Class 3 Players of the Week

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Class 3 is an open field this season, and at the halfway point, some of the top players are starting to put up big numbers. Below are a few of the top performances from the last two weeks.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='170044' first='Raylee' last='Stenzel'] – 5'9" – Middle – Mountain Grove</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Raylee is a tough player to stop. She is powerful, has excellent vertical, and has a high volleyball IQ. This week, she's put up ridiculous numbers. Get this! In 1 game all season, she was held to single-digit kills. Her season high is 44 in a 3-1 win over Cabool. She's had excellent games of 30+ kills nine times. Outstanding volleyball player.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='170045' first='Ava' last='Robart'] – 6'0" – Outside – Potosi</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Since the loss to St. Piux X, Ava has put down 128 kills during a five-game win streak. Ava's season-high came in a 3-2 win over Festus. With 1606 kills in the season, Ava has a great chance of reaching 2000 career kills—another outstanding athlete.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='485623' first='Aubrie' last='Gerla'] – 5'7” – Setter – Mountain Grove</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Someone has to feed the beast at Mountain Grove, and Aubrie is responsible for keeping her happy. Aubrie dished 45 assists in the 4-set win over Cabool, a career-high.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='729539' first='Payton' last='Germann'] – 5'7" – Setter – Southern Boone</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Payton had a big week last week. She would put up 39 assists in a 3-2 loss to Blair Oaks and then turned around any and guided her team to a 3-1 win over California, dishing out a career-high 54 assists.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Lyla Martin – 5'4” – Libero – Cape Notre Dame</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last week, Lyla had matches of over 20 digs in six straight sets for an average of 25 per game. Lyla had a career-high of 30 in a 4-set loss to Jackson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='493013' first='Taylor' last='Germann'] – 5'11" – Outside - Southern Boone</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The older Germann was her sister's favorite target last week, and Taylor finished with 38 kills in a 5-set loss to Blair Oaks and a 4-set win over California. She's averaging a massive hitting percentage of .506% in her previous four games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='349615' first='Kylee' last='Richey'] – 6'2" – Middle – Knob Noster</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kylee is a mean middle with the height and power to dominate in games. She is a colossal blocker and hits around, and over the blockers she faces. In a sweep of Warsaw, Kylee finished with 23 kills, and in a 1-3 loss to Butler, she would put down 25 kills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->