Most Varsity Players Start as Subvarsity Players

Your time will come if you "do more to become more and become more to do more." Key elements to varsity contribution are size, athleticism, skill, and coachability. 

When coaches recognize talented underclassmen, players are usually not ready for "prime time" until they learn the system. 

"High impact" freshmen are rare. Most notable was Hannah Brickley, three time All-State player and All-Scholastic in two sports (volleyball and basketball). And Victoria Crovo was the best player on the court in the postseason during her freshman season. 

With that introduction, here are the subvarsity rosters for 2021 (from the program):

JV A

Alexandria Homan

Sophia Hitchman

Lucy Clark 

Taylor Smith

Maggie Turner

Leah Fowke

Alison Doherty

Abigail Dennison 

Manon Marchais

Genevieve Albuja

Ava Perrotti

Brooke Beauchesne

JVB

Skylar Blanch

Ella Motroni

Milana Noessel

Sara Ortiz

Riley Jones

Anaca Hodges

Grace Durant

Diana Mena

Kaylee Sanford 

Emma Koen

Taylor MacDonald

Kimberly Bidgood

Katherine Urchuk

Dezorae Mendez

Remember that on the State Championship team, Melrose had a key contributor (Kayla Wyland) who played her first year on the JVB team! Kayla played in college and is the Wakefield head volleyball coach. 

Notes: Melrose travels to (2-0) Belmont (Wednesday, September 15th) facing the Marauders. 

Belmont highlights are here.