THE RANKINGS: Is it the Year of the No. 28 Montgomery Bears?
LAST SEASON, MONTGOMERY WENT 28-19 OVERALL AND REACHED THE AREA ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS AFTER DISPATCHING WEST FORK IN A CLEAN SWEEP IN THE OPENING ROUND.
The Bears fell to Friendswood in a five-set thriller to close out their season.
First-team, all-district pick Delaney Wright is coming off a superior sophomore season where she had 551 kills to lead the Bears and registered a second-best 494 digs. Wright earned a spot on the TGCA All-State Team. In 2024, Wright also set the single-match kills record with 33 against Friendswood, which broke the record set back in 2017.
UT-Dallas-commit Savannah Welch, a second-team, all-district pick, chipped in 267 kills and a team-leading 102 blocks, while honorable mention, all-district pick Peyton Harts had 194 digs, 164 kills and 40 blocks.
Second-team, all-district selection Ava Collins chipped in a team-leading 680 assists and 297 digs, while Kennedy Marriott, an
honorable-mention, all-district pick, had 469 assists and 229 digs to her name.