Interest in boys' volleyball is spiking

From 7 to 150+ teams in N.C. in 4 years

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As more Charlotte-area high schools field teams, backers hope to make it the next state-sanctioned sport

West Forsyth plays Hough in the 4A state championship boys’ volleyball game at Queens University of Charlotte earlier this month. The sport is taking off in North Carolina, and backers hope the state will sanction it in a vote later this year. (Photo by Shotmakers)

by Tony Mecia

When Tom Scrivener’s son, Quintin, was at the end of 8th grade, Scrivener figured he’d play offensive lineman on his high school’s football team.

But as it turned out, Quentin didn’t like football. And as he shot up to 6’5” and slimmed down to 180 pounds, he found a new sport that’s growing throughout the Charlotte area and the state: boys’ volleyball.

While North Carolina high schools have fielded girls’ volleyball teams since at least the 1970s, it’s been much more rare to have boys’ teams. In 2021-22, just seven N.C. high schools had boys’ volleyball teams. Next year, there are expected to be at least 150, according to the N.C. Boys’ Volleyball Association. All but five Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools high schools now field teams.

Myers Park, where Quintin goes, fielded its first team this year. Scrivener, who is Bank of America’s chief operations executive, sponsored the team, as boys’ volleyball is not yet an official state-sanctioned sport.

“It was like this kid’s personality changed like on a dime,” Scrivener said. “He had a sense of purpose outside of his grades. It is obviously very special for any parent to see that.”