Boys Club Volleyball Recap – Feb 5th
High School Season:
The 2025 boys’ high school season is just around the corner. Volleyball Magazine will be doing a preview article on the season. Coaches from all states are encouraged to contact me at kevinpratte6@gmail.com to have your state be represented. The information is due to me by Wednesday, February 12th.
How to get Volleyball Magazine to cover your team, club or state:
Checkout the upcoming KP HERE Podcast on Spotify on Monday, Feb 10th to learn more about getting your team covered on the Middle Hitter website and Volleyball Magazine. I interviewed First Point Board member Sarah Conklin out of North Carolina, Tracy Stevens out of Tennessee and Tracy LaBreche out of Alabama. We discussed how to get boys’ volleyball started in your state, First Point, Middle Hitter, how to get media attention and much more.
Boys’ Club Volleyball Recap Feb 1st through 3rd in Chicago and Orlando
There were two big boys’ tournaments over the weekend in Chicago, Illinois and Orlando, Florida. Most club teams are wrapping up the season to have their athletes prepare for the spring 2025 high school season. Boys’ club volleyball is in a good place right now in our country, many teams from all over the country are competing at a high level and the summer club season should be fun to watch.
KP’S Feb 4th Athlete Of The Week:
John Villanueva, who is a libero out of Orlando Gold Volleyball Club has earned KP’S Athlete Of The Week. Villanueva is a solid libero that keeps his team in system with his passing and makes plays defensively to help Orlando Gold score in transition. “John is a fantastic athlete with more girt than anyone I’ve coached. He will sacrifice everything to keep a ball alive,” Coach Amber, Orlando Gold Head Coach.
KP’S Feb 4th Club Of The Week:
Winter Park Volleyball Club earned the club of the week. Many of their teams are medaling at some of the top tournaments in the country. Their 18s Armour Black team is loaded with talent and many of the athletes are committed to play college volleyball next year. “I was WPVC’S first employee when my dad started the club in 2011 and I was the first coach to start boys volleyball at the club in 2017. I’ve been with this 18s group for about eight years now and to see the growth of the club from now until then has been incredibly special. The club has worked tirelessly to provide the athletes wit the best training and facilities possible to grow to where they are now,” Coach Jordan Little.
Chicago, Illinois:
The Second City Showdown was played in Bedford Park and mainly brought in teams from the Midwest. Milwaukee Volleyball Club stole the show having three of their teams win their divisions and 630 Volleyball out of Chicago had many top three finishes.
“We had a nice weekend as a club at the Second City Showdown in Chicago. All of our teams finished in the top 10 in their respective divisions and three champs. The boys are forming a tight knit chemistry across the board and the trust within each other is really starting to come through with the results on the floor,” Brad Kuehl, Director Milwaukee Volleyball Club.
“630 Volleyball had a great tournament at the Second City Showdown. We had 11 finishing in the top 10 of the event. Our 15-1’s competed in the 16 open and were able to make it to the finals before they lost to a strong MVC 16s. 18-3’s and 14-1’s finished second in their respected divisions. Overall a great event for our club as we near high school season for our athletes,” Nick Maruyama, 630 Volleyball Club Director.
Second City Showdown Chicago results
First through third place
18 Open: MVC 18-Jake (6-1), MVC 18-Matt (4-2), tied for third C2 Attack Boys 18 Elite (4-1) and tied for third MVC 17-Joe (5-1)
18 Club: OVC B17 (8-0), 630 Volleyball 18-3 (7-1), OVC B18 (6-1) and Pipeline 18-2 (6-1)
16 Open: MVC 16-Brad (6-0), 630 Volleyball 15-1 (3-3), tied for third Future 16-Elite (4-1) and tied for third MVC 16-Sydney (4-1)
16 Club: TVC 16 Grand Prix’s (6-0), Southport B16-Blue (5-2), 630 Volleyball 16-3 (5-2) and 630 Volleyball 16-4 (4-2)
14 Open: MVC 14-Michael (6-0), 630 Volleyball 14-1 (5-1) and OVC 14-Black (4-1).
Orlando, Florida:
The Florida Fest was a three-tournament played in the Orange Country Convention in Orlando, Florida. Many of the Florida boys’ club teams signed up for the final tournament before their high school season starts up. Winter Park Volleyball Club dominated the tournament. Many of their teams will be contenders to earn top five finish at the big SoCal Cup Tournament in June and AAU Championships in Orlando.
“18 armour black played 17 armour black in the finals, WPVC won 14s, 16s and 18s! Great tournament for our club! Our club standouts were Juan Marco Diaz, Tyler Windt, and Jacob Little Phillips,” said WPVC 18s Armour Black Head Coach Jordan Little.
“We did a great job playing to our stand for the first two days of the tournament going 6-0. AJV 18 Adidas handed us our first and only loss on the final day. Overall not bad for us going 6-1,” Max Kuhn, libero for JJVA in the 18U Division.
“The Florida Fest was a good final tournament for the Florida athletes to play each other one final time before high school season. Miami United finished third and many of our other clubs had top five finishes. It was good to see the growth and progression of our club throughout this winter season going into this final tournament. Excited to watch some of these guys compete and take bigger roles throughout Florida boys’ high school season,” Charles Norman, Miami United Coach and Assistant Coach at Barry University.
Florida Fest results
18 Open: WPVC Boys 18 Armour Black (7-0), WPVC Boys 18 Armour Niko (6-2) and Miami United 18 National Matt
18 U: Ocean Bay 18 Quicksilver Matt (9-0), Tropics Boys 18s Elite Breno (7-1) and AJV Boys 18 Adidas (8-1)
17 Open: Orlando Gold 17 Black (6-1), WPVC Boys 17 Armour Orange (8-1) and Ocean Bay 17 Quicksilver Rob (7-1)
16 Open: WPVC Boys 16 Armour Black (6-2), AJV Boys 16 Adidas (5-3) and Orlando Gold 16 Black (6-2)
16U: Jax Skyline 16B Royal (8-0), DNA 16 Blue (6-3) and AVA 16 Boys (6-2)
15 Open: Jax Skyline 15B Royal (8-0), Miami United 15 National Emilio (6-2) and WPVC Boys 15 Armour Black (5-3).
14 Open: WVPVC Boys 14 Armour Black (7-1), Legion 14 Elite Gold (4-4) and Miami United 14 National Camilo (6-2).
14U: Gentlemen of Kiwi 14 (7-0), WPVC Boys 13 Armour Black (5-2) and MVP Academy FL 14 Black (4-3).
13 Club: Orlando Gold 13 Black (6-0), WPVC Boys 12 Central Black (4-2) and MVP Academy FL 13 Black (3-3)
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