2021 Spotlight on Middles

<p>Photo:  Kallie Kroeker Contributed.</p> <p>Let’s take a look at some 2021 middles.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Kalli Kroeker | Norris High School | VCN 17 Elite</strong></span><br /> Kalli is one of those middles who can play all 6-rotations, which is exactly what she did for Norris.  She had 2.6 kills per set, 214 digs, 241 serve receives and a whopping 75 blocks.  Kalli can terminate on a variety of tempos and can run good routes to get herself open for the kill.  You can see Kalli’s highlights here:  <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/9883527/Kalli-Kroeker">Kalli’s Highlights</a></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="82599" first="Aliah" last="Clarke"] | Papillion LaVista South | Nebraska Juniors 17 Red</strong></span><br /> Aliah had 111 blocks for her Nebraska State Championship team and added 61 kills as a middle.  She wants to be an engineer and is a hard worker on and off the court.  Her best volleyball is ahead of her.  You can see her video highlights here:  <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/10751656/Aliah-Clarke">[player_tooltip player_id="82599" first="Aliah" last="Clarke"]’s highlights</a></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="58269" first="Lily" last="Novacek"] | Kearney High School | Class of 2021</strong></span><br /> This multi-sport athlete had 254 kills (.244), 96 blocks and 31 aces for Kearney high school her junior season.  She’s so dynamic and gets from pin to pin with ease.  You can see her basketball and volleyball highlights here:  <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/9777495/Lily-Novacek">[player_tooltip player_id="58269" first="Lily" last="Novacek"]’s Highlights</a></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Cora Thomas | Pius X HS | Nebraska ONE 17 Black</strong></span><br /> Cora had 134 kills (1.3 kps) and 42 blocks for her Pius X state-qualifying team.  at 5’11" her athleticism at the net lets her terminate across the court.  You can see her video highlights here:  <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/13280219/Cora-Thomas">Cora’s highlights</a></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Rylee Gray | Elkhorn South HS | Nebraska Elite 17-1’s | Committed to Nebraska</strong></span><br /> Rylee has had a fantastic career so far.  During her junior season, she had 346 kills hitting .408!  She also had 102 blocks.  She was named OWH Class A 1st Team LJS Super State 2nd Team LJS Class A 1st Team.  You can see this highly-decorated athlete’s highlights here:  <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/9956764/Rylee-Gray">Rylee’s highlights</a></p>