2028 Dural-Threat Hitters: The 200/200 Club

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>One word, flabbergasted!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When the idea for this report came to my head, I figured it might include maybe eight players, but as I researched the numbers, I became overwhelmed and (you guessed it) flabbergasted at the final number of athletes it includes.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A high school coach's dream athlete can play all six rotations and impact the game as an attacker and a defender.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I am a numbers guy, and I still geek out over <strong>THE</strong> impressive numbers.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For instance, 1,000 yards rushing in a season, a combined 30 stolen bases and 30 home runs in one season, the double-double, 300 career home runs, ERAs below 2.00, batting averages above .300, and any set of four round numbers in a volleyball career, i.e., 1,000 kills, 1,500 digs, 2,000 assists, and so on.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With Prep Dig's recent rankings update, I wanted to explore the hitters who can change games with a key dig, without having to be subbed out when they are on the back row. The numbers I landed on for this report were 200 digs and 200 kills in one season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is what I found, and I was shocked by the number of names, but not <strong>THE</strong> names. Each athlete in this report finished with at least 200 digs and kills during their sophomore seasons. It's a list of who's who in the Kansas Class of 2028 and makes me feel like my rankings skills are not half bad.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This is not an all-inclusive list. Several high schools do not post public stats, and I selected athletes with completed Prep Dig Profiles. However, I did come across many more athletes with similar numbers who have incomplete profiles, or others who reach a total of 200 in one category, but just short in the other. So there will be more reports to come!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>This report will be light on individual analysis, as I have written about some of these ladies until my fingers blistered. In fact, many have recently been featured on Prep Dig, and as evidenced by these numbers, deservingly so.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I will let the numbers and my crazy comps tell the story.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I apologize in advance if athlete fell through the cracks. As I wrote, similar reports are coming, so stay tuned.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["567485"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37ef9e"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Black is the Bo Jackson of this list! The Holton prospect leads the pack with her totals of 498 digs and 442 kills. That's as impressive as Bo, who we know knows, when he would hit 30 bombs for the Royals and then go and rush for 500-plus yards in a short season with the Raiders. Black is ranked No. 13 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["503697"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37f045"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">This Jeff West prospect is the Dean of Offense and Defense. She tallied 397 digs and 235 kills in her sophomore season with the Tigers. That combination is almost as tasty as vanilla ice cream and apple pie. Dean is ranked No. 10 overall by Prep Dig Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["644733"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37f0b3"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Johnson finished her sophomore season with 413 digs and 413 kills. In my books, that puts her on par with the only six guys to have 40/40 seasons in Major League Baseball history: Ronald Acuna Jr, Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, Shohei Otani, Alex Rodriguez, and Alfonso Soriano. Johnson is ranked No. 30 overall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["513601"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37f120"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The royalness of Miller's sophomore numbers is obvious. She finished with 315 digs and 394 kills for the Panthers as a sophomore. Those are superpowers the likes of Superman, who can fly and having super-human strength. Miller is ranked No. 9 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["511942"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37f18c"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Okay, this is an easy one. Maka's combination of 322 digs and 388 kills is the most entertaining combination since the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner! If you get it, you get it! Maka is ranked No. 21 overall by Prep Dig Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["513606"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37f1fc"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Hayden's Schmidlein tallied 296 digs and 491 kills during her sophomore season. She has posted back-to-back seasons with those numbers. She is on pace to have a career like "my main man," Sammy Sosa. The former Cub outfielder strung together four straight seasons with at least 50 home runs and 130 RBIs. If she pulls that off, those numbers four-straight seasons in a row, Holy Cow! The Wildcat prospect is ranked No. 2 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["562034"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37f262"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Miller's sophomore season as much watch TV. She finished with 288 digs and 525 kills for Eudora. That combination puts up there with elite duos like Barney and Wojo, Hawkeye and B.J, and Cagney and Lacey! Miller is ranked No. 4 overall by Prep