January 1, 2022 Happy New Year to the entire New Jersey volleyball community. We set out three years ago to revitalize the NJP website, and this time, in favor of NJ high school volleyball. It has been a wonderful and educational

November 24, 2021 - By NJP There is nothing that most New Jerseyans love more than a Cinderella or underdog story. We had quite a few this season but none better than the Hoboken Redwings. Head Coach Felipe Fernades and Assistant

November 24, 2021 - By NJP For the NJCU Gothic Knights, you can sum up their 2021 season in just two words... Salem, Virginia. Hmmm. What does that even mean? Well, Salem, Virginia was the site of last seasons NCAA D3

November 21, 2021 - By NJP Voting has now closed. We have tabulated up all of the votes and are pleased to announce our new winner!!!! In Group A.... Our Winner... with 25.2% of the votes in the Defense &

November 17, 2021 - By NJP Who might be the best to know which team may be the Tournament of Champions winner? Players of course! We have reached out to a wide variety of some of NJ's best to get

November 13, 2021 - By NJP A message for today's players... We have seen some thrilling and emotional state playoff games this past week, and the schedule for tomorrow is like having six Super Bowl's in one day. The

November 12, 2021 - By NJP The polls for voting in both Groups A and Groups B are now open. There will be a winner in each group so make sure to vote in both groups. You can vote

November 8, 2021 - By NJP Here are the Group 4 matchups... RIDGEWOOD VS. CLIFTON Ridgewood takes on Clifton in the North 1 Group 4 sectional championship... Ridgewood is 23-2. They lost opening day to #1 IHA, and then basically ran the

November 8, 2021 - By NJP Morgan In the pre-COVID 2019-2020 NJ high school volleyball season, the Hoboken Redwings completed their season with a record of 1-16. This past Spring season, The Redwings went 0-4. But this year, there was

November 6, 2021 - By NJP WAYNE VALLEY VS ROXBURY Roxbury and Wayne square off in the North 1 Group 3 championship. One of the premier matchups in the state tournament thus far. Roxbury has been one of the

November 6, 2021 - By NJP RIVER DELL VS OLD TAPPAN River Dell and Old Tappan matchup in the North 1 Group 2 final. River Dell has been lurking in the NJP top 10 all season, waiting for the top teams

November 6, 2021 - By NJP We are evaluating the games associated with Group 1 in this post. It includes all sections, gives analysis for the teams involved and projects what a next t round will look like as teams work

November 2, 2021 - By NJP Having two older brothers, and being the youngest of three, is often a challenge and a gift at the same time. For Keyport freshman Talia Snedeker, she has been pushed both academically and

November 4, 2021 - By NJP Here is the latest Region 2 Rankings for High school Girl's Volleyball from USA Today. This region is represented by New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and DC. USA Today also puts out

November 3, 2021 - By NJP What a stellar season the St. John Vianney Lancers are having at the shore. After an opening day, 3-set loss to Donovan Catholic, the Lancers have run the table with just one exception,

We will be populating all of the submissions for the NJP Clip of the Year in this post and will announce the finalists on Monday, November 8th. What's your favorite? You will be able to vote next Monday for your choice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv0XM-ltIi8 #1

October 30, 2021 - By NJP Greetings NJ volleyball community... Two county tournament came to conclusion today in a grand manner as the Bergen County tournament and the Morris County tournament had their championship games. The first game on tap was

October 25, 2021 - By NJP It's been a breakout season for Tenafly junior Sofia Bell. She is a hitting machine that is equally effective from the middle or from the pins. She hits with power and can do

October 27, 2021 - By NJP Like many basketball to volleyball converts, Sidney de Voogd is putting in her efforts and making her transition for the JFK Mustangs. The 6'4" middle is still learning but has made a major

October 25, 2021 - By NJP Greetings NJ Volleyball fans... We are going to start with the Shore Conference tournament... complete update at TOURNEY UPDATE. Not to be a spoiler but... Lady Lancers WIN!!! Montclair Kimberly got back on a winning track today

