MaxPreps/AVCA Players of the Week for August 24, 2015

By Staff Report Aug 31, 2015, 12:00am

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)

Video: #11 Emily Plock highlights.
See Plock, the 6-foot-1 Southeast Polk (IA) award winner, in action.

MaxPreps/AVCA
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK


Arkansas

Allie 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



California

Valerie Vega

Chavez 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

Colorado

Kylie Chavez

Sterling 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.
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

Florida

Tyler 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

Georgia

Mikaela Weidmann

Centennial 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

Illinois

Catie 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

Indiana

Melanie McHenry

Speedway 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

Iowa

Emily 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

Kansas

Cami Richardson

Hesston 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

Kentucky

Morgan 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.
Morgan Hentz had a big week in Kentucky for nationally-ranked Notre Dame Academy.
Photo by Wayne Litmer

Maryland

Hannah Colvin

Grace 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

Michigan

Hailey Nielsen

Jonesville 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



Minnesota

Claire Sheehan

Cambridge-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

Mississippi

Kija Weary

Columbia 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



Missouri

Payton Woodrum

Mt. 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

Nevada

Hannah Goddard

Arbor 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 Mexico

Sonshyin Lee

Newcomb 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 Carolina

Emily Russell

A.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



Ohio

Lexi Lombardo

Olmsted 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

Oklahoma

Mykaela Mazzei

Regent 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



Oregon

Emily Eidler

Trinity 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.
Jessica Kemp of Nation Ford High has her team off to a fast start in South Carolina.
Photo by Dean Swint

South Carolina

Jessica Kemp

Nation 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 Kusler

Aberdeen 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

Tennessee

Taylor Lamb

South 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 Gray

De 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

Utah

Rachel Parson

Northridge 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

Virginia
Gina 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

Wisconsin

Annie Ertz

Divine 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. 

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