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Here are the nominees for The Observer’s girls’ high school athlete of the week.

You may vote as often as you like. The poll will close at noon Friday.

This week’s finalists

Mallory Aull, Pine Lake Prep girls tennis: Aull, a junior, won her third straight NCHSAA 3A singles championship at the Burlington Tennis Center on Oct. 23-24. She beat NCSSM-Durham’s Isabella Balin 6-1, 6-1 and Owen’s Madalynne Phillips 6-0, 6-0. In the final on Oct. 24, she beat NCSSM-Durham’s Regan Vandiver 6-0, 6-0.

Jenna Bamberger, North Iredell volleyball: Bamberger, a junior, had 36 kills and 33 digs in three state playoff wins. She had 12 kills and hit .417 in a 3-0 win over St. Stephens on Oct. 20. She had seven kills and 14 digs in a 3-0 win over A.C. Reynolds on Oct. 22. She had 17 kills, 15 digs and two aces in a 3-2 win over Alexander Central on Oct. 24.

Allie Berry, Cox Mill girls flag football: Berry, a senior, threw for 359 yards and seven touchdowns and ran for 183 yards and three more scores in two wins. She was 11 of 15 passing for 158 yards and four TDs and ran nine times for 101 yards and two TDs in a 45-0 win at Olympic on Oct. 19. She was 16 of 26 for 201 yards and three TDs and ran three times for 82 yards and a TD in a 41-6 win at Central Cabarrus on Oct. 21.

Rory Boyle, Community School of Davidson volleyball: Boyle, a senior, had 33 kills and seven blocks in two state playoff wins. She had 19 kills on 29 attacks with one error (.621) and three aces in a 3-0 win over Mitchell on Oct. 20. She had 14 kills and five blocks in a 3-1 win over Highland Tech on Oct. 22.

Brianna Campbell, Butler girls flag football: Campbell, a senior, completed 15 of 39 passes for 236 yards and five touchdowns, ran 10 times for 132 yards and two TDs and had three flag pulls in a 44-0 win at North Mecklenburg on Oct. 19.

Jaylise Campbell, West Lincoln girls cross country: Campbell, a junior, won the South Piedmont 2A/3A/4A Conference championship meet at Shelby on Oct. 20, running the 5,000 meters in 22 minutes, 4.7 seconds and leading West Lincoln to the conference team title. She was named the conference Runner of the Year after finishing first in every conference meet this season.

Juliana Castellanos Trujillo, Ballantyne Ridge girls tennis: Castellanos Trujillo, a sophomore, won the NCHSAA 7A singles championship for the second straight year at Millbrook Exchange Park in Raleigh on Oct. 23-24. She beat New Bern’s Virginia Breeden 6-0, 6-0 in the first round and Holly Springs’ Kayla Galik 6-0, 6-0 in the semifinals. In the final on Oct. 24, she beat Cuthbertson’s Ayana Govind 6-0, 6-1. She plays No. 1 singles and doubles, went undefeated in both this season and was named Southwestern Conference player of the year.

Kate Champion, Lake Norman Charter girls tennis: Champion won the NCHSAA 4A singles championship at the Burlington Tennis Center on Oct. 23-24. She beat Carrboro’s Bailey Birrenkott 6-1, 6-0 and Brevard’s Lila Hipp 6-0, 4-6, 6-3. In the final on Oct. 24, she beat Brevard’s Sophie Owen 6-3, 3-6, 7-5. She is Lake Norman Charter’s sixth individual state champion in singles or doubles.

Niayah Doty, Sun Valley girls flag football: Doty, a junior, caught 15 passes for 262 yards and five touchdowns in two wins. She caught seven passes for 98 yards and three TDs, threw a 1-yard TD pass and had four flag pulls in a 51-0 win at Marvin Ridge on Oct. 20. She caught eight passes for 164 yards and two TDs, intercepted a pass and had five flag pulls in a 35-6 win over Porter Ridge on Oct. 21.

