Playoff predictions and players to watch: Fort Worth-area volleyball in 4A and below

The Texas high school volleyball regular season started Monday and all this week we look at the Fort Worth-area’s best in 2021. Today, we dive into our preview in Class 4A and below with playoff predictions and top players to watch.

Volleyball Preseason All-Area Team

Fort Worth-area preseason rankings

Class 6A preview

Class 5A preview

Preseason Rankings

1. Kennedale

2. Peaster

3. Argyle Liberty Christian

4. Midlothian Heritage

5. Argyle

6. Boyd

7. Grandview

8. Brock

9. Benbrook

10. Godley

Playoff Predictions

District 5-4A

1. Graham

2. Iowa Park

3. Vernon

4. Mineral Wells

5. Wichita Falls Hirschi

6. Burkburnett

District 6-4A

1. Stephenville

2. Glen Rose

3. Brownwood

4. Gatesville

5. Lampasas

District 7-4A

1. Decatur

2. Springtown

3. Argyle

4. Krum

5. Bridgeport

6. Lake Worth

7. Castleberry

District 8-4A

1. Benbrook

2. FW Carter-Riverside

3. FW YWLA

4. FW Western Hills

5. FW Eastern Hills

6. FW Diamond Hill-Jarvis

7. FW Dunbar

District 10-4A

1. Kennedale

2. Carrollton Ranchview

3. Oak Cliff Faith Family

4. Uplift Summit Prep

5. Uplift North Hills Prep

6. Uplift Williams Prep

District 11-4A

1. Midlothian Heritage

2. Godley

3. Alvarado

4. Hillsboro

5. Waxahachie Life

6. Ferris

7. Venus

District 8-3A

1. Peaster

2. Brock

3. Millsap

4. Dublin

5. Bangs

6. Eastland

7. Comanche

8. Early

District 9-3A

1. Grandview

2. Maypearl

3. Keene

4. Dallas Gateway

5. Dallas Madison

6. Dallas Life Oak Cliff

7. Dallas A-Plus

8. Uplift Hampton Prep

District 10-3A

1. Boyd

2. Ponder

3. Pilot Point

4. Callisburg

5. Paradise

6. Whitesboro

7. Valley View

8. S&S

District 11-2A

1. Tolar

2. Hamilton

3. Bluff Dale

4. Evant

5. Hico

6. Meridan

7. Three Way School

District 15-2A

1. Blum

2. Rio Vista

3. Italy

4. Avalon

5. Itasca

6. Covington

7. Kopperl

8. TLC-Arlington

TAPPS 1-6A

1. Argyle Liberty Christian

2. Midland Christian

3. TC-Addison

4. Nolan Catholic

5. FW All Saints

TAPPS 1-5A

1. Prince of Peace

2. Fort Worth Christian

3. FW Southwest Christian

4. Frisco Legacy

5. Grapevine Faith

6. Coram Deo

TAPPS 1-4A

1. FW Lake Country

2. TC-Lubbock

3. Lubbock Christian

4. Colleyville Covenant

5. TC-Willow Park

6. Midland Trinity

TAPPS 2-4A

1. Pantego

2. Grace Prep

3. Dallas Covenant

4. Texas School of the Deaf

5. Tyler All Saints

6. Shelton

TAPPS 1-3A

1. Midland Classical

2. Watauga Harvest

3. FW Calvary

4. Kennedale Fellowship

5. FW Temple

6. San Jacinto

TAPPS 2-2A

1. Weatherford Christian

2. Muenster Sacred Heart

3. FW Bethesda

4. FW Covenant

5. Sherman Texoma

TAPPS 2-1A

1. Weatherford Victory

2. Azle Christian

3. Irving Stonegate

4. Irving Faustina

SPC North Zone

1. Hockaday

2. Arlington Oakridge

3. Fort Worth Country Day

4. Dallas Episcopal

5. Casady

6. FW Trinity Valley

7. Greenhill

Favorite

Class 4A: Kennedale

Nine seniors return to the back-to-back state semifinalist, including all-state outside hitter and district blocker of the year Maddie Pyles (Montana commit).

Class 3A-2A: Peaster

The Greyhounds went undefeated in district play last season and went three rounds deep. Hannah Barry and Sadie Ballard are among the key returners in 2021.

Private School: Argyle Liberty Christian

All-state performer Madison Morrow along with the Warriors’ top setter Reagan Fifer and top blocker Jadyn Fife return for the defending TAPPS 6A state champions.

Top 50 players to watch

Sadie Ballard, Sr., Setter, Peaster

Hannah Barry, Sr., MB, Peaster

Bridget Barton, Sr., OH/MB, Kennedale

Olivia Bauerschlag, Jr., OH, Grandview

Riley Braziel, Sr., OH, Boyd

Emma Burke, Sr., MB, Godley

Emilee Casey, Jr., OH, Midlothian Heritage

Baylee Chriestenson, Jr., Setter, Millsap

Amaya Constantino, Sr., DS, Kennedale

Ravyn Dash, Soph., OH/MB, Benbrook

Brinklee Dauenhauer, Jr., DS, Springtown

Sydney Dickson, Sr., MB, Midlothian Heritage

Railey Druxman, Sr., OH, Springtown

Olivia Elofsson, Sr., OH, Lake Country

Ellason Felts, Jr., MB, Brock

Jadyn Fife, Sr., MB, Liberty Christian

Reagan Fifer, Jr., Setter, Liberty Christian

Kassidy Garcia, Jr., OH/Setter, FW YWLA

Marlee Garcia, Sr., OH/Setter, Brock

Casey Guerry, Sr., MB, Kennedale

Carlie Harder, Sr., DS, Pantego

Chaeli Haupert, Sr., DS, Fort Worth Christian

Allison Hesselgesser, Jr., OH/Setter, Argyle

Camdyn Hinton, Sr., DS, Glen Rose

Morgan Holliday, Sr., DS, Grandview

Payton Hull, Jr., MB, Peaster

Kaley Janusek, Sr., OH, Liberty Christian

True Johnson, Jr., Setter, Kennedale

Kadence Lewis-DeAnda, Jr., MB, Lake Country

Abbie McDonald, Soph., Setter, Pantego

Maddie McDonald, Sr., OH, Pantego

Taylor McFarland, Sr., OH, Godley

Alexis Mejia, Sr., DS, Millsap

Jessie Moore, Sr., OH/MB, Argyle

Madison Morrow, Sr., OH, Liberty Christian

Jordan Myers, Jr., Setter, Grandview

Brooke Phillips, Jr., DS, Lake Country

Taylor Poore, Sr., OH, Kennedale

Jada Price, Sr., DS, Argyle

Maddie Pyles, Sr., OH, Kennedale

Gracyn Reed, Sr., Setter, Kennedale

Brandi Rohus, Jr., DS, Lake Country

Madison Sorrell, Sr., MB, Benbrook

Savanna Stevens, Soph., DS, Grace Prep

Grace Sweeney, Soph., OH, Midlothian Heritage

Lily Thompson, Sr., OH, Peaster

Averie Threet, Soph., DS, Peaster

Megan Weldon, Jr., OH/MB, Oakridge

Randi Wilson, Jr., OH, Rio Vista

Alex Youngblood, Jr., MB, Kennedale

This story was originally published August 11, 2021 at 11:25 AM.

Brian Gosset

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

808-218-5424

Brian Gosset covered high school sports for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram until 2023. He graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in journalism before coming to Texas in 2014.