Four BHS Volleyball Players on AAA All-State Team; Martin on First Team, Smell Second Team Captain
By Chris Johnson on November 25, 2022
Four Bridgeport High School volleyball players have picked up Class AAA All-State honors as the all-state team was announced on Friday by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association.
Leading the way is senior standout Alexa Martin, who recently signed her letter-of-intent to continue her career at Fairmont State. Martin is a first-team all-state selection after a season in which she paved the way for the Indians finishing with a record of 37-13-2 and advancing to the state tournament semifinal with 559 kills, 173 blocks, 77 aces and 245 digs.
Martin, who earned second-team all-state honors as a junior and honorable mention status as a sophomore, finished her BHS career with 1,077 kills, 303 blocks and 131 aces.
Sophomore Myleigh Smell emerged as one of the state’s premier up-and-coming star players this season and she was named captain of the second team.
Like Martin, Smell brought an all-around game to the court for the Indians. She had 291 kills, 360 digs, 123 aces and 15 blocks.
Junior Ella Sorine took over as the team’s primary setter this season and exceled in the role en route to earning special honorable mention all-state honors. She finished with 1,012 assists and showed she is developing an all-around game as well as she added 17 kills, 51 aces, 17 blocks and 210 digs.
Senor Rebekah Mitchell became an impact player for BHS this year and picked up honorable mention all-state status after posting 152 kills, 25 blocks and 43 aces.
Hannah Howard, from state champion Musselman, was selected as the first-team captain.
The complete AAA All-State Volleyball list can be viewed below.
Editor's Note: In top photo from left to right: Martin, Smell, Sorine and Mitchell. In bottom photo, Martin surveys the court. Photos by Joe LaRocca.
2022 W.Va. All-State Volleyball
CLASS AAA
FIRST TEAM
Hannah Howard, Musselman, SR (Captain)
Alexa Martin, Bridgeport, SR
Dia Sauvage, Greenbrier East, JR
Paige Richmond, Hedgesville, SR
Paige Brock, Morgantown, SR
Delaney Brasselle, George Washington, SR
Rylee Wise, Parkersburg, SR
Abby Dillon, Woodrow Wilson, SO
Ava Dunnigan, Musselman, JR
Kaitlyn Anderson, Morgantown, JR
SECOND TEAM
Myleigh Smell, Bridgeport, SO (Captain)
ZaMahya Moss, Woodrow Wilson, SR
Olivia Albrecht, Wheeling Park, SR
Gracie Lemon, Spring Valley, SR
Alayna Harper, Hedgesville, SO
Reese Parsons, Hurricane, JR
Sidney Varney, Ripley, SR
Maia Johnson, Parkersburg South, JR
Kayli Derrow, John Marshall, JR
Laney Gannon, Huntington, SR
Special Honorable Mention
Alanna Penn, Woodrow Wilson; Gracie Gumm, Greenbrier East; Olivia Perkins, Parkersburg; Paisley Miller, Hedgesville; Ally Webb, Capital; Tylie Barton, George Washington; Maggie Dickerson, Hurricane; Alexis Stack, Greenbrier East; Ada McCoy, Musselman; Grace DeVall, Morgantown; Mallori Dunn-Martin, Huntington; Madison Stoll, Princeton; Katie Pilgrim, University; Ella Sorine, Bridgeport; Keleigh Chrisman, Musselman; Kendal Currence, Buckhannon-Upshur
Honorable Mention
Ava Katz, George Washington; Tiona Carroll, Cabell Midland; Gracie Brown, Hedgesville; Hailey Ervin, Greenbrier East; Rebekah Mitchell, Bridgeport; Sarah Pownell, Hampshire; Mya Green, Parkersburg; Salia Harris, Woodrow Wilson; Emma Brogan, Lincoln County; Kalila Hames, Oak Hill; Aziah Smith, Capital; Reagan Ballard, Spring Valley; Molly Riggs, South Charleston; Grace Dickerson, Hurricane; Olivia Bell, Huntington; Kate Williams, University. Lily Estep, Riverside
