Vote for the Charlotte-area girls volleyball player off to the best start
With the debut of The Observer’s first regular-season volleyball rankings and special weekly volleyball coverage kicking off Tuesday, Sept. 6, we thought we would get an early jump by looking at some of the area’s top performers so far.
We combed through the MaxPreps stats and picked out area players in the top 10 statewide in key categories. Readers can vote on their favorite until Friday, Sept. 2 and the winner will be featured in our first weekly coverage special of the season Sept. 6.
Preseason Volleyball Sweet 16
This was the preseason poll we released earlier this month. Look for the first regular-season poll on Tuesday, Sept. 6 and each week thereafter.
| Rk. | School | Class | 2021 Record |
| 1. | Ardrey Kell | 4A | 31-2 |
| 2. | North Iredell | 3A | 26-2 |
| 3. | Gaston Day | IND | 30-9 |
| 4. | Providence | 4A | 27-2 |
| 5. | Cannon School | IND | 12-1 |
| 6. | Marvin Ridge | 4A | 21-7 |
| 7. | Weddington | 4A | 20-6 |
| 8. | Davidson Day | IND | 20-5 |
| 9. | Kings Mountain | 3A | 21-3 |
| 10. | Charlotte Christian | IND | 22-7 |
| 11. | Mount Pleasant | 2A | 24-4 |
| 12. | South Iredell | 4A | 20-5 |
| 13. | Arborbrook Christian | IND | 18-4 |
| 14. | Hough | 4A | 22-4 |
| 15. | West Stanly | 2A | 24-5 |
| 16. | Myers Park | 4A | 12-5 |
Vote for volleyball hot starters
(Stats are through Thursday’s games)
HITTING
Kadie Becker, South Caldwell: ranks No. 4 statewide in kills with 108.
Anne Bradley Bing, Gaston Day: ranks No. 9 in the state in digs (102).
Megan Brown, Gaston Day: ranks No. 2 statewide in kills with 114. Also is No. 10 in aces statewide with 10. She leads Observer-area athletes in both categories.
Hallie Cox, East Rowan: ranks No. 5 statewide in assists with 178.
Caroline Farthing, Watauga: ranks No. 6 in kills statewide with 103.
Aubree Grigg, East Burke: ranks No. 7 statewide in blocks with 36.
Riley Hill, East Rowan: No. 2 in the state in digs (129).
Leah Hinceman, East Rowan: ranks No. 7 statewide in kills with 94.
Serena Hu, Charlotte Latin: ranks No. 6 statewide in assists with 164.
Sequoyah Lowrance, East Rutherford: ranks No. 9 statewide in blocks with 31
Emily Mcintosh, Statesville: ranks No. 6 statewide in hitting.
Bree Smith, Gaston Day: ranks No. 8 statewide in assists with 158.
Kaliayah Smith, Statesville: tied iwth Lowrance statewide in blocks with 31.
How to vote
Type ‘Yes’ into the voting box and the poll will appear to allow you to vote. Refresh the page and vote as often as you like. Results will be shown initially, but may be taken away during the course of the poll.
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This story was originally published August 26, 2022 at 11:26 AM.
