America's Source for High School Sports and the leading volleyball organization team up to honor the nation's best. (Week of 8/24 - 8/30)
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See Plock, the 6-foot-1 Southeast Polk (IA) award winner, in action.
MaxPreps/AVCA
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
ArkansasAllie Anderson
Bryant High School (Bryant, AR) 10 - 2
Senior, OH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 20 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 114
Kills/Game: 5.70
Digs: 18
Digs/Game: 0.90
Receptions: 15
Aces: 18
Blocks: 3
CaliforniaValerie VegaChavez High School (Delano, CA) 4 - 3
Senior, S/DS
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 7 Games Played
Stats
Assists: 65
Assists/Game: 9.29
Team Hitting%: 0.262
Digs: 10
Digs/Game: 1.43
ColoradoKylie ChavezSterling High School (Sterling, CO) 1 - 0
5'7, Junior, OH/MB
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 3 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 14
Kills/Game: 4.67
Digs: 24
Digs/Game: 8
Receptions: 16
Rcpt/Game: 5.33
Aces: 1

Kylie Chavez of Sterling High was named the MaxPreps/AVCA Player of the Week from Colorado for the week of August 24.
Photo by Tim Visser
FloridaTyler Sroufe
Wharton High School (Tampa, FL), 2 - 0
Senior, S
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 6 Games Played
Stats
Assists: 68
Assists/Game: 11.33
Team Hitting%: 0.377
Digs: 9
Digs/Game: 1.5
Aces: 4
Blocks: 5
GeorgiaMikaela WeidmannCentennial High School (Roswell, GA) 14 - 1
Senior, MB
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 20 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 121
Kills/Game: 6.05
Digs: 12
Receptions: 22
Rcpt/Game: 1.10
Aces: 11
Blocks: 6
IllinoisCatie Cronister
Latin High School (Chicago, IL) 5 - 0
5'10, Senior, OH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 10 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 56
Kills/Game: 5.60
Digs: 16
Digs/Game: 1.60
Receptions: 34
Rcpt/Game: 3.40
Aces: 25
Blocks: 6
IndianaMelanie McHenrySpeedway High School (Speedway, IN) 4 - 2
6'2, Senior, OH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 10 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 64
Kills/Game: 6.40
Digs: 42
Digs/Game: 4.20
Receptions: 31
Rcpt/Game: 3.10
Aces: 8
Blocks: 13
IowaEmily Plock
Southeast Polk High School (Pleasant Hill, IA) 8 - 0
6'1, Junior, RS
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 14 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 57
Kills/Game: 4.07
Digs: 27
Digs/Game: 1.93
Receptions: 24
Rcpt/Game: 1.71
Aces: 10
Blocks: 7
KansasCami RichardsonHesston High School (Hesston, KS) 5 - 0
5'9, Senior, OH/S
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 12 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 51
Kills/Game: 4.25
Digs: 34
Digs/Game: 2.83
Receptions: 76
Rcpt/Game: 6.33
Aces: 5
Blocks: 3
KentuckyMorgan Hentz
Notre Dame Academy High School (Park Hills, KY) 5 - 0
Senior, OH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 11 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 59
Kills/Game: 5.36
Digs: 52
Digs/Game: 4.73
Receptions: 30
Rcpt/Game: 2.73
Aces: 3
Blocks: 10

