By the time Foley girls basketball player Amiyah Carvin reached high school, the varsity floor already felt like home.

Carvin had been there long before most players ever earned a call-up, suiting up at the varsity level as a seventh-grader. Now as a senior guard for the Lions, she approaches the postseason having put together one of the most productive scoring careers in Alabama girls basketball.

Carvin leads Class 7A in scoring and ranks among the state's top five scorers, averaging 26.6 points per game as the only player from the Mobile region in the top 20 statewide. This season, she also joined Foley's 1,500-point club, a milestone that reflects not just one dominant senior year, but seasons of consistency. Her scoring has powered the Lions to a 14-10 record with a trip to the Class 7A Area 2 tournament at Fairhope next week on deck.

Over six seasons on the varsity level, Carvin played alongside All-State standouts such as Keiyonla Knight and Jestiny Dixon, learning how to score within talented lineups while absorbing the nuances of high-level basketball as the upper classmen led. Those experiences laid the groundwork for a new role this season — one that required her to take control.

"This season has been a bit of a challenge for her," Foley head coach Shanece McKinney Sims said. "Last year, I had her and Kei Knight, who was also in the 1,000-point club — having two people on the team that were both capable of doing that was very special. With Kei graduating last year, Amiyah had to step into a role where she had to take over."

If Carvin is named to the 2025-26 All-State team, it would mark the fourth consecutive season a Foley Lady Lions player has earned All-State honors.

While being named among the state's best would be a notable accomplishment, Carvin's success extended well beyond her play. On a roster filled with seniors still adjusting to the speed and demands of the varsity game, Carvin emerged as a coaching presence — the voice teammates looked to on the court.

"I have seven seniors, but they are pretty young in the game of basketball, and Amiyah has played varsity for six years," McKinney Sims said. "She pretty much had to be the leader as far as scoring and having that basketball IQ. So this season, she has been getting into her coaching 'bag' a little bit, having the ability to coach her teammates on the floor — pretty much being an extension of me."

Carvin's development has come under the guidance of McKinney Sims, a former professional basketball player in her second season leading the Lions. McKinney Sims was a Class 5A Player of the Year at LeFlore as a senior, went on to play four seasons at LSU and later competed professionally in the WNBA and overseas, experience she now brings to the sidelines in Baldwin County.

"I have definitely seen her leadership skills grow this year," McKinney Sims said. "As far as last year, we didn't really have to tap into them as much because of the team we had. She had learned some patience as well. It has been a joy to watch her grow her leadership skills — she has grown in a lot of ways outside the skills of basketball."

As her high school career winds down, Carvin's play has drawn significant college interest. She holds offers from the University of Mobile, Bishop State, Shelton State, Coastal Alabama South, Mississippi College, Itawamba Community College, Shorter University and others. The 2026 graduate remains uncommitted.

For now, her focus remains where it has been for the past six springs — on the same varsity floor she first stepped onto as a middle schooler, leading Foley into postseason play one more time.