Volleyball

HighSchoolOT's all-state volleyball team for 2021 season

HighSchoolOT's second annual all-state volleyball team features the best players across all classifications, including 13 returning selections.

Posted 2021-12-22T18:33:37+00:00 - Updated 2021-12-23T14:37:24+00:00

Emma Norris (8) of North Iredell. Cedar Ridge faces North Iredell in the 3A volleyball state championship at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. (Photo By: Kyle Morton/HighSchoolOT)

HighSchoolOT's second annual all-state volleyball team features the best players across all classifications, including 13 returning selections.

There is a first, second, and third team with 15 players each with the following positions allotted per team: 8 outside/right-side hitters, 2 middle blockers/hitters, 2 liberos/defensive specialists, 2 setters, and 1 "at-large" position. There is also an Honorable Mention list of 30 players, regardless of position.

High school sports journalists across the state were also polled for the best players in their respective areas. A full list of those journalists who contributed to this or any other HSOT all-state team this year is at the bottom of the story. 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.

North Raleigh Christian, Green Level, Cedar Ridge, and D.H. Conley had three selections each to lead the way.

Note: the original version was corrected on Dec. 22, 2:40 p.m.

First Team

OH/RS: Kylie Aldridge, Gray's Creek (senior): 423 kills (5.1/set, 57.9 kill%); 60 aces; 28 blocks; 350 digs (4.2/set, 13.5/match); Virginia Tech softball recruit.
OH/RS: Kadynce Booth, East Forsyth (senior): 588 kills (6.4/set, 47.7 kill%); 56 aces; 28 blocks; 273 digs (3.0/set, 10.9/match); Tennessee recruit.
OH/RS: Brianna Frazilus, North Raleigh Christian (senior): 387 kills (5.4/set, 53.4 kill%); 37 aces; 17 blocks; 257 digs (3.6/set, 9.2/match); Bucknell recruit.
OH/RS: Mackenzie Lynch, T.C. Roberson (senior): 441 kills (6.0/set, 47.0 kill%); 45 aces; 42 blocks; 242 digs (3.3/set, 10.5/match); Army recruit.
OH/RS: Maddy May, D.H. Conley (senior): 252 kills (40.7 kill%); 52 aces; 25 blocks; 151 digs (5.6/match); North Carolina recruit.
OH/RS: Alexis Shelton, Ardrey Kell (senior): Oklahoma521 kills (5.4/set, 49.1 kill%); 42 aces; 73 blocks; 274 digs (2.8/set, 8.3/match); Oklahoma recruit.
OH/RS: Payton Shiflet, Southwestern Randolph (senior): 625 kills (6.1/set, 47.4 kill%); 30 aces; 383 digs (3.8/set, 12.8/match).
OH/RS: Asia Thigpen, Northwood (sophomore): 545 kills (5.6/set, 58.7 kill%); 63 aces; 27 blocks; 276 digs (2.8/set, 9.2/match).
L/DS: Sydney Daniels, Broughton (senior): 42 aces; 518 digs (6.4/set, 20.7/match); Elon recruit.
L/DS: Emerson Hoyle, T.C. Roberson (senior): 40 aces; 360 digs (4.9/set, 16.4/match), 25 digging errors; Florida recruit.
L/DS: Kenady Roper, Patton (senior): 381 kills (4.8/set, 39.0 kill%); 42 aces; 434 digs (5.4/set, 18.9/match), 25 digging errors; Tennessee recruit.
MB/MH: Lydia Pate, Coastal Christian (senior): 219 kills (2.2/set, 64.4 kill%); 109 aces; 96 blocks; UNC-Asheville recruit.
MB/MH: Ava Toppin, Green Level (senior): 293 kills (3.1/set, 62.9 kill%); 56 blocks; Navy recruit.
SET: Riley Buckley, North Raleigh Christian (senior): 324 kills (64.2 kill%); 27 aces; 30 blocks; 230 digs (3.1/set, 8.2/match); 641 assists (8.7/set, 22.9/match), 6 ball handling errors; Missouri recruit.
SET: Katie Cruise, Providence (senior): 52 kills; 22 aces; 116 digs (2.6/set, 7.7/match); 384 assists (8.7/set, 25.6/match), 9 ball handling errors; Appalachian State recruit.