October 25, 2021 - By NJP It was a great night for the Shore Conference as they showcased some of their top team at Georgian Court University for the semi-finals and finals of the Shore Tournament. In preliminary play,

October 18, 2021 - By NJP What an amazing start for Notre Dame freshman Cassady Smith. In her first year for the Irish, she has consistently been near the top in her class year 2025 and brings a youth

October 23, 2021 - By NJP UPDATED Greeting NJ Volleyball Community... We have to start today with a huge milestone set from the Bogota Buccaneers. Saturday, The Bucs avenged an early season loss on opening day to unbeaten

October 21, 2021 - By NJP The Shore Conference released their All-Divisional team awards today. Congrats to all of these great players who made the list...

October 21, 2021 - By NJP Pineland's is having a stellar season and several seniors have stepped up to make a huge impact for the Wildcats. But none have contributed more than middle Jayne Wilkinson. Jayne has been

October 2, 2021 - By NJP Greeting NJ Volleyball community... We have amazing news... The Dover Tigers took down the NJP Lock of the Night pick after 218 straight wins. Dover upset Hanover Park in crazy three set match that

October 20, 2021 - By NJP A team has defeated the NJP Lock of the Night. After 218 straight winning picks. The Dover Tigers have defeated the NJP Predictor!!! In honor of Dover's huge win, we wrote this song about

October 19, 2021 - By NJP Greeting all NJ volleyball fans! It's cutoff day for state playoffs... Here are some important dates from the NJSIAA website: Our internet came back on around 3AM last night but it was too late to get

October 5, 2021 - By NJP Bergen Tech is in the midst of their best year ever this Fall, accumulating a record of 12-3 thus far and being recognized as one of the leading teams in the Big North-Liberty.

October 14, 2021 - By NJP Here are the game predictions for the Girl's NJ high school varsity volleyball games on Friday, 10/15... UPDATE ORIGINAL

October 14, 2021 - By NJP Emily Wolters has been one of the best setters in the game on the New Jersey girl's high school volleyball landscape this Fall. The North Hunterdon Lion is thriving in her senior season on a

October 13, 2021 - By NJP Andrea Enabosi has been a force for the Piscataway Chiefs and continues to make a positive impact on her team and teammates. Andrea is thriving in her junior year after being an impact

October 12, 2021 - By NJP An abbreviated blog entry tonight... A quick look at the Passaic County tournament... Wayne Valley is a strong favorite to win this tournament going away. Clifton appears to be the only team that

October 11, 2021 - By NJP Here are tonight's NJ High School Volleyball game predictions for Tuesday, October 12th... The Lock of the Night's are now included on the Predictor page... UPDATE ORIGINAL

October 10, 2021 - By NJP Here are the players with the most kills/set sorted by class year for NJ high school volleyball...

October 10, 2021 - By NJP Overall Kills leaders as of 10/10/21...

October 10, 2021 - By NJP The Warriors of Manasquan entered their third year of existence this Fall on the girl's varsity high school volleyball front. Like most new varsity teams in New Jersey, it takes time before the wins start

October 7, 2021 - By NJP We continue to watch tonight's scores trickle in with great anticipation of which teams will eventually bring down the Lock(S) of the Night. We have expanded from picking one game a night to 2, then

October 5, 2021 The NJP Predictor continued its assault on picking NJ HS volleyball games on Tuesday posting a 45-3 record thus far for the night and a 94% win percentage. NJP has continued to increase the number of games on

October 4, 2021 - By NJP Ok! So how did everyone handle the social media outage with IG and other platforms today? Somehow, we figured a way to survive. So encouraging. We spent the entire day on twitter and

October 4, 2021 - By NJP We can't help but notice when we go through nightly game statistics, that there appears to be some discrepancies when processing the data. The job of a Coach or Assistant Coach can be

