Kills, digs and aces: Vote for IndyStar volleyball players of the week (Aug. 31-Sept. 5)

IndyStar will be recognizing the top volleyball players in Indiana with our players of the week poll.

Scroll to the bottom of the article to vote. Voting is open until noon Friday.

Congratulations to Hamilton Heights’ Reese Blanton on being voted Player of the Week for Aug. 24-29! Three straight double-doubles for Blanton, who had 18 assists and 11 digs vs. Tipton, 29 and 12 vs. New Palestine and 35 and 13 vs. Heritage Christian. She also blocked a shot vs. New Pal, served three aces against both Tipton and Heritage Christian, and racked up seven kills.

Here are last week’s top performers.

Barnes hit .424 and racked up 18 kills in a four-set win over University, went for 24 terminations on .274 hitting in a five-set marathon vs. Pike, then clocked 12 in a loss to Carmel. The 5-8 junior also tallied three aces, three blocks, 26 digs and a couple assists.

Belding logged 10 kills vs. Bloomington South, 17 against New Albany, 15 vs. Silver Creek and five against Roncalli. She also scored four aces in the triumph over New Albany and totaled 28 digs for the week (double-doubles vs. New Albany and Bloomington South).

The 6-0 senior outside highlighted a strong week with 23 kills on .386 hitting in a straight-set sweep of Crown Point. She rounded out her line that night with an ace, three blocks, nine digs and three assists. Bombacino finished the week with 50 kills, six aces and 17 digs.

Canada enjoyed a strong couple outings on the attack, clocking 10 terminations against Hamilton Heights and 15 vs. Roncalli. She also tallied four aces, a block and 22 digs, 16 of which came vs. the Royals.

The 6-2 right side scored seven aces, 11 kills, three blocks and a couple assists in a five-set win over 4A Greenfield-Central. Cook followed that effort with 10 kills and three aces in a three-set sweep of Warren Central.

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Davis shined in the Rocks’ lone match of the week, notching 11 kills on .474 hitting in a three-set sweep of Zionsville. She also put down two blocks, helping Westfield improve to 10-1 on the season.

Evans continues to shine as the Greyhounds primary setter. She pushed her season total to 333 helpers with 39 in a three-set win over Center Grove and 28 more in a sweep of Lawrence Central. The Marquette commit added 14 digs, six blocks (four vs. LC) and a couple aces.

Endersby put up some monster assist figures in helping the Tiger Cubs secure three wins last week. She had 35 against Western Boone, 34 against Cloverdale and 46 against Frankfort. The sophomore also recorded 30 digs (double-doubles vs. WeBo and Frankfort), a block and 10 aces (six vs. WeBo).

A senior setter/right side, Hall totaled 47 assists across two matches, including 27 in a five-set win over Eastbrook. She also tallied nine kills (12 for the week), three aces, a block and 19 digs (25 for the week) that night.

The 6-4 sophomore middle totaled 19 blocks in three matches, a run highlighted by her 11 (nine solo) in a 3-0 win over Portage. Kirk also racked up nine kills for the Slicers, who are 9-3 on the season.

Koomler had a monstrous performance vs. Center Grove, putting down 25 kills on .488 hitting to help her side to a five-set win. She also served three aces and four digs in the win. Koomler followed that performance with 12 kills on .435 hitting against Whiteland.

The 5-10 junior totaled 13 kills, two aces, two blocks and seven digs in a four-set win over Jac-Cen-Del. McMillan also notched nine kills, four aces and six digs in a three-set sweep of Switzerland County.

The Cadets’ second-leading attacker, Parks scored 12 kills on .250 hitting in a 3-0 win over Crawfordsville. Her performance that night also included three blocks, 11 digs and an assist. Parks had 12 kills, 18 digs and an assist against Southmont.

Payne, a junior libero, has logged at least 16 digs in three consecutive matches with 16 against Blackford and 21 vs. Elwood last week. She also tallied an ace against Blackford and doled out an assist vs. Elwood.

After clearing 1,000 career assists the week prior, Prosser strung together three solid performances, totaling 27 assists, 15 digs, eight aces and 17 kills.

The Cardinals ran their record to 12-2 last week with three-set sweeps of Mt. Vernon and Mooresville. Rieck logged eight kills, two aces and three blocks against the Marauders. She had 10 with a .474 hit%, an ace and three solo blocks vs. Mooresville.

The senior middle totaled three blocks in three matches, plus 27 kills, an ace and 33 digs. She had double-digit kills in all three matches (high: 14 vs. Jac-Cen-Del), and double-doubles against both Austin (10 kills on .588 hitting, 12 digs) and Switzerland County (12 kills on .360 hitting, 14 digs).

The senior DS scored 22 digs and five aces in a three-set win over Orleans, then cleared 1,000 career digs over the weekend vs. Corydon Central. Loogootee went 3-0 Saturday, pushing its record to 6-3.

Stegall dominated the Chargers’ two matches Saturday, scoring 20 kills on .469 hitting in a three-set win over Chesterton, then tallying 21 on .500 hitting against Hamilton Southeastern. She had eight on .467 hitting against Columbia City during the week. Stegall also picked up six aces (five vs. HSE), two blocks, 20 digs and three assists.

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