Second Team

OH/RS: Gracie Ballard, Trinity (senior): 548 kills (4.2/set, 54.6 kill%); 41 aces; 263 digs (3.7/set).
OH/RS: Drew Brown, Gaston Day (senior): 594 kills (5.3/set, 46.5 kill%); 48 aces; 338 digs (3.0/set, 8.7/match); Lehigh recruit.
OH/RS: Aaliyah Byers, Kings Mountain (senior): 371 kills (5.5/set, 42.7 kill%); 22 aces; 21 blocks; 199 digs (2.9/set, 9.5/match); Wright State recruit.
OH/RS: Hannah Forbes, Northwood (senior): 507 kills (5.2/set, 52.3 kill%); 48 aces; 22 blocks; 360 digs (3.7/set, 12.0/match); UNC-Wilmington recruit.
OH/RS: Kelly McConekey, Coastal Christian (senior): 395 kills (4.0/set, 49.1 kill%); 150 aces; 30 blocks; 170 digs (1.7/set, 5.0/match); North Florida beach recruit.
OH/RS: Lyndsay Reid, East Davidson (junior): 392 kills (5.0/set, 45.8 kill%); 111 aces; 362 digs (4.6/set, 17.2/match)
OH/RS: Ellie Sampson, Green Level (junior): 340 kills (3.5/set, 52.3 kill%); 41 aces; 23 blocks; 144 digs (1.5/set, 5.1/match); Stanford beach recruit.
OH/RS: Gerrin Tomlin, Davidson Day (senior): 266 kills (5.2/set, 49.9 kill%); 41 aces; 16 blocks; 164 digs (3.2/set, 10.9/match); Old Dominion recruit.
OH/RS: Lyvia Trimp, Weddington (senior): 530 kills (5.6/set, 45.3 kill%); 50 aces; 301 digs (3.2/set, 11.6/match).
L/DS: Megan Murray, North Raleigh Christian (junior): 29 aces; 376 digs (6.0/set, 15.0/match), 9 digging errors.
L/DS: Cailey Dockery, Murphy (senior): 24 aces; 443 digs (6.3/set, 21.1/match), 22 digging errors; Notre Dame recruit.
MH/MB: Bailey Burgess, Wakefield (senior): 231 kills (60.8 kill%); 24 aces; 102 blocks; Old Dominion recruit.
MH/MB: Martina Foster, Fred T. Foard (senior): 276 kills (2.8/set, 49.2 kill%); 23 aces; 127 blocks; Tusculum recruit.
SET: Halle Gibson, Green Level (senior): 75 kills; 51 aces; 134 digs (1.4/set, 4.8/match); 1,072 assists (11.2/set, 38.3/match); TAMU-Corpus Christi recruit.
SET: Hannah Rose Morrow, Millbrook (junior): 46 kills; 35 aces; 18 blocks; 258 digs (2.8/set, 9.9/match); 947 assists (10.3/set, 36.4/match), 30 ball handling errors.

