MaxPreps/AVCA Players of the Week for April 21, 2019

By Staff Report Apr 23, 2019, 12:00am

MaxPreps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) will team up again each week throughout the Spring season to select Players of the Week.

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HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Northeast Region
(Includes: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington D.C.)

Ardi Kodzodziku
Newtown High School (Newtown, CT) 9 - 0
Senior, OH
Week of April 15 – April 21, 2019: 6 Games Played

Stats
Kills: 34
Kills/Game: 5.67
Digs: 17
Digs/Game: 2.83
Receptions: 20
Rcpt/Game: 3.33
Aces: 4
Blocks: 1

Chris Larkin
St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, NJ) 7 - 0
6'2 Junior, OH
Week of April 15 – April 21, 2019: 7 Games Played

Stats
Kills: 30
Kills/Game: 4.29
Digs: 20
Digs/Game: 2.86
Aces: 2


Midwest Region
(Includes: Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, West Virginia, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)

Ben Rinella
Palatine High School (Palatine, IL) 21 - 1
6'1 Senior, S,OPP
Week of April 15 – April 21, 2019: 16 Games Played

Stats:
Assists: 172
Assists/Game: 10.75
Team Hitting%: 0.289
Digs: 28
Digs/Game: 1.75
Aces: 4
Blocks: 4


Justin Sharfenaker
Briggs High School (Columbus, OH) 13 - 3
6'5 Senior, OPP
Week of April 15 – April 21, 2019: 9 Games Played

Stats
Kills: 56
Kills/Game: 6.22
Digs: 20
Digs/Game: 2.222
Aces: 48
Blocks: 5


South Region

(Includes: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas)

Joseph Perez
Belen Jesuit High School (Miami, FL) 23 - 4
Junior, OH
Week of April 15 – April 21, 2019: 6 Games Played

Stats
Kills: 23
Kills/Game: 3.83
Digs: 6
Digs/Game: 1
Receptions: 5


Issad Solano
SLAM Academy (Miami, FL) 12 - 5
Senior, OPP
Week of April 15 – April 21, 2019: 10 Games Played

Stats
Kills: 39
Kills/Game: 3.89
Digs: 15
Digs/Game: 1.5
Receptions: 21
Rcpt/Game: 2.10
Aces: 6
Blocks: 2


West Region

(Includes: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)

Jaegen Driscoll
Somerset Sky Pointe High School (Las Vegas, NV) 16 - 14
6'7 Junior, MB,OH
Week of April 15 – April 21, 2019: 21 Games Played

Stats
Kills: 148
Kills/Game: 7.048
Digs: 47
Digs/Game: 2.238
Receptions: 127
Rcpt/Game: 6.048
Aces: 7
Blocks: 31


Justin Yates
Sage Creek High School (Carlsbad (CA, (760) 331-6600), CA) 27 - 7
6'1 Sophomore, S
Week of April 15 – April 21, 2019: 15 Games Played

Stats:
Assists: 204
Assists/Game: 13.6
Team Hitting%: 0.338
Digs: 11
Aces: 10
Blocks: 4

To view all Spring 2019 winners, click here.



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, please visit MaxPreps Support. For more information on AVCA, check out the AVCA website at www.avca.org.