HighSchoolOT's all-state volleyball team for 2022 season
HighSchoolOT's third annual all-state volleyball team features 16 players making a second appearance, including one athlete who was a repeat first-team selection. There are no players making a third straight appearance.
The all-state list features a first, second, and third team with 20 players each with the following positions allotted per team: 8 outside/right-side hitters, 3 middle blockers/hitters, 3 liberos/defensive specialists, 3 setters, and 3 "at-large" spots. There is also an Honorable Mention list of 40 players regardless of position.
High school sports journalists across the state were also asked for the best players in their respective areas. Players were selected based on their play throughout the year, with strength of opponents taken into account.
Players are listed in by position within each team, and in alphabetical order after that.
Two-time all-state selections: Avery Markham, Emily Bobbitt, Asia Thigpen, Lyndsay Reid, Megan Murray, Maddie Smith, Belle Patrick, Cameron Lloyd, Alex Williams, Olivia Kohn, Caroline Farthing, Julia Bridges, Jadyn Webb, Emma Norris, Courtney Williams, Anna Ungerer.
Two-time first-team selections: Thigpen.
Previous All-State Teams, Final Rankings
The 2022 HSOT Volleyball All-State Team
First Team
OH/OPP
Caroline Farthing, Watauga (senior) -- 559 kills (6.1/set, 43.1 kill%); 49 aces; 27 blocks; 343 digs (3.8/set, 13.2/match); Appalachian State recruit.
Kiki Horne, Millbrook (junior) -- 522 kills (5.7/set, 58.5 kill%); 44 aces; 37 blocks; 220 digs (2.4/set, 7.3/match).
Aaliyah Mitchell, Sun Valley (senior) -- 483 kills (4.7/set, 45.2 kill%); 116 aces; 24 blocks; 260 digs (2.5/set, 8.1/match); Georgia State recruit.
Emma Norris, North Iredell (senior) -- 432 kills (4.1/set, 48.5 kill%); 62 blocks; East Carolina recruit.
Paige Overcash, Ashe County (junior) -- 408 kills (6.8/set, 53.0 kill%); 40 aces; 23 blocks; 170 digs (2.8/set, 9.4/match); Liberty recruit.
Sally Perez, Middle Creek (junior) -- 462 kills (5.1/set, 48.5 kill%); 71 aces; 20 blocks; 181 digs (2.0/set, 6.7/match); UCLA beach recruit.
Lyndsay Reid, East Davidson (senior) -- 461 kills (5.2/set, 52.0 kill%); 105 aces; 400 digs (4.5/set, 15.4/match); Mount Olive (D2) recruit.
Laynie Smith, Chapel Hill (junior) -- 309 kills (4.1/set, 60.5 kill%); 11 aces; 33 blocks; 54 digs; Illinois recruit.
Asia Thigpen, Green Level (junior) -- 274 kills (4.5/set, 50.6 kill%); 26 aces; 171 digs (2.8/set, 8.6/match); Kentucky recruit.
MB/MH
(MB) Emma Bryson, West Henderson (sophomore) -- 372 kills (3.6/set, 51.5 kill%); 31 aces; 115 blocks.
(MB) Riley Tucker, Reagan (senior) -- 241 kills (2.6/set, 62.0 kill%); 121 blocks; Bucknell recruit.
(MH) Courtney Williams, J.F. Webb (senior) -- 436 kills (5.1/set, 69.3 kill%); 44 aces; 162 blocks; 290 digs (3.4/set, 11.2/match); Presbyterian recruit.
L/DS
(DS) Laney Choboy, Leesville Road (senior) -- 206 kills (3.6/set, 37.4 kill%); 24 aces; 244 digs (4.3/set, 14.4/match); 51 assists; Nebraska recruit.
(DS) Izora Gragg, Patton (senior) -- 318 kills (4.3/set, 37.0 kill%); 65 aces; 324 digs (4.4/set, 14.7/match); 68 assists; UNC-Greensboro recruit.
(L) Kate Kilpatrick, Millbrook (senior) -- 46 aces; 359 digs (3.7/set, 12.0/match); 49 assists; Old Dominion recruit.