Third Team

OH/RS: Kylie Cackovich, Holly Springs (senior): 370 kills (4.1/set, 41.5 kill%); 48 aces; 30 blocks; 249 digs (2.7/set, 10.0/match); UNC-Asheville recruit.
OH/RS: Cameron Lloyd, Cedar Ridge (junior): 360 kills (4.0/set, 42.0 kill%); 65 aces; 239 digs (2.7/set, 8.0/match).
OH/RS: Kayden Miller, Bartlett Yancey (sophomore): 360 kills (4.8/set, 60.1 kill%); 72 aces; 190 digs (2.5/set, 8.6/match).
OH/RS: Belle Patrick, Green Hope (sophomore): 383 kills (4.9/set, 42.5 kill%); 67 aces; 33 blocks; 194 digs (2.5/set, 8.4/match).
OH/RS: Hailey Pearce, Sun Valley (junior): 320 kills (4.1/set, 45.1 kill%); 46 aces63 blocks; 222 digs (2.8/set, 8.5/match); Virginia Tech recruit.
OH/RS: Sophia Plasman, Caldwell Academy (senior): 500 kills (5.7/set, 58.6 kill%); 83 aces; 20 blocks; 197 digs (2.2/set, 7.3/match); Samford recruit.
OH/RS: Bree Spainhour, West Stokes (senior): 396 kills (4.9/set, 58.2 kill%); 49 aces; 35 blocks; 216 digs (2.7/set, 8.6/match).
OH/RS: Maddie Smith, University Christian (sophomore): 460 kills (7.2/set, 54.2 kill%); 87 aces; 21 blocks; 183 digs (2.9/set, 8.3/match).
OH/RS: Jill Stern, Providence Grove (senior): 302 kills (3.9/set, 50.1 kill%); 39 aces; 471 digs (6.0/set, 20.5/match); 73 assists.
L/DS: Kelcey Mangum, Person (senior): 35 aces; 451 digs (6.3/set, 19.6/match), 49 digging errors.
L/DS: Lyndsie Warren, Fred T. Foard (senior): 26 aces, 444 digs (4.5/set); Lenoir-Rhyne recruit.
MH/MB: Ella Philpot, D.H. Conley (senior): 285 kills (50.1 kill%); 43 aces; 111 blocks.
MH/MB: Alex Williams, Hunt (junior): 318 kills (3.4/set, 58.2 kill%); 40 aces; 148 blocks; 58 digs.
SET: Olivia Kohn, Durham Academy (junior): 51 kills; 35 aces; 306 digs (4.7/set, 14.6/match); 673 assists (10.4/set, 32.0/match), 3 ball handlign errors.
SET: Estella Sawyer, Ardrey Kell (senior): 46 aces; 209 digs (2.2/set, 6.3/match); 812 assists (8.7/set, 24.6/match), 28 ball handling errors; Radford recruit.

Honorable Mention

SET: Julie Alteri, Cedar Ridge (junior): 82 kills; 70 aces; 21 blocks; 143 digs (1.6/set, 4.8/match); 717 assists (8.0/set, 23.9/match), 10 ball handling errors.
L/DS: Brenna Rae Bentley, Statesville Christian (senior): 275 kills (4.2/set); 27 aces; 352 digs (5.3/set, 16.8/match).
L/DS: Payton Black, South Rowan (senior): 24 aces; 611 digs (7.0/set, 24.4/match), 77 digging errors.
OH/RS: Julia Bridges, Neuse Charter (junior): 438 kills (4.9/set); 40 aces; 55 blocks; 230 digs (2.6/set, 8.5/match).
OH/RS: Kaylie Cleaver, West Stanly (senior): 370 kills (4.9/set, 44.0 kill%); 50 aces; 172 digs (2.3/set, 7.8/match).
OH/SET: Savannah Cook, Ashley (senior): 304 kills (3.0/set, 39.5 kill%); 48 aces; 68 blocks; 223 digs (2.2/set, 7.4/match); 357 assists (3.5/set, 11.9/match), 17 ball handling errors; North Florida recruit.
OH/RS: Caroline Farthing, Watauga (junior): 395 kills (4.3/set, 39.2 kill%); 55 aces; 48 blocks; 258 digs (2.8/set, 9.6/match); Appalachian State recruit.
OH/RS: Gabi Greene, Uwharrie Charter (senior): 277 kills (3.3/set); 74 aces; 30 blocks; 337 digs (4.1/set, 13.5/match).
MB/MH: Alex Hatchett, Cardinal Gibbons (senior): 154 kills (3.1/set, 61.8 kill%); 38 aces; 32 blocks; Air Force recruit.
OH/RS: Jamie Holton, Manteo (senior): 262 kills (4.1/set, 43.4 kill%); 53 aces; 140 digs (2.2/set, 7.8/match); Citadel recruit.
OH/RS: McKayla Knauss, Camden County (senior): 251 kills (3.0/set, 38.5 kill%); 70 aces; 150 digs (1.8/set, 5.6/match).
MB/MH: Cameron Lanier, Cedar Ridge (junior): 245 kills (2.9/set, 52.2 kill%); 28 aces; 39 blocks; 55 digs.
OH/RS: Clara LaRue, West Forsyth (senior): 385 kills (4.5/set, 40.2 kill%); 43 aces; 267 digs (3.1/set, 11.1/match); Elon recruit.
MB/MH: Carson Ledford, West Wilkes (senior): 265 kills (4.3/set, 57.4 kill%); 42 aces; 93 blocks; 76 digs; Eastern Kentucky recruit.
OH/RS: Kelcie Love, West Rowan (senior): 304 kills (3.6/set, 44.8 kill%); 34 aces; 57 blocks; 88 digs (1.0/set, 2.9/match).

