who earned his second Dual County League MVP and All-State honors BEN CLEARY BC HIGH With kills this year Cleary set the initiative record for the bulk kills in a regular season as well as the the greater part in a single tournament with against St John s of Shrewsbury The junior is the fastest in undertaking history to reach kills adding to digs and blocks with a year to go Cleary is a high honor roll aspirant and is a beach and grass club volleyball sportsman MATTHEW CLOONAN NEEDHAM The Rockets historic fifth straight Div state finals appearance was largely due to the junior s impact at outside hitter His kills this year were complemented by blocks He s an honor roll pupil and a captain of the basketball unit GUSTAVO DA SILVA MILFORD The Scarlet Hawks reloaded after graduating a large group of seniors anchored around the junior returning starter one of the toughest hitters to slow down with a career-best kills while posting over digs and blocks The junior looks to review construction management in college LUKE DRATCH NATICK After time as an outside hitter and a right-side over the past two years Dratch excelled in his first year as starting setter to help guide Natick back to the Div Final Four His assists kills blocks and aces ranked among the best at the position earning an MAVCA Central All-Star selection The junior captain is a National Honor Society member and a three-year high honors aspirant DAVID DZHENZHERUKHA AGAWAM The Brownies reached the Div state semifinals in each of the last three years behind their starting setter and his kills in this year s final led to a second state title in that span The senior is a three-time first-team All-Star and a MAVCA All-State selection He was also a captain of the Pioneer Valley - national unit and a Bay State Games winner He s headed to Elms College for volleyball and business DYLAN ENGELHARDT WAYLAND At -foot- Engelhardt was a key cog in the middle for the Warriors to make their second straight Div state final appearance His career-best kills set a undertaking record for a middle while also posting blocks digs and aces The junior is a captain of the football gang and plays club for Smash Volleyball TRAVIS JOHNSON TAUNTON Johnson in his final year at right-side had a career-high kills operation points aces digs and receptions with only seven errors The senior anchored the Tigers in a run to the Div state quarterfinals as the th seed which was the lowest-ranked gang to reach the stage in the sport s MIAA history He also is a member of the basketball band and is headed to Dean College next year ZACHARY KUKHARCHUK WESTFIELD With kills blocks and a career-high digs in his senior season the -foot- outside hitter closed out with kills aces blocks and digs along with a state title in He is a four-year member of the Pioneer Valley Juniors Boys Volleyball Club BRADY KUNDEL BARNSTABLE His kills aces and digs helped Barnstable reach the Div state quarterfinals as the No seed The three-year varsity captain s MAVCA All-State honorable mention season put him at kills on his career Kundel has a GPA is the president of the Chinese Mandarin National Honor Society and is a member of the Tri-M Music Honors Society the National Honor Society and the MIAA Leadership Committee ANDREW KURDZIEL NEEDHAM Kurdziel anchored the Rockets in the middle as part of their fifth straight trip to the Div state final The senior posted blocks aces and kills while hitting percent The four-year letter winner is a Bay State Conference All-Star and an MAVCA All-State selection as well as a two-time state champion in and Kurdziel is bound for the University of Delaware BOGDAN KUZIN WESTFIELD The junior middle blocker proved vital in the Bombers run to a fourth straight Div state semifinal appearance stepping up to post kills aces and blocks Kuzin is also a two-year member of the Pioneer Valley Juniors Volleyball Club SHAWN LADUKE METHUEN After helping lead Methuen to its first Merrimack Valley Conference title in decades last year the senior setter closed out with a bang by posting assists and digs LaDuke finished with assists and digs earning MVC First Club All-Conference selections in his only two years playing varsity He s headed to play at Rivier