Hoover dominated high school volleyball in 2020.
The Class 7A champions lost the first match of the season to McGill-Toolen then reeled off 52 straight wins to earn its first volleyball championship in program history.
Along the way, the Bucs beat Class 6A champion Mountain Brook three times, Class 5A champion Bayside Academy twice and also downed McGill-Toolen twice following the opening-season loss.
Hoover lost only eight sets all season, winning 122, and swept its final 16 matches.
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Mountain Brook’s won its third straight title and fifth championship in the past eight seasons with the previous four coming in Class 7A.
Coach Ann Schilling guided Bayside Academy to an AHSAA-record 19th straight championship, breaking the national record with 29 total titles in program history. The Admirals also became the first state team to win titles in five different classes (5A, 4A, 3A, 2A, 1A).
Hoover and Bayside each placed three players on the Super All-State team, compiled by the AL.com high school sports staff with input from coaches.
Below is the 2020 Super All-State volleyball team.
SUPER ALL-STATE VOLLEYBALL TEAM
Merritt Beason, Gardendale
6-3, Sr., Outside Hitter
693 kills, 304 digs, 80 aces, Florida signee
Gracie Lynn Butler, Hazel Green
6-1, Sr., Outside Hitter
719 kills, 113 blocks, 324 digs, Samford signee
Skyler Bumpers, McGill-Toolen
6-0, Sr., Outside Hitter
681 kills, 430 digs, 53 blocks, 37 aces, Tulane signee
Alex Oliver, Jasper
5-10, Sr., Outside Hitter
803 kills, 82 blocks, 555 digs, 75 aces, West Florida signee
Audrey Rothman, Spain Park
6-4, Jr., Outside Hitter
512 kills, 172 digs, 244 assists, 64 aces, Florida State commit
Lillyanna Cartee, Hartselle
6-0, Sr., Outside Hitter
574 kills, 67 blocks, 645 digs, 50 aces
Celie Field, Mountain Brook
5-9, Sr., Outside Hitter
317 kills, 327 digs, 72 aces
Rae Ann Hall, Curry
5-8, Sr., Outside Hitter
647 kills, 447 digs, 56 aces, Blue Mountain College signee
Kamble Frenette, Spanish Fort
6-1, Sr., Outside Hitter
710 kills, 506 digs, 57 blocks, 81 aces, Montevallo signee
Emily Buhl, Bayside Academy
5-11, Sr., Outside Hitter
422 kills, 152 digs, 28 aces
Brenna Stone, Jacksonville
5-10, Sr., Outside Hitter
555 kills, 89 blocks, 296 digs
Hailey Holshouser, Hartselle
5-7, Sr., Outside Hitter
409 kills, 556 digs, 90 aces
Gabrielle Essix, Hoover
6-3, Sr., Middle
423 kills, 86 blocks, Florida signee
Lexi Shaddix, West Point
6-0, Sr., Middle
807 kills, 148 blocks, 383 digs
Cassidy Granger, Bayshore Christian
6-0, Sr., Middle
460 kills, 150 blocks, 71 aces
Brelynn Dailey, Bayside Academy
5-6, Sr., Setter
860 assists, 252 digs, 87 aces
Aly Durban, Hoover
5-7, Sr., Setter
1,432 assists, 213, digs, 45 aces
Luci Wilkinson, Bayside Academy
5-7, Jr., DS/Libero
692 digs, 95 aces
Brooklyn Hadley, McGill-Toolen
5-8, So., DS/Libero
648 digs, 71 aces
Evelyn King, Mountain Brook
5-7, Sr., DS/Libero
676 digs, 50 aces
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Hoover's Rya McKinnon is the AL.com volleyball Player of the Year. (Dennis Victory | preps@al.com)
Rya McKinnon, Hoover
5-9, Jr., Outside Hitter
594 kills, 267 digs, 2.32 passer rating, 50 aces, Louisville commitment
COACH OF THE YEAR
Chris Camper, Hoover