The State’s best: Meet the 2022 all-area high school girls volleyball team
A look at The State’s all-area girls volleyball team from Midlands-area high schools for the 2022 season.
Player of the Year
Anna Logan Gillens, Cardinal Newman
Player of the Year, reader’s choice (Fan vote)
Meredith McEnulty, Gilbert
First Team
▪ Erin Allert, Cardinal Newman: Senior had 465 kills, 57 aces, 86 blocks, 97 digs and 25 assists. Signed to play at Army.
▪ Addie Bittner, North Central: Sophomore was all-state selection, region Player of Year and had 345 kills, 15 blocks, 54 aces, 167 digs.
▪ Za’Niya Boyles, Gray Collegiate: Senior was all-state, Class 2A Player of Year and North-South selection. Had 178 kills, 46 aces and 74 digs.
▪ Laila Brown, Dreher: Junior was all-state selection. Had 24 kills, 56 aces, 348 digs and 24 assists.
▪ Andrea Crawford, Lexington: Senior was North-South selection, had 51 aces, 85 assists, and 387 digs
▪ Joyce Edwards, Camden: Junior was all-state selection, had 176 kills, 44 blocks, 34 digs.
▪ Christiana Greene, Cardinal Newman: Led Cardinals with 453 kills to go along with 54 aces, 41 blocks, 295 digs and 20 aces.
▪ Victoria Harris, Cardinal Newman: Junior and South Carolina commit had 46 aces, 432 digs and 94 assists this season.
▪ Avery Irick, Camden: Senior was region player of year, all-state and North-South selection. Had 29 aces, 121 digs and 307 assists.
▪ Camryn Jeffrey, Westwood: Sophomore was region Player of Year and all-state selection. Finished the season with 252 kills, 203 digs, 116 blocks and 42 aces.
▪ Jayden Johnson, Cardinal Newman: Junior led team with 1,075 assists to go along with 88 aces and 64 kills.
▪ Ashley Kelley, Lexington: All-state and North-South selection had 76 aces, 140 kills, 31 blocks, 723 assists and 254 digs.
▪ Sarah Lawrence, River Bluff: Senior was all-state selection and had 315 kills, 39 aces, 47 blocks, 285 digs.
▪ Anna Logan Gillens, Cardinal Newman: Senior and Delaware signee led area with 577 kills, was region Player of Year and helped Cardinals to SCISA 3A championship.
▪ Julia Maybach, Gray Collegiate: Senior was all-state selection and had 87 kills, 45 blocks, 15 digs.
▪ Meredith McEnulty, Gilbert: Junior was region Player of Year and all-state selection. Had 127 kills, 51 aces, 40 blocks and 306 assists.
▪ Dani Mejia, Chapin: Junior had 259 kills, 208 digs, 29 aces this season.
▪ Charlotte Morris, Lugoff-Elgin: Senior was all-state, North-South all-star selection. Had 220 assists, 196 kills, 196 digs and 50 aces. Committed to play at Liberty.
▪ Maggie Northcutt, Pelion: Junior was all-state selection and had 96 kills, 10 aces, 26 digs this season.
▪ Mary Norwood, North Central: Sophomore was all-state selection and had 257 kills, 64 blocks, 31 aces, 21 digs.
▪ Ava Reeves, River Bluff: Senior was region player of year, all-state, North-South All-Star selection. Had 369 kills, 60 aces, 38 blocks, 242 digs. Signed with Anderson.
▪ Paige Spanbauer, River Bluff: Senior was North-South selection and had 432 digs, 92 assists and signed with Georgia Southern.
Second Team
Bella Assaley, AC Flora; Alexa Brownell, Northside Christian; Courtney Burgess, AC Flora; Kellee Craig, Lugoff-Elgin; Eliza Davies, Hammond; Abby Edwards, Chapin; Krista Edwards, Blythewood; Landon Garbade, North Central; Kaitlyn Hardy, Blythewood; Emma Holland, Pelion; MJ Hurd, Ben Lippen; Madeline Jones, Dutch Fork; Clarke Lawrence, Ridge View; Jessica Means, Saluda; Aiyo Price, Keenan; Sara Reed, Gilbert; Margaret Sloan, Brookland-Cayce; Lila Smith, Richard Winn; Kimberly Stiltner, Lugoff-Elgin; Kelsey Stone, Keenan; Mya Sumter, Spring Valley; Ivana Thigpen, Westwood
