GIRLS BASKETBALL: Staton named MF7’s top player, Alm named top coach, three others on all-league team

Published 1:00 pm Thursday, March 6, 2025

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Polk County junior guard Bailey Staton has been named the Mountain Foothills 7 Conference Player of the Year, with three teammates and head coach Brandy Alm also earning recognition.

Polk’s Kylie Lewis, Kiera Littlejohn and Mia Bradley each received All-MF7 selection. For Lewis, it marks her fourth all-conference award, the first Wolverine to accomplish that feat since Briana Cunningham from 2003-2006.

Polk County head coach Brandy Alm received the Coach of the Year award after leading the Wolverines to a 23-2 record and the MF7 regular season and conference championships. It marked the first time since the 1999-2000 season that Polk swept both conference titles in a season.

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Staton averaged 16.5 points per game in winning her second MF7 Player of the Year award in three seasons. She set school records this season for career 3-pointers and assists

 

The complete All-MF7 girls basketball team:

 

Brevard: Leah Cabe, Addison Worley

 

Chase: Paytin Hutchins

 

East Rutherford: Bella Harris, Faith Smith

 

Hendersonville: Addison Adams, Addison Reid, Samiyah Smith

 

Patton: Jayce Mull

 

Polk County: Mia Bradley, Kylie Lewis, Kiera Littlejohn, Bailey Staton

 

R-S Central: Lai Flack