Staff Report
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MaxPreps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association will team each week throughout the fall season to select state Players of the Week.
Here are this week’s honorees;
Arizona
Chanel Brown
Valley Christian High School (Chandler): 7-5
Junior, Outside Hitter/Setter, 5-10
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (4 games)
Stats
Kills: 32
Kill/Game: 8.0
Assists: 5
Digs: 21
Digs/Game: 5.3
Blocks: 3
California
Mariah Cardenas
El Rancho High School (Pico Rivera): 4-1
Senior, Libero, 5-2
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Digs: 35
Digs/Game: 11.7
Assists: 1
Aces: 1
Colorado
Rachel Romansky
Wheat Ridge High School (Wheat Ridge): 10-4
Junior, Setter
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Team Hit %: .221
Assists: 34
Ast/Game: 11.3
Aces: 3
Digs: 1
Digs/Game: 0.3
Kills: 2
Connecticut
Amanda Ghannam
Danbury High School (Danbury): 5-2
Senior, Setter
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Team Hit %: .213
Assists: 31
Ast/Game: 10.3
Aces: 3
Digs: 7
Digs/Game: 2.3
Kills: 2
Delaware
Joanna Kelly
Tower Hill High School (Wilmington): 4-2
Junior, Outside Hitter/Middle Hitter, 5-9
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Kills: 15
Kill/Game: 5.0
Assists: 2
Aces: 5
Digs: 5
Digs/Game: 1.7
Florida
Lisa Kerns
Hudson High School (Hudson): 7-3
Junior, Setter
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Team Hit %: .221
Assists: 52
Ast/Game: 17.3
Aces: 2
Digs: 13
Digs/Game: 4.3
Kills: 1
Kentucky
Anna Benjamin
Fort Campbell High School (Fort Campbell): 17-6
Senior, Setter, 5-4
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (2 games)
Stats
Team Hit %: .159
Assists: 15
Ast/Game: 7.5
Aces: 6
Digs: 6
Digs/Game: 3.0
Maine
Karlee Biskup
Greely High School (Cumberland Center): 8-0
Junior, Setter, 5-7
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Team Hit %: .521
Assists: 25
Ast/Game: 8.3
Aces: 5
Digs: 2
Digs/Game: 0.7
Kills: 1
Massachusetts
Stephanie Bristol
Barnstable High School (Hyannis): 7-0
Senior, Middle Hitter, 6-0
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Kills: 20
Kill/Game: 6.7
Assists: 1
Digs: 15
Digs/Game: 5.0
Blocks: 2
Michigan
Erica Jackson
Whitmore Lake High School (Whitmore Lake): 17-1
Senior, Middle Blocker
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Kills: 19
Kill/Game: 6.3
Assists: 1
Aces: 1
Digs: 4
Digs/Game: 1.3
Blocks: 1
Minnesota
Marissa Evans
Spring Lake Park High School (Spring Lake Park): 12-5
Junior, Setter, 5-7
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Team Hit %: .355
Assists: 39
Ast/Game: 13
Aces: 4
Digs: 9
Digs/Game: 3
Kills: 2
New York
Annie Manes
Croton-Harmon High School (Croton on Hudson): 6-2
Senior, Middle Hitter
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Kills: 24
Kill/Game: 8.0
Assists: 1
Aces: 3
Digs: 1
Digs/Game: 0.3
Blocks: 2
North Carolina
Molly Krull
Cardinal Gibbons High School (Raleigh): 16-0
Senior, Setter
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Team Hit %: .211
Assists: 33
Ast/Game: 11.0
Aces: 1
Digs: 3
Digs/Game: 1.0
Kills: 3
Ohio
Dayna Roberts
Olmsted Falls High School (Olmsted Falls): 16-0
Sophomore, Setter, 5-6
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Team Hit %: .236
Assists: 41
Ast/Game: 13.7
Digs: 9
Digs/Game: 3.0
Blocks: 6
Pennsylvania
Maggie Bowersox
Calvary Baptist Christian Academy (Meadville): 18-0
Senior, Middle Hitter, 6-0
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Kills: 16
Kill/Game: 5.3
Assists: 1
Aces: 3
Digs: 8
Digs/Game: 2.7
Blocks: 2
South Dakota
Courtney Kessler
Menno High School (Menno): 3-6
Sophomore, Outside Hitter, 5-8
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Team Hit %: .148
Assists: 17
Ast/Game: 5.7
Aces: 7
Digs: 4
Digs/Game: 1.3
Texas
Breann Whitaker
Caddo Mills High School (Caddo Mills): 18-13
Junior, Setter/Right Side, 5-9
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Kills: 19
Kill/Game: 6.3
Assists: 13
Aces: 1
Digs: 5
Digs/Game: 1.7
Blocks: 1
Wisconsin
Morgan Kuhn
Dodgeland High School (Juneau): 19-4
Senior, Hitter/Setter
Sept. 21-Sept 28, 2008 (3 games)
Stats
Kills: 25
Kill/Game: 8.3
Assists: 10
Aces: 4
Digs: 13
Digs/Game: 4.3
Blocks: 2
About the MaxPreps/AVCA High School Player of the Week Program
The High School Player of the Week Program is a partnership between the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and CBS MaxPreps, Inc. Only athletes whose coaches are members of MaxPreps are considered for the honor. To sign up for free MaxPreps membership, please visit www.maxpreps.com. For more information on AVCA membership and the 2008 Convention, check out the AVCA website at www.avca.org.