Through six matches this season, several players have emerged as statistical leaders for Woodford County High School’s volleyball squad.
Sitting at 2-4 on the season, the Lady Jackets had put together a two-match winning streak before it came to an end with a 3-0 loss to Collins Sept. 3 in Shelbyville. With the loss, Woodford is 0-2 in district play.
Scarlet Dabney leads the Woodford attack with 68 kills. Lucy Culbertson is close behind with 60 kills, while Caroline Gribble has recorded 40.
Kenley Greer has added 21 kills, followed by Lydia Sumner with 14. Mary Groves has eight kills and Layla Aubrey has seven, as Woodford has totaled 223 kills through its first six matches.
Gribble and Culbertson have handled the bulk of the setting duties. Gribble leads the team with 96 assists, while Culbertson has 80. Together, the pair accounts for 176 of Woodford’s 201 assists.
Gribble has also been the team’s leader from the service line with 13 aces. Culbertson follows with 11, while Amelia Miller has eight. Addie Bryant and Dabney have seven apiece, and Olivia Bradley has four. Woodford has recorded 50 aces as a team.
Defensively, Bryant has set the pace with a team-high 65 digs. Dabney is second with 50, followed by Culbertson with 40, Miller with 33 and Gribble with 31. The Lady Jackets have combined for 230 digs.
Greer leads Woodford at the net defensively with five solo blocks. Culbertson has four, Gribble and Groves have two apiece, and Dabney has one. The Yellow Jackets have recorded 14 solo blocks as a team.
Several players have shown their ability to contribute in multiple areas. Culbertson ranks second on the team in kills, assists and service aces while sitting third in digs and second in solo blocks. Gribble leads the Yellow Jackets in assists and aces while ranking third in kills, and Dabney leads the team in kills while ranking second in digs.
The Lady Jackets are back in district action on Sept. 10 against Anderson County, then have a busy weekend at the Bryan Station Invitational in Lexington.