November 22, 2023

We have let the dust settle a bit before announcing our NJP Awards for the 2023 season. This was one of the closest contested seasons for ranking teams and the player landscape is no different. Many of our awards are based on pure math of a player ranker algorithm. This algorithm measures a players total contribution to a team and factors in their statistical accomplishments in every category while applying a schedule strength factor. We also use per set statistics to bring games played to an apples to apples comparison. We do not have the capacity to collect game by game results per individual or gather data regarding how many points that each player participates in so these generalizations will result in flawed data, but we do the best we can with the information we have. For example, if a player missed 8 games due to injury, we still use the number of sets played by the team overall to measure our ratings. Effectively, we feel we reach a 90% confidence level in the math, but there will certainly be exceptions. With that said, we present the NJP Girl’s high school volleyball awards for 2023:

NOTE: WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADD ITEMS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK

NJ OVERALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Taylor Miller (Demarest) 2024

SOUTH SECTIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Molly Regulski (Southern Regional) 2024

CENTRAL SECTIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Aileen Xu (Hillsborough) 2025

NORTH 1 SECTIONAL CO-PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Taylor Miller (Demarest) 2024 & Sofia Tapia (Tenafly) 2024

NORTH 2 SECTIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Aries Fontaine (Elizabeth) 2024

NJ OVERALL COACH OF THE YEAR

Michelle Yoo (Immaculate Heart)

SOUTH SECTIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR

Eric Maxwell (Southern)

CENTRAL SECTIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR

Patty Manhart (Princeton)

NORTH 1 SECTIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR

Rita Costigan (Morristown)

NORTH 2 SECTIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR

Ryan Brown (Verona)

NON-PUBLIC SECTIONAL CO-COACH OF THE YEAR

Michelle Yoo (Immaculate Heart Academy) & Don Chung (Paul VI)

OVERALL ATTACKER OF THE YEAR

FIRST PLACE: Taylor Miller (Demarest) 2024

SECOND PLACE: Sophia Tapia (Tenafly) 2024

THIRD PLACE: Aries Fontaine (Elizabeth) 2024

OVERALL SETTER OF THE YEAR

FIRST PLACE: Molly Regulski (Southern) 2024

SECOND PLACE: Kalena Stavish (IHA) 2024

THIRD PLACE: Kaelee Zuniga (Bogota) 2024

OVERALL BLOCKER OF THE YEAR

FIRST PLACE: Sarah Biczak (Roxbury) 2025

SECOND PLACE: Savannah Butz (Colts Neck) 2024

THIRD PLACE: Audrey Damis (Glen Rock) 2025

OVERALL SERVER OF THE YEAR

FIRST PLACE: Anna Hunter (Cherokee) 2024

SECOND PLACE: Macayla Linder (Donovan Catholic) 2024

THIRD PLACE: Maggie Carcillo (Paul VI) 2026

OVERALL DEFENDER OF THE YEAR

FIRST PLACE: Alexandria Grinnis (Kent Place) 2025

SECOND PLACE: Haley Maher (Sparta) 2024

THIRD PLACE: Abby Romero (Immaculate Heart) 2024

NJP’S #1 TEAM IN NEW JERSEY

Immaculate Heart Academy

GROUP STATE CHAMPIONS

Group 1 – Verona

Group 2 – Demarest

Group 3 – Princeton

Group 4 – Southern Regional

Non Public A – Immaculate Heart Academy

Non Public B – Rutgers Prep

SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS

North 1: Morristown, Kinnelon, Northern Highlands, Demarest

North 2: Westfield, Verona, Millburn, Montville

Central: Monroe, Dayton, Princeton, Governor Livingston

South: Southern, Delaware Valley, Mainland, Barnegat

TOP 50 OVERALL PLAYERS

PRESENTED IN ALPHA ORDER BY FIRST NAME…

TOP 50 KILL LEADERS

TOP 50 KILLS/SET LEADERS

TOP 50 BLOCK LEADERS

TOP 50 BLOCKS/SET LEADERS

TOP 50 ASSIST LEADERS

TOP 50 ASSISTS/SET LEADERS

TOP 50 ACE LEADERS

TOP 50 ACES/SET LEADERS

TOP 50 DIG LEADERS

TOP 50 DIGS/SET LEADERS

CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR

Ashley Markle (Old Bridge)

SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR

Naomi Lygas (Princeton)

JUNIOR OF THE YEAR

Aileen Xu (Hillsborough)

SENIOR OF THE YEAR

Taylor Miller (Demarest)

FRESHMAN ALL STATE TEAM

SOPHOMORE ALL STATE TEAM