Cox Mill volleyball player is Charlotte Observer high school athlete of the week

A high school volleyball player from Cox Mill is the Charlotte Observer high school athlete of the week.

Cox Mill senior Ava Douglas, a senior setter, had 142 assists, 11 digs and nine aces to lead Cox Mill to victories over A.L. Brown, Northwest Cabarrus and West Cabarrus.

Douglas had 41 assists in a 3-0 win over A.L. Brown Dec. 7.

The next day, she had 53 assists to lead Cox Mill to a 3-0 win at Northwest Cabarrus.

Douglas finished off the week with 48 assists in a 3-0 victory at West Cabarrus Dec. 10.

Douglas has 389 assists and 24 aces for Cox Mill, which was 8-0 through Sunday.

Douglas is leading the charge in the Cox Mill volleyball team’s coat drive, where they expect to collect over 500 coats to give to local shelters, according to Chargers’ volleyball coach Ralph Viegelmann.

▪ A new batch of athletes will be released Sunday to vote on next week’s winner, who will be announced on Christmas Day.

Want to nominate an athlete?: Athletes of the week highlights high school players with

outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes in all sports, both the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the Athletes of the week column, send email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com.

This story was originally published December 13, 2020 at 2:43 PM.