Meet the AL.com Birmingham All-Region volleyball team

Meet the AL.com Birmingham All-Region volleyball team

For the first time since 2018 and only the second time in the past 10 years, no Birmingham area volleyball team won a state championship.

Three teams earned spots in the AHSAA state championship tournament, but none of the three advanced past semifinal play.

Class 7A Hoover reached the Elite 8 while Class 6A Mountain Brook and Pelham each won first round matches before losing in semifinal action.

The Birmingham All-Region team is compiled by the AL.com high school sports staff with input from area coaches from players in Jefferson and Shelby counties.

Below is the 2022 Birmingham All-Region volleyball team.

BIRMINGHAM ALL-REGION VOLLEYBALL TEAM

Emily Breazeale, Spain Park

5-11, Sr., Outside Hitter

465 kills, 219 digs, 33 blocks, 22 aces

Emma Pohlmann, Chelsea

5-10, Sr., Outside Hitter

412 kills, 427 digs, 26 blocks, 56 aces

Savannah Gann, Vestavia Hills

6-0, Sr., Outside Hitter

537 kills, 265 digs, 11 blocks, 43 aces

Mira McCool, Homewood

6-3, Jr., Outside Hitter

382 kills, 128 digs, 35 blocks, 24 aces

Lauren Buchanan, Chelsea

6-1, So., Outside Hitter

416 kills, 252 digs, 33 blocks, 79 aces

Averi Smith, Pelham

5-6, Sr., Middle

466 kills, 562 digs, 38 blocks, 68 aces

Katilyn Grant, Thompson

5-9, Sr., Middle

292 kills, 54 digs, 51 blocks, 4 aces

Alice Garzon, Mountain Brook

5-10, Jr., Middle

343 kills, 48 digs, 87 blocks, 9 aces

Camryn McMinn, Pelham

5-11, So., Middle

503 kills, 379 digs, 31 blocks, 49 aces

Maggie Harris, Hoover

5-9, Sr., Setter

1,264 assists, 176 kills, 336 digs, 45 blocks, 60 aces

Olivia Kelly, Thompson

5-8, Jr., Setter

777 assists, 44 kills, 161 digs, 28 blocks, 35 aces

Madison Moore, Chelsea

5-7, Sr., Setter

815 assists, 17 kills, 182 digs, 7 blocks, 60 aces

Sydney Humes, Homewood

5-6, Sr., Libero/Defensive Specialist

676 digs, 68 kills, 75 assists, 75 aces

Emma Studdard, Pelham

5-3, Sr., Libero/Defensive Specialist

620 digs, 112 assists, 44 aces

Brooklyn Allison, Spain Park

5-7, Sr., Libero/Defensive Specialist

427 digs, 12 kills, 60 assists, 38 aces

Audrey Vielguth, Vestavia Hills

5-7, Jr., Libero/Defensive Specialist

494 digs, 11 kills, 71 assists, 43 aces

Stella Yester, John Carroll

5-7, Sr., Libero/Defensive Specialist

407 digs, 54 aces

Bella Guenster, Hoover

5-4, Sr., Libero/Defensive Specialist

490 digs, 21 assists, 32 aces

Stella Helms, Briarwood

5-6, Jr., Athlete

445 digs, 361 kills, 11 blocks, 11 assists, 69 aces

Lauren Schuessler, Oak Mountain

5-10, Jr., Athlete

238 digs, 152 kills, 26 blocks, 424 assists, 74 aces

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Mountain Brook’s Hannah Parant serves during action at the Juanita Boddie volleyball tournament at the Finley Center in Hoover, Ala., on Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. (Dennis Victory | [email protected])

Hannah Parant, Mountain Brook

6-1, Jr., Setter

1,168 assists, 255 kills, 73 blocks, 324 digs, 76 aces

COACH OF THE YEAR

Perry Robinson, Pelham

HONORABLE MENTION

Outside Hitter: Addison Dockey, Helena; Raegan James, Hoover; Kendyl Mitchell, Hoover; Maria Groover, John Carroll; Mabrey Whitehead, Oak Mountain; Megan Ingersoll, Spain Park; Jordan Madsen, Vestavia Hills

Middle:

Mae Mae Lacey, Mountain Brook; Londyn Wynn, Pelham; Cydney Mitchell, Thompson

Setter: Jolee Giadrosich, Briarwood; Kate Kaiser, Vestavia Hills; Kylie Scoles, Helena; Mary Przybysz, Homewood; Helen Macher, John Carroll; Kylee Hester, Pelham; Lilly Johnson, Spain Park

Libero/Defensive Specialist:

Makayla Ragland, Oak Mountain; Caroline Jones, Briarwood