Grayson Dudley, Providence Day field hockey: Dudley, a junior midfielder, had an assist in a 9-0 state playoff win over Asheville School on Oct. 20. She assisted on the only goal in a 1-0 win at No. 4 seed Durham Academy on Oct. 23, sending the No. 5 seed Chargers to the semifinals. Providence Day is 16-7.

Darcelle Faucette, Mooresville volleyball: Faucette, a senior outside hitter, had 27 kills, five digs, four blocks and an assist in three state playoff matches as the Blue Devils reached the 7A regional semifinals. She had 12 kills in a 3-2 win over Cox Mill on Oct. 20. Mooresville beat Southwest Guilford 3-2 on Oct. 22 before losing 3-1 to Marvin Ridge on Oct. 24. For the season, Faucette has 257 kills, 162 digs, 37 blocks, 27 aces, 14 assists and 175 receptions for Mooresville (21-9).

Kelsey Flowers, North Iredell volleyball: Flowers, a senior, had 35 kills and 33 digs in three state playoff wins. She had four kills and eight digs in a 3-0 win over St. Stephens on Oct. 20. She had 12 kills and 17 digs in a 3-0 win over A.C. Reynolds on Oct. 22. She had 19 kills with one error (.375) and eight digs in a 3-2 win over Alexander Central on Oct. 24.

Kate Foil, Mount Pleasant girls flag football: Foil, a junior, threw for 262 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 171 yards and four more scores in two wins on Oct. 20. She was 10 of 14 passing for 152 yards and two TDs and ran nine times for 104 yards and two TDs in a 26-6 win over Albemarle. She was 7 of 12 for 110 yards and two TDs and ran eight times for 67 yards and two TDs in a 36-0 win over Concord.

Berkley Hemingway, Myers Park field hockey: Hemingway, a senior defender and team captain, scored two goals in an 8-0 state playoff win over Grimsley. She scored the tying goal in a 3-2 double-overtime win over East Chapel Hill on Oct. 22. A Sewanee commit, Hemingway has helped the Mustangs to a 17-5-1 record and a trip to the state semifinals on Wednesday.

Evi Hoefling, Charlotte Catholic field hockey: Hoefling, a senior, had eight goals and two assists in two state playoff wins. She had four goals and an assist in a 10-0 win over Hough on Oct. 19. She had four goals and an assist in an 8-0 win over Cuthbertson on Oct. 22.

Makenzie Jennings, Mallard Creek girls flag football: Jennings, a junior running back and rusher, ran 12 times for 42 yards, caught a pass and had five flag pulls, including three sacks, plus a pass deflection against her former team in a 19-13 loss at West Charlotte on Oct. 19. She has 17 sacks this season.

Bella Kam, Ballantyne Ridge girls flag football: Kam, a junior running back and receiver, ran 12 times for 147 yards and four touchdowns, caught a pass for 9 yards and added two extra points in a 40-6 win over Ardrey Kell on Oct. 19. She ran nine times for 40 yards and caught three passes for 56 yards in a 25-13 loss at Providence on Oct. 21.

Madison McWilliams and Avery Johnson, Charlotte Catholic girls tennis: McWilliams, a senior, and Johnson, a sophomore, won the NCHSAA 6A doubles championship at the North Main Athletic Complex in Holly Springs on Oct. 23-24. They beat Union Pines’ Bella Edwards and Lucy McPherson 6-0, 6-2 and Watauga’s Addison Cohen and Poppy Summey 6-2, 6-2. In the final on Oct. 24, they beat Watauga’s Abby Talton and Zoey Wells 6-1, 6-2. McWilliams, who plays No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles, won the 6A doubles title last year with Ella Davis.

Sanaa Mohammed, Charlotte Country Day volleyball: Mohammed, a senior, had 37 kills, 17 digs and two aces in a 3-2 state playoff win over Durham Academy on Oct. 23.

