High School Sports

Results are in. Gulliver Prep volleyball standout voted Dade High School Athlete of the Week

Jackie Taylor, Gulliver
Jackie Taylor, Gulliver mocner@miamiherald.com

Gulliver Prep volleyball standout Jackie Taylor is the Dade High School Athlete of the Week, as voted on by readers in our weekly poll.

Taylor, a senior, finished with a combined 54 kills and 12 blocks to lead the Raiders to wins over Tampa Academy of the Holy Names and Orlando Bishop Moore, which clinched the school’s first state championship.

On the season, Taylor led Gulliver Prep with 418 kills, a .400 hitting percentage and 108 blocks.

Belen Jesuit boys’ golf’s Lorenzo Rodriguez, Central football’s Amari Wallace, Braddock boys’ swimming and diving’s Anthony Pineiro and Monsignor Pace football’s Michael Nozile rounded out this week’s participants.

The Miami Herald Athlete of the Week polls — now one each for Miami-Dade and Broward counties — open Sunday every week and close around 10 p.m. Thursday.

Jordan McPherson
Miami Herald
Jordan McPherson covers the Miami Hurricanes and Florida Panthers for the Miami Herald. He attended the University of Florida and covered the Gators athletic program for five years before joining the Herald staff in December 2017.
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