Under the radar: Field hockey, soccer, volleyball players having breakout seasons
Every preseason there is speculation about what players will lead their teams and how those teams will do.
Some of the players are easy to pick out. They were all-stars in previous seasons, or even the top player in their division.
Others are more unknown. They might be new to the team, or new to high school.
This is a look at those players and a look at where teams stand as the postseason nears. Some names will be familiar, others not so much. If this is the first time you are seeing their name, it's a pretty good bet it won't be the last.
By the numbers:Scores, standings, leaders
Fan and coach:He once played field hockey for Royal Navy. Now, a dad is growing the game in Central Pa.
Field hockey
With one week remaining in the regular season, Central York, Susquehannock and Littlestown are leading Division I, II and III, respectively.
The league tournament begins Oct. 17, and the championship will be played at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Dallastown.
Based on District 3 power rankings as of Oct. 6, Littlestown and Kennard-Dale qualify for the Class 1A tournament; Susquehannock, York Suburban and Spring Grove in Class 2A; and Dallastown, Central York and Red Lion qualify in Class 3A.
Many of the players who were expected to do well this season are doing just that. Susquehannock’s Lilly Wojcik, Littlestown’s Bailey Rucker and Bermudian Spring’s Melanie Beall are among the league scoring leaders.
Biglerville sophomore Ava Peterson is making a name for herself as an offensive threat.
Here are other players who are having breakout seasons:
Ava Baker, Spring Grove, So.
Ivy Bechtel, Spring Grove, Fr.
Ella Benzel, Bermudian, Jr.
Tyiler Blume, Littlestown, Sr.
Taylor Botterbusch, Bermudian, Jr.
Rylie Brewer, Biglerville, So.
Gabby Campbell, York Suburban, So.
Kimberly Claeys, Bermudian, So.
Aslynn Deldridge, York Suburban, So.
Sophi Emig, Dover
Reghan Evler, Kennard-Dale, Sr.
Kendall Felix, Eastern York, Sr.
Kassidy Hinson, Spring Grove, Fr.
Maura Hunt, Dallastown, Sr.
Jordyn Keffer, Bermudian, Jr.
Bella Kozack, Fairfield
Piper Krill, Spring Grove, Sr.
Taytum Lombardi, Littlestown
Addie Madera, Bermudian, Fr.
Ally Mathias, New Oxford, Sr.
Brooke Mathane, Kennard-Dale
Nikki Milwicz, Central York, Sr.
Emily Nunemaker, Littlestown, So.
Kaytlin O’Neill, Susquehannock, Sr.
Elena Pasco, Susquehannock, Sr.
Ki Peters, Bermudian, Fr.
Claire Roberts, Biglerville, So.
Gabrielle Rogerson, Biglerville, So.
Piper Rohrbaugh, Delone Catholic, Sr.
Reese Rucker, Littlestown, Fr.
Mackenzie Schrack, Red Lion, So.
Aleena Scott, Biglerville, Fr.
Jane Scovitch, Delone Catholic, So.
Morgan Shealer, York Suburban, Jr.
Ada Slagle, Littlestown
Courtney Smith, Biglerville, Sr.
Finley Smith, York Suburban, Jr.
Anna Walmer, Biglerville, So.
Kierney Weigle, Biglerville, So.
Evelyn Wilbur, Red Lion, Jr.
Soccer
Boys
Northeastern has a commanding lead in the Division I boys’ race, with Kennard-Dale and Biglerville holding down the top spots in Division II and III, respectively.
Familiar names Devan Ponce and Cameron Tyson of Biglerville and Ryan Oathout of York Catholic are among the league leaders in scoring.
But there are some new names mixed in there as well. Names like Biglerville’s Guillaume Schmitz, who is an exchange student from Belgium, and Delone Catholic sophomore Angello Salazar.
Based on power rankings, the following teams are in position to qualify for the District 3 tournaments:
Class 1A: York Catholic (4) and Delone Catholic (13)
Class 2A: Biglerville (2), Littlestown (9), Hanover (12) and Bermudian Springs (13)
Class 3A: Kennard-Dale (5) and York Suburban (9)
Class 4A: Northeastern (5), Dallastown (6), Central York (13), Red Lion (15) and New Oxford (16)
The league tournaments begin Oct. 18 and conclude with championships on Oct. 22 at Northeastern. The boys play at 5:30 p.m. and the girls follow at 7:30.
