Player of the Year: Hannah Young
SCHOOL: Brookville
YEAR: Senior
POSITION: Outside hitter
ALL-STAR STUFF: Hannah Young’s first sport isn’t volleyball, but that didn’t stop her from putting up some of the most impressive numbers in the area. Young, who was asked to move to ou tside hitter from middle hitter this season after the Bees lost a number of seniors in 2016, didn’t hesitate to answer the call. With 374 total kills this season, Young became the leading single-season scorer in coach Ashley Wilson’s 10-year tenure at BHS. And she converted 36 percent of her attack attempts — 1,034, which is the seventh-highest single-season attack attempts number in VHSL history — for kills. She finished in double figures in kills in 22 of 24 matches. Young also tallied 16 double-doubles this season, including the Bees’ final eight games. The four-year varsity starter and Kent State basketball commit has picked up four all-Seminole District honors, as well as two all-region accolades in her career. Young was named a second-team all-Class 3 state member after leading the Bees to the first round of the Region 3C tournament this year.
All-Area Volleyball Teams
First team
Heather Forton
SCHOOL: Jefferson Forest
YEAR: Sophomore
POSITION: All-purpose
ALL-STAR STUFF: Seminole District player of the year. … Led JF, the Region 4D runner-up that also made a state tournament appearance, with 563 assists. … Became one of the Cavaliers’ most well-rounded players with consistent serving (95.4 percent) and a team-leading 81 aces, as well as 81 kills. … Also named second team all-state at Class 4 level.
Charlotte Mabry
SCHOOL: Altavista
YEAR: Sophomore
POSITION: Setter
ALL-STAR STUFF: First team all-Region 1B and the region player of the year. … Helped lead the Colonels to their first state tournament in three years with a whopping 74 assists in wins in the region semis and championship. … Also named first team all-state for her performance in the first two rounds of the state tourney.
Jillian Finnerty
SCHOOL: Timberlake Christian
YEAR: Junior
POSITION: Setter/outside hitter
ALL-STAR STUFF: A first-team all-state selection in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division III. … Notched 255 kills with a 74.3 kill percentage. … Finished with an impressive .624 hitting percentage. … Also assisted on 291 of her teammates’ kills. … Led the Tornadoes to the state semifinals.
Addison Moorman
SCHOOL: Altavista
YEAR: Junior
POSITION: Outside hitter
ALL-STAR STUFF: First-team all-Region 1B selection. … Helped the Colonels pick up their first region title in four years with 24 kills and 18 digs in the final two rounds of the tournament. … Also named to the Class 1 all-state first team.
Marabeth Hammersmith
SCHOOL: Heritage
YEAR: Senior
POSITION: Outside hitter
ALL-STAR STUFF: Picked up first-team all-Seminole District honors. … Led the Pioneers with 195 kills, converting 39.4 percent of her attack attempts. … Of Pioneer players with at least 100 serve attempts, Hammersmith led in serving percentage (96.1 percent) with just 12 errors in 307 tries. … Was second on the team with 32 aces.
Bailey Tibbs
SCHOOL: Jefferson Forest
YEAR: Senior
POSITION: Outside hitter
ALL-STAR STUFF: First team all-Seminole District. … Had a team-high 196 kills, converting 25.9 percent of her attack attempts. … Was third on the team with 191 digs (8.3 per match). … Also had 32 aces. ... Led the Cavaliers with 503 receptions in serve receive.
Sarah McGarry
SCHOOL: Nelson
YEAR: Senior
POSITION: Middle blocker
ALL-STAR STUFF: All-Dogwood District first-team selection. … Led Nelson with 245 kills. … Delivered defensively with 88 blocks. … Had 45 aces behind a 94-percent serve percentage. … Helped the Governors to one of their most successful seasons in recent years with an 18-6 record and a first-round win in the Region 2C tournament. … Was a second-team all-Region 2C selection.
Lisa Romanzak
SCHOOL: Jefferson Forest
YEAR: Senior
POSITION: Libero
ALL-STAR STUFF: All-Seminole District first-team selection. … Was one of the area’s leaders in digs with 380, nearly 15 per match. … Cavaliers also counted on her in serve receive, where she was second on the team with 481 receptions, converting nearly 89 percent for successful passes.
Grace Lambert
SCHOOL: LCA
YEAR: Sophomore
POSITION: Libero
ALL-STAR STUFF: First-team all-Seminole District. … Finished with a team-high 370 digs for 18.5 per match. … Had 434 receptions in serve receive, or 21.7 per match, nearly three times as many receptions as any other Bulldog player. … Eighty-nine percent of her passes in serve receive (387 of the 434) ended in successful passes.