(L) Megan Murray, North Raleigh Christian (senior) -- 40 aces; 548 digs (7.3/set, 20.3/match)47 assists.
(L) Meredith Reeg, Cardinal Gibbons (senior) -- 25 aces; 546 digs (6.5/set, 21.0/match); 33 assists; UVA recruit
Setter
(S/OH) Emily Bobbitt, Corinth Holders (junior) -- 297 kills (4.6/set, 43.0 kill%); 53 aces; 29 blocks; 197 digs (3.1/set, 10.9/match); 224 assists (3.5/set) -- 8/804 BHE/BHA; Iowa State recruit.
(S/OH) Brooke Scheffler, Watauga (senior) -- 418 kills (4.6/set, 45.3 kill%)21 aces56 blocks289 digs (3.2/set, 11.1/match)493 assists (5.4/set) -- 10/1195 BHE/BHA; Furman recruit.
Avery Scoggins, Middle Creek (junior) -- 79 kills; 57 aces; 34 blocks; 173 digs (1.9/set, 6.7/match); 830 assists (9.3/set) -- 21/1789 BHE/BHA; Arizona recruit
Second Team
OH/OPP
(OH/DS) Madison Bozarth, Caldwell Academy (senior) -- 432 kills (4.7/set, 53.4 kill%); 107 aces; 329 digs (4.5/set, 13.2/match); Catawba (D2) recruit.
Julia Bridges, Neuse Charter (senior) -- 418 kills (4.7/set, 73.2 kill%); 60 aces; 50 blocks.
Leah Hinceman, East Rowan (senior) -- 444 kills (5.0/set, 43.1 kill%); 45 aces; 279 digs (3.1/set, 10.7/match); Lenoir-Rhyne (D2) recruit.
(OH/DS) Cameron Lloyd, Cedar Ridge (senior) -- 245 kills (3.5/set, 41.2 kill%); 20 aces; 243 digs (3.5/set, 9.3/match); Bucknell recruit.
Belle Patrick, Green Hope (junior) -- 340 kills (4.1/set, 40.8 kill%); 54 aces; 20 blocks; 156 digs (1.9/set, 6.2/match); Virginia Tech recruit.
Hailey Pearce, Sun Valley (senior) -- 374 kills (3.7/set, 44.9 kill%); 52 aces; 27 blocks; 272 digs (2.7/set, 8.5/match); Virginia Tech recruit.
Meile Songaila, Kings Mountain (junior) -- 476 kills (5.4/set, 48.0 kill%); 43 aces; 21 blocks; 308 digs (3.5/set, 10.6/match).
Maddie Smith, University Christian (junior) -- 698 kills (8.1/set, 63.5 kill%); 82 aces; 16 blocks; 297 digs (3.5/set, 10.2/match); Appalachian State recruit.
MB/MH
(MH) Olivia McElroy, Hough (senior) -- 216 kills (2.5/set, 48.5 kill%); 62 aces; 43 blocks; 245 digs (2.8/set, 8.4/match); Arizona beach recruit.
(MB) Carly Sciborski, Chapel Hill (senior) -- 204 kills (2.6/set, 64.6 kill%); 46 blocks; American recruit.
(MB) Helen Wilford, J.H. Rose (senior) -- 208 kills (2.5/set); 105 blocks; Bowling Green recruit.
(MB) Alex Williams, Hunt (senior) -- 306 kills (3.5/set, 64.3 kill%); 38 aces; 94 blocks
L/DS
(L) Cammie Davis, Croatan (senior) -- 651 digs (7.0/set, 25.0/match); 56 assists.
(L) Taylor McNear, Green Hope (senior) -- 29 aces; 296 digs (3.8/set, 12.9/match); Appalachian State recruit.
(L) Courtney Nix, Cannon School (senior) -- 39 aces; 305 digs (4.4/set, 12.7/match); 40 assists; Clemson recruit.
(L) Jadyn Webb, Cox Mill (senior) -- 28 aces; 613 digs (6.2/set, 22.7/match); 85 assists.
