Northview’s Townson named player of the year

Published 11:50 am Thursday, December 19, 2013

Lily Townson, right, poses for a photo with Northview volleyball coach Barbara Luker. Townson was recently named Player of the Year in Florida.

Lily Townson, right, poses for a photo with Northview volleyball coach Barbara Luker. Townson was recently named Player of the Year in Florida.

Northview senior Lily Townson has been named Player of the Year from the American Volleyball Coaches Association.

Townson was selected by volleyball coaches in Florida and beat out more than 14,000 other volleyball players in Florida.

The coaches had access to the statistics of each player and that information to decide their nomination. Players couldn’t be nominated by their own coach.

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It is the first time a Northview player has received the award.

For more on this award, please pick up a copy of the Wednesday, Dec. 25, edition of The Atmore Advance.