Onoria Demarest '26 Recruiting Profile

Hi! I’m Onoria Demarest! I’m 15 years old and a 2026 graduate. I’m currently going into my 3rd year at John S. Burke Catholic High School/Academy . I previously had attended Minisink Valley. I’ve been playing volleyball on and off since 3rd grade but it became serious for me around 6th grade. Along with playing volleyball I also do basketball and track. This previous year (9th grade), I was taking 3 honors classes (earth science, geometry, and english), and am a year ahead in math and science. I maintained an overall average of 97.4 at the end of the year including regents, finals and midterms. I did this while juggling 2 varsity level sports (volleyball and track), 1 JV(basketball), and 1 club team(volleyball). I’m also very active in my community. I attend food pantry’s, safe child events, and gleaning. Also, I’m apart of the Orange County Sherriffs Office Explorer program. Last year (2022) I was awarded the most athletic cadet award. I hope to keep up my good work in both sports and academics and am ready to achieve bigger goals this school year!

In the 2022 season I was a freshman setter on varsity. This came with many responsibilities and challenges that I was ready to tackle. I was a starter, played all around, and didn’t sit the bench once that year. This was a huge accomplishment for me after having a rough club season the earlier year. We ended up 3rd in our section during the main season. During the section final, we beat the team that beat us 2x in the main season, taking the Section IX championship. The game was a long 5 sets with lots of good plays by both teams. For the first time since 2004, we won the section title. This past year, my sophomore season, I was again the starting setter on varsity! This year, we ended as division champions which was a huge accomplishment for each and every one of the girls.