Area volleyball
- Updated: October 13, 2026
MVP Patterson powers Pleasant Valley to area title, and Thomas slams Oxford to area title.
By East Alabama Sports Today
Rounding up Tuesday’s area volleyball tournament action:
PLEASANT VALLEY: The Raiders beat Piedmont 25-13, 25-23, 25-18 to win the Class 2A, Area 11 championship. Both teams advanced to regional.
Pleasant Valley’s statistics:
— Ellie Patterson: 26 kills, five blocks, two aces, nine digs.
— Hanna Henry: two kills, one ace, 12 digs.
— Zalie Curvin: 17 digs, three assists.
— Elise Wheeler: two kills, one ace, 13 digs, 32 assists.
— Bentlee Turner: one kill, three digs.
— Ava Denham: one kill, one block, four aces, three digs.
— Avalyn Patterson: three kills, three blocks, two aces, one dig.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
MVP: Ellie Patterson (Pleasant Valley)
Offensive MVP: Elise Wheeler (Pleasant Valley)
Defensive MVP: Zalie Curvin (Pleasant Valley)
Pleasant Valley: Hanna Henry, Avalyn Patterson.
Piedmont: Na’Kiya Bothwell, Ellie Tolbert, Amiyah Thomas, Emma Proctor.
Ohatchee: Mollee Barnes, Payten Walker, Kate Ryan.
Wellborn: Emma Vaughn.
Saks: Ryleigh Kelly.
OXFORD: The Yellow Jackets won the Class 5A, Area 9 title, defeating Pell City 25-21, 25-21, 25-18 and St. Clair County 29-27, 25-10, 25-13. Both teams advanced to regional.
Oxford’s statistics:
— Ava Thomas: 31 kills, 16 digs, three blocks, two assists, one ace.
— Macy Thomas: 54 assists, 13 digs, five aces, one kill.
— Adriana Bonilla: 28 digs, three assists, one ace.
— Emerald Cole: 11 kills, five blocks.
— Marleigh Gay: 11 kills, five digs.
— Sophia Ledbetter: 13 digs, three aces.
— Charleigh Trotter: 11 digs, two aces.
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
MVP: Ava Thomas (Oxford).
Oxford: Adriana Bonilla, Emerald Cole.
St. Clair County: Abigail Mullens, Keili Nelson.
Springville: Aida Locklier.
Pell City: Reese Tarver.
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