The 5-foot-8 senior goalkeeper led the Tigers to a 24-4 record and a fourth straight Class 6A state championship this past season, earning game MVP honors in the process. McCarley surrendered just five goals and posted 22 shutouts while scoring five goals herself. A 2-0, title-game win over Long Beach High capped a four-year postseason run in which she allowed three goals over 16 games. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Player of the Year, she concluded her prep career with 66 shutouts.
McCarley has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer on scholarship at Arkansas State University this fall.
A member of the leadership team in her school’s chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, McCarley has volunteered locally with the Make-a-Wish Club at Saltillo High and as a youth soccer coach.
