Thursday volleyball
- Updated: September 20, 2018
White Plains wins five-set area thriller, comeback signals a turn of the corner for Lady Wildcats coach
Thursday’s matches
Alexandria 2, Glencoe 0 (25-22, 25-18)
Alexandria 3, Etowah 0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-19)
Donoho 3, Sacred Heart 0 (25-15, 27-25, 25-15)
Faith Christian 3, JCA 0 (25-13, 25-8, 25-12)
Jacksonville 3, Hokes Bluff 2
Oxford 3, Fort Payne 0 (25-15, 25-16, 26-24)
Oxford 2, Cedar Bluff 0 (25-17, 25-13)
Pleasant Valley 3, Weaver 1 (25-17, 25-17, 22-25, 25-21)
Pleasant Valley 3, Weaver 0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-14)
Wellborn 3, Saks 0 (25-18, 27-25, 25-12)
White Plains 3, Cherokee County 2 (25-16, 24-26, 17-25, 27-25, 19-17)
By East Alabama Sports Today
FORT PAYNE – The Oxford volleyball team validated the No. 1 Calhoun County Tournament seeding it was awarded the day before by sweeping two matches Thursday, including its first area victory.
The Lady Jackets beat area foe Fort Payne 25-15, 25-16, 26-24 and Cedar Bluff 25-17, 25-13. They improved to 15-10 overall and 1-1 in the area.
Shania Vincent had 10 kills in the Fort Payne match, Lakijah Brown had seven (five in the third set) and Tanyia McDonald had six. Emma Connell had 23 assists in the Fort Payne match, 17 against Cedar Bluff.
OXFORD 3, FORT PAYNE 0
OXFORD 2, CEDAR BLUFF 0
(Oxford two-match statistics)
KILLS – Tanyia McDonald 10, Lakijah Brown 13, Kiki Woods 1, Shania Vincent 15, Emma Connell 4, Brittany Davis 1, Aametria Wilson 1, Aumaria Lindsey 3.
ASSISTS – Alanah Zimmerman 1, Tanyia McDonald 3, Emma Connell 40.
ACES – Deinnah Issac 1, Alanah Zimmerman 2, Tanyia McDonald 4, Brittany Davis 6, Emma Connell 1, Aametria Wilson 4.
DIGS – Deinnah Issac 4, Alanah Zimmerman 5, Tanyia McDonald 13, Lakijah Brown 3, Emma Connell 3, Brittany Davis 2, Aametria Wilson 2.
BLOCKS – Tanyia McDonald 1, Lakijah Brown 3, Kiki Woods 1, Shania Vincent 3.
White Plains wins area thriller
CENTRE – White Plains rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win two tight sets and score a 3-2 area victory over Cherokee County. The Lady Wildcats won the first set 25-16, dropped the next two 26-24 and 25-17, forced a fifth set 27-25 and won it 19-17.
“It was a great back and forth match,” first-year WP coach Ben Carroll said.
Gracie Morgan had 15 kills for the Lady Wildcats (10-11). Jocelyn Harris had seven kills, freshman Callyn Martin had 48 assists and Natalie Pinto had 21 assists in limited action after being released earlier in the day after suffering a high ankle sprain in Week Two.
“When Natalie went down, she was not just our setter but our team captain,” Carroll said. “We kind of struggled after that trying to find our identity as a team. We struggled with being able to finish a match and had kind of given up on themselves when matches got tough.
“We had a tough one Tuesday against Faith. After that match I challenged them to just find the want-to, the drive and competitive desire to win. After we down 2-1 (tonight) I told them I don’t care if we win or lose this match, I want you to give me everything you have got to give on the court, make it up in your mind you’re not going to let a single ball land on the court and they stepped up to the challenge.
“To see them fight and work together like that and pick each other up it showed me they are finally starting to come together as a team, finally turning that corner.”
Pleasant Valley wins twinbill
Pleasant Valley (16-7) swept a true doubleheader, taking two matches from Weaver (14-11) on the same night to extend a long winning streak against area opponents.
The Lady Raiders won the first match 25-17, 25-17, 22-25, 25-21 and the second match 25-19, 25-19, 25-14.
Karmyn Sparks had 18 kills and seven blocks. Savannah Williams had 22 kills. Blakely Malsy had 19 kills. Rylee Hayne had 58 assists.
