Versatile Salesianum star leads All-State boys volleyball team
Sophomore outside hitter Cody Popp of Salesianum has been named Player of the Year and leads the All-State team selected by the Delaware Boys Volleyball Coaches Association.
The versatile Popp totaled 109 kills, 25 aces, 22 blocks, 44 digs and 149 assists as the Sals went 17-1, reaching the championship match of the first DIAA Boys Volleyball Tournament before falling to Cape Henlopen.
Joining Popp on the All-State first team are five more outside hitters: Cape Henlopen senior Brady Lamb, Dickinson senior J.P. Perdomo, Charter of Wilmington senior K.J. Shahan, Cape Henlopen junior Talan Stephens and Delcastle senior Zackary Tjaden.
Indian River senior Caleb Galbreath and Salesianum sophomore Reid Mass are the middle blockers on the first team, while Delaware Military Academy senior Shane Neidlein was the lone setter selected to the first team.
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Delcastle’s Roy Soto was named Coach of the Year after guiding the Cougars to a 16-1 season in their third year as a varsity program.
Tatnall earned the Team Sportsmanship Award.
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DBVCA All-State boys volleyball team
First team
Cody Popp, so., Salesianum, outside hitter
Caleb Galbreath, sr., Indian River, middle blocker
Brady Lamb, sr., Cape Henlopen, outside hitter
Reid Maas, so., Salesianum, middle blocker
Shane Neidlein, sr., DMA, setter
J.P. Perdomo, sr., Dickinson, outside hitter
K.J. Shahan, sr., Charter of Wilmington, outside hitter
Talan Stephens, jr., Cape Henlopen, outside hitter
Zackary Tjaden, sr., Delcastle, outside hitter
Second team
Armin Assari Naeini, sr., Mount Pleasant (OH); Symir Byrd, sr., Newark Charter (OH); Reece Dodd, jr., DMA (OH); Ronan Landis, jr., Salesianum (setter); Joshua Michael, sr., Smyrna (OH); Odin Potemski, sr., Cape Henlopen (opposite); Christian Sullivan, jr., Salesianum (OH); Gabe Welsh, so., Conrad (libero).
Third team
Riley Buzby, so., Appoquinimink (OH); Aiden Dietrich, so., Salesianum (libero); Aleks German, sr., Charter of Wilmington (setter); Mitchell Holland, jr., Saint Mark’s (OH); Niko Panyko, sr., Cape Henlopen (libero); Will Snyder, jr., Charter of Wilmington (OH); Zach Walton, jr., Dickinson (setter); Joey Zullo, sr., Conrad (MB).
This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Delaware All-State boys volleyball: Salesianum star is Player of Year
