Vote for central Ohio’s top regular season player

The Ohio high school boys volleyball postseason is in full swing, so it is time to determine the top Columbus-area player for the regular season by voting for your choice.

Here are the 12 candidates. The deadline is 4 p.m. May 28. 

All candidates and their statistics were submitted by area coaches. 

In addition, look for the annual All-Metro teams for spring sports in the days following the Central Ohio High School Sports Awards show, which is June 18 at Upper Arlington High School. 

Yashas Devulapally, New Albany 

The 6-foot-5 junior middle hitter has 267 kills, 49 blocks, 47 digs and 18 aces.

Jordan Dyer, Pickerington North 

The 6-3 senior outside hitter, a Lincoln Memorial commit, has 342 kills, 112 aces, 119 digs and 20 blocks. He helped the Panthers win the OCC-Ohio title and earn the top seed in Division I, Region 1. 

A.J. Harvey, Watterson 

The 5-10 senior setter powered the Eagles to the second seed in the Division II, Region 5 tournament. He has 691 assists, 143 digs, 34 kills, 21 aces and 12 blocks. 

Dylan Johnson, Thomas Worthington 

The 6-3 senior middle blocker and right-side hitter helped lead the Cardinals to the OCC-Cardinal title and the No. 1 seed in Division I, Region 3. The Wentworth Institute of Technology commit has 207 kills, 80 blocks, 31 digs and 22 aces. 

Michael LaSusa, St. Charles 

The 6-2 senior outside hitter was instrumental in helping the Cardinals capture the CCL title and earn the top seed in Region 5. He has 322 kills, 295 digs, 77 assists, 62 aces and 51 blocks. 

J.T. McGuire, Thomas Worthington 

The 6-1 senior outside hitter, a North Greenville, commit has 183 kills, 73 digs and 25 blocks. 

Will Poth, Upper Arlington 

The 6-6 senior outside hitter helped the Golden Bears earn a share of the OCC-Central title and the second seed in Region 3. He finished the season with 326 kills, 174 digs, 61 aces, 34 assists and 25 blocks.  

Jahan Rasekhy, Dublin Jerome 

The 6-0 junior outside hitter has 212 kills, 97 digs, 17 blocks and 13 aces. 

George Smith, Watterson 

The 5-11 senior outside hitter has 380 kills, 171 digs, 57 aces and 19 blocks. 

Owen Varsanyi, Westerville North 

The senior middle blocker helped the Warriors earn a share of the OCC-Capital title. He finished the season with 321 kills, 144 digs, 58 blocks and 50 aces.

Drew Vensko, Pickerington North 

The 5-11 senior setter, a D’Youville University commit, has 645 assists, 90 digs, 46 kills and 39 aces. 

Josh Weida, Olentangy Berlin

The 6-0 senior outside hitter played a key role in the Bears earning the No. 3 seed in Region 1. He has 249 kills, 91 digs, 20 aces and 15 blocks.

High school sports reporter Frank DiRenna can be reached at fdirenna@dispatch.com and at @DispatchFrank on X.

(This story was updated to add a photo gallery.)