ALL-AREA VOLLEYBALL TEAM / TOP BOYS’ PLAYER : Ryan Millar

SCHOOL: Highland

YEAR: Senior

SEASON AT A GLANCE: Pizza maker or volleyball breaker, Ryan Millar does it all. If he’s not tossing pizza dough at his workplace, the 6-foot-8 Millar is slamming down kill after kill and completely rewriting the Highland High record book. One statistic that won’t make the book: Millar once hit a ball hard enough to puncture its air bladder. Not surprisingly, Millar broke his school record with 398 kills this season and was named to the All-Southern Section Division II team. Millar moves on to play for BYU next season and will be missed by one person in particular. “He basically carried our team this year,� said Highland Coach Mike Bird, whose team lost in the Division II quarterfinals. “He was our go-to guy and he came through all the time.�

THE REST OF THE TEAM:

Danny Rizzo, Royal outside hitter, Sr., second-team all-Southern Section Division I, had 33 kills in a playoff victory over Buena. Rick Rauth, Harvard-Westlake outside hitter, Jr., All-Mission League, kill leader for Mission League co-champions. Chad Hanson, Village Christian outside hitter, Sr., All-Southern Section Division III selection, led Crusaders in kills. Eric Carlsen, Royal middle blocker, Sr., All-Southern Section Division I, all-time block leader for the Highlanders. Cameron Ohl, Buena middle blocker, Sr., All-Channel League, team leader in blocks. Jason Morrow, Harvard-Westlake setter, Jr., All-Mission League, captain and floor leader of Mission league co-champions. Melanio Lopez, Channel Islands outside hitter, Sr., All-Marmonte League, team leader in kills. Eric Hassan, Campbell Hall outside hitter, Sr., Alpha League player of the year, team leader in kills. Jason Lee, Westlake outside hitter, Jr., All-Marmonte League, kill leader for the Chargers. Charles Zufelt, Alemany setter, Sr., All-Mission League, all-time assist leader at Alemany. Mike Whitmore, Kennedy middle blocker, Sr., team leader in kills and blocks, helped Kennedy reach City Section 4-A semifinals for the first time. Earnest Yun, Granada Hills middle blocker, Sr., Northwest Valley Conference co-most valuable player.