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JANUARY 30, 2026 (New York) – The New York Volleyball Coaches Association (NYVCA) is pleased to announce the 2025 NYVCA Player of the Year award recipients for boys and girls volleyball. Congratulations to all the student-athletes recognized! A graphic for social media is available below.
2025 NYVCA Player of the Year
- Section 1 Boys: Liam Cacioppo, Clarkstown South
- Section 1 Girls: Peyton Kellam, John Jay East Fishkill
- Section 2 Boys: Arthur Bowcutt , Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School
- Section 2 Girls: Kiera Allen, Galway High School
- Section 3 Boys: Jeremiah Plewak, Living Word Academy
- Section 3 Girls: Sophia Johnson, Westhill High School
- Section 4 Girls: Billie Leet, Whitney Point High School
- Section 5 Boys: Elijah Johnson, Penfield High School
- Section 5 Girls: Maddie Siphakongviseth, Webster Schroeder High School
- Section 6 Boys: Jack Granville, West Seneca West Senior High School
- Section 6 Girls: Angelina Siepierski, Williamsville South High School
- Section 7 Girls: Julia Conroy, Beekmantown High School
- Section 8 Boys: Logan Coady, Massapequa High School
- Section 8 Girls: Keira Mullaney, South Side High School
- Section 9 Girls: Gina O’Connell, Mount Academy
- Section 10 Girls: Kaniehtentha Thompson, Massena Central School
- Section 11 Boys: Zach Thomas, West Islip High School
- Section 11 Girls: Alex Patsos, Connetquot High School
NYVCA Player of the Year History
2024 NYVCA Player of the Year Honorees:
| SECTION: | NAME: | SCHOOL: |
| Section 1 Boys | Christian Obergfell | North Rockland |
| Section 1 Girls | Peyton Kellam | John Jay East Fishkill |
| Section 2 Girls | Reagan Ennist | Shenendehowa |
| Section 3 Boys | Avery Kielbasinski | Jamesville-Dewitt High School |
| Section 3 Girls | Alice Bender | Westhill High School |
| Section 4 Girls | Phoebe Swartz | Candor Central High School |
| Section 5 Girls | Kiera Cornman | Fairport High School |
| Section 6 Boys | Rocco Lucci | Clarence High School |
| Section 6 Girls | Ali Haynes | Portville Central High School |
| Sections 8 Girls | Sadie Reich | Wantagh High School |
| Section 9 Girls | Kayla Wasserman | Minisink Valley High School |
| Section 11 Boys | Ayden DesLauriers | Eastport South Manor |
| Section 11 Girls | Emma Bradshaw | Ward Melville |
2023-24 NYVCA Player of the Year Honorees:
| SECTION: | NAME: | SCHOOL: |
| Section 2 Girls | Kasia Barletta | Shenendehowa High School |
| Section 2 Boys | Bennet Wilson | Shenendehowa High School |
| Section 3 Girls | Natalie Frost | Fulton High School |
| Section 3 Boys | Luke McQuaid | Jamesville-Dewitt High School |
| Section 4 Girls | Kayla Palmer | Lansing High School |
| Section 5 Girls | Kiera Cornman | Fairport High School |
| Section 6 Girls | Lillian Bentley | Portville High School |
| Section 6 Boys | Benjamin Walczak | Senior Clarence High School |
| Section 8 Girls | Zoe Moller | Long Beach |
| Sections 9 Girls | Amy Boller | Mount Academy |
| Section 10 Girls | Sydney Carbone | Indian River |
| Section 11 Girls | Morgan Reese | Sayville |
| Section 11 Boys | Ayden Deslauriers | Eastport South Manor |
2022-23 Player of the Year Honorees:
| SECTION: | NAME: | SCHOOL: |
| Section 1 Girls | Amya Davis | Hendrick Hudson High School |
| Section 2 Girls | Emma Palidwodzinski | Shenendehowa High School |
| Section 2 Boys | Bennett Wilson | Shenendehowa High School |
| Section 3 Girls | Vittoria Militi | Westhill High School |
| Section 3 Boys | Anthony Pezzino | Liverpool High School |
| Section 4 Girls | Kayla Palmer | Lansing High School |
| Section 5 Girls | Nicole Bell | Penfield High School |
| Section 5 Boys | Robert Evangelista | McQuaid Jesuit High School |
| Section 6 Girls | Tori Unverdorben | Portville High School |
| Section 6 Boys | Gavin Wilczewski | East Aurora High School |
| Section 7 Girls | Rachel Madore | Peru High School |
| Section 8 Girls | Julia Lawrence | Calhoun High School |
| Sections 9 Girls | Julia Stoliker | Millbrook High School |
| Section 10 Girls | Ava Hoy | Canton High School |
| Section 11 Girls | Sophia Debonis | Bay Shore High School |
| Section 11 Boys | Joron Popp | Ward Melville High School |
The New York Volleyball Coaches Association (NYVCA) is a proud member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association's Signature Affiliate Program. The NYVCA was established as an AVCA Affiliate Partner and now joins Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama, Nebraska, and California as AVCA Signature Affiliate States. The AVCA Signature Affiliate Program was established in 2015 and is designed to incentivize AVCA membership, advance the high school volleyball community, and establish the AVCA as the official coaching education partner with the states that participate in the program.