Morgan Hentz had a big week in Kentucky for nationally-ranked Notre Dame Academy.
Photo by Wayne Litmer
MarylandHannah ColvinGrace Academy High School (Hagerstown, MD) 2 - 0
Junior
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 7 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 28
Kills/Game: 4
Digs: 16
Digs/Game: 2.29
Receptions: 30
Rcpt/Game: 4.29
Aces: 1
Blocks: 3
MichiganHailey NielsenJonesville High School (Jonesville, MI) 11 - 3
Senior, OH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 22 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 98
Kills/Game: 4.46
Digs: 60
Digs/Game: 2.73
Receptions: 76
Rcpt/Game: 3.46
Aces: 9
Blocks: 9
MinnesotaClaire SheehanCambridge-Isanti High School (Cambridge, MN) 0 - 2
6'1, Junior, OH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 9 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 45
Kills/Game: 5
Digs: 22
Digs/Game: 2.45
Receptions: 25
Rcpt/Game: 2.78
Aces: 3
Blocks: 3
MississippiKija WearyColumbia High School (Columbia, MS) 10 - 4
Senior, MB
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 17 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 89
Kills/Game: 5.24
Digs: 11
Digs/Game: 0.65
Receptions: 31
Rcpt/Game: 1.82
Aces: 16
Blocks: 5
MissouriPayton WoodrumMt. Vernon High School (MO), 8 - 0
Senior, S/RS
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 19 Games Played
Stats
Assists: 205
Assists/Game: 10.79
Team Hitting%: 0.325
Digs: 42
Digs/Game: 2.21
Aces: 19
Blocks: 7
NevadaHannah GoddardArbor View High School (Las Vegas, NV) 5 - 2
6'1, Senior, OH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 16 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 51
Kills/Game: 3.19
Digs: 33
Digs/Game: 2.06
Receptions: 86
Rcpt/Game: 5.38
Aces: 12
Blocks: 4
New MexicoSonshyin LeeNewcomb High School (Newcomb, NM) 2 - 0
Senior, OH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 6 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 18
Kills/Game: 3
Digs: 15
Digs/Game: 2.5
Receptions: 42
Rcpt/Game: 7
Aces: 7
Blocks: 1
North CarolinaEmily RussellA.C. Reynolds High School (Asheville, NC) 3 - 1
Senior, MH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 8 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 45
Kills/Game: 5.63
Digs: 37
Digs/Game: 4.63
Receptions: 41
Rcpt/Game: 5.13
Aces: 0
Blocks: 8
OhioLexi LombardoOlmsted Falls High School (Olmsted Falls, OH) 5 - 0
5'10, Senior, OH/MB
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 12 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 75
Kills/Game: 6.25
Digs: 28
Digs/Game: 2.33
Receptions: 15
Rcpt/Game: 1.25
Aces: 3
Blocks: 19
OklahomaMykaela MazzeiRegent Prep High School (Tulsa, OK) 9 - 8
5'5, Junior, OH/L
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 9 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 27
Kills/Game: 3
Digs: 48
Digs/Game: 5.33
Receptions: 58
Rcpt/Game: 6.44
Aces: 2
OregonEmily EidlerTrinity Lutheran High School (Bend, OR) 2 - 0
6'1, Senior, OH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 6 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 21
Kills/Game: 3.5
Digs: 5
Digs/Game: 0.83
Aces: 2

Jessica Kemp of Nation Ford High has her team off to a fast start in South Carolina.
Photo by Dean Swint
South CarolinaJessica KempNation Ford High School (Fort Mill, SC) 8 - 0
6'4, Senior, MB/OH/RS
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 22 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 88
Kills/Game: 4
Digs: 47
Digs/Game: 2.14
Receptions: 67
Rcpt/Game: 3.04
Aces: 8
Blocks: 25
South Dakota
Brianna KuslerAberdeen Central High School (Aberdeen, SD) 3 - 0
5'10, Senior, OH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 12 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 51
Kills/Game: 4.25
Digs: 29
Digs/Game: 2.42
Receptions: 47
Rcpt/Game: 3.92
Aces: 18
Blocks: 3
TennesseeTaylor LambSouth Greene High School (Greeneville, TN) 10 - 1
Sophomore, OH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 9 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 56
Kills/Game: 6.22
Digs: 21
Digs/Game: 2.33
Receptions: 9
Rcpt/Game: 1
Aces: 1
Blocks: 1
Texas
Astonai GrayDe Kalb High School (De Kalb, TX) 12 - 10
5'10, Senior, MB
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 22 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 122
Kills/Game: 5.54
Digs: 78
Digs/Game: 3.54
Receptions: 13
Rcpt/Game: 6.04
Aces: 4
Blocks: 43
UtahRachel ParsonNorthridge High School (Layton, UT) 8 - 2
6'1, Senior, OH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 19 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 111
Kills/Game: 5.84
Digs: 66
Digs/Game: 3.47
Receptions: 40
Rcpt/Game: 2.11
Aces: 9
Blocks: 11
VirginiaGina Tuzzolo
Peninsula Catholic (Newport News, VA) 4 - 1
6'2, Senior, MB/RS
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 12 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 53
Kills/Game: 4.42
Digs: 41
Digs/Game: 3.42
Receptions: 39
Rcpt/Game: 3.25
Aces: 12
Blocks: 19
WisconsinAnnie ErtzDivine Savior Holy Angels High School (Milwaukee, WI) 8 - 0
6'1, Senior, OH
Week of August 24, 2015 – August 30, 2015: 19 Games Played
Stats
Kills: 110
Kills/Game: 5.79
Digs: 53
Digs/Game: 2.79
Receptions: 106
Rcpt/Game: 5.58
Aces: 2
Blocks: 2
About the MaxPreps/AVCA High School Player of the Week Program:The MaxPreps/AVCA High School Player of the Week Program is a partnership between the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) and CBS MaxPreps, Inc. Each week MaxPreps and the AVCA recognize deserving student-athletes at the high school level who have demonstrated outstanding play on the court throughout the week of competition. Coaches must submit statistics to MaxPreps.com in order for their athletes to be considered for the program. To obtain your free access code to MaxPreps.com call (800) 329-7324 x1 or email coachsupport@maxpreps.com. For more information on AVCA membership and the 2015 convention, check out the AVCA website at www.avca.org.