October 4, 2021 - By NJP We take a quick look at some overall stat leaders (not by set) by category for each graduation year in our "Top 20" analysis through 10-3-21... SENIORS KILLS BLOCKS DIGS ASSISTS ACES JUNIORS KILLS BLOCKS DIGS ASSISTS ACES SOPHOMORES KILLS BLOCKS DIGS ASSISTS ACES FRESHMAN KILLS BLOCKS DIGS ASSISTS ACES

October 2, 2021 - By NJP Bergen Tech has been having a very strong year thus far, and along with Clifton, have really been the stars of the Big North Liberty Division. They are off to an 8-1 start

October 1, 2021 - By NJP Senior Camryn Stack came into the fall season looking to put the finishing touches on an outstanding high school career at Red Bank Regional. A four-year varsity starter for the Buccaneers, Cam broke out

September 30, 2021 - By NJP A bit of an abbreviated blog tonight as we head toward a big Friday night schedule... Our NJP Ranking #2 has been proving itself itself every night through the NJP Predictor. This week, since the last

September 28, 2021 - By NJP As every game of the NJ high school girl's volleyball season goes by, we get deeper data, knowledge, and insights on what the final playoff potential is for school teams throughout the state.

September 28, 2021 - By NJP Here are the NJP Predictor game selections for the NJ Girl's high school volleyball games for 9/29... UPDATE 830PM 40-2 TO START THE NIGHT ON A 73 GAME SCHEDULE ORIGINAL

September 27, 2021 - By NJP It was a big weekend at NJP. We put out our second team ranking of the season which can be seen here at https://njpowerranking.com/2021/09/26/overall-ranking-2-for-the-nj-girls-high-school-volleyball-fall-season-9-26-21/ We also issued our divisional, conference, section, and group at

September 27, 2021 - By NJP The NJP Player Rater for 9/26 is below. The Player Rater is another "Look" at statistical performances of NJ Girl's high school volleyball players. Last week we showed overall stats and a special

September 25, 2021 - By NJP There were some key games on a light Saturday schedule but it's another big tournament weekend as we finish week #3 in the New Jersey high school girl's volleyball season. Let's take

September 26, 2021 - By NJP In our current days and times, we can all gain perspective from different interactions we have with people in our community. Every one has stuff they deal with every day. Sometimes it is

September 25, 2021 - By Josh Wilets The Montville Mustangs are one of the up-and-coming teams in the NJAC, and Sofia Fernandez is a huge piece to the success for the Mustangs this season. I sat down with the senior

September 24, 2021 - By NJP We posted some statistical updates by class grad year today, highlighting the impact players by their grad class. Links are shown here: 2022 Seniors https://njpowerranking.com/2021/09/24/impact-seniors-top-150/ 2023 Juniors https://njpowerranking.com/2021/09/24/juniors-on-fire-top-100/ 2024 Sophomores

September 23, 2021 - By NJP USA Today and AVCA released their week 3 national and Region volleyball rankings today for the high school landscape throughout the country. New Jersey eyes are always on Region 2 which includes New Jersey

September 22, 2021 - By NJP The season has 60 days left before the TOC finals. Compared to the Spring season, that sounds like forever. Enjoy the ride... Another full schedule for Wednesday. On to the games tonight... Sydney Bruns had

September 21, 2021 - By NJP Deanna Whelpley is one of those hidden gems. As a volleyball player, she brings a powerful front line attack to a stacked IHA offense. As a leader, she brings work ethic and the

September 17, 2021 - By NJP It's Friday!!! That means a ton of NJ HS volleyball games on the schedule!!! WWPS flexed their muscles tonight against unbeaten Northern Burlington. Both teams entered the game at 4-0 and South took advantage

September 16, 2021 - By NJP We have all been affected by the pandemic in various different ways over the past 18 months. For NJ volleyball, we have had missed seasons for both club and high school as well

September 17, 2021 - By NJP Many NJ high school players go on to play volleyball in college. We feature them on our NJ College Players page on the college menu. You can access using this link: https://njpowerranking.com/nj-girls-college-players/ We picked

September 16, 2021 - By NJP Well, that didn't take long. We started our lock of the night selections just a week ago and we have already been busted. After 10 straight wins, the Barron's of Woodbridge surprised previously

