2017 Democracy Prep Girls Volleyball Capsule

League: Class 2A Southern

Head coach: Makayla Shorts, first season

2016 record: 10-8 (10-6 Southern, fourth)

Returning starters: Six

Outlook: Shorts takes over a team that brings back six starters.

The Blue Knights made the playoffs for the first time in the program’s history last year and hope to return to the postseason.