Check out these breakout players:
Alex Alvarado, Bermudian
Hunter Bambule, Northeastern, Sr.
Cameran Bangura, Susquehannock, So.
Rodrigo Beltran, Biglerville, Jr.
Noah Brady, Eastern York, So.
Sean Brown, York Catholic, Sr.
Michael Carter, Delone Catholic, So.
Anthony Cervantes, Biglerville, Jr.
Erik de la Rosa, York High
Carlos Dilts, Susquehannock, Jr.
Carter Eaton, Northeastern, So.
Justus Feeser, Hanover, Sr.
Alan Felipe, Bermudian, Jr.
Harvin Flowers, New Oxford, Jr.
John Forjan, York Catholic, Sr.
Koltrin Forry, Northeastern, So.
Victor Garazo, Fairfield, So.
Gabriel Glanz, Susquehannock, Sr.
Gavin Gootee, Susquehannock, Sr.
John Paul Groves, Delone Catholic, So.
Leo Guzman, Littlestown, Jr.
Luke Hartzel, Biglerville, Fr.
Landon Heiland, Eastern York, So.
Nikolas Holtz, Delone Catholic, Fr.
Johnny Kelchaw, York Catholic, Jr.
Colton Kehr, Bermudian, Jr.
Owen Kline, Dover, So.
Nolan Kruse, Delone Catholic, So.
KJ Lavetan, Eastern York, So.
Tyler Loveless, Dover
Christian Ludwig, York Catholic, So.
Landon Mabe, Dover, Fr.
Kayden Macris, York Catholic, Sr.
Ryan Maley, Northeastern, Sr.
Kody Mendoza, Biglerville, So.
Dempsey Miller, Littlestown
Nathan Miller, Dover, Fr.
Alex Morales, Biglerville, So.
Brandon Morgret, Littlestown, Sr.
Ryan Murray, Fairfield, Jr.
Mark Njoroge, West York, Jr.
Michael Ocampo, Delone Catholic, Sr.
Josiah Olson, York Catholic, Sr.
Owen Ragula, New Oxford
Liam Russell, Delone Catholic, Sr.
Andrew Schuler, York Catholic, Jr.
Cooper Sistrunk, Susquehannock, Jr.
Dylan Smeak, Littlestown
Quinn Smith, South Western
Evan Sprague, Northeastern, Jr.
Zane Stump, Dover
Hilton Tati, Central York, Sr.
Gabe Thomas, Central York, Sr.
Gavin Thomas, Northeastern, Fr.
Anthony Weekley, Northeastern
John Weisser, York Catholic, Sr.
Lincoln Wertz, Northeastern, So.
Nick Wurm, West York, So.
Girls
Central York, Northeastern and Delone Catholic are on top of Division I, II and III, respectively.
Delone’s Maddie O’Brien, Biglerville’s Brylee Rodgers and South Western’s Maci Shaffer are among the familiar names at the top of the scoring leaders.
But there are new names on that list as well, such as South Western freshman Carly Louey.
Based on District 3 power rankings, the following teams are position to qualify for the tournaments:
Class 1A: Fairfield (3), Delone Catholic (4) and York Catholic (10)
Class 2A: Eastern York (10)
Class 3A: West York (8)
Class 4A: Dallastown (7), South Western (9), Central York (12) and Northeastern (14)
Here is a look at some of the breakout players:
Lily Beinhower, Central York
Emily Bowman, York Suburban, Sr.
Ryann Bumsted, Northeastern
Hannah Connors, Red Lion, Sr.
Mary Crider, Delone Catholic, Sr.
Marissa Doutrich, Northeastern, Sr.
Molly Fleming, Delone Catholic, So.
Stella Friedah, West York, So.
Lola Garman, Hanover, Sr.
Alexandra Gilden, York Catholic, Jr.
Mckayla Green, South Western, Jr.
Skylar Hahn, Littlestown, Sr.
Stephanie Herrara, York Suburban
Evangeline Hollabaugh, Biglerville, Fr.
Ava Holloway, Susquehannock, Sr.
Kiera Hyder, York Suburban
Riley Keefe, Northeastern
Tori Kehm, Spring Grove, Jr.
Carly Louey, South Western, Fr.
Camryn Martofel, New Oxford
Paige Mathias, Central York, Jr.
