With the TSSAA volleyball season past the midway point of the 2026 season, here are the Nashville area's top players through the first half:
Madigan Goudy, Battle Creek, Sr.: The outside hitter has 19 aces, 173 kills, 147 digs and 13 blocks.
Leila Johnson, Battle Creek, Jr.: Johnson has 29 aces, 62 kills, 41 digs and 37 blocks.
Sela Baldwin, Brentwood, Jr.:
Baldwin has 133 kills, 10 aces, 13 blocks and 59 digs.Avery Burdette, Brentwood, Sr.: Burdette has 68 kills, 14 aces and 50 digs
Lauren Miller, Brentwood, Sr.: Miller has 13 aces, 196 digs and 46 assists.
Brooke Barry, Brentwood Academy, 8th: Barry has 97 kills.
Harper Broyles, Brentwood Academy, Jr.: The Kansas commitment has 257 digs.
Emery Bland, Central Magnet, Jr.: Bland has 277 kills (5.3
per set) with a .349 hitting percentage, 50 aces, 127 digs and 10 blocks.
Lily Stuible, Central Magnet, Jr.: Stuible has 74 kills with a .312 hitting percentage, 27 blocks and 19 aces.
Olivia Cole, Clarksville, Jr.: The libero has 21 aces, 181 digs and 40 assists.
Avery Hawkins, Clarksville, Sr.: Hawkins has 105 kills with a 41% hitting percentage, 41 aces, 47 blocks and 33 digs.
Polly Olita, Clarksville, Sr.: Olita has 76 kills, 12 aces and 91 digs.
Molly Bratton, Columbia, So.: Bratton has 154 kills, 148 digs, 32 aces, nine solo blocks and 62 assists.
Allie Reese Hill, Columbia, Jr.: Hill has 331 assists, 25 solo blocks, 54 kills, 28 aces and 147 digs.
Grace Daniel, Community, Sr.: Daniel has 112 kills, 75 digs and 13 aces.
Alyssa White, Community, Sr.: The middle hitter and blocker has 14 blocks, 70 kills with a .380 hitting percentage, 21 digs and 33 aces.
Edie Cabell, Christ Presbyterian Academy, So.: The setter has 41 aces, 162 digs, 42 blocks, 53 kills with a .270 hitting percentage and 394 assists.
Emilie Mark, Christ Presbyterian Academy, So.: Mark has 28 aces, 123 digs, 20 blocks and 221 kills with a .306 hitting percentage.
Taylor Willeford, Christ Presbyterian Academy, Jr.: Willeford, an Iowa University commitment, has 29 aces, 126 digs, 215 kills with a .317 hitting percentage and 28 total blocks.
Presley Knowles, Eagleville, Sr.: Knowles has 256 digs, 49 aces and 57 assists.
Campbell Leathers, Eagleville, Jr.: Leathers, a James Madison University commitment, has 239 kills, 23 blocks, 134 digs and 24 aces.
Bella Burk, Father Ryan, Sr.: The Queens University commitment has 25 aces, 190 kills, 186 digs, 28 blocks and 254 assists.
Heidi Green, Father Ryan, Sr.: Green, a James Madison University commitment, has 29 aces, 152 kills, 280 digs and 12 blocks with a passing average of 2.33.
Millie Swift, Forrest, Sr.: Swift has 166 kills, 125 digs, 32 aces, seven blocks and 10 assists through 12 games.
Ellyson Fogle, Franklin, Jr.: Fogle, an Eastern Kentucky commitment, has 219 kills, 29 aces, 103 digs and a .335 hitting percentage.
Emmy Garner, Franklin, Jr.: The Auburn commitment has 541 assists (1,759 career assists), 25 aces, 120 digs and 14 blocks.
Maggie Myhr, Franklin, Jr.: Myhr, a University of Iowa commitment, has 250 digs and 29 aces.
Brynn Pennington, Franklin, Sr.: Pennington, a Wingate University commitment, has 82 kills, a .353 hitting percentage, 50 total blocks and 43 aces.
Jorden Robinson, Franklin, Jr.: The Wake Forest commitment has 133 kills, a .434 hitting percentage and 36 blocks.
Quinn Cassel, Franklin Road Academy, Jr.: Cassel, a Brown University commitment, has a 2.2 passing average and a .300 hitting percentage and 10 digs per set.
