When MaxPreps revealed its list of the top 100 greatest high school sports coaches of all-time list, Alabama’s lone representative has led a program on the Eastern Shore of Baldwin County since 1987.

Ann Schilling, head volleyball coach of the Bayside Academy Admirals, was ranked No. 17 overall and the highest out of seven volleyball coaches on the list.

Over 34 years, she had led her team to the playoffs every year where they’ve collected 28 state championships and set the national record for consecutive titles at 21. Bayside Academy is the only team in the history of the Alabama High School Athletic Association to win championships in Class 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A.

Check-in on the Admirals

This week, the Admirals opened Class 7A Region 1 play with a sweep of Foley before adding a non-region win over Baker to improve to 15-5 overall. Bayside Academy was ranked No. 10 in MaxPreps’ state rankings as of Thursday with a rating of 22.95 and a 15.1 strength of schedule.

Three other Baldwin County schools were ranked in the top 25 heading into the weekend. Spanish Fort led the way at No. 6 with a 31-6 overall record, 25.69 rating and 14.4 strength of schedule. Fairhope (24-8, 21.07, 12.5) and Daphne (18-7, 21.02, 13.9) were neck-and-neck at No. 15 and 17, respectively.

Spanish Fort, Daphne featured in stat rankings

In MaxPreps’ statewide stat rankings, the Spanish Fort Toros and Daphne Trojans made multiple appearances.

Spanish Fort sophomore Cailyn Boykin checked in as the state leader in assists with 777 over 91 sets for an average of 8.5 assists per set. Daphne junior Grace Thigpen joined her in the top 10 at No. 7 with 559 over 67 sets. Senior Carlyn McAllister from Spanish Fort had recorded the seventh-most digs with 288 over 78 sets for an average of 3.7 digs per set.

A pair of Daphne Trojans were featured in offensive categories where junior Charlotte Mekkers was No. 5 in hitting percentage at 0.351 to go along with 148 kills. Classmate Ella Lomax ranked No. 7 in kills with 273 including a kill percentage of 44.7 and an average of 4 kills per set.

More on the top 100 coaches of all-time

MaxPreps’ list featured coaches of team sports who had been leading high school squads for at least 30 years.

“The algorithm includes data regarding the coach's all-time wins, number of years coached, average wins per year, state championships, national championships, winning percentage and average number of state championships per year,” wrote Kevin Askeland. “The algorithm puts a premium on longevity, consistency and dominance.”

Other volleyball coaches on the list hailed from Tennessee, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Florida with three in the top 50 and three more in the top 90 overall.

Steven Shondell from Indiana’s Muncie Burris (21 state titles and 1 national championship over 34 years) at No. 46 and Rone Kordes from Kentucky’s Assumption (23 state titles and 1 national championship over 35 years) at No. 50 were the only others on the list to join Schilling with more than 20 state championships.

Barbara Campbell from Tennessee’s Brentwood (16 state titles over 33 years) was No. 42, Jack Magelssen from Michigan’s Portage Northern (10 state titles over 35 years) checked in at No. 71, Jodi Manore from Michigan’s Bedford (more than 2,200 wins with 3 state titles over 39 years) was No. 81 and Louise Crocco from Florida’s Cardinal Gibbons (16 state titles over 39 years) was ranked No. 88.