Claire Page, Providence girls cross country: Page, a senior, finished second in 18 minutes, 43.66 seconds at the Southwestern 7A/8A Conference championships at McAlpine Greenway Park on Oct. 21, behind only Ardrey Kell’s Mollie Wells. She led Providence to the team title with 23 points, its first conference championship since 2022.

Ella Phinney, Hickory Ridge girls flag football: Phinney, a freshman quarterback and cornerback, completed 15 of 20 passes for 101 yards and a touchdown and ran 17 times for 68 yards in an 18-13 loss at West Cabarrus on Oct. 19. In a 19-0 win at Harding on Oct. 21, she threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns, passed for an extra point, ran for 137 yards and a TD, intercepted a pass and had three flag pulls.

Adele Redford, Mountain Island Charter volleyball: Redford, a senior, had 21 kills on 30 attacks with two errors (.633), 11 blocks, 12 digs and two aces in a 3-2 state playoff loss to Christ the King on Oct. 22.

Kaitlyn Shean, Sun Valley girls flag football: Shean, a sophomore, completed 63 of 90 passes for 814 yards and 11 touchdowns in two wins. She was 37 of 48 for 392 yards and seven TDs in a 51-0 win at Marvin Ridge on Oct. 20. She was 26 of 42 for 422 yards and four TDs in a 35-6 win over Porter Ridge on Oct. 21.

Lizzie Shields, Community School of Davidson volleyball: Shields, a senior, had 32 kills and 18 digs in two state playoff wins. She had 14 kills on 26 attacks with one error (.500), five aces and nine digs in a 3-0 win over Mitchell on Oct. 20. She had 18 kills and nine digs in a 3-1 win over Highland Tech on Oct. 22.

Victoria Simons, Marvin Ridge volleyball: Simons, a senior, had 35 kills in two state playoff wins. She had 19 kills on 32 attacks with one error (.562) and four blocks in a 3-0 win over South Iredell on Oct. 20. She had 16 kills and eight digs in a 3-1 win over Cuthbertson on Oct. 22. Marvin Ridge also beat Mooresville 3-1 on Oct. 24.

Peyton St. Clair, Union Academy girls flag football: St. Clair, a senior, ran 21 times for 196 yards and five touchdowns in three games. She ran eight times for 110 yards and two TDs in a 33-14 win at North Rowan on Oct. 20. She ran five times for 38 yards and a TD and caught a pass for 10 yards in a 28-15 loss to Mooresville on Oct. 20. She ran eight times for 48 yards and two TDs, caught five passes for 42 yards and a TD and intercepted a pass in a 31-6 win at Marvin Ridge on Oct. 22.

Kendyl Taylor, Gaston Day volleyball: Taylor, a senior, had 29 kills, 19 digs, six assists and three aces in a 3-2 win over Cape Fear Christian Academy on Oct. 24.

Charlie Thompson, Providence Day field hockey: Thompson, a senior, had three goals and two assists in a 9-0 state playoff win over Asheville School on Oct. 20.

Kayleigh White, Sun Valley girls flag football: White, a senior, caught 17 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns and had 12 flag pulls and five sacks in two wins. She caught eight passes for 92 yards and two TDs and had four flag pulls and three sacks in a 51-0 win at Marvin Ridge on Oct. 20. She caught nine passes for 69 yards and had eight flag pulls and two sacks in a 35-6 win over Porter Ridge on Oct. 21.

Chelsea Xia, South Point girls tennis: Xia, a freshman, won the NCHSAA 5A singles championship at North Main Athletic Park in Holly Springs on Oct. 23-24. She beat West Carteret’s Elizabeth Parker 6-3, 6-3 in the first round and Seaforth’s Mackenzie Wray 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinals. In the final on Oct. 24, she beat defending champion Sidney Dann of East Lincoln 6-3, 7-5. She is South Point’s first individual girls tennis state champion.

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This story was originally published October 26, 2026 at 8:25 PM with the headline "Vote for The Observer’s girls’ high school athlete of the week (10.30.26)."