Setter
Katie Alexander, Asheville Christian (senior) -- 48 kills; 23 aces; 241 digs (3.4/set, 10.0/match); 718 assists (10.3/set).
Peyton Carver, Camden County (senior) -- 62 kills; 77 aces204 digs (2.8/set, 8.5/match)607 assists (8.4/set) -- 10/1885 BHE/BHA; Delaware softball recruit.
Amaya Hall, Sun Valley (senior) -- 43 kills; 57 aces; 186 digs (1.8/set, 5.8/match); 1,064 assists (10.4/set) -- 18/2327 BHE/BHA; King (D2) recruit.
Jordan Smart, Reagan (junior) -- 55 kills; 51 aces; 35 blocks; 211 digs (2.5/set, 6.2/match); 874 assists (10.5/set).
Third Team
OH/OPP
Annalyse Askew, Ashley (senior) -- 311 kills (3.2/set, 40.2 kill%); 74 aces; 30 blocks; 252 digs (2.6/set, 8.5/match); Arizona State beach recruit.
Logan Henderson, Hopewell (senior) -- 251 kills (3.1/set); 46 blocks; 175 digs (2.2/set, 7.0/match); Kent State recruit.
(OH/S) Ava Lowder, Mount Pleasant (junior) -- 353 kills (3.9/set, 39.4 kill%); 44 aces; 45 blocks; 275 digs (3.0/set, 10.6/match); 291 assists (3.2/set); 29/1114 BHE/BHA.
(OH/S) Charlie Meadoweal, Palisades (junior) -- 251 kills (3.2/set, 43.0 kill%); 72 aces; 11 blocks; 195 digs (2.5/set, 8.5/match); 241 assists (3.1/set); 26/689 BHE/BHA.
Olivia Melvin, Cape Fear (junior) -- 316 kills (3.6/set, 46.1 kill%); 40 aces; 36 blocks; 349 digs (4.0/set, 13.4/match).
Grace Mitchener, North Raleigh Christian (senior) -- 416 kills (5.5/set, 43.2 kill%); 32 aces; 317 digs (4.2/set, 11.7/match); Washington & Lee (D2) recruit.
Madeline Sigmon, North Iredell (senior) -- 292 kills (2.8/set, 40.7 kill%); 24 aces; 34 blocks; 235 digs (2.3/set, 7.1/match); UAB recruit.
Carlyn Tanis, Camden County (junior) -- 309 kills (3.4/set, 50.3 kill%); 71 aces; 30 blocks; 275 digs (3.1/set, 9.8/match).
Savannah Whaley, Farmville Central (junior) -- 374 kills (4.3/set, 52.5 kill%); 58 aces; 28 blocks; 243 digs (2.8/set, 9.7/match).
MB/MH
(MB) Emily Campbell, North Iredell (senior) -- 227 kills (2.1/set, 47.0 kill%); 83 blocks; Anderson (D2) recruit.
(MB) Ryan Hunter, Mallard Creek (sophomore) -- 338 kills (3.9/set, 43.2 kill%); 72 aces; 54 blocks.
(MB) Ava Leahy, Providence (senior) -- 262 kills (3.0/set, 41.1 kill%); 25 blocks; 40 digs; Appalachian State recruit.
(MB) Alayah Robertson, Cleveland (senior) -- 432 kills (5.0/set); 25 aces; 131 blocks; Converse (D2) recruit.
L/DS
(L) Laurna Kerr, Leesville Road (senior) -- 18 aces; 244 digs (4.3/set, 14.4/match); 22 assists; N.C. State recruit.
(DS) Megan McNeely, University Christian (senior) -- 202 kills (2.3/set, 36.5 kill%); 90 aces; 354 digs (4.1/set, 12.2/match); 48 assists; High Point recruit.
(L) Grace Young, Cedar Ridge (senior) -- 50 aces; 292 digs (4.2/set, 11.7/match); 86 assists; UNC-Asheville recruit.
Setter
Anna Bayes, J.H. Rose (senior) -- 138 kills (1.7/set); 53 aces; 78 digs; 576 assists (6.9/set); Tampa (D2) beach recruit.