Maddix Barlow, Gallatin, So.: Barlow has 40 kills, 32 digs, 11 aces, 94 assists and two blocks.
Klyne Davis, Goodpasture, Sr.: Davis, a St. Louis commitment, has 181 digs, 23 aces and 52 assists.
Gwen Forsha, Goodpasture, Sr.: The University of South Florida commitment has 192 kills, 21 aces and 117 digs.
Ellie Sims, Goodpasture, Sr.: Sims has a .289 hitting percentage and 143 kills.
Lilly Briggs, Grace Christian Academy, Jr.: Briggs has 96 kills with a hitting percentage of .184, 120 digs and 23 aces.
Hadley Kirk, Grace Christian Academy, Fr.: Kirk has 65 kills with a hitting percentage of .318 and 18 blocks.
Rose Minor, Hendersonville, Sr.: Minor has 163 kills, 112 digs, seven blocks, a .177 hitting percentage and a 2.05 pass efficiency rating.
Tatum Taylor, Hendersonville, Sr.: Taylor has 142 kills with a .289 hitting percentage, 27 aces, 40 blocks and 76 digs.
Chloe Brock, Hillsboro, Fr.: Brock has 124 kills, 16 ace and six blocks.
Finley Fair, Hillsboro, Sr.: Fair has 91 kills, 61 digs, 34 aces and six blocks.
Paisley Byler, Houston County, Sr.: Byler has 117 kills with a .194 hitting percentage, 29 blocks and eight aces.
Savanna Drew, Houston County, Sr.: Drew has 33 aces, 96 kills with a .176 hitting percentage and 98 digs.
Anna Eckert, Hume-Fogg, Sr.: Eckert, a Wheaton College commitment, has a .392 attack percentage with 22 digs and 44 kills.
Cassidy Gambill, Hume-Fogg, Jr.: Gambill, who was the 2024 District 10-AA Offensive Player of the Year as a freshman, has 795 career assists with a 93.8 serving percentage, 42 aces and 17 kills.
Jazalyn Conner, Lewis County, Sr.: Conner has 294 assists, 134 digs, 21 kills, 23 aces and 12 blocks.
Lyric Inman, Lewis County, So.: Inman has 159 digs, 88 kills, 14 aces and 16 blocks.
Lila Jensen, Lipscomb Academy, So.: Jensen has 135 digs and a 2.17 serve-receive score.
Maeryn Pettit, Lipscomb Academy, Jr.: Pettit has 137 kills, seven blocks and 63 digs.
Laila Downs-Darden, McEwen, Sr.: Downs-Darden has 121 kills and 25 aces through 41 sets for the Lady Warriors.
Cailyn Ekberg, McGavock, Jr.: Ekberg has 129 kills, 43 aces and 115 digs.
Kayla Mann, McGavock, Sr.: Man has 122 kills, 58 aces and 122 digs.
Camryn Travis, Montgomery Central, Jr.: Travis has 20 aces, 58 kills, 12 blocks and 27 digs.
McKenna Kistemaker, Mt. Juliet, Jr.: Kistemaker has 21 aces, 163 kills and 156 digs.
Madison Marks, Mt. Juliet, Jr.: Marks has 29 aces, 27 kills, 417 assists and 144 digs.
Aniston Allgood, Nashville Christian, Sr.: Allgood has 84 kills, 62 digs and 18 aces.
Anadia Hinton, Nashville Christian, Sr.: The outside hitter has 71 kills, 66 digs and 11 aces.
Sadie Deming, Nolensville, Jr.: The setter has 245 assists, 121 digs and 35 aces.
Kamryn Knox, Nolensville, Sr.: Knox has 138 kills with a .313 hitting percentage and 31 blocks.
Josie Ladd, Nolensville, Jr.: Lass has 122 kills with a .359 hitting percentage and 50 blocks.
Ceci Damron, Oakland, Sr.: Damron has 20 aces, 92 kills, 18 solo blocks, 21 block assists, 28 digs and a .289 hitting percentage.
Ellie Kate Knox, Oakland, Jr.: Knox has 31 aces, nine kills, four solo blocks, seven block assists, 419 assists and 139 digs.
Becca Turley, Page, So.: Turley has 146 kills, 39 aces, 102 digs, 10 blocks and a 2.23 serve-receive rating.
