The Franklin Free Press announces its 2025 All-Franklin County Volleyball Team
Franklin Free Press All-Franklin County Volleyball First Team
Carson Hovater, senior middle hitter, Belgreen
Bryn Scott, senior libero, Belgreen
Alayna Tate, senior setter, Belgreen
Kamryn Kuykendall, freshman outside hitter, Red Bay
Laila Hill, senior outside hitter, Russellville
Bri McCulloch, sophomore libero, Russellville
Fatima Ramirez, senior setter, Russellville
Second Team
Lilliana Willingham, junior middle hitter/defensive specialist, Belgreen
Kyla Blackburn, senior libero, Red Bay
Addy Blackburn, junior outside hitter, Red Bay
Blevyn Sappington, sophomore outside hitter, Russellville
Carly Cason, sophomore outside hitter, Tharptown
Malia McCullar, senior middle hitter, Tharptown
Alyssa Fischer, senior setter, Tharptown
Honorable Mention
Randi Terry, sophomore outside hitter/defensive specialist, Belgreen
Avery Cummings, senior outside hitter, Phil Campbell
Ragan Moss, junior libero, Phil Campbell
Lexxi Santoni, setter, Phil Campbell
Brittan Gasaway, freshman setter, Red Bay
Alexia Groce, junior setter, Russellville
Cadence Kennedy, sophomore middle hitter, Tharptown
Karrah Nichols, junior outside hitter, Tharptown
Coach of the Year: Madison Lamon, Russellville
Top row, from left: Carson Hovater, BHS; Alayna Tate, BHS; Laila Hill, RHS; Fatima Ramirez, RHS
Bottom row, from left: Bryn Scott, BHS; Kamryn Kuykendall, RBHS; Bri McCulloch, RHS
The Franklin Free Press is happy to announce its 2025 All-Franklin County Volleyball Team. The team was selected by the FFP staff based on nominations and information provided by the coaches and/or school administrators. The Coach of the Year was voted on by the coaches.
All five varsity volleyball teams in the county had at least three players land on the First Team, Second Team, or Honorable Mention.
This year’s FFP All-County First Team consists of three Belgreen players, three Russellville players and one Red Bay player.
For Belgreen, it was a senior trio that landed on the First Team. Carson Hovater led the Lady Bulldogs attack with 276 total kills, recorded 43 service aces, finished with a 97.1 serve percentage, and added 19 assists. Hovater also did her part defensively with 124 digs and 22 total blocks, including 18 solo blocks.
Libero Bryn Scott led the Lady Bulldogs in digs with 572—second most in the county—and helped offensively with 16 assists and 13 kills. Setter Alayna Tate led the county in assists this season with 611, good for an average of 18.5 assists per match. Tate also had 28 service aces, 23 kills, and 267 digs.
Russellville’s three First Team selections consisted of two seniors and a sophomore, all of whom broke program single-season or career records during the course of one of the program’s best seasons ever.
Senior outside hitter Laila Hill finished with a team-high 450 kills this past campaign, setting a new single-season record in that category. Those 450 kills were also the most in the county. Hill also did her part defensively with 15 blocks and 195 total digs.
Fellow senior Fatima Ramirez also set a new program record for the Lady Golden Tigers recording 576 assists, the most any RHS player has had in one year. Ramirez’s contributions included 337 digs, 27 total blocks, 108 kills, and 61 service aces, as well.
Sophomore Bri McCulloch is the third First Team selection for RHS. The libero finished with an historic season, setting single-season and career records for digs with 894. That number is not just the best total in the county, it’s the most digs in the state and third most in the country according to MaxPreps.com. McCulloch also contributed offensively with 47 service aces, 79 kills, and 139 assists.
Rounding out the First Team was Red Bay freshman outside hitter Kamryn Kuykendall, who did a bit of everything for the Lady Tigers and was the team’s most dangerous offensive threat this year. Kuykendall finished with team-high 258 kills (fourth most in the county) and recorded 72 service aces, as well. Defensively, the freshman added 30 blocks and 112 digs.
On the Second Team, Belgreen and Russellville added one player, Red Bay had two and Tharptown had three players chosen. The Honorable Mentions consisted of three players from Phil Campbell; one from Belgreen, Red Bay, and Russellville; and two players from Tharptown.
The Franklin County Coach of the Year, determined by votes from the county coaches, is Russellville’s Madison Lamon. In her second season leading the program, Lamon took the team to new heights: the Lady Golden Tigers set a new program record for wins in a season with 41, won the area regular season title, won the program’s first area tournament championship, and finished the year in the second round of the Class 5A North Super Regional tournament, the furthest RHS has advanced since the late 1970s.