Here are 25 of the top performers from Week 0 (Aug. 25-29) of the Arkansas high school volleyball season.
Players are listed in alphabetical order. Please send player nominations to Jeff Halpern by Sunday at 5 p.m. CT – jeff@naturalstatesports.com. Include player, class, position(s) and statistics for that week.
Coverage presented by Arkansas Select Volleyball.
Mia Adams, Central Arkansas Christian
The junior had 15 assist, 2 kills, 12 digs in a 3-0 loss to Bauxite. She had 7 kills, 23 assists, 1 block, 4 aces and 10 digs in a 3-1 victory over Sheridan.
Kaitlyn Austin, Marion
The senior had 15 digs, 5 kills in a 3-0 victory over Wynne. She had 5 aces, 12 kills and 21 digs in a 3-0 loss to Collierville (Tenn.). She had 2 aces, 6 kills and 11 digs in a 3-0 victory over Greene County Tech.
Kolie Beach, Farmington
The junior had 29 assists in a 3-1 victory over Huntsville. She had 13 assists in a 3-0 victory over Berryville. She had 52 assists and 27 digs in four matches at the Bentonville Early Bird Invitational.
Ava Beasley, Paragould
The junior had 24 kills, 4 assists and 20 digs in a 3-2 loss to Jonesboro. She had 14 kills and 31 digs in a 3-0 loss to Cabot. She had 19 kills, 4 assists and 20 digs in a 3-1 victory over Mountain Home.
Cooper Beck, Jonesboro
The senior had 37 assists and 15 digs in a 3-0 victory over Brookland. She had 52 assists in a 3-2 victory over Paragould.
Kendall Brown, Marion
The junior had 10 kills, 5 digs, 4 blocks in a 3-0 victory over Wynne. She had 13 kills, 2 blocks, 10 digs, 1 ace in a 3-0 loss to Collierville (Tenn.). She had 2 aces, 10 kills and 8 digs in a 3-0 victory over Greene County Tech.
Chloe Blessing, Shiloh Christian
The senior had 20 kills, 13 digs, and 4 blocks in a 3-2 loss to Fort Smith Northside. She had 22 kills and 8 digs and 4 blocks in a 3-0 victory over Rogers.
Mia Burch, Jonesboro
The senior had 15 kills and 4 digs in a 3-0 victory over Brookland. She had 3 aces, 21 kills and 14 digs in a 3-0 victory over Paragould.
Kate Calhoon, Valley View
The junior had 9 kills with a 529 pct., and had 3 blocks in a 3-0 victory over Brookland. She had 19 kills with a .607 percentage with 4 blocks and 6 digs in a 3-1 victory over Batesville.
Cassie Carlson, Harrisburg
The senior had 18 kills and 14 digs in a 3-1 loss to Jonesboro Westside.
Mattyx Cureton, Jonesboro Westside
The senior had 45 assists, 8 digs, 2 aces, 2 kills in a 3-1 victory over Harrisburg. She had 27 assists, 24/25 serving with 7 aces, 3 kills in a 3-0 victory over Manila. She had 2 aces, 43 assists, 1 kill, 1 block and 2 digs in a 3-2 victory over Haskell Harmony Grove.
Bonnie Fagan, Valley View
The senior had 4 kills and 16 digs in a 3-0 victory over Brookland. She had 8 kills, 3 aces, 2 assists, 15 digs and 2 blocks in a 3-1 victory over Batesville.
Chloe Hopper, Mena
The senior had 29 assists, 2 kills and 2 aces in a 3-0 victory over Booneville and 26 assists, 6 kills and 3 aces in a 3-1 victory over Clarksville. She had 36 assists in a 3-2 victory over Lake Hamilton.
Jaxon Jersey, Little Rock Central
The senior had 20 kills while hitting .326 with 11 digs in a 3-0 victory over Greenbrier. She had 20 kills with a .486 hitting pct. In a 3-0 victory over Hot Springs Lakeside.
Wren Jones, Conway
The senior and Evansville commitment had 15 kills, 2 blocks in a 3-2 victory over Benton. She had 13 kills in a 3-0 victory over Fort Smith Northside. She had 43 kills in 5 matches at the Bentonville Early Bird Invitational.
Sydney Lavender, Little Rock Christian
The senior had 15 assists, 7 kills, 7 digs and 3 aces in a 3-0 victory over Russellville. She had 10 kills, 22 assists, 11 digs and 3 aces in a 3-2 victory over Greenbrier.
Miranda Leslie, Mayflower
The senior had 20 digs, 4 aces, 2 assists in a 3-2 loss to Arkadelphia. She had 22 digs, 4 aces, 2 assists in a 3-1 victory over North Little Rock. She had 8 digs, 4 assists and 6 aces in a 3-0 victory over Cutter Morning Star.
Kylee Mathis, Pottsville
The senior had 19 assists, 10 digs and 7 aces in a 3-2 victory over Hackett. She had 25 assists, 13 digs and 4 aces in a 3-2 loss to Baptist Prep. She had 12 digs and 19 assists in a 3-2 victory over Alma.
Tristyn Mosley, Greenbrier
The freshman had 20 kills. 15 digs. 4 aces in a 3-1 loss to LR Central. She had 27 kills. 14 digs. 2 aces. 8 assists in a 3-2 loss to Little Rock Christian.
Kayla Myers, Central Arkansas Christian
The senior had 20 kills, 9 assists, 2 blocks, 4 aces and 16 digs in a 3-1 victory over Sheridan. She had 12 kills, 19 digs, 2 blocks and 3 assists in a 3-0 loss to Bauxite.
Lily Parker. Greenbrier
The sophomore had 27 assists. 8 digs. 5 kills in a 3-1 loss to LR Central. She had14 kills, 18 digs 2 aces, 29 assists in a 3-2 loss to Little Rock Christian.
Lauren Rauls, Mountain Home
The senior had 14 digs in a 3-0 victory over Harrison. She had 30 digs in a 3-2 loss to Siloam Springs.
Ella Shelby, Fort Smith Southside
The senior topped the 1,000-career dig mark. She had 21 digs, 5 assists in a 3-0 victory over Van Buren. She had 29 digs in a 3-1 victory over Springdale Har-Ber.
Vada Watkins, Jonesboro Westside
The senior had 28 digs, 2 aces in a 3-1 victory over Harrisburg. She had 20 digs in a 3-2 victory over Haskell Harmony Grove.
Bree Williamson, Bryant
The senior had 22 digs in a 3-1 victory over Hot Springs Lakeside. She had 20 digs in a 3-1 loss to Benton.