Watsonville High’s Daisy Cornejo was one of several impact players that helped the Wildcatz girls’ volleyball team earn a trip to the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs in 2023.
The junior outside hitter and defensive specialist was all over the court this season. Cornejo finished with a team-best 203 kills and 95 aces, according to the Monterey Bay Preps website.
Cornejo was also second on the team with 197 digs, helping her case furthermore to earn All-Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division First Team honors.
Fellow teammate Valeria Garcia, a senior, earned All-PCAL Second Team honors after she finished with a team-best 298 assists to go along with 141 digs and 42 aces for the ‘Catz, who finished third with an 8-4 record in Mission Division play.
Garcia was also named to the Richard Chamberlin All-Sportsmanship Team.
Below is a complete list of recipients for all-league honors.
Mission Division
Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player: Ava Edwards (Jr.), Stevenson
Offensive Player of the Year: Ava Leleua (Jr.), Monterey
Defensive Player of the Year: Taylor Onitsuka (Sr.), Stevenson
First Team
Angela Ayozie (Jr.), Alvarez
Lexi Leleua (Jr.), Monterey
Ava Leleua (Jr.), Monterey
Raina McCarthy (Jr.), Monterey
Gina Da Silva (Jr.), Stevenson
Ava Edwards (Jr.), Stevenson
Taylor Onitsuka (Sr.), Stevenson
Grace Von Schack (Jr.), Stevenson
Daisy Cornejo (Jr.), Watsonville
Second Team
Valeria Garcia (Sr.), Watsonville
Kasandra Lopez (Sr.), Soledad
Haley Mathews (Sr.), Soledad
Janelle Medina (So.), Alisal
Angelina Navarro (Jr.), Gonzales
Brianna Oliva (Sr.), Gonzales
Lucia de Marignac (Jr.), Stevenson
Willa Olalia Setter (Jr.), Monterey
Darlene Pacheco (Sr.), Alvarez
Richard Chamberlin All-Sportsmanship Team
Haley Mathews (Sr.), Soledad
Raina McCarthy (Jr.), Monterey
Emma Sondergaard (Sr.), Stevenson
Natalia Bustos (Jr.), Gonzales
Nayeli Gil-Silva (So.), Alisal
Valeria Garcia (Sr.), Watsonville
Gissel Vigil (Sr.), Alvarez
Elgie Bellizio Team Sportsmanship Award
Stevenson
Gabilan Division
Individual Awards
Most Valuable Player: Sabrina Moore (Sr.), Salinas
Offensive Player of the Year: Caroline Byrne (Sr.), Carmel
Defensive Player of the Year: Anna Eldredge (Sr.), Salinas
First Team
Sabrina Moore (Sr.), Salinas
Anna Eldredge (Sr.), Salinas
Cadee Guzman (Jr.), Salinas
Caroline Byrne (Sr.), Carmel
Riley Imamura (Jr.), Carmel
Myah Koster (Fr.), Carmel
Sierra McAnally (Fr.), Pacific Grove
Maya Rosette (Sr.), Hollister
Maya Giannini (Jr.), Notre Dame
Second Team
Indy Aguilar (Jr.), Salinas
Bella Storelli (Jr.), Salinas
Cynthia Moreau (Jr.), Carmel
Charlee Riddle (Jr.), Carmel
Juliette Souza (Jr.), Pacific Grove
Jada Dickens (Sr.), Hollister
Xienna Novoa (So.), King City
Sofia Luna (Sr.), Santa Catalina
Cambria Lyon (Fr.), Pacific Grove
Richard Chamberlin All-Sportsmanship Team
Mikayla Davidson (Sr.), Carmel
Bailey Cotter (Sr.), Hollister
Iran Ibarra (Jr.), King City
Marack Miller-Spahn (Sr.), Monte Vista Christian
Aalyssah Huihui-Martinez (Sr.), Notre Dame
Rylee Eastin (Jr.), Salinas
Layla Borman (Sr.), Santa Catalina
Erin Shoemaker (Sr.), Pacific Grove
Elgie Bellizio Team Sportsmanship Award
King City
Cypress Division
Individual awards
Most Valuable Player: Maria Dora Roberts (Sr.), Seaside
Offensive Player of the Year: Aleena Salas (Fr.), Greenfield
Defensive Player of the Year: Kalea De Leon (Sr.), North Salinas
First Team
Maria Dora Roberts (Sr.), Seaside
Norma Tulua (Sr.), Seaside
Leilani Quiambao-Gonzalez (Sr.), Rancho San Juan
Cadence Walters (Sr.), Rancho San Juan
Aleena Salas (Fr.), Greenfield
Madeleine Guillen (Jr.), Greenfield
Jade Hausmann (Sr.), Pacific Collegiate School
Aliyah King (Sr.), North Salinas
Kalea De Leon (Sr.), North Salinas
Second Team
Mindy Le (Jr.), Seaside
Makhaila Porter (Sr.), Seaside
Erika Nunez (Sr.), Rancho San Juan
Jacqueline Rico Rocha (So.), Rancho San Juan
Emily Soto (Jr.), Greenfield
Jodi Fortugaliza (Sr.), North Salinas
Sarah Stockmanns (Jr.), Pacific Collegiate School
Ariyah Morgan (Sr.), North Monterey County
Georgia Otzman (So.), St. Francis
Richard Chamberlin All-Sportsmanship Team
Norma Tulua (Sr.), Seaside
Isabel Solis (Sr.), Rancho San Juan
Latai Matelau (Sr.), Greenfield
Farrin O’Hara (So.), Pacific Collegiate School
Kalea DeLeon (Sr.), North Salinas
Peyton Orradre (So.), St. Francis
Mariela Ramirez (Sr.), North Monterey County
Elgie Bellizio Team Sportsmanship Award
Rancho San Juan
Santa Lucia Division
Most Valuable Player: Amara Long, (Fr.), Marina
Offensive Player of the Year: Opatra Thai (Sr.), Marina
Defensive Player of the Year: Mikaela Minoza (Sr.), Oakwood
First Team
Amara Long (Fr.), Marina
Gisbelle Ramirez (Sr.), Marina
Opatra Thai (Sr.), Marina
Kayleigh Capistrano (Jr.), Marina
Sophia Gomes (Sr.), Oakwood
Isabel Anderson (So.), Oakwood
Mikaela Minoza (Sr.), Oakwood
Ella Gutierrez (Jr.), Oakwood
Kalia Maravilla (Sr.), Pajaro Valley
Second Team
Gianna Melendez (Jr.), Anzar
Lucia Nakashima (Jr.), Kirby Prep
Kalissa Barrera (Sr.), Marina
Aaliyah Chavez (Jr.), Pajaro Valley
Olivia Contreras (So.), Pajaro Valley
April Stilwell, Oakwood
Sarah Chisholm, Trinity
Desiree Peraza, Trinity
Akyra Smith, York
Richard Chamberlin All-Sportsmanship Team
Kalissa Barrera (Sr.), Marina
Rebekkah Perkins (Sr.), Kirby Prep
Giselle Quintero (Sr.), Pajaro Valley
Caitlin Kanazawa, Oakwood
Sarah Chisholm, Trinity
Angelica Campos, Anzar
Orion Godfrey-Dacuyan, York
Elgie Bellizio Team Sportsmanship Award
Kirby Prep
