Nebraska Prep Dig Top 250: Nebraska Hitters from Court 6!

<p>While walking the Prep Dig Top 250 event last Sunday, I came upon court 6.  Court 6 was full of outsides that can hit a bullseye from 30 feet away with a volleyball.  I am not sure how all of these players ended up on one court but they were fantastic to behold while doing their business.  Let’s talk about the hitters from Nebraska that I saw on court six this morning.</p> [caption id="attachment_118901" align="alignleft" width="150"]<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-118901" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2020/12/Ali-Butler-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /> [player_tooltip player_id="103094" first="Ali" last="Butler"], 2023, OH Millard South.[/caption] <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>19 - [player_tooltip player_id="103094" first="Ali" last="Butler"] (2023, OH, Millard South High School)</strong></span></p> <p>Ali is a 5’8" OH from Millard South who had 1.6 KPS, 5 total blocks, 3.4 DPS, and 37 aces with a 98.2% serve efficiency in her last high school season.  This is not the first time I have seen Ali play.  I have seen her this past summer at the Prep Dig Summer Bash and I have seen her in regular season play as well.  She is a team motivating, hard-working, on the ground digging, athlete and I love watching her work.  Great job, Ali!  </p> [caption id="attachment_118945" align="alignright" width="150"]<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-118945" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2020/12/Evan-Glade-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /> [player_tooltip player_id="59200" first="Evan" last="Glade"], 2023, OH, Grand Island Central Catholic.[/caption] <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>47 - [player_tooltip player_id="59200" first="Evan" last="Glade"] (2023, OH, Grand Island Central Catholic)</strong></span></p> <p>Evan  is a 5’11" OH from Grand Islan Central Catholic who had 3.2 KPS, 21 total blocks all of which were solo blocks, 2.0 DPS, and 33 aces with an 87.3% serve efficiency in her last high school season.  Evan is a great athlete.  She has great speed, accuracy, and agility.  She can transition very fast and block or hit.  She is not afraid to hit the ground and lay it all out to dig up a hard hit.  She has a great platform and works hard at defense also.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> [caption id="attachment_118905" align="alignleft" width="150"]<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-118905" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2020/12/Ashley-Wilwerding-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /> Ashley Wilwerding, 2023, OH, Marian High School.[/caption] <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>116 - Ashley Wilwerding (2023, OH, Marian High School)</strong></span></p> <p>Ashley is a 5’10" OH from Marian High School who had a great day on Sunday and looked really good doing it.  Ashley has massive power, great height on her swings, a great platform, and a real team player.  Looking forward to watching her continue to develop!</p> [caption id="attachment_119010" align="alignright" width="150"]<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-119010" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2020/12/Samantha-Laird-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /> [player_tooltip player_id="103097" first="Samantha" last="Laird"], 2023, OH, Westside High School.[/caption] <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>66 - [player_tooltip player_id="103097" first="Samantha" last="Laird"] (2023, OH, Westside High School)</strong></span></p> <p>Samantha is a 6’0" OH from Westside High School who had 3.8 KPS, 14 total blocks, 3.0 DPS, and 22 aces with a 91.2% serve efficiency in her last high school season.  She is a smooth operator.  Her movements look so graceful and concise.  She is great at offense and defense.  She is a good server.  She is definitely a player I would look at for the next level.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> [caption id="attachment_118928" align="alignleft" width="150"]<img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-118928" src="https://prephoops-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/pd/uploads/2020/12/Destiny-Noam-Simpson-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /> [player_tooltip player_id="59208" first="Destiny" last="Ndam-Simpson"], 2023, OH, Bellevue West High School.[/caption] <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>84 - [player_tooltip player_id="59208" first="Destiny" last="Ndam-Simpson"] (2023, OH, Bellevue West High School)</strong></span></p> <p>Destiny is a 6’2" OH from Bellevue West High School who had 4.2 KPS, 23 total blocks, 2.9 DPS, and 25 aces with an 86.6% serve efficiency in her last high school season.  Destiny is a real beast on the court.  She is aggressive, smart, has a high volleyball IQ, and is not likely to be beat at the net.  She is a joy to watch and she communicates well with her teammates.  She has great vision and can really anticipate where the other team's players are going so she can hit the floor instead of a player.  Great athlete!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>