32 POY Nominees for Volleyball…that’s what we started with. The finalist pool was set with 7 players, and the fans got to vote in the ‘Last Finalist.’ That winner was Eva Claire Nelson of Jefferson after receiving 16,607 of the 32,861 votes. The finalists are: Shae Britt (Banks), Katelyn Brown (Union), Becca Heyl (Tallulah Falls), Kaytlin Johnson (Jefferson), Eva Claire Nelson (Jefferson), Ava Saxon (Habersham), Hope Selzer (Dawson), and May Yeh (White).

What’s Next? The BLITZ internal voting panel, made up of local media members, former officials and coaches, etc will vote on the finalists Heisman-style to determine the winner.

Shae Britt – Banks County SR S #9

Photo by RENEE BRITT

STATS: 391 Assists, 265 Digs, 118 Kills, 95 Aces, 10 Blocks
AVERAGES: 9.3 Assists, 6.3 Digs, 2.8 Kills, 2.3 Aces, 0.2 Blocks

Katelyn Brown – Union County SR S/OH #10

Photo by UC Volleyball

STATS: 351 Digs, 278 Assists, 163 Kills, 91 Aces, 7 Blocks, 87% Serve; 1st Team All-Region

Becca Heyl – Tallulah Falls JR OH #4

STATS: 293 Digs, 255 Kills, 79 Aces, 7 Assists, 6 Blocks
AVERAGES: 7.3 Digs, 6.4 Kills, 2.0 Aces

Kaytlin Johnson – Jefferson SR OH #30

Photo by JEFFERSON HS

STATS: 435 Kills, 216 Digs, 63 Aces, 22 Blocks, 1K Career Kills, .334 Hit%; 1st Team All-Region

Eva Claire Nelson – Jefferson SR S #15

Photo by JEFFERSON HS

STATS: 980 Assists, 134 Digs, 103 Aces, 22 Blocks, 1st Team All-Region

Ava Saxon – Habersham Central SR OH #10

Photo by HABERSHAM CENTRAL A/V CLASS

STATS: 294 Digs, 197 Kills, 62 Aces, 17 Blocks, 92% Serve, .139% Hit, 1st Team All-Region
AVERAGES: 7.1 Digs, 4.8 Kills, 1.5 Aces, 0.4 Blocks

Hope Selzer – Dawson County JR L/OH #11

Photo by HUDSON VERHOVEN

STATS: 352 Digs, 214 Kills, 85 Aces, 61 Assists, 6 Blocks

Mya Yeh – White County SR L #23

Photo by MICHAEL GRAFX

STATS: 398 Digs, 95 Assists, 48 Aces, 92% Serve, 2.0 Serve Rating
AVERAGES: 10.0 Digs, 2.5 Assists

LAST FINALIST: VOLLEYBALL POY
*final results

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