The Class AAA All-State Volleyball has been announced by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association and Bridgeport High School is well-represented.

 

The Indians have five players who have earned all-state honors with senior standout Shea Hefner leading the way as a first-team selection.

 

Hefner, who will continue her career at West Virginia University next season, had 411 kills, 344 digs, 73 aces, 38 assists and five blocks to lead the Indians to a record of 22-9 and a spot in the state tournament.

 

Hefner second-team all-state honors in Class AA as a freshman and sophomore and was a first-team selection in Class AA a year ago before the Indians made the jump back up to AAA. She is also the school’s all-time leader in kills and digs.

 

Junior Violet Sickles was named to the Class AAA All-State second team. In 2020, Sickles had 260 kills, 74 digs, 52 aces, 14 assists and 14 blocks.

 

Senior Julia Griffith earns special honorable mention status after posting 190 digs, 38 aces, 18 assists and five kills.

 

The Tribe had a pair of players earn honorable mention status in sophomore Alexa Martin and junior Jayce Lucas. Martin had 166 kills, 73 blocks, 30 aces, 20 digs and 14 assists. Lucas, the team’s primary setter, had 742 assists to go along with 67 digs, 61 aces, 25 kills and four blocks.

 

Greenbrier East’s Chylyn Pate was named first-team captain. Morgantown’s Alayna Corwin is the captain of the second team.

 

The complete Class AAA All-State Volleyball team is listed below.

 

2020 West Virginia All-State Volleyball

CLASS AAA, FIRST TEAM

Chylyn Pate, Greenbrier East SR (CAPTAIN)

Skylar Yates, Hedgesville JR

Shea Hefner, Bridgeport SR

Hannah Howard, Musselman SO

Karli Edwards, George Washington SR

Leia Harper, Spring Mills, SR

Camryn Hughes, George Washington SR

Anna Umpleby, Parkersburg SR

Sadie Wright, Musselman JR

Ashleigh Wallin, Martinsburg SR

 

SECOND TEAM

Alayna Corwin, Morgantown SR (CAPTAIN)

Madison Boswell, Greenbrier East SR

Rachel Simon, Wheeling Park SR

Elysia Salon, Woodrow Wilson JR

Clara Lewis, Cabell Midland SR

Nyla Birch, George Washington SR

Renee Killough, Hampshire SR

Violet Sickles, Bridgeport, JR

Issy Grushecky, Morgantown FR

McKenzie Reynolds, Buckhannon-Upshur SR

 

Special Honorable Mention

Euodia Sauvage, Greenbrier East; Kacee Fansler, Woodrow Wilson; Sierra Lanham, University; Anya Ritz, Wheeling Park; LaZharia Jackson, South Charleston; Ally Franko, Wheeling Park; Shelbi Hickman, Cabell Midland; Lainee Selan, Hampshire; Paige Richmond, Hedgesville; Kierra Anderson, Martinsburg; Madigan Faircloth, Musselman; Presley Ridgely, Brooke; Sam Ellison, Princeton; Julia Griffith, Bridgeport; Ella Vorrhees, Morgantown; Skyler Young, Hedgesville; Emma Pauley, Riverside; Kennedy Stanley, Spring Valley

 

Honorable Mention

Makenna Gibson, Parkersburg South; Nevaeh Wooding, Greenbrier East; Khylan Plants, Parkersburg; Jayce Lucas, Bridgeport; Maddie Fields, Ripley; Talayah Boxley, Capital; Tess Bowen, Huntington; Maya Harris, George Washington; Grace Washburn, Morgantown; Alexa Martin, Bridgeport; Maddie Stull, Princeton; Kantley McKown, Hurricane; Nylah Gonzalez, Spring Mills; Emily Griffith, John Marshall; Natalie Happy, Washington; Jordan Grimes, Spring Mills; Faith Ketterman, Musselman

 

Editor's Note: Top photo is of Hefner. Bottom photo from left to right: Martin, Sickles, Lucas, Griffith. Photos by www.benqueenphotography.com