All-Randolph County Volleyball

ASHEBORO — When a county was as impressive in one sport as Randolph County was in volleyball this past season, choosing an all-county team is a very difficult decision. 

Six of the eight teams in the county qualified for the state tournament with five capturing at least one playoff win. Two of the teams — Randleman and Uwharrie Charter Academy — advanced to the third round and five teams recorded at least 16 wins with UCA registering 28 and RHS 20. Asheboro had 19 wins, Trinity 17 and Southwestern Randolph 16. That’s impressive.

To be eligible for the all-county team, a player had to be nominated by her coach with characteristics such as leadership, sportsmanship and final statistics all weighing into the nomination. The team was then selected from the nominations received. 

Narrowing down so much talent was difficult, but the Randolph Hub would like to present the 2024 All-Randolph County Volleyball Team.

Player of the Year: Camden Scott, Randleman

Randleman High School senior Camden Scott was one of those players who was pretty much automatic with her spiking ability. She had incredible arm motion and was exceptionally effective from the right side. The PAC Player of the Year, she is a two-time All-Conference performer who led the team with 333 kills, while adding 340 digs and 28 blocks on the season. She is headed to play collegiately at NC A&T.

Coach of the Year: Kerry Mitchell, Randleman

Randleman’s Kerry Mitchell navigated one of the toughest conferences in the state in leading the Tigers to the PAC regular-season championship. It took until the final game of the season, a win by Southwestern Randolph over Uwharrie Charter Academy, for the Tigers to win it, but they did and captured their first league championship since 2010. RHS finished 11-1 in league play and then posted playoff wins over R-S Central and Forbush to reach the third round of the state 2-A playoffs.

All-County Team

Mailey Way (Providence Grove) — The senior  has provided leadership for the Patriots on and off the court. She finished her final season with 482 digs, an average of 23 per match. She had a serve percentage of 93 percent. Called a coach on the floor, she was a stabilizing factor for the team.

Karrington Batten (Trinity) — A finalist for Player of the Year, the two-year captain for the Bulldogs led the PAC with 345 kills and had a hitting percentage of .466. She led her team with 51 blocks and was second with 61 service aces and second in service points with 173.

Kaitlyn McCoy (Trinity) — The senior outside hitter finished with 308 kills, the fourth best in the PAC. The two-year captain had a .387 hitting percentage and she was second on her team with 214 digs. She led her team with 82 aces and 234 service points. 

Lia George (Asheboro) — George was an exceptional all-around force, especially across the front line as she recorded 214 kills and 30 blocks for the Blue Comets, who finished second in the Mid-Piedmont Conference. The junior added 267 digs to her resume. 

Emma Kate Forester (Asheboro) — The junior middle blocker led the team with 228 kills. She recorded 163 blocks and showed her versatility by adding 50 digs while recording a serve percentage of 92 percent.

Kenly Whitaker (Eastern Randolph) — Some of the numbers the senior registered were eye-popping as she finished with a 99.5 percent serve success rate and 942 assists for the season. She added 185 digs and was the leader on the floor for the Wildcats.

Camryn Vickery (Randleman) — The senior setter was dynamic throughout her prep career as she surpassed the 2,000-assist mark. She finished with 908 assists this past season. She recorded 60 aces and added 187 digs in setting up the potent Tiger offense.

Haley Hinshaw (Randleman) -— The senior outside hitter was second on the team with 266 kills. She finished with 321 digs and 29 aces on the season. Her serve percentage was 95.2 percent. 

Kynnedi Routh (Wheatmore) — The senior outside hitter gave the Warriors a little bit of everything during the season. She recorded 121 digs and led the team in kills while providing positive reinforcement.

Sadie Upchurch (Uwharrie Charter Academy) — The junior was named the PAC Defensive Player of the Year in earning All-Region honors. She recorded 357 digs with 83 assists and 32 service aces.

Emory Johnson (Uwharrie Charter Academy) — The junior setter recorded 873 assists and 255 digs with 77 kills, an all-around contributor to the Eagles’ season. She was named All-Region and provided stellar leadership qualities.

Caroline Way (Uwharrie Charter Academy) — A finalist for the Player of the Year, she is just a sophomore, which means a bright future for UCA volleyball. She never left the floor and finished with 306 kills, 295 digs and 32 service aces. She was an All-Region performer who finished with 19 blocks.

Gracie Hodgin (Southwestern Randolph) — The four-time All-Conference performer finished her career impressively as the senior outside hitter was named the team’s Most Valuable Player and a member of the All-State team. She had 319 kills, 421 digs and 51 service aces.

Cheyenne Dixon (Southwestern Randolph) — Just a freshman, she showed how bright her future can be. The outside hitter/libero recorded 373 digs, 59 kills and added 59 service aces. She provided solid play in all areas.

Honorable Mention

Laura Wideman (PG), Anna Grace LeRoy (AHS), Eva Vuncannon (AHS), Emma Little (AHS), Ady Scherer (AHS), Kadie Green (RHS), Ava Jones (RHS), Mollie Hall (RHS), Vivian Underwood (ER), Cora Sparrow (ER), Madeline Mullinix (WHS), Alexis Holifield (WHS), Kayden Faglier (UCA), Anna Brewer (UCA), Morgan Lowe (UCA), Kinlin Hulin (SWR).