Girls HS Dream Team of the Week: Parant, Long, O’Brien, Quest, Petersen, Wiley, Jones, Galla

Just about every week during the high school season, provided there are enough nominees from varsity coaches, VolleyballMag.com will recognize a Dream Team of high school volleyball players who were standouts the weekend before.

The goal is for the eight-girl Dream Team to consist of the following:
Setter
Setter, S/RS or RS
OH
OH
MB
MB
Libero
DS

Players will be considered for Dream Team ONLY if they are nominated by their high school coaches using this link: https://volleyballmag.com/hs-player-of-the-week-submissions/. This week’s team includes three outsides because no defensive specialists were nominated.

Nominations will be solicited by email to high school coaches only on our email list. To sign up, follow this link: https://volleyballmag.com/hs-email-sign-up/

Note to coaches and directors: while there is no science to how we choose members of our Dream Team, performing on bigger stages will give players an edge, as will nomination forms that describe with specificity how well a player performed the previous weekend.

VolleyballMag.com HS DREAM TEAM for November 8
S/RS: Hannah Parant, 6-1 Sr., Mountain Brook (Birmingham, Alabama) – Parant, a Crimson Tide pledge, was named 6A MVP after recording 35 assists, 10 kills, 10 digs and two aces in the Spartans four-set win over Saraland for the title.

S: Malayah Long, 6-0 Sr., Lincoln Southwest (Lincoln, Nebraska) – Long, a Marquette recruit, recorded 31 assists, 13 digs, three kills, two aces and two blocks as LSW swept Papillion-La Vista to win its first Class A volleyball title in 17 trips to the state tournament.

OH: Carly O’Brien, 5-9 Sr., Dorman (Roebuck, South Carolina) – O’Brien’s illustrious career came to a magnificent close on Saturday, as she recorded 27 kills, 18 digs, two blocks and an ace in Dorman’s win over Wando for the large-class state title.

OH: Madison Quest, 6-3 Jr., Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) – The Badger pledge recorded 24 kills, 15 digs and five aces to help the 47-1 Dashers get by Oconomowoc in five sets to repeat as Wisconsin Division 1 champions.

OH: Payton Petersen, 5-11 Sr., Dike-New Hartford (Dike, Iowa) – Petersen led the Wolverines to the 2A title on Saturday, their third in four seasons. Petersen, who notched 20 kills, six digs and four blocks in the championship match, and averaged more than six kills per set over three matches, was named tournament MVP, just as she had…