Cedar Rapids Prairie junior Rylee Blood is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Blood is one of the top bowlers in the state with a 216.3 game average and a 432.5 series average this season. She ranks No. 1 in the Metro area and No. 2 in the state in both categories.

Blood has rolled the best game in the state this year with a 267 for the Prairie Hawks, who have gotten off to a 2-0 start with victories over Iowa City West and Linn-Mar.

Blood was named the Athlete of the Year on the All-Metro Bowling Team last year and was named the Co-Athlete of the Year in the Mississippi Valley Conference in the Valley Division.

She carried a 212.2 game average and 424.5 series average last season to rank No. 1 in the Metro and No. 2 in the state in both departments.

Prairie placed fourth at the Class 2A state tournament last year.