ADDISON — Sets and spikes are not allowed in the library at Addison High — unless they come from Holly Posey, the state’s all-time assists leader, or Summer Hinton, a power threat with 1,000-plus kills.

The two teamed up on a dual signing ceremony Friday, with Posey first penning her autograph on a national letter of intent to the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Hinton following by splashing some ink on her commitment to Gadsden State.

Notice the order? It should look familiar, because Posey set up Hinton plenty during a three-year string of state volleyball appearances that recently ended with the Lady Bulldogs snagging their second straight title. Both were repeat picks for the All-State Tournament Team, Hinton a year after powering to MVP honors.

“It does make sense,” longtime Addison coach Pam Wilkins said of the fitting sequence. “She’s a really good setter, and Summer’s been a really good hitter. They both have been huge to the program, obviously. They’re just both team players. Whatever the team needs, they take care of. That’s what I like about both of them.”

Posey had a lot to like about UAH. Not only is the campus really pretty, but her older sister and former teammate, Chelsea, is already a student. Then there’s the Chargers’ volleyball program, which Posey expects “to take me to another level.”

“I’m just happy to be able to know what my future is holding,” she said. “Most people wait until April to figure out what they want to do. Knowing that I already have a college to go to is exciting.

“Plus, I get to play volleyball.”

UAH currently has three setters listed on its online roster. One’s on her way out as a senior, but the other two are a junior and a freshman, meaning Posey will likely have to compete for early playing time.

She’s more than up for the challenge.

“I hope I still have that position,” she said with a smile.

Considering Posey’s productivity on the prep level, it’d be surprising if the Chargers don’t utilize her the minute she arrives in Huntsville. In six seasons split between Addison and Winston County, Posey racked up 1,074 kills, 789 aces, 388 blocks, 1,191 digs and a state-record 7,856 assists.

Posey jumpstarted her varsity volleyball career as a seventh-grader at Winston County before transferring to Addison in time for her sophomore campaign. At “Double Springs,” she said there was a great deal of internal competition. That was far from the case with Wilkins and the Lady Bulldogs.

“It’s given me another outlook on volleyball,” Posey said of the move. “It’s taught me leadership skills and pretty much just give God the glory the whole time.”

Both players were surrounded by family, coaches and an administrator as they signed their letters on an Addison volleyball-themed table bookended by the program’s last two of seven total blue maps.

As a four-year varsity player for the Lady Bulldogs, Hinton served a valuable role in securing both championships, a pair of red, runner-up trophies and a quartet of county titles. The fierce — but equally sweet — outside hitter rounded out her career with 1,185 kills, 204 aces, 369 blocks and 601 digs.

Seeing it all pay off in the form of a scholarship was extremely exhilarating for Hinton.

“It’s really exciting because I know what I’m going to be doing for the next two years,” she said. “I actually know I’m going to college, and I know I’m going to be able to have an opportunity to be coached by another great coach and start my life off.

“I’m pretty excited about this. It’s a new thing.”

There were two reasons Gadsden State stood out to Hinton. The first was a tough-to-beat financial package — “They’re giving me a ride and everything, so that helps,” she said slyly — and second was coach Angie Sanders, who Hinton likened to Wilkins in the way that she’s easy to talk to.

As Hinton scrawled her signature, she jokingly pleaded for everyone to stop looking at her. Too late. Sanders, who was in attendance for the ceremony, said she’s had her eyes on Hinton for the last two years. Over that time, Sanders came to realize Hinton “hits hard, plays hard” and is “really solid all the way around.”

Plus, she’s a Lady Bulldog.

“I’m happy to get any Addison girls because I know they come from a good program and a good coach,” Sanders said. “That helps me, especially at a two-year program because they’ve got to be ready to play. I need college players, and she’s one of them.”

Like Posey, Hinton was appreciative of the Addison volleyball experience.

“It’s meant a lot because it doesn’t matter whether we’re in-season or offseason, you always know you have a whole team of people you can go and talk to,” she said. “They’re just like your family.”

All-Area Volleyball Team

Posey was the obvious pick for The Times’ 2013 All-Area Prep Volleyball Player of the Year.

It’s just as obvious in 2014.

Posey garnered a great deal of attention for her setting prowess this season, but it’s her ability to contribute all over the court that helped her secure the top honor for the second season in a row.

In addition to her 1,440 assists, Posey piled on 239 kills, 87 blocks, 86 aces and 263 digs for an Addison squad that capped off a 58-2 record with the program’s second Class 2A state title and seventh overall.

Wilkins didn’t have to think long about what makes Posey the best prep volleyball player in The Times’ coverage area — and potentially the state. According to the coach, Posey’s knowledge of the game is unmatched, she’s a “true team player” and her decision-making as the quarterback of the Bulldogs’ explosive offensive attack was always sharp.

“She’s definitely a leader, but she’s an awesome player,” Wilkins said. “She’s phenomenal. And she doesn’t even seem to know it. She could like she knows it, but she doesn’t.”

Posey was joined on the All-Area squad by Addison first-teamers Hinton and Jessy Taylor, the 2A state tourney MVP. Jessica Benton and Jessica Robinson cracked the team as honorable mentions.

Cold Springs (Brittany Hopkins and Keegan Johnson) and Good Hope (Kaylee Maddox and Hannah Smith) each earned a pair of first-pair selections. Cullman (Olivia Kontogeorge), Fairview (Melody Manasco), Holly Pond (Kaitlyn Stephens), St. Bernard (Abbie Mescher), Vinemont (Caitlin Kuykendall) and West Point (Lexi Bell) all netted one.

Good Hope, Holly Pond and St. Bernard accompanied Addison at the North Super Regional. Cold Springs was this year’s county champion.

Mescher closed her prep career as a three-time first-teamer. Hinton, Taylor, Hopkins, Kontogeorge and Manasco were back-to-back picks.

Honorable mentions were Kelsey Hester, Cold Springs; Oakleigh White, Cullman; Dalys Mullican, Fairview; Alyssa Harlan, Good Hope; Braylah Anderton, Hanceville; Abby Gambrill, Holly Pond; Zana Wilson, St. Bernard; and Jeri Beasley, West Point.