By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
League champion Washburn Rural dominated voting for the All-Centennial League volleyball team, putting three players on the first team and sweeping the individual honors.
Washburn Rural senior Jada Ingram (6) has been named the Centennial League volleyball player of the year. [File photo/TSN]
Washburn Rural coach Kevin Bordewick, talking to his team during a Class 6A sub-state tournament, has been named the Centennial League volleyball coach of the year. [File photo/TSN]
Rural senior Jada Ingram was named the Centennial League player of the year after helping lead the Junior Blues to a Class 6A state tournament berth while junior Kate Hinck was named the newcomer of the year and Kevin Bordewick the coach of the year.
Ingram was a three-time All-Shawnee County pick and earned All-6A State Tournament honors the past two seasons.
Ingram ended her prep career with 1,188 kills, which ranks No. 5 on Washburn Rural's all-time list. Ingram finished her senior season with 578 kills on .272 hitting efficiency while registering 15 block kills, serving 91.5 percent with 29 aces and finishing with 232 digs.
Ingram and Hinck were joined on the all-league first team by senior Zoe Canfield while Hayden put seniors Avery Grunert and Hannah Schmitz on the first team.
Topeka High put junior JoMhara Benning and freshman Campbell Dawson on the second team while Hayden junior Bella Reid and sohomore Ella Foster and Washburn Rural senior Ava Bruno also earned second-team recognition.
All Centennial League Volleyball
First team
Name Grade School
Jada Ingram Sr. Washburn Rural
Tatum Tindall Sr. Manhattan
Zoe Canfield Sr. Washburn Rural
Jade Xu So. Emporia
Avery Grunert Sr. Hayden
Kate Hinck Jr. Washburn Rural
Abigail Gruber Sr. Manhattan
Hannah Schmitz Sr. Hayden
Second team
Sadie Rethman Jr. Emporia
Ella Foster So Hayden
Lexsey Dewitt Sr. Emporia
Alexa Shively Sr. Emporia
JoMhara Benning Jr. Topeka High
Ava Bruno Sr. Washburn Rural
Bella Reid Jr. Hayden
Campbell Dawson Fr. Topeka High
Honorable mention
Layla Collins, sr., Washburn Rural; Reese Huscher, so., Hayden; Amirah Gibbs, sr., Topeka High; Ameera Ashraf, jr., Junction City; Bailey Busch, fr., Manhattan; Ryan Peak, sr., Emporia; Macey Jones, sr., Washburn Rural; Rilynn Hotard, jr., Junction City; Kyla Herfkens, sr., Emporia; Addison Cox, sr., Manhattan.
Player of the Year—Jada Ingram, Washburn Rural.
Newcomer of the Year -- Kate Hinck, Washburn Rural.
Coach of the Year -- Kevin Bordewick, Washburn Rural.
