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The 2026 HighSchoolOT All-State Boys Volleyball Team

Posted: 7/3/2026, 1:36:55 PM

The inaugural HighSchoolOT boys volleyball all-state team features 10 players on the first and second teams, respectively, and 20 on honorable mention. HighSchoolOT's 2025-26 All-State teams are presented by Talk It Out NC and First Carolina Bank.

These players represent the best across all classifications and associations just before the sport will be officially sanctioned by the N.C. High School Athletic Association next spring.

There were no position requirements on the first, second, or honorable mention team.

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The full teams are listed below, with players listed by position in the alphabetical order of their teams.

HighSchoolOT Boys Volleyball All-State Team for 2026

First Team

Dean Lowe of T.C. Roberson boys volleyball (photo by Ashley Nicole Blake/HighSchoolOT)
Dean Lowe of T.C. Roberson boys volleyball (photo by Ashley Nicole Blake/HighSchoolOT)
  • MH: Adrien Ruzic, Christ the King (junior) — 211 kills, (4.2/set, 40.8 kill%, 22.6 hit%); 34 aces; 28 blocks; 136 digs; (2.7/set, 8.0/match)
  • MB: Cole Creedle, Eno River (senior) — 260 kills, (5.2/set, 54.1 kill%, 37.8 hit%); 66 aces; 12 blocks; 132 digs; (2.6/set, 8.3/match)
  • OH: Hudson Tillman, Marvin Ridge (senior) — no stats available; Belmont Abbey recruit
  • RS: Silas Lowder, Mount Pleasant (senior) — no stats available; Princeton recruit
  • RS: Dylan Coulombe, Reagan (junior) — 222 kills, (3.5/set, 58.7 kill%, 48.1 hit%); 113 aces; 17 blocks; 79 digs; (1.2/set, 2.7/match)
  • RS/S: Phoenix Modie, South Mecklenburg (senior) — 208 kills, (4.6/set); 143 aces; 31 blocks; 67 digs; (1.5/set, 4.5/match); 257 assists (5.7/set); Manhattan recruit
  • OH: Dean Lowe, T.C. Roberson (senior) — 315 kills, (4.7/set, 51.5 kill%, 35.3 hit%); 51 aces; 32 blocks; 105 digs; (1.6/set, 3.8/match)
  • OH: Coston Colamarino, West Forsyth (senior) — no stats available; Catawba recruit
  • S: Liam Shugart, West Forsyth (senior) — no stats available
  • RS: Logan Bolduc, West Forsyth (junior) — no stats available; Ohio State recruit

Second Team

Landon Hixon of Hough boys volleyball (photo by Ashley Nicole Blake/HighSchoolOT)
Landon Hixon of Hough boys volleyball (photo by Ashley Nicole Blake/HighSchoolOT)
  • S/OH: Luke Branscom, Ardrey Kell (senior) — 158 kills, (2.5/set, 37.9 kill%, 15.6 hit%); 37 aces; 31 blocks; 141 digs; (2.2/set, 7.8/match); 285 assists (4.5/set); Life recruit
  • OH: Landon Hixon, Hough (senior) — no stats available
  • S: Colten Short, Hough (senior) — no stats available; Orange Coast College recruit
  • S: Joseph Moy, Marvin Ridge (senior) — no stats available
  • RS: Tyler Gadd, Metrolina Christian (senior) — 263 kills, (4.0/set, kill%, hit%); 47 aces; 42 blocks; 176 digs; (2.7/set, 9.3/match); Emmanuel recruit
  • OH: Nolan Robertson, Mooresville (sophomore) — 405 kills, (4.7/set, 40.4 kill%, 26.7 hit%); 84 aces; 41 blocks; 278 digs; (3.2/set, 11.1/match)
  • MB: Colin Townes, Providence (senior) — 106 kills, (2.7/set, 44.9 kill%, 28.0 hit%); 8 aces; 55 blocks
  • OH: Bodhi Peoples, Reagan (junior) — 212 kills, (3.0/set, 49.4 kill%, 31.5 hit%); 36 aces; 12 blocks; 87 digs; (1.2/set, 2.9/match)
  • S: Ryan Neal, T.C. Roberson (junior) — 22 kills; 58 aces; 24 blocks; 110 digs; (1.5/set, 3.9/match); 598 assists (8.2/set)
  • OH: Lev Mikhieiev, Weddington (senior) — no stats available; Erskine recruit