September 15, 2021 - By NJP Last night, there was 83 teams that remained unbeaten out of well over 300 NJ high school teams. We expect that number to drop in half every couple of days until there are

September 14, 2021 - By NJP Another busy Tuesday night as the NJ high school volleyball season heats up for the girls. We are going to jump right in and take an inner look at some of tonight's game

September 13, 2021 - By NJP Week two is underway for the NJ high school girl's volleyball season and we have started to get results from a packed Monday night schedule. Coming in to week 2, 62 teams have

September 12, 2021 - By NJP Such interesting results from the tournaments this past weekend. All updated tournament info at https://njpowerranking.com/2021/09/11/tournament-updates/ #1 Immaculate Heart Academy takes the NJ Classic for the fifth year in a row knocking off some of

September 11, 2021 - By NJP There were many high school volleyball tournament today throughout New Jersey. Here is a recap of some of the major ones... If you have additional info, please feel free to share at njpowerranking@gmail.com.

September 10, 2021 - By NJP Here is a link to the early addition Girl's Blog Part 1 https://njpowerranking.com/2021/09/10/girls-blog-9-10-part-1/ Continuing our inner look on tonight's schedule... Another strong win for #16 Hudson Catholic tonight as they start the season 2-0. The

September 10, 2021 - By NJP We hope you will take advantage of, and contribute to, our school livestream link page at this link... https://njpowerranking.com/nj-high-school-volleyball-live-stream-links/ If your school has a link, and you don't see your logo on the

September 9, 2021 - By NJP Abby Franks can block with the best of the NJ high school girl volleyball players. The 6' middle finished in the top 10 this Spring during the shortened season, tallying 27 rejections. She

September 8, 2021 - By NJP First night is in the books. When we think back to the Spring, the season seemed to go by in a snap of your fingers. We know that was a short season, but

September 7, 2021 - By NJP It's Opening Night and the results are still being tabulated from today's games. Wanted to give a few quick shout outs to start the year off right... What an amazing start for Alexis Pavlinec

September 6, 2021 - By NJP The Girl's high school volleyball season starts tomorrow in New Jersey and there is a quiet sense that the Fall season will be back to normal for the most part. With a Spring

September 6, 2021 - By NJP What an amazing season the East Brunswick girls high school volleyball team had in the Spring, tallying a 15-1 overall record, a state sectional title, and some stellar performances by many of its

September 4, 2021 - By NJP The Seneca Golden Eagles are coming off a winning spring campaign and are focusing on the Fall season ahead. They graduate 7 of 11 players and will need to leverage the strength of

September 2, 2021 - By NJP Maddy Oehme is one of the premier middles in the Shore Conference. The 6'1" student athlete will enter her senior year for Donovan Catholic this week. The Griffins are coming off an outstanding

August 29, 2021 - By NJP Audrey Sousa from Freehold Borough blasted on to the NJ high school volleyball scene as a freshman. She led the Colonials in kills in her initial year and is part of the youth

August 26, 2021 - By NJP Caldwell will be looking to stay near the top of the SEC in Fall 2021 and NJP sees them with a good chance of accomplishing this task. They are currently ranked 4th in

August 27, 2021 - By NJP In the last two seasons, the Williamstown Girl's high school volleyball team is 44-5 and has a Group 4 sectional title to show off as a result. The Southern Regional thwarted their chances

August 25, 2021 - By NJP (Some photos courtesy of Oscar Lino-Montes) We all know how much volleyball is a team sport. It relies on all of its players, starters and bench players, to have specific roles that

August 24, 2021 - By NJP The Madison Dodgers are coming off an outstanding spring season where they finished 10-4 and made it all the way to the North Jersey Section 2, Group 2 semi-final game. The senior-laden roster

August 21, 2021 - By NJP Verona is coming off an outstanding Spring short season, winning the North Section 2, Group 1, sectional title and finishing 13-2. Verona finished just outside the top 30 in NJP's final Spring rankings,

