Coaches announce 2023 YAIAA boys' volleyball all-stars and player of the year

When the rest of his Northeastern teammates are in orange jerseys, Gavin Meador is wearing black.

As the libero, he has to follow a specific set of rules about his play, and like a goalie in some field sports, he has to be quickly identified by his position.

He can only play in the back row. He can only attack when a portion of the ball is below the top of the net. He cannot participate in a block. He can't set a teammate with his finger pass if he is between the net and the front attack line.

What Meador, and other liberos can do, is dig and pass the ball. The Northeastern senior, who stands 5-8, does his job so well, that he was named the YAIAA Player of the Year by league coaches.

It's not often that a libero is selected as the top player. That honor usually falls to a hitter or setter. But Meador stood out this year with nearly 400 digs for a Bobcat team that finished second in the league tournament and tied Central York for the top spot in the division.

As the saying goes, "Do one thing, and do it well."

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Here are the YAIAA all-stars:

First team

• Jayden Bethel, Dallastown, jr., outside hitter
• Mason Boyer, Central York, sr., outside hitter
• John Forjan, York Catholic, sr., setter
• Tyler Good, Red Lion, so., outside hitter
• Gavin Meador, Northeastern, sr., libero
• Luis Montalvo, York Suburban, sr., setter
• Hugh Rogers, Northeastern, so., outside hitter

Second team

• Donovan Burris, Central York, sr., right side
• Luke Forjan, York Catholic, sr., outside hitter
• Trevor Ketrick, Central York, jr., outside hitter
• Zach Kilpatrick, Northeastern, sr., right side
• Ethan Schick, Northeastern, sr., middle hitter
• Lance Shaffer, Central York, so., setter
• Brady Walker, York Catholic, sr., right side

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Third team

• Jackson Bryant, York Suburban, sr., middle hitter
• Kevin Bryant, York Suburban, sr., middle hitter
• Christian Bucks, Central York, jr., outside hitter
• Luke Furmen, Dallastown, sr., outside hitter
• Ryan Kinney, Northeastern, sr., middle hitter
• Matt Miller, Red Lion, sr., middle hitter
• Ryan Roberts, Central York, jr., libero

Honorable mention

• Landon Day, Dover, sr., outside hitter
• Nathan Efiom-Ekaha, York Suburban, jr., outside hitter
• Tyler Finch, Northeastern, sr., setter
• Koltrin Forry, Northeastern, so., outside hitter
• Justin Fry, Red Lion, jr., libero
• Noah Haines, New Oxford, sr., setter/outside hitter
• Aaron Hildebrand, Eastern York, fr., outside hitter
• Evan Schmidt, Dallastown, sr., setter
• Camden Sterner, Spring Grove, sr., libero