PLEASANT VALLEY 3-3, WEAVER 1-0
(PV two-match statistics)
KILLS – Savannah Williams 22, Blakely Malsy 19, Karmyn Sparks 18, Leah Patterson 4, Madison Borders 3, Mattie Glass 6, Rylee Hayne 3.
ASSISTS – Karmyn Sparks 2, Mattie Glass 1, Rylee Hayne 58.
ACES – Savannah Williams 5, Blakely Malsy 4, Leah Patterson 6, Rylee Hayne 3, Maggie Hedgepath 1.
DIGS – Savannah Williams 23, Blakely Malsy 26, Karmyn Sparks 6, Leah Patterson 8, Madison Borders 4, Rylee Hayne 10, Maggie Hedgepath 29, Allie Bryant 8.
BLOCKS – Blakely Malsy 3, Karmyn Sparks 7, Madison Borders 4, Rylee Hayne 1.
Alexandria sweeps a pair
Kayleigh Steen and Anna Johnson kept setting them up and Kendal Bumpus kept knocking them down as Alexandria scored a pair of sweeps over visiting Etowah County teams.
The Lady Cubs (14-7) beat Etowah in an area match 25-12, 25-15, 25-19, and beat Glencoe 25-22, 25-18. Earlier in the day, the Calhoun County principals voted to move the Calhoun County Varsity Volleyball Tournament to the Alexandria gym.
Bumpus had 14 kills in the Glencoe match and 13 kills against Etowah. Steen had 24 assists in the two matches and Johnson had 25.
ALEXANDRIA 2, GLENCOE 0
ALEXANDRIA 3, ETOWAH 0
(Alexandria two-match statistics)
KILLS – Kendal Bumpus 27, Mattie Wade 2, Kayleigh Steen 1, Lanie Dreyer 2, Madison Wallace 4, Madison Chastain 7, Anna Johnson 1, Maysen Schur 7, Kyleigh Rhodes 1, Jordan Beason 5, Lexie Weber 2.
ASSISTS – Kayleigh Steen 24, Kinsley Gregoria 6, Anna Johnson 25.
ACES – Mattie Wade 3, Kayleigh Steen 3, Madison Chastain 1, Kinsley Gregoria 1, Anna Johnson 1, Kyleigh Rhodes 2, Ashley Parker 1.
DIGS – Kendal Bumpus 4, Mattie Wade 10, Kayleigh Steen 4, Kaitlin Harvey 9, Kinsley Gregoria 9, Lanie Dreyer 2, Madison Wallace 2, Madison Chastain 2, Anna Johnson 6, Kameron Simpson 3, Kyleight Rhodes 3, Ashley Parker 1, Jordan Beason 3.
BLOCKS – Lanie Dreyer 1, Madison Wallace 3, Maysen Schur 1, Lexie Weber 1.
Faith Christian clinches
Faith Christian clinched first place and hosting rights in the Class 1A Area 10 tournament with a 3-0 victory over Jacksonville Christian. The Lady Lions (19-4) won 25-13, 25-8, 25-12; they are 8-1 against in-county competition.
Sisters Sarah Jessica and Zana Christjohn had eight kills apiece. Erin Cheek had six aces and 21 assists.
“(Clinching tonight) means a lot,” Lady Lions coach Justin Kisor said. “Our area is tough and to host two years in a row, it means a lot to our (six) seniors.”
Donoho sweeps Lady Cards
Maggie Miller and Lily Grace Draper both had big nights as Donoho scored a big area victory over Sacred Heart 25-15, 27-25, 25-15.
Miller had 27 assists and served at 100 percent for the Lady Falcons (21-11), while Draper had 18 kills.
“They definitely played lights out,” Donoho coach Jamie Clendenin said. “I’m expecting them and the rest of the team to continue to grow.
“It has been a great start to a season where I am still trying to figure out the girls and the girls are still trying to figure out me. I’m looking for great things in the near future.”
DONOHO 3, SACRED HEART 0
(Donoho statistics)
KILLS – Leyden Orth 2, Lily Grace Draper 18, Maggie Wakefield 4, Mercy Mangum 2, Mary Marshall Perry 4.
ASSISTS – Maggie Miller 28, Jenna Stremmel 1.
ACES – Maggie Miller 2, Maggie Wakefield 1, Jenna Stremmel 3, Mercy Mangum 1.
DIGS – Mya Keel 4, Jenna Stremmel 3, Lily Grace Draper 1.
BLOCKS – Maggie Miller 1, Leyden Orth 2, Mary Marshall Perry 2.
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