University next year where he ll review nursing ALE LUCIANI LEXINGTON The senior rattled off kills while hitting percent to help lead the Minutemen to the Div state quarterfinals The -foot- force earned Middlesex League MVP honors adding to All-Conference selections in each of the last two years Luciani played volleyball in Italy in and at Modena and is headed to the University of Tampa next year FRANCIS MCGONAGLE ST JOHN S SHREWSBURY With kills and digs in his senior season he earned Catholic Conference MVP honors and a second MAVCA All-State selection He finished with kills digs and aces on his career all venture records McGonagle is a member of the National Honor Society plays basketball and competes in crew He s set to examination environmental science at Carroll College DENNIS NESEN AGAWAM In Agawam s second Div state title run in three years Nesen dominated on the right side with kills blocks digs and aces The senior All-Star is a member of the History National Honor Society and made honor roll all four years of high school He s headed to Western New England next year to major in accounting and minor in finance LIAM QUINN CHELMSFORD The senior had kills while hitting above percent He also recorded aces blocks and digs to earn Merrimack Valley Conference Member of the Year honors as well as a MAVCA All-State selection Quinn holds operation records in career kills single-season kills and single-season aces and is a member of the National Honor Society He s set to play at Merrimack College next year while studying biology LIAM RAYBOULD BROOKLINE At -foot- Raybould challenged opponents all year at the net to help lead the Warriors to their first Div state title since He notched kills and blocks as a junior pushing his program-best mark in blocks to on his career Raybould plays club for Smash Volleyball NICK ROSA NEW BEDFORD Rosa had kills as a senior to earn Patriot League MVP honors His career kills are the second-most in effort history also earning All-Star honors in the Big Three last year Rosa also played basketball and is headed to Bristol Society College for business NATHANIEL ROSS NEEDHAM Ross amassed over assists in helping to guide a mostly new rotation in Needham to its fifth straight Div state final appearance The three-year varsity contestant earned Bay State Conference and MAVCA All-Star honors in the process Ross is a state champion and a member of the National Honor Society He s headed to the University of Michigan next year TUTO SAMPAIO WINCHESTER The -foot- senior stepped up for Winchester as the top hitting option erupting for kills digs and blocks this year Sampaio earned Middlesex League All-Conference honors and was named group MVP He was honored by the English department in the classroom for outstanding performance Sampaio heads to UMass-Dartmouth next year for mechanical engineering ALEC SMAGULA BROOKLINE An incredible run to the project s first Div state title since wouldn t have been workable without the three-year starter The junior setter notched assists over digs over kills and over blocks to earn a second All-Scholastic selection and a third Bay State Conference nod Smagula now has assists on his career and is an MIAA learner ambassador JUSTIN TEJEDA GREATER LOWELL Tejeda exits the campaign with a major mark notching a record kills in his senior season along with digs and blocks The -foot- outside hitter earned a second Commonwealth Athletic Conference MVP selection and was an All-Star for a third time His career kills is also a plan record complemented by blocks He s an honor roll novice and heads to Lemoyne-Owen College to play volleyball and inquiry business KRISTAPS VAIVARS BROOKLINE Vaivars made a strong situation as the state s top sportsman starring in every major moment to notch kills and anchor Brookline s first state title since His kills set a undertaking record continuously posting big numbers in his senior season with a hitting efficiency Vaivars is an honor roll novice and heads to Bocconi University to investigation finance SIMON VARDEH NEWTON NORTH Vardeh s absence was felt when he missed a few time from injury but proved in the tournament what made him one the state s majority elite outside hitters over the last