ALL-COUNTY BOYS VOLLEYBALL TEAM 2025
BOYS VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
LOGAN HUTNICK, HUNTINGTON BEACH, SOPHOMORE
The best Orange County boys volleyball team this past season was Huntington Beach.
Logan Hutnick was the best player on that Huntington Beach team.
For leading the Oilers to an outstanding season, Hutnick is the Orangte County boys volleyball player of the year for the 2025 season.
Hutnick, a 6-foot-6 sophomore outside hitter, was a Sunset League player of the year, sharing the award with teammate Kai Gan, the Oilers senior setter.
He made all-tournament in all three tournaments in which the Oilers played. Hutnick had a team-high 560 kills and added 72 blocks, 30 service aces and 204 digs.
Huntington Beach finished 36-5 overall and won the Sunset League championship with a 12-0 league record. The Oilers played in the CIF Southern Section Division I final and in the CIF Southern California Regional Division I final.
In the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship match Hutnick had a team-high 22 kills as the Oilers lost to Manhattan Beach Mira Costa in five sets. It was not the outcome Hutnick preferred, but he was pleased with the way Huntington Beach played against Mira Costa which would go on to win the first-ever CIF State boys volleyball championship and finish at No. 1 in the MaxPreps national rankings.
“Even though we lost,” Hutnick said, “I think that was the best we played. I liked the way we pulled together in that fourth set.”
Mira Costa served for match point four times in the fourth set. The Oilers kept scoring points to extend the set until coming away with a 31-29 win to tie the match at two sets apiece. The fifth set was tied 5-5, Mira Costa took a 14-7 lead, Huntington Beach battled back to make it 14-11 before Mira Costa scored the championship point.
The Oilers would play Mira Costa one more time. Huntington Beach lost to Mira Costa in the CIF Southern California Regional Division I final. Hutnick led the Oilers with 17 kills.
Huntington Beach coach Craig Pazanti was impressed with how Hutnick made the transition from being a middle blocker as a freshman to outside hitter for his sophomore year.
“Logan played great on defense, was a great passer and his offense speaks for itself,” Pazanti said. “He has the desire to be great. He’s a special athlete now but he’s nowhere near as good as he’s going to be.”
Hutnick said beyond all the wins and great matches, the most satisfying part of the season was the group effort that was essential to the Oilers success.
“I loved the way I felt on the court with my teammates,” Hutnick said. “It was really special to feel the teamwork and to be part of this family.”
BOYS VOLLEYBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
CRAIG PAZANTI, HUNTINGTON BEACH
Huntington Beach went undefeated in the always-tough Sunset League and advanced to the championship matches in the top division in the CIF Southern Section and CIF Southern California Regional playoffs.
For leading the Oilers to a high-achieving season, Craig Pazanti is the Orange County boys volleyball coach of the year for the 2025 season.
Huntington Beach finished 36-5 overall and 12-0 in league. The Oilers are No. 2 in the MaxPreps final national boys volleyball rankings, behind No. 1 Manhattan Beach Mira Costa which gave Huntington Beach three of its five losses.
Graduation took away some star players from last season’s team, so Pazanti had a puzzle to assemble. He moved some of those puzzle pieces around during the season to finalize a winning product.
“This season was about finding a group of guys that believed they could be good,” he said. “We were trying to be the best version of 2025 Huntington Beach volleyball that we could be. Aiden Atencio and Kai Gan became our vocal senior leaders after they both bought into being ‘that guy.’”
Pazanti has coached Huntington Beach to three CIF-SS championships and to four CIF SoCal Regional championships. He coached Mater Dei girls volleyball to three CIF-SS titles before going to Huntington Beach 18 years ago.
FIRST TEAM
Ben Brown, Corona del Mar, Jr.: He was a All-Sunset League first-team outside hitter and had 13 kills as the Sea Kings swept rival Newport Harbor in a Sunset League and 15 kills in a victory over Mater Dei.
Jackson Cryst, Sage Hill, Sr.: Cryst, a 6-10 outside hitter going to Long Beach State, led the Lightning to CIF Southern Section and CIF State championships and was selected to the Orange County All-Star Games.
Kai Gan, Huntington Beach, Sr.: The Oilers setter was a Sunset League MVP, helped the team win the Sunset League championship and advance to the CIF-SS Division 1 title and was an Orange County All-Star.
Brogan Glenn, Corona del Mar, Sr.: Glenn was an All-Sunset League first team libero, played in the Orange County All-Star games and is a UCLA signee.
Logan Hutnick, Huntington Beach, So.: The Orange County player of the year.
Jack Loper, San Clemente, Sr.: Loper, an outside hitter who signed with Stanford, helped the Tritons tie Beckman for the South Coast League championship, was a league MVP and an Orange County All-Star.
Luke Morrison, Beckman, Sr.: Morrison, an opposite hitter, was a South Coast League MVP, an Orange County All-Star led the Patriots to a co-league championship with San Clemente and is a Stanford signee.
Kai Patchell, Laguna Beach, Sr.: A 6-7 outside hitter, Patchell was All-Pacific Coast League, was selected to the Orange County All-Star Games and is headed to Manhattan University.
SECOND TEAM
Ben Arguello, Huntington Beach, Jr.
Jack Berry, Newport Harbor, Sr.
Max Draper, Tesoro, Jr.
Nick Ganier, Huntington Beach, Sr.
Nate Jackson, Edison, Sr.
Connor Engelbrecht, Orange Lutheran, Sr.
Dylan Gallagher, Mater Dei, Sr.
JP Wardy, Newport Harbor, Jr.
THIRD TEAM
Aiden Atencio, Huntington Beach, Sr.
Luke Balint, St. Margaret’s, Sr.
Daniel Booker, Corona del Mar, So.
Henry Clemo, Newport Harbor, Jr.
Jack Frame, Beckman, Sr.
Cayden McInness, San Clemente, Sr.
Seth Sainz, Kennedy, Sr.
Chase Wallin, Santa Margarita, So.
FOURTH TEAM
Kiren Dumain, JSerra, Sr.
Hayden Grange, Trabuco Hills, Sr.
Beckett Harvey, St. Margaret’s, Jr.
Finn Johansson, San Clemente, Sr.
Robert Linker, Beckman, So.
Gavin Looney, Beckman, Sr.
Kai Nguyen, Northwood, Sr.
Jeremiah Potasi, Mater Dei, So.
FIFTH TEAM
Ben Panzica, Los Alamitos, So.
Finn Smith, Tesoro, Sr.
Ryan Lim, El Toro, Sr.
Aidan McMahon, St. Margaret’s, Sr.
Connor McNally, Edison, Sr.
Wyatt Nicholls, Newport Harbor, Sr.
Bennett Smith, Mater Dei, Jr.
Logan Busch, Orange Lutheran, Sr.
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