Smell Earns First-Team Class AAA All-State Volleyball Honors; Three other BHS Players Recognized
By Chris Johnson on November 25, 2023
Bridgeport junior standout Myleigh Smell has been named a First-Team selection on the Class AAA All-State volleyball team which was announced today by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
Smell emerged as one of the state’s premier all-around players this year and led the Indians to a 40-8-7 record and a spot in the state tournament for the ninth consecutive year.
Smell finished with 508 kills, 71 aces, 45 blocks, 27 assists and 384 digs.
Three of her teammates also earned all-state accolades in senior Ella Sorine, junior Kaylee Enfield and senior Caroline Deniker.
Sorine is a second-team selection after leading the Indians in assists with 1,117 to go along with 37 blocks, 106 aces, 52 kills and 231 digs.
Enfield, the team’s libero, earned special honorable mention status. She finished with a team-best 454 digs as well as 69 aces, 56 assists and six kills.
Deniker earned honorable mention status after posing 361 kills, 73 aces, 28 blocks, 333 digs and 25 assists.
The complete Class AAA All-State Volleyball Team is listed below.
CLASS AAA, FIRST TEAM
Dia Sauvage, Greenbrier East, SR (Captain)
Abby Dillon, Woodrow Wilson, JR
Myleigh Smell, Bridgeport, JR
Ada McCoy, Musselman, JR
Gracie Brown, Hedgesville, SO
Maia Johnson, Parkersburg South, SR
Audrey Buck, Morgantown, JR
Olivia Perkins, Parkersburg, SR
Ava Katz, George Washington, JR
Paige Brink, Morgantown, SO
SECOND TEAM
Ava Dunnigan, Musselman, SR (Captain)
Ella Sorine, Bridgeport, SR
Salia Harris, Woodrow Wilson, JR
Layla Swint, Hurricane, JR
Mallori Dunn-Martin, Huntington, JR
Jillian Yost, Cabell Midland, SO
Emily King, Ripley, SR
Caelyn Wise, Parkersburg, SR
Grace DeVall, Morgantown, SR
Reva Sangrampurkar, George Washington, JR
SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION
Kaitlyn Anderson, Morgantown; Tylie Barton, George Washington; Alexa Smith, Hedgesville; Alanna Penn, Woodrow Wilson; Reagan Parsons, Parkersburg South; Alexis Stack, Greenbrier East; Maddie Stull, Princeton; Olivia Bell, Huntington; Kaylie Derrow, John Marshall; Addison Kitzmiller, University; Jillian Huffman, Wheeling Park; Keleigh Chrisman, Musselman; Kaylee Enfield, Bridgeport; Addyson Brill, Hampshire; Parker Sutherland, Hedgesville; Cyniah Winston, Jefferson
HONORABLE MENTION
Emily Gallaher, Woodrow Wilson; Kiki Brumfield, Spring Valley; Gracie Gumm, Greenbrier East; Hailey Maxwell, South Charleston; Josie Ramsey-Smith, Ripley; Katelyn Cremeans, Cabell Midland; Reese Parsons, Hurricane; Lilly Adkins, Spring Valley; Caroline Deniker, Bridgeport; Mollie Pack, Greenbrier East; Kendal Watcher, Musselman; Kennasyn Kveton, Lincoln County; Jadan Bishop, Capital; Brooke Snyder, Preston; Natalie Voithofer, University; Jordan Bostic, Riverside
