Photo: Northpoint’s Quinn Thurman (8) and Isis Reid set a block at the net during a match at First Assembly Christian School. Thurman and teammate Kylee Reynolds were named to the Division II-A all-state team by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association. (Bob Bakken/desotocountynews.com)
The Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) has released its all-state volleyball teams for the 2023 season and two members of the Northpoint Christian Lady Trojans were included on the Division II-A team.
Northpoint players on the all-state team were outside hitter Quinn Thurman and middle hitter Kylee Reynolds.
Thurman and Reynolds, both juniors, were instrumental in getting the Lady Trojans to the TSSAA Division II-A state tournament last fall. Northpoint finished the season 21-7, dropping a four-set match to Middle Tennessee Christian and a five-set thriller to St. George’s of Collierville in the state tournament at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
The trip to state was the Lady Trojans’ third appearance with 2007 and 2021 being the other times at the tournament. Northpoint was the 2023 West Region champion .
Here is the complete Division II-A All-State Team, as determined by the TSWA.
DIVISION II-A
OH : Ava Burns, St. George’s, Sr.
OH : Darby Felts, Lakeway Christian, So.
OH : Sadie Kroeger, Providence Christian, So.
OH : Reese Regnor, St. George’s, Sr.
OH : Anna Clay Shirley, Middle Tennessee Christian, So.
OH : McKenna Shotwell, Providence Christian, Sr.
OH : Quinn Thurman, Northpoint, Jr.
MH : London Dyson, MASE, Jr.
MH : Kylee Reynolds, Northpoint, Jr.
MH : Lily Watson, Middle Tennessee Christian, Sr.
S : Lila McClain, St. George’s, So.
S : Haley Hudson, Middle Tennessee Christian, Sr.
S : Lillie Meinhart, Providence Christian, Jr.
L : Addison Burks, Middle Tennessee Christian, So.
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