Emory Rains' Charlotte Bradshaw hammers down a kill during the Ladycats' area-round playoff win over Henderson .
Emory Rains entered the 2016 season with big expectations. It didn&apos;t disappoint.
The Ladycats went undefeated in District 13-4A play and clinched the league title with ease. They advanced on to the Region II tournament semifinal round before calling it a year.
Charlotte Bradshaw, a senior outside hitter, was a big reason for the optimism ahead of the season. At this time last year, she was an ETSN.fm East Texas Volleyball Super Team first-team selection.
Today, she&apos;s the 2016 ETSN.fm East Texas Volleyball Super Team&apos;s Player of the Year.
Bradshaw had a tremendous season. She scored 771 points as the Ladycats worked their way to a final record of 35-8 and also saved 553 points on digs for the highest honor.
Van might be District 13-4A&apos;s best hope at future glory. Freshman outside hitter Macy Rucker is the Newcomer of the Year. She contributed 436 points for the Lady Vandals and added 201 digs on a playoff team.
Carthage made a great case for East Texas&apos; team of the year on its run to the 4A Region II tournament&apos;s championship game. It was the largest of just local three squads to reach the regional semifinals or better.
As such, Carthage&apos;s Leven Barker is the Coach of the Year.
Below, you&apos;ll 18 other players named to our first, second and third teams. An additional 60 players earned honorable mentions.
Leven Barker, Head Coach, Carthage -- Guided the Carthage to the Class 4A Region II championship game, pushed defending champion and eventual state runner-up Argyle to the fifth set and finished 2016 with a record of 36-7.
Lauren Almuete, Mineola; Kylie Carroll, Henderson; Kailey Consford, Bullard; Heather Craig, Carlisle; Lillian Hollins, Apple Springs; Dae'Jah Johnson, Pittsburg; Payton Jones, Beckville; Grace Ann Kelly, Cayuga; Alli Lloyd, Van; Sarah McKeethan, Bullard; Shelby Mixon, Woodville; Gracie Pendergrass, Alba-Golden; Ryleigh Rand, Lindale; Hannah Richardson, Chapel Hill; Audrey Slaten, Hallsville; Kyra Winn, Union Grove.
Kristian Bell, Gary; Nikki Bell, Longview; Ashton Brown, Tatum; Malaysia Burns, Pittsburg; Torie Comeaux, Huntington; McCall Cowert, Bullard; McKenna Hildebrandt, Emory Rains; Kyndal Martin, Carlisle; Faith Landreneaux, Carthage; Bethany Mitchell, Woodville; Nia Mitchell, Diboll; Belynda Ray, Gilmer; Riley Seegers, Beckville; Molly Tanner, Quitman; Amber Walker, Lindale; Payton White, Spring Hill; Alexis Wiley, Pine Tree; Mia Williams, Diboll.
Ramsi Bentley, Apple Springs; Haley Breazeale, Union Grove; Madison Busch, Pittsburg; Maddie Butler, Bullard; Maci Carpenter, Overton; Natalie Davenport, Troup; Sarah Davis, Sabine; Cammie Hicks, Quitman; Anna Grace Miller, Pleasant Grove; Hannah Perry, Henderson, Victoria Pierson, Longview; Taylor Rodgers, Gary; Lexie Sampson, Van; Bailey Stewart, Woodville; Melody Weaver, Hallsville.
Keylee Adair, Carlisle; M'Kenna Daniel, Van; Alex Flora, Troup; Rjael Flores, Lindale; Brooklyn Gray, Sabine; Alexandria Johnson, Longview; Jansen Reid, Troup; Molly Sanford, Timpson; Leeanna Shotwell, Groveton; Blair Smith, Pleasant Grove; Claudia Young, Bullard.