scant years He still notched kills despite missing time including a career-high in the state quarterfinals He finished his career with career kills Vardeh also plays for the Smash Volleyball - band and heads to Harvard after taking a gap year LEAGUE ALL-STARS BAY STATE CONFERENCE Justin Liu Deon Li Braintree Kristaps Vaivars Alec Smagula Liam Raybound Conor Christopher Brookline Branch Barnes Cody Gibendi Luke Dratch Natick Andrew Kurdziel Nathan Ross Ben Vu Needham Simon Vardeh Brady Dwyer Newton North Ben Zimmer Wellesley Mikey Faiella Weymouth HERGET MVP Justin Liu Deon Li CAREY MVP Kristaps Vaivars Branch Barnes BIG PATRIOT LEAGUE Santiago Duquette Ryan Haralstad Brockton Braeden Bartley Durfee Matthew Cummings Hingham Nick Rosa Amir Salih Tavares Davon Centeio Abner Cun New Bedford Eugene Foong Ryan Thong North Quincy Jake Basan Nick Mangino Quincy Caleb Foley Scituate Zach Corr Silver Lake MVP Nick Rosa BOSTON CITY LEAGUE Gabriel Ugoji James Urbaez Tri Duong Latin Academy Ivan Tran Madison Park Max Dong Otavio Perk O Bryant MVP Tri Duong COMMONWEALTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE UPPER Justin Tejeda Daymeon Chea Luis Carrasquillo George Robles Greater Lowell Anthony Rubim Joel De La Rosa Janiel Vizcaino Jelisson Peguero Greater Lawrence Matteo Wright Luke Dennis Aren Lyttle Lowell Catholic Felipe Oliveira Grant Brierly Muhammed McClure Salem LOWER Didlaire Jacques Elmer Duran Bryan Robles Jacob DeLeon Lynn Tech Morni Kong Ansh Patel Jackson Sims Dev Patel Innovation Xavier Pena Anjel Mendez Cristopher Pena KIPP Jizea Vargas Nathean Gutierrez Miguel Robles Whittier Felipe Cangirana Elijah Oxender Hermes Prak Nashoba Tech MVP Justin Tejeda Didlaire Jacques DUAL COUNTY LEAGUE ALL-CONFERENCE Finn Bell Dylan Engelhardt Wayland Eric Su Brennan Loud Cambridge Nicolas Tse Boston Latin Levin Brenner Newton South Parth Pawar Obi Umeh Acton-Boxboro ALL-LEAGUE Zach O Donnell Liam Frenzel Cooper Szeremeta Mason Lee Wayland Nate O Connell Oscar Goodeker Eric Ohanyan Cambridge Caleb Handel Matan Worcel Acton-Boxboro Ashish Uhlmann Yonatan Rotem Newton South Johan Pineda Cory Tse Boston Latin Avery Remley Lincoln-Sudbury Rithvik Senthiraja Westford Academy Baylor Mandell Winston Lin Waltham Weston PLAYER OF THE YEAR Finn Bell GREATER BOSTON LEAGUE Edward Mei Kenton Nguyen Israel DeSouza Nick Li Lynkohnn Silva Malden Ismael Alagic Chelsea Henrique Franca Christian Ramirez Everett Viet Tran Kenzel Lantano Lynn Classical Ahmed Abdelrahman Lynn English Leo Fixon Will Travers Medford Kawan Dias Larry Claudio Juan Perez Revere Adam Hill Ozzy Marks Somerville MVP Edward Mei HOCKOMOCK LEAGUE Ricardo DeJesus Yusti Attleboro Nolan Franz Jett Tucker King Philip Gustavo DaSilva Diego Inacio-Santos Mayck Moreira Milford Travis Johnson Daniel Freitas Dantae Bauer Ike Aseigbunum Taunton MVP Daniel Freitas MCSAO NORTH Matteo Rosa Miguel Silva Patrick Dang Kelvin Souza PCSS I Christian Quezada Joshua Cayco Gabe Navarro Salem Academy Jero Salazar Michael Odowardi Joseph Marquez Excel Guilherme Moleiro Oliveira Andrew Baybay Milan Montiel PCSS II Eden Cherisme Dev Patel CCSL Mason Oliver PHA SOUTH Jaiden Okonkwo Santos Najarro Michael Grant Ailijah Carty-Tonge APR Haziel Abreu Mercado Jeriel Abreu Mercado Ayden Lima Argosy Kyle Antoine South Shore Jaedyn Phillips Brooke Ben Millien Foxboro Bryan Aleman Codman MERRIMACK VALLEY CONFERENCE Teddy Addesa Andover Liam Quinn Ridty Tauch Ryan Heng Chelmsford Logan Phousengthong Jacob Louk Dracut Aundre Rivera Vitou Seng Ian Mao Logan Uy Gianni Rodriguez Lowell Victor Torres Lawrence Lucas Giard Andrew Cox Shawn LaDuke Methuen Prady Mistry North Andover PERFORMER OF THE YEAR Liam Quinn Victor Torres MIDDLESEX LEAGUE ALL-CONFERENCE Alessandro Luciani Nadav Vachtal Nicolas Sanchez de Rojas Lexington Arthur Sampaio Winchester Ian Lewis Arlington Marcio Castro Woburn MVP Alessandro Luciani TRI-VALLEY LEAGUE Haden Houatchantara Logan DeMarzo Dolan Conforti Nipmuc Hesrick Richards Jack Davidson Bellingham Andrew Strojny Anthony D Amore Norton Nate Koterba Treydon Shu Medfield Sebastian Eugene Xavier Walkins Norwood Liam Grady Alex Piccioli Hopkinton Jacob Liu Westwood Leeland Judkins Henry Keegan Millis MVP Haden Houatchantara