Coverage presented by Arkansas Select Volleyball.
Here are 25 of the top performers from Week 5 (Sept. 22-28) 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.
Piper Batie, Fayetteville
The senior had 15 kills and 10 assists in a 3-0 loss to Bentonville. She had 9 kills in a 3-0 victory over Fort Smith Northside and topped 1,000 career kills. She had 30 kills and 31 assists in 4 matches at the Lori Endicott Tournament in Willard, Mo.
Ava Beasley, Paragould
The junior had 15 kills, 18 digs, 1 block and 1 assist in a 3-0 loss to Jonesboro Westside. She had 16 kills, 21 digs and 1 block in a 3-0 victory over West Memphis. She had 26 kills, 20 digs, 3 blocks, 1 ace and 1 assists in 3-2 victory over Mountain Home. She had 61 kills, 5 assists, 55 digs and 3 blocks in 5 matches at the Jonesboro PlayDay.
Kendall Brown, Marion
The junior had 2 aces, 13 kills and 1 block in a 3-0 victory over Mountain Home. She had 17 kills, 11 digs and 2 blocks in a 3-0 victory over Searcy. She had 2 aces, 8 kills, 9 digs and 2 blocks in a 3-0 victory over Greene County Tech.
Kate Calhoon, Valley View
The junior had 11 kills, 1 ace and 2 blocks in a 3-1 victory over Searcy. She had 8 kills, 2 digs and 4 blocks in a 3-0 victory over Greene County Tech. She had 12 kills, 11 digs and 1 block in a 3-0 victory over Batesville. She had 24 kills, 4 aces 10 digs and 4 aces in 6 matches at the Hot Springs Lakeside MTXE Tournament.
Miley Clopton, Mansfield
The sophomore had 15 kills, 1 ace and 35 digs in victories over Elkins and Lavaca. She had 24 kills, 5 aces, 5 blocks, 45 digs and 2 assists in 5 matches at the Prairie Grove Invitational.
Kirby Conrad, Jonesboro Westside
Conrad had 13 kills and 12 digs in a 3-0 victory over Paragould. She had 18 kills, 11 digs and 1 ace in a 3-2 victory over Brookland. She was 14/14 serving with 4 aces, 8 kills and 9 digs in a 3-0 victory over Crowley’s Ridge Academy. She had 28 kills, was 31/31 serving with 3 aces, 9 digs and 1 block in 3 matches at the Hot Springs Lakeside MTXE Tournament.
Mattyx Cureton, Jonesboro Westside
Cureton had 36 assists, 5 digs and 3 kills in a 3-0 victory over Paragould. She had 39 assists, 2 aces and 1 kill in a 3-2 victory over Brookland. She had 22 assists, was 20/20 serving with 4 aces, 8 digs and 1 kill in a 3-0 victory over Crowley’s Ridge Academy. She had 74 assists, 6 kills, 14 digs, was 34/34 serving with 3 aces in 3 matches at the Hot Springs Lakeside MTXE Tournament.
Michaelyn Freeman, Hackett
Freeman had 11 kills, 5 digs, 1 block and 1 ace in a 3-0 victory over Guy-Perkins. She had 11 kills, 7 aces and 2 digs in a 3-0 victory over Mulberry. He had 22 kills, 7 digs, 4 aces and 2 blocks in a 3-0 victory over Mena. She had 83 kills, 42 digs, 5 aces, 5 blocks and 3 assists in 6 matches at the Hot Springs Lakeside MTXE Tournament.
Adeline Godwin, Mansfield
The sophomore had 15 kills, 2 aces, 26 digs and 40 assists in victories over Elkins and Lavaca. She 19 kills, 5 aces, 2 blocks, 30 digs and 60 assists in 5 matches at the Prairie Grove Invitational.
Addy Grimmett, Sheridan
The freshman had 29 assists, 13 digs, 4 aces, 3 blocks in a 3-1 victory over Texarkana.
