We have 20 nominees – 21 if you count our rare choice of two student-athletes from the same school on the list – for Alabama high school Volleyball Player of the Week for Week 4.
Seniors Jaycee Berrong and Kentlei Rogers of Geraldine make up one nominee this week, because everybody knows that Oscar and Emmy nominations of two actors from the same production just serve to siphon votes away and we don’t want that to happen.
The Geraldine girls both turned in outstanding performances last week and both reached career milestones for the Bulldogs. Check out the description of their week in the list below.
Here are the nominees, in alphabetical order, chosen based on information provided by coaches and statisticians. Vote for your favorite by Thursday at 5 p.m. and watch for the results on Friday.
Week 4 nominees:
RayAnna Ausley, Geneva: Ausley was 60-for-60 in serve accuracy for the week with 32 kills, 46 digs and five blocks as the No. 9 Class 4A Panthers finished the week at 18-2.
Jaycee Berrong and Kentlei Rogers, Geraldine: Berrong, a senior setter, went over 1,500 assists in her career with 162 on the week to go with her 24 digs, 18 aces and 14 kills. Teammate Rogers, a senior outside hitter, surpassed 1,000 career kills with 88 on the week to go with 10 aces and 63 digs.
Hannah Cathcart, Hazel Green: The senior setter had 93 assists, nine kills, 13 digs and nine blocks as the fourth-ranked Class 6A Trojans improved to 20-2.
KK Corley, Saint James: The junior outside hitter had 64 kills to push her career total over 1,000. The No. 7 Trojans are 13-5 on the season.
Addison Dockery, Helena: The senior outside hitter went over 1,000 kills for her career after collecting 95 kills, 15 digs and six aces last week for the Huskies.
Abby DiMatteo, Bayside Academy: An eighth-grade setter for the Admirals, DiMatteo had 109 assists, 20 digs, seven kills and eight aces last week for sixth-ranked Bayside.
Baker Garside, St. Luke’s: The junior setter went over 1,500 career assists with 118 for the week to go with six kills, 10 aces, 40 digs and three blocks.
Addy Gustafson, Madison County: The junior setter had 151 assists and 71 digs as the second-ranked Class 4A Tigers improved to 21-7 last week.
Isleigh Hicks, Southeastern: Junior Isleigh Hicks had 82 kills with 51 digs, eight aces and 12 blocks. She has 649 kills in her career, 145 this season for the eighth-ranked 2A Mustangs.
Taylor Ishmael, Spanish Fort: The senior middle hitter had 54 kills to go over 1,000 in her career. Ishmael also had 11 aces and five blocks on the week as the No. 2 Class 6A Toros ran their record to 29-6.
Macy Lea, Cherokee County: The junior setter had 169 assists, 21 kills, 43 digs, five blocks and four aces. Lea has more than 2,700 career assists for the No. 5 Class 4A Warriors (22-6).
Ella Lomax, Daphne: The junior outside hitter surpassed 1,000 career kills with 73 last week with 38 digs, 15 aces and seven blocks. Lomax has 266 kills this season.
Madi Lopez, Hoover: The senior setter had 116 assists, 55 digs and six aces as the Bucs won the River City Rumble in Chattanooga to improve to 21-4 on the season.
Riley Lovell, Bob Jones: The senior setter surpassed 4,000 assists last week. She had 76 assists and 11 digs as the second-ranked Class 7A Patriots pushed their record to 30-3.
Melissa Patel, Mobile Christian: The junior libero finished the week with six aces, 118 digs, 20 assists and a 2.29 service receive rating. The No. 1 Class 3A Leopards improved to 16-3 with a championship in the Bayside Academy Battle of the Bay tournament.
Baylee Rogers, Prattville Christian: The junior setter finished the week with 148 assists, 17 aces, 34 digs, eight kills and a block. PCA, ranked third in Class 4A, is 17-8 on the season.
Kadence Rolston, Mars Hill Bible: The senior had 67 kills to push her career total to 1,021 kills and is 168 digs away from 1,000. Rolston also had 44 digs with seven aces on the week as the fourth-ranked Panthers improved to 16-3.
Marli Stewart, Winston County: The junior Stewart had 146 assists to roll past 1,000 in her career to go along with her 11 aces, 12 digs and five kills as the fifth-ranked Class 2A Yellow Jackets improved to 14-4.
Callee Taylor, Donoho: The junior setter had 144 assists, 29 digs and 10 aces as the Falcons won their Donoho Classic.
Bea Wiggins, Spain Park: The Jaguars’ junior setter had 79 kills, 82 digs, 11 blocks and six aces last week as Class 6A No. 6 Spain Park ran its record to 17-6 on the year.
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