2024 MHSAA Week 5 Standouts

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2024 MHSAA season keeps moving along at a quick pace.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last week saw a lot of new names rise to the surface for their play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's nine standouts we found from last week around the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>Stats provided by MaxPreps/Hudl/Email. Coaches/players can provide stats to </em><a href="mailto:drewaellis1982@gmail.com"><em>drewaellis1982@gmail.com</em></a><em> to be included in season-long updates.</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em>The Michigan Top 250 Expo is going to be taking place on Sunday, Dec. 1 in Pontiac. You can </em><a href="https://events.prepdig.com/e/1300/register/michigan-top-250-expo"><em>sign up now</em></a><em> to be a part of the event. Get $10 off your registration by using promo code “EllisExpo2024”</em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>McKenna Boykin, Jr. MH Portland</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Boykin set a new school-record for blocks in a match, when she had nine against Lansing Catholic last week. Boykin has landed herself among the state leaders in blocks this season, putting up 40 so far in the young season. She's also among the hitting leaders for Portland and consistently is putting down impressive kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='487242' first='Lexi' last='Cummer'], Jr. S Chelsea</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Bulldogs setter had a busy week. She tallied 166 assists over seven matches while the team went 6-1. She had at least 10 assists per set in six of the seven matches, putting up 33 in a three-set sweep of New Lothrop, and 26 in a two-set sweep of Mott. Cummer has 476 assists on the year through just 55 sets of play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Annie Grew, Sr. DS Grand Ledge</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Grew had been making a difference for Grand Ledge this season with her serving. In five matches last week, Grew tallied an eye-popping 28 aces. She had five or more in four of the five matches. Grand Ledge went on to pick up sweeps in all five contests as well. On the year, Grew is up to 56 aces.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='472798' first='Cassidy' last='Pratley'], Sr. MH Harper Creek</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Pratley has Harper Creek playing as one of the best teams in the state this season. Last week, Pratley had 82 kills over seven matches, all of which Harper Creek won. She hit over .400 in four of the matches and is hitting .406 on the season. Pratley knows how to put the ball down and she's doing it at a high rate.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='706598' first='Soniah' last='Robinson'], Jr. OH Woodhaven</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Robinson is on a hot streak for Woodhaven and it came in some impressive performances last week. She tallied 18 kills against Carlson and 11 kills against Allen Park. She also was coming off a 16-kill performance against Edsel Ford as well. Robinson shows a lot of patience at the net, but still puts a strong attack on the ball no matter where she's at.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='551470' first='Jadyn' last='Samson'], Jr. L/DS Mendon</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Samson has been the defensive leader for Mendon for multiple seasons. Last week, she hit a milestone with her 1,000^th career dig. She's been racking up digs by the bunches for years and will continue to do so in the weeks ahead. Samson is always in good position and capable of coming through with a game-changing play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='569772' first='Lauren' last='Sheldon'], Fr. OH Stoney Creek</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sheldon is one of the freshman that is catching eyes this season. The Stoney Creek outside has really picked up her play in recent weeks. Last week, she had 31 kills over seven sets against Adams and Lake Orion, going toe-to-toe with some impressive hitters. She also had a 20-kill performance the week prior against Walled Lake Northern. Sheldon is stepping up in a big way and looks to have a high ceiling.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='226935' first='Lucy' last='Stoll'], Jr. S South Lyon</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Lions picked up a pair of hard-fought, four-set wins last week and Stoll was a big reason why. The junior had 59 assists over the two matches, including 34 against Walled Lake Northern. She also added 24 digs and six aces in the two matches. Stoll is definitely showing a lot of leadership in her play.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Ilya Weeks, Sr. MH Concord</strong></h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Weeks has been one of the kill leaders in the state this season and she's racking up the numbers quickly. Last week, Weeks picked up a total of 97 over six matches. She hit over .400 in three of those six matches as Concord went 5-1. Weeks is up to 233 kills on the season over just 37 sets. That's an average of 6.3 per set.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->