2009 All-Greater Rochester Boys Volleyball Team
Parents: Stephanie and William. Tall task: 7-foot senior outside hitter averaged 10.3 kills as Blue Devils repeated as sectional and regional champions. Academics: 93 avg. Up next: Full volleyball scholarship to Division I power UCLA. Plans to study either marine biology or biology.
Parents: Diane/Joe. Helping hand: 564 assists, 149 digs, 79 blocks and 69 aces. Historic: School record for career assists (2,089), digs (501), blocks (303), aces (137). Academics: 98 avg. Up next: Three-time AGR pick likes MIT, Notre Dame and Boston College to study math or finance.
Parents: Amy and Kristopher. Table-setter: Excellent court vision, his 566 assists sparked the Division I co-champion Royal Comets (18-3). Stats: Has 1,348 assists in three-year career. Academics: 96 avg. Honors: Two-time all-tournament team pick at the Junior Olympics.
Parents: Leticia Ruiz and Miguel Cartagena. Powerful: Recorded 239 kills, with a season-high of 24, and had a .412 hitting percentage for R-H (18-3). Big-time: 19 kills sparked R-H to five-set win over McQuaid Academics: 2.2 GPA. Up next: Wants to study athletic training.
Parents: Eric and Leigh. Secret weapon: Team high 2.5 blocks/game. Clutch: Won five straight service points in third set against McQuaid to clinch the Patriots’ fourth straight Class A championship. Academics: B-plus avg. Up next: Likes Pfeiffer, St. Francis, Nazareth and River College.
Parents: Chris/Neal. Four-peat: Tournament MVP had 13 kills in finals as Patriots (20-2) won fourth straight “A” title. Dominant: 22 kills led Penfield to school’s first regional title since 1994. Academics: 94 avg. Other sports: Tennis. Up next: Considering several colleges to study engineering.
Parents: Cheryl/Nick. Rising talent: 6-foot-6 all-around threat had 16 kills in regional championship win. Drawing interest from Division I powers Penn State, Pepperdine, UCLA and Stanford. Game-changer: Excellent passer averaged 10 kills; dangerous and consistent jump-server. Academics: 90 avg.
Parents: Deb and Jim. Late-bloomer: Second-year player developed into a force as McQuaid’s (19-3) No. 1 solo blocker (15 per match). Academics: 98 avg. Other sports: Also plays table tennis. Up next: Considering Yale, Columbia, Johns Hopkins and the University of Rochester.
Parent: Denise Dillman. Visionary: Ran Victor’s (20-0) potent offense, with 418 assists, an average of 28 per match. Back-to-back: Steady hand led Blue Devils to second straight “B” sectional and regional titles; 37 assists fueled four-set regional championship win over Hamburg-VI. Academics: 88 avg.
Parents: Larry and Lisa. Big bopper: First-team All-County pick had 308 kills, including 27 against McQuaid and Webster. Streak-snapper: His 15 kills sparked the Royal Comets (18-3) to a four-set win over Penfield, handing the Patriots’ their first loss to a Section V squad since 2006. Academics: 97 avg.
Parents: Celeste/Ralph. Passing fancy: First-team All-County pick and third-year varsity player had 481 assists, including season-high 44 in five-set win over Fairport. Big-time: Team captain handed out 38 assists to propel Eagles (15-5) into “A” semifinals. Academics: 90 avg. Other sports: Baseball.
Parents: Scott and Kathy. Prime-time: Career-high 31 kills in regional finals; 4.9 kills/game. Academics: B. Other sports: AGR indoor track and field (high jump). Up next: Verbally committed to play volleyball and study sports administration at Ball State.
Roots: 1993 R-H grad played volleyball and tennis. Currently teaches 11th grade U.S. history. Success: Monore County Class “A” Coach of the Year guided R-H (18-3) to share of Division I title. Father-to-be: Henrietta resident and wife Angela are expecting first child, a daughter, in February.
Honorable Mention
Monroe County
Red Division: Matthew McKrell (Webster); Reed DesRosier (Fairport).
White Division: Ryan Goodell (Brockport), Jon Jackson (Hilton), Milan Mitrovic (Spencerport), Dylan Rabidoux (Spencerport), Steve Reynolds (Spencerport), Dan Steger (Hilton), Alex Wezelis (Churchville-Chili); Jeff Fleming (Spencerport).
Blue Division: Etan Bennett (Brighton), Ben Bovenzi (Irondequoit), Josh Mahan (Victor); Mike Asselin (Brighton).
Rochester City Athletic Conference: Tyshawn Jenkins (Charlotte), Quinten Joseph (Charlotte), Tyler Reed (McQuaid), Steve O’Dell (McQuaid), Michael Desino (McQuaid), Eric Seeger (McQuaid), P.J. Abelein (McQuaid), Steve Lodico (McQuaid), Micah Harp (McQuaid), Sean Murphy (McQuaid), Desi Gulley (Jefferson), Isaiah Hewitt (Jefferson), Devante Hicks (Jefferson), Brandan McLellan (Jefferson), Patrick Williams (Jefferson), Raymond Brown (Edison), Schekel Scott (Edison), Travis Bailey (Edison), Kevon London-Hill (Edison), Jose Ozuna (Monroe), Oscar Pagan (Freddie Thomas), Luis Vasquez (Freddie Thomas), Brandon Caruthers (East), Clint Williams (East).
Finger Lakes: Eliot Berenger (North Rose-Wolcott), Ora Rothfuss (NR-W), Cameron Storto (NR-W), Tyler Czworka (Pavilion), Jack Jeffres (Pavilion), R.J. Licata (Wayne), Ben Litts (Midlakes), Rob Buchwald (Midlakes), Walter Aaron Burnett (Midlakes), Cory Grant (Midlakes).
