Frizzelle Makes All-State 1st Team; Hanger, Anderson on 2nd Team

Fort Defiance, the Class 2 state runner-up in volleyball, placed three players on the all-state team released Monday.

Maecy Frizzelle, the Shenandoah District and Region 2B Player of the Year, was named to the Class 2 All-State First Team. Frizzelle, a junior hitter, was one of just two underclass players on the first team.

Fort Defiance freshman Caroline Hanger and sophomore libero Narah Anderson earned spots on the Class 2 All-State Second Team. Hanger was the lone ninth-grader to earn all-state recognition.

Player of the Year – Emmah McAmis, Central (Wise), 12
Coach of the Year – Holly Fleming, Ridgeview  

All-State Class 2 First Team
Emmah McAmis, Central (Wise), 12
Jolie Faw, Bruton, 12
Maecy Frizzelle, Fort Defiance, 11
Brea Anduiza, James River, 12
Leah Sutherland, Ridgeview, 12
Mackenzie Wright, Ridgeview, 12
Allie Lynch, Clarke County, 12
Isabel Aliveto, Clarke County, 10
Brooklyn Lane, Gretna, 12
Konner Myers, James River, 12  

All-State Class 2 Second Team
Mina Faw, Bruton, 12
Bryn Franzen, Clarke County, 11
Mattox Adams, Radford, 11
Aubree Whitt, Marion Senior, 12
Caroline Hanger, Fort Defiance, 9
Ava Thacker, James River, 12
Regan Shields, Appomattox, 11
Amelia McKenzie, Virginia High, 12
Brooke Langston, Marion Senior, 12
Norah Anderson, Fort Defiance, 10