(S/OH) Averie Dale, Fred T. Foard (senior) -- 320 kills (3.1/set); 44 aces; 104 blocks; 244 digs (2.4/set, 8.1/match); 575 assists (5.6/set); Lenoir-Rhyne (D2) recruit.
Ashlee Ennis, West Rowan (senior) -- 71 kills; 25 aces; 14 blocks; 284 digs (3.7/set, 11.8/match); 672 assists (8.8/set); 16/2005 BHE/BHA.
Sydney Karjala, Pinecrest (senior) -- 61 kills; 75 aces; 246 digs (2.8/set, 9.1/match); 810 assists (9.2/set); 7/1965 BHE/BHA; Lenoir-Rhyne (D2) recruit.
Honorable Mention
OH/OPP
Mackenzie Baldridge, Brevard (senior) -- 324 kills (3.9/set, 39.6 kill%); 25 aces; 37 blocks; 203 digs (2.4/set, 8.5/match).
Macy Bolyard, Northern Guilford (junior) -- 256 kills (3.4/set, 51.6%); 60 aces; 26 blocks; 163 digs (2.1/set, 7.4/match).
Isabella Castelloe, South Mecklenburg (senior) -- 2.9/kills per set (44.5 kill%); 46 aces; 1.2 digs per set; Furman recruit.
Mackenzie Davis, Rocky Mount Academy (senior) -- 349 kills (3.8/set, 58.9 kill%); 82 aces; 56 blocks; 92 digs (1.0/set, 3.3/match).
Connie Kofoed, Charlotte Christian (senior) -- 245 kills (4.3/set, 37.6 kill%); 21 aces; 13 blocks; 179 digs (3.1/set, 9.0/match); Belmont recruit.
Caiden Largent, Reagan (senior) -- 393 kills (4.2/set, 48.0 kill%); 47 aces; 45 blocks; 229 digs (2.5/set, 6.4/match); West Florida (D2) recruit.
Anna Leahy, Myers Park (senior) -- Air Force recruit.
Avery Markham, Apex Friendship (senior) -- 238 kills (3.7/set, 40.3 kill%); 16 aces; 145 digs (2.3/set, 7.3/match); Northern Alabama
Caroline Rodriguez, Charlotte Catholic (senior) -- George Mason recruit.
Caitlyn Russell, Southern Alamance (senior) -- 425 kills (5.1/set, 44.2 kill%); 42 aces; 23 blocks; 167 digs (2.0/set, 6.7/match)
Madelyn Smith, Southwestern Randolph (junior) -- 456 kills (4.3/set); 53 aces; 25 blocks; 302 digs (2.9/set, 10.1/match).
Reagan Stoop, Pungo Christian (senior) -- 391 kills (5.4/set, 69.9 kill%); 102 aces; 242 digs (3.4/set, 9.7/match); Bridgewater (D3) recruit.
Amelia Taft, J.H. Rose (senior) -- 243 kills (3.0/set); 54 aces; 25 blocks; LSU beach recruit.
(OH/DS) Anna Ungerer, Union Academy (senior) -- 457 kills (4.8/set, 39.9 kill%); 51 aces; 23 blocks; 309 digs (3.2/set, 10.3/match).
Arielle Walker, Davidson Day (junior) -- 455 kills (4.4/set, 50.2 kill%); 49 aces; 22 blocks; 225 digs (2.2/set, 6.6/match).
Tori Williamson, Perquimans (senior) -- 308 kills (3.5/set, 48.4 kill%); 84 aces; 19 blocks; 174 digs (2.0/set, 6.2/match).
Sloane Woolwine, New Hanover (senior) -- 279 kills (3.4/set, 39.7 kill%); 83 aces; 234 digs (2.9/set, 9.4/match); Florida Atlantic beach recruit.
MB/MH
(MH) Tori Ensley, Franklin (senior) -- 243 kills (2.9/set, 54.9 kill%); 10 aces; 64 blocks; 266 digs (3.2/set, 11.1/match); 18 assists; N.C. State softball recruit.
