Team Profile: Sheridan Generals (Thornville, OH)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>At 15-1 in the Muskingum Valley conference, the Generals finished in 2nd place in league play and currently sport a 21-4 overall record. In their three postseason wins, they have dropped just one set and haven't surrendered too many points to their opponents over that span. They next take on Union Local in regional semifinal action. Here are some of their key contributors.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='494166' first='Jamisyn' last='Stinson']</strong>- 2024<br>A 5'11 junior, Stinson has been a critical piece for the Generals over the past two seasons. She has produced career high numbers offensively this season as she has terminated 341 kills to surpass 560 kills in her prep career. She is averaging a career best 4.1 kills per set with an efficiency of .303. She has been in double figure kills in most matches while also collecting nearly 300 digs so far in 2022 for an average of 11.7 per match.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alyssa Ward</strong> - 2023<br>Ward, a senior pin hitter, is the second best point scorer for the Generals at 2.6 kills per set. She has good skills as a left side athlete as she creates a good platform to pas the ball in serve receive with ability to shift to her approach work with good patience in pursuit of the set. She is an aggressive hitter and has earned over 200 kills while hitting at a .289 efficiency during her first full-time role as an outside hitter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Alexis Bradley </strong>- 2023<br>Bradley is this team's floor leader as she brings good experience to match her skills as a setter and point scorer. She has over 1,100 assists over the past two seasons as she does a great job of involving her hitters through good variety and tempo across the net. She has good court awareness and makes good decisions to help position her hitters well when in system. She also contributes offensively as she has a career high 118 kills in 2022 while also earning just over 10 digs per match for the second consecutive season. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Reagan Davis</strong> - 2024<br>Davis leads the Generals defensively as she is the only member to surpass the 400 digs mark on the season. She is averaging 16.4 digs per match with a career high of 29 digs in their season opening match versus New Lexington. Playing primarily in the back row for Sheridan, she was an offensive contributor during the club season for her Rogue team, taking good swings from the middle position.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Nora Saffell</strong> - 2024<br>Also a basketball star for Sheridan, the 5'11 Saffell is athletic and uses her tools well to contribute on both sides of the ball. Her best production comes at the net defensively as she leads the team at 2.3 blocks per match. On the offensive side, she has over 100 kills in her first season with full-time opportunities. She had a career high 10 kills versus Tri-Valley, in which she also hit at a .667 efficiency. She followed that up in their next match with a career high 10 blocks versus Jonathan Alder. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->