South Ripley's Gentile, Nicholson Earn Weekly Honors In The ORVC

See who else performed well between August 24-29

(Versailles, Ind.) – Two South Ripley High School student-athletes highlight the latest weekly awards from the Ohio River Valley Conference.

The ORVC report for the week of August 24-29 was released on Wednesday.

Zach Gentile was named the ORVC Boys Soccer Player of the Week. The Raiders’ star recorded seven goals and an assist in two matches.

Classmate Lanie Nicholson is the ORVC Girls Runner of the Week. Nicholson finished with a time of 20:40 at South Decatur.

In boys cross country, Milan freshman Ben Riehle was an easy choice for Runner of the Week after posting a meet-record of 17:41 at Hauser.

Jac-Cen-Del’s Aundrea Cullen is the ORVC Volleyball Player of the Week. The Lady Eagles star connected on 94 percent of her serves, 93 percent of her passes and had 54 digs, 8 aces and 2 kills in three matches.

The ORVC Girls Soccer Player of the Week is Switzerland County’s Halle Archer. She scored twice against Southwestern.

Shawe Memorial’s Kira Wells rounded the weekly award winners as the top golfer of the week. Wells posted a 50 at Sunrise and a 48 at Westwood.

Other top performers for August 24-29 are listed below.

 

VOLLEYBALL

 

Lindsay Montgomery (RS) 27 kills, 3 blks, 97% pass, 30 digs in 2 matches

Cora Poling (RS) 30 kills, 3 blks in 2 matches

Grace Bujak (RS) 100% pass, 21 digs in 2 matches

Brionna Linkel (SR) 35 kills, 62 digs, blk, 4 aces, 83 KA’s in 6 matches

Rachel Meyer (SR) 55 kills, 4 blks, 14 BA’s in 6 matches

Kylie Eccles (SW) 36 kills, blk, 88% serve, 14 aces in 5 matches

Ashleigh Ream (SW) 93% serve, 7 aces, 92% pass, 39 digs in 5 matches

Autumn Harmon (SW) 43 kills in 5 matches

Karly Bushhorn (M) 3 kills, 88% serve, 4 aces, 11 digs vs. South Decatur

Abagail Hill (SM) 91% serve, ace, 95% set, 49 KA’s in 3 matches

Emmaline Leatherman (SM) 26 kills, 5 blks, 92% serve, 3 aces, 6 digs in 3 matches

Phoebe Grote (SM) 93% serve, ace, 8 digs in 3 matches

McKenzy Gray (JCD) 14 kills, blk, 87% serve, 6 aces, 89% pass, 21 digs in 3 mtch

Shaylee Volz (JCD) 17 kills, 95% pass, 49 digs in 3 matches

 

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Peyton Merica (RS) 20:20 Switz Co.

Nate Elliott (RS) 20:46 Switz Co.

Exander Clark (RS) 21:27 Switz Co.

Joe Drossart (SW) 19:45 Salem

Colton Cloud (SW) 20:22 / 21:01 Salem / Switz Co.

Keegan Gross (SW) 21:03 Salem

Blake Volz (SR) 19:22 South Decatur

Nick Zigan (SR) 19:36 South Decatur

Hayden Hooten (SR) 19:53 South Decatur

Josh Pohle (JCD) 17:42 South Decatur

Damon Hughes (JCD) 19:00 South Decatur

Adam Maloney (JCD) 21:39 South Decatur

Nathan Furnish (SC) 19:44 Switz Co.

Dylan Sullivan (SC) 22:10 Switz Co.

Avery Osowski (SC) 22:24 Switz Co.

Louis Liu (SM) 21:46 Switz Co.

Sam Fewell (SM) 22:33 Switz Co.

Wyatt Lundergan (SM) 23:18 Switz Co.

 

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Kirsten Geary (SW) 23:03 / 25:10 Salem / Switz Co.

Aleea Crumley (SW) 29:19 Salem

Lilly Douglas (SW) 29:21 Salem

Lucy Lillis (M) 25:16 / 27:30 Hauser / Law’burg

Emily Campbell (SR) 21:57 South Decatur

Deborah Murphy (SR) 23:33 South Decatur

Cloey Simon (JCD) 22:53 South Decatur

Kayla Simon (JCD) 23:37 South Decatur

Kaytlin Sizemore (JCD) 24:44 South Decatur

Gracie White (SC) 26:04 Switz Co.

Alicia Detmer (SC) 26:42 Switz Co.

Calli Alderman (SM) 24:27 Switz Co.

 

GIRLS GOLF

Hailey Hines (SC) 51 @ Hidden Acres

 

BOYS SOCCER

Kaden Zellers (SW) 2 goals in 2 matches

Brady McClain (SW) 36 saves in 2 matches

Landon Cole (RS) 5 goals, 5 assists in 3 matches

Kendall Montgomery (RS) 5 goals, 2 assists in 3 matches

Jacob Jines (JCD) 5 goals in 2 matches

Ben Miller (SR) goal, 3 assists in 2 matches

Jacob Hertz (SM) 2 goals in 2 matches

Davis Grote (SM) goal, assist in 2 matches

Levi Curlin (SC) goal vs. Rising Sun

Michael Stanton (SC) goal vs. Rising Sun

 

GIRLS SOCCER

Kenzie Taylor (SC) goal vs. Southwestern

Morgan Brightwell (SR) goal vs. Jennings County

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