August 19, 2021 - By NJP Over the past decade, Demarest Girl's high school volleyball has been one of the most successful programs in the state. Under Head Coach Beth Powell, the team is a perennial leader in the Big North

August 17, 2021 - By NJP Destiny & Meg The Shore can be a real battleground for NJ Girl's high school volleyball and this Fall will highly emphasize that fact. NJP's preseason rankings have two shore teams in the top 5 and

August 16, 2021 - By NJP Cherry Hill East is coming off an outstanding Spring season and has much to look forward to as we jump right back into the Fall schedule. No doubt they took their hits, losing 5 starting

August 15, 2021 - By NJP (Photo's courtesy of Juan Paolo Alicante @pixelpursuit on Instagram) Olivia Alicante is a New Jersey high school volleyball player that is always pushing herself to be better. She has a classic story of a student

August 14, 2021 - By NJP The Emerson Cavaliers have been working hard over the past years to get a winning record on the books and this may be the year they breakout in the NJIC. They broke the top 100

August 13, 2021 - By NJP The Our Lady of Mercy Academy girl's high school volleyball team had their first winning season in five years, powering to an 11-6 record, and a state sectional semi-final appearance. One of the big

August 9, 2021 - By NJP Junior Ava Pascual led Section 1, Group 4, title winning Ridgewood in kills last season and she will be in a perfect position to have a senior campaign to remember. The Maroons finished 14-3 this

August 8, 2021 - By NJP The Shawnee Renegades are coming off a South Division 3 Sectional championship season where they ended the Spring 12-1 and finished first in the Olympic Conference. The Olympic was stacked with top flight teams such

August 5, 2021 - By NJP Another great summer league program run by Harrison Rec and Harrison High School. Many thanks to Coach Anthony Sabia for orchestrating the logistics and keeping the NJ Volleyball community informed by sharing this

August 4, 2021 - By NJP When you are an outstanding athlete, you often get the opportunity to play multiple sports in high school. For rising senior Josie Marcinek, she has balanced her commitments of playing a high level of high

August 2, 2021 - By NJP (Cover photo courtesy Scott Faytok) The Paul VI Eagles are coming off an outstanding Spring campaign that saw them finish 11-2 and earned a South Non-Public A Sectional title. The Eagles

July 29, 2021 - By Josh Wilets The Mendham girls volleyball team had yet another memorable season, finishing the spring 2021 slate with a 12-4 record. This incredible squad battled all season in the toughest division in the NJAC,

July 27, 2021 - By NJP As we prepare for the upcoming girl's high school season, NJP has been diligently updating its database of girls high school players for both their school team and their club teams. Our pre-season

July 25, 2021 - By NJP With the recently completed GEVA High Performance program in the Northeast, many New Jersey players selected for the squad are likely to have big senior seasons next Spring. The High Performance team participants

July 22, 2021 - By NJP Morris Catholic had an outstanding season this Spring powering to a 13-4 record and also capturing a Non-Public North B Sectional title. Eleven of 17 varsity players have moved on to graduation but don't count

July 23, 2021 - By NJP The Olympic games start today for Volleyball in Tokyo and our USA teams for both men and women, hard court and beach, are settling in for some of the best competition in the world. How

July 19, 2021 - By NJP Gloucester Tech (GCIT) has a high school volleyball team that has had continued success in the Tri-County conference. We expect the Cheetah's to have another strong season this Fall powered by three seniors,

July 18, 2021 - By NJP As you look back on the history of Union City girls' volleyball, it is easy to see the positive impact that Nathaly Flores has had on the Soaring Eagles Program. Prior to her

July 17, 2021 - By NJP For the last few years, Bridgewater Raritan has found it hard to get back to the glory they saw during the 2016-2017 season where they finished 22-7. They were 22-45 over the next

July 15, 2021 - By NJP Maria Nolan's volleyball program at IHA goes far beyond skill development. After 15 straight sectional titles, the formula for success is deeper than x's and o's on a chalkboard or drills in the