Ella Fisher, Pope John Paul II, Jr.: Fisher has 227 digs, 38 assists, 184 receptions, 21 aces and seven kills through 14 matches.
Audrey Mewbourne, Pope John Paul II, Jr.: Mewbourne has 114 kills, 95 digs, 208 receptions, 14 aces, 11 assists and six blocks.
Alexis Donica, Portland, Jr.: Donica has 85 kills with a .300 hitting percentage and 21 blocks.
Mya Petty, Portland, Jr.: Petty has 86 kills, 28 digs and 21 aces.
Ailee Carver, Providence Christian Academy, Fr.: Carver has 141 digs, 211 kills, three assists, 19 aces and six blocks.
Becca Lamb, Providence Christian Academy, So.: The outside hitter and setter has 121 digs, 68 kills, 179 assists, 15 aces and two blocks.
Camryn Keckler, Siegel, Sr.: Keckler, a Maryville College commitment, has 277 assists, 26 aces, 52 kills, 11 blocks and 134 digs.
Savannah Fulton, Spring Hill, So.: Fulton has 130 digs, 25 assists, 21 aces, a 95% serve percentage and a serve-receive rating of 1.47.
Aubrey Blosser, St. Andrew’s-Sewanee, Jr.: Blosser has 68 kills, 27 assists and 19 aces through 10 games.
Teagan Lange, Station Camp, Sr.: Lange has 80 kills, 70 digs and five blocks with a .220 hitting percentage and a serve-receive score of 2.
Zoey Rowland, Station Camp, Jr.: Rowland has 115 kills with a .235 hitting percentage, a 2.3 serve-receive score, 81 digs and 12 blocks.
Rayne White, Stewarts Creek, Jr.: White has 129 kills, 91 assists, 15 aces and 10 blocks.
Everleigh DeShazo, Summit, Sr.: DeShazo has recorded 199 kills, 45 digs, 26 aces and 20 blocks this season.
Emery Estep, Summit, Sr.: Estep has 102 kills, 76 digs, 11 aces and nine blocks for the defending Class AAA state champions.
Madison Spelta, Summit, Sr.: Spelta is up to 108 kills, 41 digs, 24 blocks and 14 aces on the season.
Mileigh Potts, Trousdale County, Jr.: The outside hitter has 155 kills, 70 digs and 16 aces.
Avanley Metcalf, Tullahoma, Jr.: Metcalf has 361 assists, 49 aces, 29 kills, 17 blocks and 103 digs.
Presley Hickman, Upperman, Jr.: Hickman has 194 kills with a .269 hitting percentage, 50 aces and 100 digs.
Emery Huddleston, Upperman, Sr.: Huddleston has 514 assists, 36 aces, 84 digs and is ranked first in 2A for assists.
EK Pruitt, Upperman, Jr.: Pruitt has 147 kills with a .253 hitting percentage, 84 digs and 38 aces.
Flora Li, USN, Sr.: Li has 18 aces, 89 kills, 23 blocks and 23 digs through 30 sets.
Anarela Mejias Ayala, Valor College Prep, Sr.: Ayala, an East Carolina commitment who is also representing the Venezuelan National Team for U19 and U23, has a .324 hitting percentage, a 39.9 kill percentage, an ace percentage of 29%, a 2.8 passing average and averages eight digs per match.
Kerrington Corbin, Valor College Prep, Sr.: Corbin, a Ball State commitment, has a .397 hitting percentage, a 50.2 kill percentage and 2.5 stuff blocks per match.
Jentelle McNairl, Valor College Prep, Jr.: The Western Kentucky commitment has a .318 hitting percentage, a 44.3 kill percentage, a 90% serve accuracy percentage, a 2.4 pass average and averages five digs per match.
London Pulley, White House, Jr.: Pulley has 118 assists, 73 digs, 11 kills and 10 aces.
Kenadie Wynne, White House, Sr.: Wynne has 64 kills, 26 digs and five aces.
Willa Hughes, Zion Christian Academy, So.: Hughes has 48 kills, 12 aces, eight blocks and 51 digs.
Ellie Waltman, Zion Christian Academy, Jr.: The middle hitter and middle blocker has 90 kills, 20 aces and 32 blocks.
Reach The Tennessean's high school sports editor, George Robinson, at georgerobinsontheleafchronicle.com and on the X platform (formerly Twitter) @Cville_Sports.
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