Class of 2023 – 1st Team All-State – Middles

<p>We are proud to announce our Inaugural Prep Dig All-State Teams.  Our All-State players are considered to have played the best at their respective position THIS YEAR.  Some of the athletes listed may have played multiple positions on the court, but we have chosen them for the positions that we think they excelled at the most. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>We are proud to announce our First Team All State in this article series.  We will be posting a few athletes at a time in order to give enough credit to each player.  We are very proud of each player and everyone who helped them reach their goals this year. These players are being picked due to their individual performance on their teams this high school season.  This next article in this series is devoted to the Middles.  These two young ladies are our picks for 1^stTeam All- State.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>1^stTeam All State Selection:  Middle</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="145966" first="Megan" last="Roy"] [2023] 5-10 Middle (HS: Bishop Kelley/Club: Oklahoma Peak Performance/Verbal: Uncommitted)</strong></p> <p>Megan is currently ranked as our7^thbest overall prospect and the 2^ndbest middle in the 2023 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings.  She is a beast middle hitter for Bishop Kelley High School and one of the best club programs in the state in Oklahoma Peak Performance.  We profiled her earlier this year and here is a refresher of what we wrote, <em>“Miss Roy helped Bishop Kelley go 34-4 overall last season.  In her first year on varsity she was able to tally 95 kills on a .288 hitting percentage. She also had 37 blocks and 25 aces as a sophomore.  We think she will have a stellar junior season this year now that she has a taste of what it feels like.  This young lady has some great bounce to her and gets off of the ground really fast. She has great fast twitch reflexes and is able to stop on a dime in defensive transition to get to her setter to run quick attacks.  We are excited to watch her growth in the sport and follow her career.  Please congratulate her on being recognized as one of the state’s best volleyball players.”</em>  Megan had a great year for the Comets and helped them reach the State Semi-Finals. Her presence at the net was felt both offensively and defensively by each team she faced.  We are proud to announce that she has earned 1^stTeam All-State by our publication.  Please help us congratulate her on the amazing accomplishment. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>1^stTeam All State Selection:  Middle</strong></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="145974" first="Layla" last="Lenex"] [2023] 6-0 Middle (HS: Charles Page/Club: TPV/Verbal: Uncommitted)</strong></p> <p>Layla is currently ranked as our 15^thbest overall prospect and 4^thbest middle in the 2023 class according to our Prep Dig State Rankings.  She is a fantastic middle for Charles Page High School and plays club for TPV.  We profiled her earlier in the year and here is a little of what we said, <em>“She has great size and great power to hit out of the middle but where she scores a lot of her points is through her court vision. She is able to see the double block in front of her and send an off speed ball to zone four to stifle the defense. Layla also patrols the net well and is able to score well with overpasses for her squad.  I like the power at which she swings with during the one and a half tempo sets she receives.  She understands her route tree well and wen to move toward the thirty-one zone when the pass is a little out of system for her setter.  We are excited to have her in our Prep Dig Family and look forward to watching her junior season.  Please help us congratulate her on the honor she just earned.”</em>  Layla played a huge role for her varsity team and was a big reason why they were very competitive with every team they played. I was able to watch her in person during the Bishop McGuinness tourney earlier in the year and she was easily the best player on her team.  She came up big on both ends for them and has a bright future as a middle.  We are proud to announce that she has earned 1^stTeam All-State by our publication.  Please help us congratulate her on the amazing accomplishment. </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>As always stay tuned for more articles on your favorite athletes.  If you have anyone you think we should watch out for, please shoot me an email with some info at nov8vb@yahoo.com.  Also don’t forget to help these kids get more exposure by sharing our stories with your friends.  Help us help them by simply retweeting on Twitter or sharing on Facebook.  Thanks for following us, Prep Dig Oklahoma Family! Don’t be afraid to interact with us. We love the likes, shares, and quotes/comments.  Keep them coming!</p>