MB: MH: Chloe Lowder, Mount Pleasant (senior): 316 kills (3.3/set, 48.9 kill%); 34 aces; 95 blocks; 51 digs.
OH/SET: Sydney McCree, Jordan (senior): 244 kills (3.5/set, 48.4 kill%); 26 aces; 156 digs (2.2/set, 7.4/match); 260 assists (3.7/set, 12.4/match); Norfolk State recruit.
OH/RS: Mia McMillen, Surry Central (senior): 340 kills (4.3/set, 41.7 kill%); 39 aces; 25 blocks; 316 digs (4.0/set, 12.6/match); Limestone recruit.
OH/RS: Emmie Modlin, Pinecrest (senior): 328 kills (4.0/set, 41.2 kill%); 52 aces; 39 blocks; 411 digs (5.0/set, 15.2/match); 55 assists; NC Central recruit.
OH/RS: Emma Norris, North Iredell (junior): Full season stats not available; East Carolina recruit.
OH/RS: Ashlyn Philpot, D.H. Conley (sophomore): 337 kills (46.0 kill%); 53 blocks.
SET: Celia Ryan, Cardinal Gibbons (senior): 63 kills; 35 aces; 59 digs (1.2/set, 3.3/match); 340 assists (6.8/set, 18.9/match), 8 ball handling errors; Coastal Carolina beach recruit.
OH/RS: Meghan Schreck, Cannon School (senior): 230 kills (4.8/set, 48.5 kill%); 39 aces; 86 digs (1.8/set, 6.6/match); Tampa recruit.
OH/RS: Lexi Smollen, Woods Charter (sophomore): 474 kills (6.7/set, 49.2 kill%); 69 aces; 193 digs (2.7/set, 9.2/match).
SET: Brelyn Sturgill, Watauga (senior): 99 kills; 51 aces; 53 blocks; 250 digs (2.7/set, 9.3/match); 547 assists (6.0/set), 9 ball handling errors.
MB/MH: Madison Tate, Central Davidson (senior): 456 kills (4.5/set, 39.5 kill%); 59 aces; 140 blocks; 251 digs (2.5/set, 9.0/match).
OH/RS: Anna Ungerer, Union Academy (junior): 461 kills (4.6/set, 42.2 kill%); 60 aces; 247 digs (2.5/match, 8.0/match).
OH/RS: Samantha Widelski, Wake Forest (senior): 327 kills (5.0/set, 46.9 kill%); 51 aces; 212 digs (3.2/set, 11.8/match); Mount Olive recruit.
L/DS: Jadyn Webb, Cox Mill (junior): 404 digs (5.3/set, 18.4/match); 34 assists.
MH/SET: Courtney Williams, J.F. Webb (junior): 308 kills (4.7/set, 75.7 kill%); 34 aces; 162 blocks; 78 digs; 155 assists (1.9/set).