Meet the AL.com Coastal All-Region volleyball team

Meet the AL.com Coastal All-Region volleyball team

Two Coastal area volleyball teams won state championships in 2022 while another played for the title and seven others reached the AHSAA Elite Eight.

Class 7A McGill-Toolen won its 22nd AHSAA state championship while Bayside Academy added to its incredible run of 21 straight state titles, moving up to Class 6A this season and downing Spanish Fort in the title match.

Gulf Shores reached the Class 5A semifinal round while Faith Academy also earned an Elite Eight spot. Others in the state championship tournament were Class 4A Satsuma and Orange Beach, which lost in semifinal action, Class 3A St. Luke’s and Class 2A Bayshore Christian both lost in semifinal play and Class 2A Washington County earned a spot in the Elite Eight.

The Coastal All-Region team is compiled by the AL.com high school sports staff with input from area coaches.

Below is the 2022 Coastal All-Region volleyball team.

COASTAL ALL-REGION VOLLEYBALL TEAM

Haley Patterson, St. Luke’s

6-0, Sr., Outside Hitter

Region best 758 kills, 487 digs, 84 blocks, 16 assists, 46 aces

Ashlyn Whiteside, Bayshore Christian

5-7, Sr., Outside Hitter

590 kills, 423 digs, 22 blocks, 19 assists, 83 aces

Maysie Douglas, Bayside Academy

5-9, Jr., Outside Hitter

427 kills, 305 digs, 24 blocks, 84 aces

Chelsea Daffin, McGill-Toolen

5-10, Jr., Outside Hitter

305 kills, 82 digs, 84 blocks

Bailey Hope, Spanish Fort

5-6, Sr., Outside Hitter

256 kills, 671 digs, 99 blocks, 18 assists, 75 aces

Caroline McLen, St Paul’s

6-0, Sr., Outside Hitter

266 kills, 65 digs, 77 blocks

Haley Robinson, Bayside Academy

6-2, Fr., Outside Hitter

439 kills, 37 digs, 74 blocks

Lily Zlab, Gulf Shores

5-9, Sr., Middle

631 kills, 129 digs, 504 blocks, 66 assists, 45 aces

Reece Varden, Spanish Fort

5-11, Jr., Middle

480 kills, 47 digs, 91 blocks

Emma Moore, McGill-Toolen

6-3, Jr., Middle

299 kills, 64 digs, 102 blocks, 21 aces

Misty Kate Smith, Bayside Academy

5-9, So., Middle

427 kills, 280 digs, 67 blocks, 64 aces

Blakeley Robbins, Bayside Academy

6-0, Jr., Setter

1,479 assists, 150 kills, 411 digs, 56 blocks, 105 aces

Alexis Belarmino, Spanish Fort

5-11, Jr., Setter

1,540 assists, 84 kills, 439 digs, 46 blocks, 71 aces

Lexi Garside , St. Luke’s

5-6, Sr., Setter

1,471 assists, 56 kills, 216 digs, 29 blocks, 28 aces

Macey Moore, Gulf Shores

5-8, Fr., Setter

1,004 assists, 150 kills, 336 digs, 220 blocks, 67 aces

Mamie Fromdahl, McGill-Toolen

5-11, Jr., Setter

850 assists, 30 kills, 213 digs, 15 blocks, 59 aces

Laura Boykin, McGill-Toolen

5-8, Jr., Setter

636 assists, 186 digs, 42 aces

Ensley Keel, Orange Beach

5-6, Jr., Setter

953 assists, 102 kills, 268 digs, 14 blocks, 66 aces

Leyni Young, Orange Beach

5-4, Sr., Libero/Defensive Specialist

848 digs, 44 kills, 121 assists, 121 aces

Melaina Haines, Mobile Christian

5-9, Fr., Athlete

434 assists, 261 digs, 330 kills, 14 blocks, 38 aces

PLAYER OF THE YEAR

McGill-Toolen’s Anna Grace Sparks returns the ball during a game at Multiplex in Montgomery, Ala., Friday, Oct. 21, 2022. (Marvin Gentry | [email protected])

Anna Grace Sparks, McGill-Toolen

5-11, Sr., Outside Hitter

570 kills, 36 blocks, 314 digs, 28 assists, 41 aces

COACH OF THE YEAR

Ann Schilling, Bayside Academy

HONORABLE MENTION

Outside Hitter: Ella Lomax, Daphne; Amarreion Lawson, Mobile Christian; Amelia Edgeworth, Orange Beach; Morgan Davis, Saraland; Parker Goff, Faith Academy

Middle: Georgia McInnis, Bayside Academy; Riley Carter, McGill-Toolen; Lina Ramos, St. Michael ; Noel Freeman, UMS-Wright; Shaquondra Holcombe , Washington County; Janiyah King, Daphne; Taylor Ishmel, Spanish Fort

Setter: Katy Parker, Faith Academy; Emma McPherson, Mobile Christian; Sophia Saxon, Saraland; Lucy McCoy, Daphne

Libero/Defensive Specialist:

Marley Charles, St. Michael; Bre Huges, Saraland; Delaney Clough, Spanish Fort; Cammie Waite , St. Luke’s; Julia Joyce, St. Paul’s; Mary Katherine Whitehurst, Bayside Academy; Madison Hammond, Daphne