Dig Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["556362"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37f2c9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">The true Unicorn among this group is Ellinwood's Maxwell. She recorded 281 digs, 243 kills, and 605 assists in her sophomore season. That triple threat of numbers reminds me of two great NBA triple-double machines, Russell Westbrook and Magic Johnson. She is ranked No. 8 overall by Prep Dig Kansas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["518353"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37f330"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Seeing Lee's name on the leaderboard surprised me. Discovering that she finished with 228 digs and 393 kills in a season is like realizing you got Bacon and Cheese on a double-hamburger when you ordered only mustard and ketchup on it. I expected the high kill totals, but did not know she recorded that many digs. Yay, for bacon! Lee is ranked No. 1 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["532772"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37f3ac"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Maize South's Illian moved up the rankings after a sophomore season with 217 digs and 290 kills for the Mavericks. Numbers from her would be like watching a movie starring both Clint Eastwood and Sam Elliott. What more could you ask for? Illian is ranked No. 3 overall in the Kansas Class of 2028.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["714529"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37f415"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Vollertsen registered a sophomore season with 256 digs and 340 kills. Those numbers are sweeter than arriving at a Garden Party in Garden City, where Merle Haggard, Ricky Nelson, and Willie Nelson are doing the crooning. The six-foot-one Buffalo is ranked No. 24 overall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["766347"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37f47a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Speaking of Merle Haggard, Silver Lake's Deiter plays ball like she is wearing a pair of "Silver Wings." She collected 253 digs and 319 kills for the state champion Eagles. All this writing his making me hungry, and I can't stop thinking about the GOAT of all food combinations, Biscuits and Gravy. Deiter is ranked No. 32 in the Prep Dig Kansas 2028 rankings.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["575955"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37f4df"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">I wonder if the two most famous McDonald's of all-time, Ol' McDonald and Ronald McDonald, are in this McDonald's family tree? The Valley Center Hornet made a huge climb in the 2028 rankings after a sophomore season with 252 digs and 319 kills. Like with St. James Academy's Lee, McDonald's total number of digs caught me by surprise. McDonald is now ranked No. 15 overall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["518360"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695eb9f37f545"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Kubik recorded a season with 239 digs and 301 kills. Her season reminds me of Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong's in reverse. I knew PCA had the speed to get 30 stolen bases this season, but he shocked several folks by hitting 30 home runs. I knew Kubik had the power; it was defensive numbers I was not prepared for. Speaking of defense, PCA will be a perennial Gold Glove winner roaming the outfield grass at Wrigley Field, while Kubik will be looking to defend a Class 6A state championship in 2026.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["897995"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695ee90f1faed"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Weiser finished with 243 digs and 341 kills for Oakley. Somehow, she slipped through the cracks during the last rankings update. Once she is added to the rankings, if she continues to post similar numbers, her name will be as recognizable as those of famous Plainsmen, Wild Bill Hickok, and Buffalo Bill Cody. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["860239"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695ee90f1fbc9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">A couple of more seasons with similar numbers to the ones Asmann recorded as a sophomore, 216 digs and 283 kills would put her name up there with other great "Derby Winners" Secretariat and Seattle Slew. Asmann is ranked No. 31 overall and was recently featured as one of the top Stock Risers in the Kansas Class of 2028.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["551350"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695ee90f1fc4f"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Just when I think the Wisdom Family Tree in Maize is about done growing, I added today another Wisdom to the Prep Dig Database 2031's [player_tooltip player_id='932090' first='Layla' last='Wisdom']. Older sister Addi is the second triple-double threat on this list, as she posted 204 digs, 264 kills, and 342 assists for the Maize Eagles. Instead of comparing her achievements to those of more basketball players, let's say she's a dangerous triple-threat like a Chocolate Almond, Mint Chip, and Cookies-N-Cream three-scoop sundae. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["784351"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-695ee90f1fcc8"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Rounding out the pack is Oswego's Neblett. Her sophomore season totals included 202 digs and 268 kills for the Indians. As a historian, there are so many comps I could make here, but in 2025, I will play it safe. Neblett's on stat combo is as impressive as the run that Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen put together. Although she has a real Robin to her Batman in fellow teammate [player_tooltip player_id='693940' first='Kodi' last='Trimble'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block -->