2009 All-County volleyball teams

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009

Player of the year

Roni Peters

Leonardtown senior

outside hitter

Resume: A unanimous decision for The Enterprise's All-County player of the year; was the catalyst in her final season, leading Leonardtown to its third straight Class 4A East region semifinal; concluded her final campaign leading the team with 114 kills; kill percentage was 42.9, had a serving percentage of 95, tallied 151 points on serves and notched 40 aces on the season; second on the team with 164 digs and was one of the primary passers for the Raiders on serve-receive situations; first-team All-SMAC

High praise: "Remarkable court awareness and a tremendous leader on and off the court. I love watching her play. She is only 5-5, but she gets the most out of her body. She was the heart and soul on Leonardtown volleyball. She is the only player that I have coached to play four years varsity." – Steve Correll, Leonardtown head coach

"She is just a great leader and a competitor on the court." – Deedra Earl, Great Mills head coach

Coach of the year

Steve Correll

Leonardtown (fourth season)

Resume: Correll led Leonardtown to a 13-3 (10-2 SMAC) record, and advanced to the 4A East region semifinal where it fell in four games to second-seeded Broadneck for the third straight season after a sweep over county rival and sixth-seeded Great Mills in the quarterfinals; also led the Raiders to a third-place finish in SMAC behind Calvert County powerhouses Huntingtown and SMAC and 3A South champion Northern

High praise: "I feel he is the best choice because of the strength of his program and there strong showing in regionals versus 4A competition. He has also shown great sportsmanship and fosters a sense of camaraderie between the coaches in the area." – Earl

"He is a good coach that always pushes us to our limits and he asks the players for their input, so he could help us improve. He makes practice very fun." – Peters

First team

Hitter: Peters

Setter: Jessica Morris,

Leonardtown senior

117 assists, 91 percent serving

Libero: Monica Peters,

Leonardtown junior

A second straight All-County selection, collected a team-high 253 digs; was the primary passer in serve-receive, serving percentage of 93.2

Hitter: Amanda Katulich, Leonardtown junior

Second on team with 89 kills, scooped up 104 digs in her third season, second-team all-SMAC

Hitter: Mariana Cruz,

Great Mills senior

6.6 percent aces out of 121 serving attempts, 375 total sets with 94 percent being assists, 214 hits, 28 percent were kills, 7 solo blocks, 10 block assists

Hitter: Jessica Hair,

Leonardtown senior

Averaged 0.9 blocks a game and posted 52 kills

Second team

Hitter: Taylor Rothwell,

Great Mills senior

Setter: Stephanie Hall,

Leonardtown senior

Libero: Brittany Norris,

Great Mills senior

Hitter: Loren Day,

Leonardtown sophomore

Hitter: Morgan Hoover,

St. Mary's Ryken junior

Blocker: Corrine Williams,

Leonardtown junior

Honorable mentions

S Gabby Morgan, St. Mary's Ryken senior, L Dani Nichols, St. Mary's Ryken senior, H Shanice Fenwick, Great Mills senior, B Shelby Taylor, Chopticon senior