Kinley Hammett, Brookland
The junior had 12 kills and 16 digs in a 3-0 victory over Benton. She had 15 kills, 2 aces, 24 digs, 1 block and was 13/14 serving in a 3-2 loss to Johnson County Westside.
Tristen Hamilton, Bentonville
The sophomore had 16 kills and 14 digs in a 3-0 victory over Fayetteville. She had 16 kills and 16 digs in a 3-2 victory over Bentonville West.
Kaydance Jinks, Prairie Grove
The junior had 19 kills, 14 digs and 1 ace in a 3-2 victory over Elkins. She had 7 aces, 32 kills and 24 digs in 5 matches at the Prairie Grove Invitational.
Julia Knight, Camden Harmony Grove
The junior had 23 digs in a 3-0 loss to Columbia Christian and a 3-0 loss to Ashdown.
Miranda Leslie, Mayflower
The senior had 20 digs, 5 assists and 3 aces in a 3-2 loss to Conway Christian. She had 17 digs, 3 aces and 2 assists in a 3-0 victory over Booneville. She had 15 digs, 6 assists and 3 aces in a 3-0 victory over Atkins.
Laney Marsh, Episcopal Collegiate
The senior had 18 kills with a .267 hitting pct., and 14 digs in a 3-0 victory over Harding Academy.
Lydia Matthews, Mayflower
The senior had 21 kills and recorded her 1,000th career kill while adding 13 digs in a 3-2 loss to Conway Christian. She had 10 kills and 8 digs in a 3-0 victory over Booneville. She had 14 kills and 7 digs in a 3-0 victory over Atkins.
Aubrie McGhee, Van Buren
The senior had 2 aces, 20 kills and 24 digs in a 3-2 victory over Siloam Springs. She had 6 aces, 10 kills with a hitting pct., of .348 and had 11 digs in a 3-0 victory over Russellville.
Kayla Myers, Central Arkansas Christian
The senior had 12 kills while hitting .381 with 12 assists, 5 digs and 1 block in a 3-0 victory over Bald Knob. She had 9 kills, 14 assists, 6 digs and 6 aces in a 3-0 victory over Riverview.
Tristyn Mosley, Greenbrier
The freshman had 27 kills and 27 digs in a 3-2 victory over Little Rock Christian.
Lauren Rauls Mountain Home
The senior had 24 digs in a 3-2 victory over Nettleton. She had 32 digs in a 3-2 loss to Paragould.
Haley Thomas, Siloam Springs
The senior had 22 assists, 9 kills and 3 digs in a 3-0 victory over Springdale. She had 48 assists, 8 kills, 3 aces and 17 digs in a 3-2 loss to Van Buren. She had 15 kills, 24 assists and 2 digs in a 3-0 victory over Alma.
Lynnli Jo Thomas, Valley View
The junior had 1 kill, 4 aces, 2 assists and 11 digs in a 3-1 victory over Searcy. She had 12 digs in a 3-0 victory over Greene County Tech. She had 3 assists and 16 digs in a 3-0 victory over Batesville. She had 42 digs and 4 aces in 6 matches at the Hot Springs Lakeside MTXE Tournament.
Laynee Throgmartin, Hot Springs Lakeside
The senior had 14 assists and 5 digs in a 3-2 victory over Lake Hamilton. She had 10 aces and set a new school record with the most consecutive serves in a game, 23 in one set and had 19 assists, 3 digs and 1 kill in a 3-0 victory over El Dorado.
Evie Venters, Bentonville
The junior had 6 kills, 1 ace, 4 block assists and 3 digs in a 3-0 victory over Fayetteville. She had 16 kills, 7 blocks and 4 digs in a 3-2 victory over Bentonville West.
Kaylee Ward, Mansfield
The senior had 31 kills, 2 aces, 3 blocks, 30 digs in victories over Elkins and Lavaca. She had 45 kills, 5 aces, 10 blocks, 40 digs and 1 assist in 5 matches at the Prairie Grove Invitational.
