Volleyball Notebook: Rusk’s Jazz Blankinship takes weekly honor

Published 1:42 pm Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Rusk’s Jazz Blankinship has earned Tyler Morning Telegraph Volleyball Player of the Week honors for matches played Oct. 3-8.

Blankinship had 42 kills, 26 blocks and five digs as the Lady Eagles had a win over Jacksonville and a loss to Palestine.

In other outstanding performances in the area last week (nominated by coaches):

Brownsboro’s Khayla Garrett had 22 kills, six blocks, 15 digs and two aces in wins over Mabank and Athens. Rilee Rinehart had 52 assists and 17 digs. Brownsboro (21-7) will host Van on Tuesday and Canton on Friday.

Canton’s Airianna Pickens had 16 kills, four blocks and five digs in a win over Lindale. Georgia Crayton had 42 assists, 11 digs, two blocks, three kills and an ace for Canton (25-7, 7-0). Jaycee Bullard had 17 digs.

Beckville’s Avery Morris had a 45 kills, including a personal-best of 27 kills in a win against Union Grove. Morris also had 16 digs three aces and a block. Sophie Elliott had 71 assists, 14 digs, three kills, seven aces and a block.

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Multiple East Texas teams earned a spot in the Texas Girls Coaches Association state rankings.

In Class 5A, Hallsville (30-5) is No. 9. In Class 4A, Canton (25-7) is No. 9, Spring Hill (25-7) No. 13, Bullard (28-8) No. 15 and Pleasant Grove (26-8) No. 23. In Class 3A, White Oak (32-7) is No. 8, Tatum (33-6) is No. 9, Mount Vernon (22-2) No. 12, Central Heights (30-8) No. 16, Edgewood (26-8) No. 18, Mineola (25-8) No. 22 and Atlanta (18-6) No. 23. In Class 2A, Beckville (26-10) is No. 7. In Class 1A, Neches (23-8) is No. 6.