Riley, Craven given all-league volleyball honors

The Valley League's girls volleyball coaches selected two Fallbrook High School players for all-league recognition.

Annie Riley was placed on the league's first team. Ashylnn Craven was a second-team selection. "Very happy. And both of them are returners, so extremely happy," said Fallbrook coach Jason Dale.

Riley is a sophomore. Craven is a junior. The April 20 coaches meeting selected seven players to the first team and seven players for the second team.

Dale uses a 6-2 formation with two setters, both of whom also hit. Riley was one of the setters, and she led the Warriors in both kills and assists for the season. "She was our best attacker," Dale said.

"I think it's well deserved," Dale said of Riley's first-team designation. "She's an incredibly hard worker."

Riley was on the varsity as a freshman in 2019, and Dale added that she has improved between her freshman and sophomore seasons.

Craven is an outside hitter. "Ashlynn was probably our strongest passer of this season," Dale said. "All of her passes kept us in the game."

Riley and Craven were also the Warriors' two team captains for the 2020-21 season.

Fallbrook finished the Valley League season with a 1-3 record. Because matches were cancelled due to coronavirus precautions, positions in the final league standings are not official other than that Ramona was the league champion. Ramona was undefeated in five league matches; four of those were three-game sweeps while Fallbrook took two games against the Bulldogs. The Warriors had a 2-4 overall record for the season.

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