SCHOOL: Brookville
YEAR: Senior
POSITION: Outside hitter
ALL-STAR STUFF: Hannah Young’s first sport isn’t volleyball, but that didn’t stop her from putting up some of the most impressive numbers in the area. Young, who was asked to move to ou tside hitter from middle hitter this season after the Bees lost a number of seniors in 2016, didn’t hesitate to answer the call. With 374 total kills this season, Young became the leading single-season scorer in coach Ashley Wilson’s 10-year tenure at BHS. And she converted 36 percent of her attack attempts — 1,034, which is the seventh-highest single-season attack attempts number in VHSL history — for kills. She finished in double figures in kills in 22 of 24 matches. Young also tallied 16 double-doubles this season, including the Bees’ final eight games. The four-year varsity starter and Kent State basketball commit has picked up four all-Seminole District honors, as well as two all-region accolades in her career. Young was named a second-team all-Class 3 state member after leading the Bees to the first round of the Region 3C tournament this year.
All-Area Volleyball Teams
First team
Heather Forton
SCHOOL: Jefferson Forest
YEAR: Sophomore
POSITION: All-purpose
ALL-STAR STUFF: Seminole District player of the year. … Led JF, the Region 4D runner-up that also made a state tournament appearance, with 563 assists. … Became one of the Cavaliers’ most well-rounded players with consistent serving (95.4 percent) and a team-leading 81 aces, as well as 81 kills. … Also named second team all-state at Class 4 level.
Charlotte Mabry
SCHOOL: Altavista
YEAR: Sophomore
POSITION: Setter
ALL-STAR STUFF: First team all-Region 1B and the region player of the year. … Helped lead the Colonels to their first state tournament in three years with a whopping 74 assists in wins in the region semis and championship. … Also named first team all-state for her performance in the first two rounds of the state tourney.
Jillian Finnerty
SCHOOL: Timberlake Christian
YEAR: Junior
POSITION: Setter/outside hitter
ALL-STAR STUFF: A first-team all-state selection in the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division III. … Notched 255 kills with a 74.3 kill percentage. … Finished with an impressive .624 hitting percentage. … Also assisted on 291 of her teammates’ kills. … Led the Tornadoes to the state semifinals.
Addison Moorman
SCHOOL: Altavista
YEAR: Junior
POSITION: Outside hitter
ALL-STAR STUFF: First-team all-Region 1B selection. … Helped the Colonels pick up their first region title in four years with 24 kills and 18 digs in the final two rounds of the tournament. … Also named to the Class 1 all-state first team.
Marabeth Hammersmith
SCHOOL: Heritage
YEAR: Senior
POSITION: Outside hitter
ALL-STAR STUFF: Picked up first-team all-Seminole District honors. … Led the Pioneers with 195 kills, converting 39.4 percent of her attack attempts. … Of Pioneer players with at least 100 serve attempts, Hammersmith led in serving percentage (96.1 percent) with just 12 errors in 307 tries. … Was second on the team with 32 aces.
Bailey Tibbs
SCHOOL: Jefferson Forest
YEAR: Senior
POSITION: Outside hitter
ALL-STAR STUFF: First team all-Seminole District. … Had a team-high 196 kills, converting 25.9 percent of her attack attempts. … Was third on the team with 191 digs (8.3 per match). … Also had 32 aces. ... Led the Cavaliers with 503 receptions in serve receive.
Sarah McGarry
SCHOOL: Nelson
YEAR: Senior
POSITION: Middle blocker
ALL-STAR STUFF: All-Dogwood District first-team selection. … Led Nelson with 245 kills. … Delivered defensively with 88 blocks. … Had 45 aces behind a 94-percent serve percentage. … Helped the Governors to one of their most successful seasons in recent years with an 18-6 record and a first-round win in the Region 2C tournament. … Was a second-team all-Region 2C selection.
Lisa Romanzak
SCHOOL: Jefferson Forest
YEAR: Senior
POSITION: Libero
ALL-STAR STUFF: All-Seminole District first-team selection. … Was one of the area’s leaders in digs with 380, nearly 15 per match. … Cavaliers also counted on her in serve receive, where she was second on the team with 481 receptions, converting nearly 89 percent for successful passes.
Grace Lambert
SCHOOL: LCA
YEAR: Sophomore
POSITION: Libero
ALL-STAR STUFF: First-team all-Seminole District. … Finished with a team-high 370 digs for 18.5 per match. … Had 434 receptions in serve receive, or 21.7 per match, nearly three times as many receptions as any other Bulldog player. … Eighty-nine percent of her passes in serve receive (387 of the 434) ended in successful passes.