(MH) Greenleigh Gleason, Louisburg (senior) -- 296 kills (3.4/set, 49.7 kill%); 45 aces; 130 blocks; 230 digs (2.7/set, 10.5/match).
(MB) Akila Hardie, Southwest Guilford (senior) -- 186 kills (2.5/set, 46.6 kill%); 37 aces; 50 blocks; 48 digs; Appalachian State recruit.
(MH) Bailey Rowe, North Henderson (junior) -- 388 kills (4.2/set, 41.8 kill%); 55 aces; 71 blocks; 169 digs (1.8/set, 5.6/match).
(MH) Catherine Rucker, Carrboro (junior) -- 397 kills (4.5/set, 49.7 kill%); 59 aces; 11 blocks; 122 digs (1.4/set, 4.5/match); Elon recruit.
L/DS
(L) Tilley Collins, North Iredell (senior) -- 43 aces; 393 digs (3.6/set, 11.9/match); Queens recruit.
(L) Riley Hill, East Rowan (senior) -- 46 aces; 486 digs (5.5/set, 18.7/match; 66 assists; Catawba (D2) recruit.
(DS) Teagan Hogan, Leesville Road (senior) -- 149 kills (2.7/set, 32.9 kill%); 19 aces; 148 digs (2.6/set, 8.7/match); Virginia recruit.
(L) Hannah Kohn, Durham Academy (senior) -- 49 aces; 302 digs (3.9/set, 12.6/match); 87 assists.
(L) Morgan Mayfield, Mount Airy (senior) -- 97 kills; 47 aces; 665 digs (8.4/set, 28.9/match); 17 assists.
(DS/S) Kamari Pemberton, Pine Forest (senior) -- 55 kills; 46 aces; 436 digs (4.5/set, 15.6/match); 576 assists (6.0/set); 34/1954 BHE/BHA.
(L) Coley Shiflet, Southwestern Randolph (junior) -- 43 aces; 596 digs (5.7/set, 19.9/match).
(L) Corrina Vale, Laney (senior) -- 21 aces; 346 digs (4.6/set, 14.4/match)66 assists; UT-Chattanooga beach recruit.
(L) Ella Waldman, Polk County (senior) -- 14 aces; 437 digs (5.4/set, 18.2/match); 34 assists.
(L) McKenzie Williams, Midway (junior) -- 19 aces; 419 digs (5.1/set, 16.1/match).
Setter
Addie Beaver, Crest (senior) -- 151 kills (1.6/set); 51 aces; 19 blocks; 302 digs (3.2/set, 11.2/match); 757 assists (8.1/set); 21/2083 BHE/BHA.
Cassi Edwards, St. Stephens (senior) -- 18 kills; 35 aces; 11 blocks; 179 digs (2.1/set, 7.8/match); 790 assists (9.3/set); 17/2243 BHE/BHA.
Jeanna Hauk, Bishop McGuinness (senior) -- 85 kills; 74 aces; 189 digs (2.3/set, 6.8/match); 593 assists (7.1/set); 6/1659 BHE/BHA.
Olivia Kohn, Durham Academy (senior) -- 101 kills; 38 aces; 28 blocks; 245 digs (3.2/set, 10.2/match); 540 assists (7.0/set).
Meredith Meek, Marvin Ridge (senior) -- 76 kills; 35 aces; 18 blocks; 282 digs (2.8/set, 9.1/match); 948 assists (9.4/set).
Lauren Munday, Union Academy (senior) -- 82 kills; 42 aces; 32 blocks; 191 digs (2.0/set, 6.4/match); 909 assists (9.5/set); 28/2305 BHE/BHA; North Greenville (D2) recruit.
Camryn Shelton, Ardrey Kell (junior) -- 41 kills; 34 aces; 29 blocks; 261 digs (3.2/set, 10.0/match); 670 assists (8.2/set); 29/1868; UCF recruit.
Bianka Sola, McMichael (sophomore) -- 37 kills; 101 aces; 244 digs (2.2/set, 6.4/match); 1,056 assists (9.4/set); 31/2764 BHE/BHA.
