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Thursday volleyball

UPDATED: Calhoun County teams back in action after contemplating their County Tournament seeding overnight

THURSDAY’S SCORES
Donoho 3, Ragland 0 (25-9, 25-15, 25-10)
Guntersville 2, Jacksonville 0
Munford 2, Lincoln 0 (25-12, 25-22)
Munford 2, Fayetteville 0 (25-22, 25-22)
Ohatchee 3, Piedmont 0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-15)
Pleasant Valley 2, White Plains 0 (25-11, 25-23)
Pleasant Valley 2, Cleburne County 0 (25-23, 25-14)
Westbrook Christian 3, Gadsden City 0 (25-12, 25-13, 25-14)

By East Alabama Sports Today

Donoho didn’t lose a beat after locking down the No. 1 seed in the Calhoun County Volleyball Tournament, Pleasant Valley justified its No. 4 seeding and Ohatchee took a swipe at its seeding with straight set victories Thursday night.

Donoho, the undisputed No. 1 seed for the Oct. 2-4 county tournament, beat Ragland 25-9, 25-15, 25-10, winning for the 13thtime in its last 14 matches.  

Lily Grace Draper had 11 kills and five aces to lead the Lady Falcons. Maggie Wakefield had 14 digs, Sam Wakefield had 17 assists and Ayesha Siddiqua had nine assists. 

The Lady Falcons (25-3) return to the court Saturday hosting the Donoho Classic and they don’t have an easy draw. They have Westminster-Oak Mountain, Holy Spirit and Spring Garden in their pool. Pool B has Faith Christian, Cedar Bluff, White Plains and Munford. Pool C is Weaver, Fayetteville, Ragland and the Donoho JV.

PLEASANT VALLEY SWEEPS: Pleasant Valley got to .500 with 2-0 victories over White Plains (25-11, 25-23) and Cleburne County (25-23, 25-14).

Rylee Haynes led the Lady Raiders (9-9) with 19 kills and 13 assists. Allie Bryant had 17 assists and 10 digs, and Maddie Schwabe and Rebekah Gannaway each had 15 digs.

Gracie Davis, one of the team’s two seniors, was pressed into serving duties and delivered at 91 percent with one ace.

OHATCHEE MOTIVATED: Ohatchee (13-4), installed as the No. 7 county seed, took down homestanding Piedmont (17-5), the fifth seed, 25-18, 25-19, 25-15.

Jorda Crook had a big night with 16 kills, four blocks, four aces and eight digs. Rachel Dunaway had six kills and 14 digs. Millie Rainwater had 19 assists and three aces, and Hannah Fitch, Ellie Carden and Gracyn Snow recorded five digs each.

“Honestly, we used that county seed as big motivation tonight,” Ohatchee coach Rebecca Hughes said.

WESTBROOK DELIVERS: Sophomore outside hitter Raegan Harrell delivered 17 aces to lead a huge serving night for Westbrook Christian in a 25-12, 25-13, 25-14 win over Gadsden City.

“She had a great night serving and hitting,” Westbrook coach Denise Mattison said of Harrell. “She’s a hard worker. She was able to mix up a stronger serve with a softer one. We’ve talked about mixing it up. It really worked well (Thursday night).”

The Lady Warriors (8-5) served up 25 aces in the match. Brielle Wood had 12 of the team’s 14 assists and Raylee Neal had 10 of its 21 digs.

MUNFORD MILESTONE: Anijah Gladden scored nine kills and 11 digs, Kyleigh Hurst had 27 assists and Kirsten Rogers had 22 digs as Munford swept Lincoln (25-12, 25-22) and Fayetteville (25-22, 25-22). The victory over Lincoln was the Lady Lions’ first in more than six years.

DONOHO 3, RAGLAND 0
(Donoho leaders)
KILLS – Lily Grace Draper 11, Maggie Wakefield 6, Mercy Mangum 5, Mary Marshall Perry 2, Estella Connell 4, Yana Osovska 3, Ansley Simmons 1, Sam Wakefield 1.
ASSISTS – Maggie Wakefield 3, Yana Osovska 1, Sam Wakefield 17, Naira Rehman 1, Ayesha Siddiqua 9.
ACES – Lily Grace Draper 5, Maggie Wakefield 2, Yana Osovska 1, Sam Wakefield 2, Naira Rehman 2, Hannah Sprayberry 2.
DIGS – Lily Grace Draper 7, Maggie Wakefield 14, Mercy Mangum 3, Mary Marshall Perry 3, Estella Connell 2, Yana Osovska 1, Sam Wakefield 9, Naira Rehman 10, Ayesha Siddiqua 3, Hanna Sprayberry 1, Anastasia Budrevich 1.

PLEASANT VALLEY 2, WHITE PLAINS 0
PLEASANT VALLEY 2, CLEBURNE COUNTY 0
(PV leaders)
KILLS – Lily Henry 12, Rylee Haynes 19, Allie Bryant 11, Maddie Schwabe 3, Tori Turner 1.
ASSISTS – Rylee Haynes 13, Allie Bryant 17, Maddie Schwabe 1.
ACES – Rylee Haynes 4, Allie Bryant 4, Maddie Schwabe 1, Rebekah Gannaway 2, Gracie Davis 1.
DIGS – Lily Henry 6, Rylee Haynes 7, Allie Bryant 10, Maddie Schwabe 15, Baylee Willis 1, Madi Hay 2, Rebekah Gannaway 15, Gracie Davis 2.
BLOCKS – Lily Henry 2, Allie Bryant 1, Tori Turner 1, Baylee Willis 3.

WESTBROOK 3, GADSDEN CITY 0
(Westbrook leaders)
KILLS — Brielle Wood 2, Raegan Harrell 6, Kenna Stephens 4.
ASSISTS — Brielle Wood 12.
ACES — Brielle Wood 4, Raegan Harrell 17, Kenna Stephens 1, Raylee Neal 2.
DIGS — Brielle Wood 6, Raylee Neal 10.

MUNFORD 2, LINCOLN 0
MUNFORD 2, FAYETTEVILLE 0
(Munford leaders)
KILLS — Kaylyn Turner 4, Ellie Rose Jones 8, Kelsey Goodson 2, Kyleigh Hurst 1, Layla Tyus 5, Jessica Anderson 2, Anijah Gladden 9.
ASSISTS — Ellie Rose Jones 1, Kyleigh Hurst 27.
ACES — Ellie Rose Jones 3, Kyleigh Hurst 1, Kirsten Rogers 1, Anijah Gladden 1.
DIGS — Ellie Rose Jones 2, Kelsey Goodson 3, Kyleigh Hurst 9, Kirsten Rogers 22, Mekiah Mosley 6, Anijah Gladden 11, Kambrya Meadows 1.
BLOCKS — Kaylyn Turner 2, Layla Tyus 1.

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