Palm Beach boys volleyball first team, second team, honorable mention and coach of the year

FIRST TEAM

Steve Barnes, OH, Seminole Ridge senior: Led the Hawks to 23 wins and 3A state semifinal appearance; recorded 388 kills, 201 digs, 74 aces, 23 blocks and .378 hitting percentage; had 13 kills and 10 digs in regional final win.

Dylan Guillenea, setter, Dr. Joaquin Garcia senior: Led the Bulldogs to 20 wins and 2A regional quarterfinal victory; registered 570 assists, 146 kills, 123 digs, 56 blocks and 27 aces; recorded 53 assists in a match.

Evan Holowecky, setter, Seminole Ridge freshman: Led the Hawks to district title and 3A regional championship; finished with 983 assists, 193 digs, 42 kills, 37 blocks and 28 aces; recorded 47 assists and 10 digs in state semifinal.

Ryan Huff, OH, King’s Academy senior: Led the Lions to 22 wins and 1A state title; recorded 172 kills, 140 digs, 40 assists, 37 aces and 27 blocks; registered 10 kills and winning point in state championship.

Adam Masri, MH, Dr. Joaquin Garcia senior: Led the Bulldogs to 2A regional semifinal appearance; finished with 212 total blocks, 167 kills, 32 digs, 17 aces and .408 hitting percentage; registered 17 kills and 16 blocks in a match.

Chris Tang, OH, Boca Raton senior: Led the Bobcats to 18 wins, district title and 3A regional final appearance; led team in serve receptions and service aces; placed first in 15U Provincials Championships for Ashbridge’s Bay Beach Volleyball in Ontario.

Nicholas Watson, libero, Suncoast senior: Led the Chargers to 23 wins, district title and Class 2A state semifinal appearance; recorded 357 digs, 73 assists and 25 aces; had 36 digs in a match; registered 23 digs in regional final win.

SECOND TEAM

Graysen Amestoy, OPP, King’s Academy senior

Nathan Crow, OH, Boca Raton junior

Riley Joros, OH, Dr. Joaquin Garcia sophomore

Kyle Kiefer, OH, Atlantic Christian Academy senior

Carson Kramer, MH, Seminole Ridge senior

Dylan Smith, setter, Suncoast senior

Michael Swiderski, OH, Wellington senior

HONORABLE MENTION

Atlantic Christian Academy: Jamaury Augustin, Raymond Clair, Jonathan Gonzalez

Boca Raton: Jarrett Key, Aiden Rubino, Caleo Tsiapalis

Dreyfoos: Eric Jimenez, Beau McDowell, Luciano Suarez-Zavala

Dr. Joaquin Garcia: Garrett Deese, Cody Hollis, Conner Olson

Dwyer: Owen Goldvasser

Forest Hill: Nykolas Whitaker

John I. Leonard: Edgar Ramirez, Jerris Perez-Reyes, Brian Robaina

Jupiter: Tristan Brassington, Alessandro Groppi, Walker Weizer

King’s Academy: John Casey, Jake Manning, Jack Swartzbaugh

Lake Worth: Jaivaras Jackson

Olympic Heights: CJ Ehrhardt, Victor Hauari, Dymittry Terra

Palm Beach Central: Aiden Albury, Matthew Carr, Gian Paul Aviles

Park Vista: Tyler Gally, Landon Gilbert, Aiden Roney

Seminole Ridge: Addison Corey, Michael Deeds, Pierce Giebenrath

St. John Paull II Academy: Jack Rex

Suncoast: Eli Ergas, Thomas Supran, Chandler Westover

Trinity Christian: Carter Kuzmin, Paul Morency

Wellington: Jordan Higgins, Nico Martinez, Carlos Pelaez

West Boca: Vasyl Hlynskyy, Eduardo Prado, Maurice Sharaby

CO-COACHES OF THE YEAR

Danielle McCoy, King’s Academy: The Lions finished 22-5, won the district and the boys volleyball program’s first state championship. “From the beginning of the season, we had something to prove after a tough loss last year in the regional championship game. The boys really worked hard this season and wanted to go all the way. I’m incredibly proud of the whole team, especially our seniors. … I am thankful for my assistant coach Mark Manning and I am going to miss all our seniors.”

Christian Spence, Suncoast: Guided the Chargers to a 23-2 record, district title and made a 2A state semifinal appearance. They defeated all their opponents from Palm Beach and Broward. “We went into the season wanting to prove we were the best team in Palm Beach County. Not only did we do that, but we also showed we were a top 10 team in the state.”