Honorable Mention

Jason Chavis of Northern Guilford boys volleyball (Photo by Ashley Nicole Blake/HighSchoolOT)
Jason Chavis of Northern Guilford boys volleyball (Photo by Ashley Nicole Blake/HighSchoolOT)
  • OH: Dylan Culbreth, Ardrey Kell (senior) — 155 kills, (2.4/set, 42.6 kill%, 26.9 hit%); 14 aces; 70 blocks; 65 digs; (1.0/set, 3.6/match)
  • OH: Deuce Ross II, Cary Academy (senior) — no stats available; Springfield recruit
  • OH: Welles Wilder, Covenant Day (junior) — 259 kills, (4.2/set, 53.6 kill%, 43.5 hit%); 31 aces; 19 blocks; 117 digs; (1.9/set, 6.5/match)
  • S: Ben Keefer, Covenant Day (junior) — 159 kills, (2.6/set, 54.6 kill%, 39.9 hit%); 50 aces; 24 blocks; 88 digs; (1.4/set, 4.9/match); 370 assists (6.0/set)
  • S: Griffin Harris, Cox Mill (senior) — no stats available
  • OH: Terrence Crawford, East Forsyth (senior) — no stats available
  • OH: Christopher Dougherty, East Mecklenburg (sophomore) — 309 kills, (4.3/set, 40.3 kill%, 25.8 hit%); 44 aces; 7 blocks; 145 digs; (2/set, 6.6/match)
  • OH: Evo Jackson, Enloe (senior) — no stats available; William Peace recruit
  • RS: Ruari McKenna, Fayetteville Outliers (Homeschool) (junior) — 293 kills, (5.9/set, 50.7 kill%, 32.7 hit%); 56 aces; 193 digs; (3.9/set, 14.8/match)
  • OH: Noah Gauthier, Hough (senior) — no stats available
  • L: Aarav Parikh, Marvin Ridge (senior) — no stats available
  • OH: Matthew Wilson, Metrolina Christian (senior) — 124 kills, (2.0/set, kill%, hit%); 45 aces; 20 blocks; 153 digs; (2.2/set, 7.7/match)
  • OH: Manny Price, NCSSM-Durham (senior) — 164 kills, (2.5/set, 39.1 kill%, 28.6 hit%); 11 aces; 8 blocks; 161 digs; (2.4/set, 7.0/match)
  • OH: Monta Moser, North Mecklenburg (senior) — 199 kills, (3.9/set, 52.4 kill%, 43.7 hit%); 57 aces; 32 blocks; 171 digs; (3.4/set, 10.7/match)
  • OH: Jason Chavis, Northern Guilford (junior) — no stats available
  • OH: Leo Ortiz II, Palisades (junior) — no stats available
  • OH: Noah Mecagni, Riverside (junior) — 265 kills, (3.3/set, 38.6 kill%, 23.2 hit%); 36 aces; 14 blocks; 209 digs; (2.6/set, 8.7/match)
  • OH: Carter Zorn, Union Academy (junior) — no stats available
  • L: Owen Conklin, Weddington (senior) — no stats available
  • S/OH: Jackson Arnaez, West Forsyth (sophomore) — no stats available
Aarav Parikh of Marvin Ridge boys volleyball (Photo by Ashley Nicole Blake/HighSchoolOT)
Aarav Parikh of Marvin Ridge boys volleyball (Photo by Ashley Nicole Blake/HighSchoolOT)