The 2025 volleyball season starts in eight weeks and before the fall arrives, today’s blog will highlight the athletes that were honored to star in this past season’s GACA/BSN All-Star Games. This event was hosted by Jefferson High School and had 38 individuals from around the state that were nominated by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association. The all-stars were comprised of mostly juniors and sophomores and gives great insight to some of the top Class of 2026 and 2027 prospects in the state. While it is not a complete picture to what the 2025 season will look like, these athletes will be leaders returning to their respective program that will provide invaluable experience this upcoming season.
Savannah Arts libero Maggie Allen is a Class of 2026 libero that is one of the top servers in the state. Allen posted a career-best 84 aces last year after tallying 81 as a sophomore. Teammate Charlotte Browne was one of the sophomores selected to play in the all-star game last year and is a Class of 2027 Middle Hitter. Last year, Browne helped lead the Panthers with 101 kills and 56 total blocks. Oconee County was represented by Class of 2027 Middle Hitter Jillian Benning and Class of 2026 Outside Hitter Petra Mooney. Last year, Benning (62) and Mooney (158) accounted for a combined 220 of the Warriors’ kills.
Johns Creek will be another team with returning starpower in 2025. Hana Catic, a 2027 Outside Hitter and Defensive Specialist appeared in the all-star game and will be teaming up with Class of 2026 Adonia Haile next year. Haile—who surpassed 1,000 career assists last September while starring for the Gladiators. Haile and Johns Creek finished 25-9 last season after dropping a tough 3-2 loss to Sequoyah in the first round. In that defeat, Haile matched her season-high with 28 assists. Haile finished her junior season with a team-high 556 assists and had just 16 ball handling errors in 88 sets played. The 5-foot-7 setter tallied 179 assists as a freshman and then posted 485 assists as a sophomore in 114 sets played. Haile has increased her impact, while decreasing the errors and will be a pivotal piece for Johns Creek this season with both Sara Buoni and Hana Catic returning after breakout sophomore campaigns where they led Johns Creek with 275 and 232 kills, respectively.
ROAD TO RECOVERY
Westminster’s Toni Odujebe missed the all-star game due to an injury, but will be back this season to help the Wildcats in their quest for a 10th all-time state title and first since 2020. Additionally, Northside-Columbus will benefit from Blakely Arnold’s recovery from her injury last year. In 2025, Arnold missed eight weeks with an ankle injury before returning to the lineup for the final several matches and provides the Patriots with a 6-foot presence at Middle Hitter.
2024 GACA/BSN All-Star Roster
Maggie Allen, Savannah Arts, Libero 2026
Jillian Benning, Oconee County, MH 2027
Layla Bergman, Appling County, Setter 2026
Siena Berthold, Jackson County, OH/MH 2026
Charlotte Browne, Savannah Arts, MH 2027
Serenity Carter, Valdosta, OH/RH 2026
Hana Catic, Johns Creek, OH/DS 2027
Emory Caylor, Appling County
Fatima Cesaire, Fayette County, OH 2026
Elizabeth Cook, Oglethorpe County, OH 2026
Abby Dennard, Morgan County, Setter 2026
Layla Dunn, Mt. Paran, OH/RH 2027
Alyssa Feder, Brookwood, Setter 2026
Makaila Foster, Fayette County, MH 2026
Carsyn Galligan, Brookstone, MH/OH 2027
Mia Goldbach, North Cobb, OH 2026
Skyy Green, Ware County, OH 2026
Ava Husted, North Forsyth, Setter 2026
Juli McDaniel, Creekview, OH/RH 2026
Prentice McGarvey, Gainesville, L/DS 2026
Claudia Meditz, McIntosh, MH 2026
Petra Mooney, Oconee County, OH 2026
Allie Moore, West Laurens, L/DS 2026
Hannah Nicholson, North Cobb, L 2026
Tonii Odujebe, Westminster, OH 2027
Abby Peppers, Woodstock, MH 2026
Mar’ley Phillips, Seckinger, OH 2026
Olivia Philopt, River Ridge, L/DS 2026
Ryan Presley, Brookstone, Setter 2027
Mia Ray, North Gwinnett, OH 2027
Taylor Reid, Gainesville, MH 2025
Caitlyn Rivers, Richmond Academy, OH 2026
Camryn Scherer, Morgan County, L 2026
Jordynn Skinner, Holy Innocents’, L/DS 2026
Shelby Smith, Lakeside-Evans, OH 2027
Hadley Sparks, Bremen, OH/DS 2026
Addison Stewart, North Oconee, OH 2027
Marley Woodall, North Oconee, MH 2026