Miren McKinney, Dover, Jr.
Hannah Metzger, Bermudian, Jr.
Camryn Miller, New Oxford, So.
Marissa Moore, Delone Catholic, So.
Abby Moroz, Littlestown, So.
Sofia Orndorff, Fairfield
Kaitlyn Over, Northeastern
Teagan Paragon, West York, So.
Jazmine Parker, Central York, Sr.
Emma Patton, Bermudian, Sr.
Maggie Rabaiotti, Delone Catholic, Fr.
Maddy Runkle, Eastern York
Arlene Sandoval, New Oxford
Kiera Shaffer, Biglerville, Jr.
Anna Soulliard, South Western, Jr.
Maddie Strayer, West York, So.
Chloe Stuart, Bermudian, Fr.
Emily Woolsen, Biglerville, Sr.
A life well lived:Former players, coaches mourn Mary Jane Snyder, who gave York Co. girls' volleyball life
Volleyball
Dallastown and Central York are battling for the Division I lead, and it could come down to their match on Oct. 20. The Wildcats won the first match 3-2.
Similar races are being contested in the other divisions.
York Suburban and West York are fighting for the Division II crown and play on Oct. 18. The Trojans won the first match 3-2.
York Catholic and Delone Catholic are dead even in Division III after splitting their two regular-season matches.
It should come as no surprise to volleyball fans that Spring Grove’s Mckenzie Boyer and Delone Catholic’s Meredith Keefer are among the top hitters in the league this year. Or that Delone Catholic’s Campbell Chronister and West York’s MJ Rupp are among the league’s top setters.
Names like South Western’s Lilly Sullivan and Spring Grove’s Alayna Zeigler might not be as familiar. But they could be.
The league tournament begins on Oct. 21 and concludes at Dallastown on Oct. 22 with semifinals at 4 p.m. and finals at 6:30.
Based on power rankings, the following teams are in position to qualify for the District 3 tournaments:
Class 2A: York Catholic (2), Delone Catholic (3) and Bermudian Springs (5)
Class 3A: York Suburban (5), Spring Grove (6), West York (7), Susquehannock (11) and Eastern York (16)
Class 4A: Central York (1), Dallastown (5), South Western (9) and Red Lion (16)
Here are some players who are having breakout seasons this year:
Emma Anderson, Delone Catholic, Sr.
Sophia Apostolov, Susquehannock
Hannah Baldauf, Spring Grove, So.
Emma Baney, South Western
Macey Baum, Spring Grove
Leah Bazzle, West York, Jr.
Reese Beck, York Catholic
Beitris Boyreau-Miller, York Catholic
Makayla Branham, Littlestown
Emma Chataginer, Central York
Laikyn Clabaugh, Delone Catholic, Sr.
Lex Cornett, South Western
Sarah Czapp, Spring Grove
Aiden Evans, Eastern York, Jr.
Carly Everett, York Catholic
Kellyn Ford, South Western
Lauren Galentine, Eastern York
Taryn Gobrecht, South Western
Chloe Good, Eastern York
Katlyn Grempler, South Western
Maddy Hickman, South Western
Heyla Martin, Bermudian
Ella Means, Bermudian Springs
Caitlin Munsky, Central York
Elysa Myers, West York, Sr.
Paige O’Brien, York Catholic
Bree Painter, Central York
Ashley Patterson, York Catholic
Gracie Plunkert, Littlestown
Kass Rebert, South Western
Marley Rudolph, Delone Catholic
Taylor Sawmiller, Eastern York, Jr.
Kaitlyn Schwarz, Delone Catholic, Jr.
Jaylin Smith, Littlestown
Arielle Snyder, Delone Catholic, Sr.
Claire Somerville, Susquehannock
Lauren Summer, Central York
Ellie Staub, Littlestown
Lilly Sullivan, South Western
Maddie Wagner, Bermudian
Anna Watson, Spring Grove
Mackenzie Wright-Rawls, Central York
Jenna Young, Littlestown
Alayna Zeigler, Spring Grove
Aubrey Zeigler, Spring Grove
Shelly Stallsmith covers York-Adams sports for GameTimePA through the York Daily Record. Contact her at mstallsmith@ydr.com or at Twitter @ShelStallsmith.
This article originally appeared on York Daily Record: High school sports: York-Adams athletes having breakout seasons