Clayton News Daily

First team

Jasmine Babbs

Union Grove, junior, OH

137 kills, 22 aces, 24 blocks and 129 digs on the way to being named to the all-Henry County tournament team.

Briana Benson

Jonesboro, senior, OH

Senior leader stepped into a new position and helped an inexperienced team finish 32-8 and make the Class AAAA second round.

Alex Brake

Union Grove, sophomore, S

551 assists, 68 aces, 56 kills and 77 digs on the way to being named all-Henry County and second team all-area 4-AAAAA.

Giovanna Brown

Ola, senior, MH

314 kills and 71 aces on the way to being named all-Henry County

Kimberly Dawkins

Jonesboro, senior, MH

Emerged as a formidable force at the middle of the net on offense and defense

Devon Dickey

Locust Grove, sophomore, OH

533 kills, 141 aces and 35 assists

Nicole Findura

Woodland, senior, MH

269 kills, 82 digs, 86 blocks and 90 aces on the way to being named all-Henry County and first team all-area 4-AAAA

Marissa Randolph

Eagle’s Landing Christian, junior, MH

Named to the all-area 5-A and all-tournament teams

Katelyn Sanders

Luella, senior, OH

Emerged as one of the top players in Henry County and helped the Lady Lions advance to the Class AAAAA second round.

Rebekah Welborn

Strong Rock, senior, MH

139 kills, 54 aces, 85 blocks and 26 digs

Honorable mention

Kelsey Arnold, Jonesboro

Sabiyah Broderick, Locust Grove

Emily Carr, Union Grove

Alayna Carrandi, ELCA

Tierra Gardner, Woodland

Bre Laney, ELCA

Jessie Swaney, Union Grove

Amanda Pittman, Luella

Kiara Whitaker, Ola

Coach of the Year

Gerri Wright

Woodland

Wright led the Lady Wolfpack to the Area 4-AAAA championship — the program’s first ever — the state quarterfinals and a school-best 39-4 record.