Prep volleyball

By EASportsToday.com
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Updated: September 26, 2025

Oxford holds off Pleasant Valley in clash of top-three county seeds. Alexandria , Donoho sweep. Faith Christian tops Spring Garden. Glencoe’s Montgomery passes career milestone.

**Cover photo: Donoho’s Ava Michaels digs as Bentlee Pahman backs up the play during Thursday’s trimatch at Weaver. (Photo by Brad Campbell/sport-shutter.com)**

By East Alabama Sports Today

PLEASANT VALLEY — Fresh off of being voted the No. 2 seed in the coming Calhoun County Tournament, Oxford beat Pleasant Valley 25-12, 25-8, 21-25, 32-30 Thursday.

County coaches voted Pleasant Valley the No. 3 seed for the county tournament, which starts Oct. 4.

Oxford’s top performers:

— Tia Nichols: four kills, three digs.
— Payton Brooks: 13 digs, three aces, one kill, 37 assists.
— Preslee Reeves: 10 digs.
— Adriana Bonilla: 13 digs.
— Charleigh Trotter: five digs, three aces.
— Taleah Powell: one kill, one block.
— Emerald Cole: nine kills, one block.
— Macee Parten: three digs, one kill.
— Ava Thomas: six digs, two aces, 30 kills.
— Lana Horn: one kill.

Pleasant Valley’s Ella Parris surpassed 1,000 career digs. The Raiders’ top performers:

— Madison Schwabe: eight kills, two blocks, three aces, 15 digs.
— Parris: eight kills, two blocks, two aces, five digs.
— Cailey Almaroad: one kill, one ace, 10 aces.
— Ellie Patterson: eight kills, four blocks, one ace, five digs.
— Zalie Curvin: one ace, 15 digs.
— Elise Wheeler: four kills, one block, 12 digs, 24 assists.

ALEXANDRIA: The Valley Cubs, seeded No. 1 for the Calhoun County Tournament, beat Pell City 25-17, 25-15 and Ramsay 25-9, 25-20. Alexandria’s top performers

— Charlee Parris: five kills, six digs, six aces.
— Zayley Mobbs: six kills, three aces.
— Sophie Martin: two kills, 30 assists, three digs, nine aces.
— Kylie Jeffers: 14 kills, one dig.
— Landry Patterson: four assists, 12 digs, four aces.
— Caylin Adams: six kills.
— Brenlee Curvin: two digs, two aces.
— Lennon Lange: two digs.
— Marley Edge: seven kills, three aces.
— Ava Browning: three digs, one ace.

DONOHO: The Falcons beat Weaver 25-7, 25-8, 25-15 in a Class 3A, Area 9 match and beat

Jacksonville Christian 25-17, 25-12. Donoho’s top performers:

— Kate Williamon: 15 kills, nine aces, nine digs.
— Ava Michaels: 12 kills, eight aces, 10 digs.
— Alana Maldonado Maysonet: 13 kills, two digs.
— Callee Taylor: five kills, 44 assists, six aces, seven digs.
— Taylor Worley: 14 kills.
— Bentley Pahman: eight aces, 23 digs.
— Harper Draper: one kill, three digs.
— Gracelyn Plunkett: one assist, two aces, one dig.
— Mary Marshall Alexander: one ace, three digs.
— Cyan Duncan: one kill, one dig.
— Maddie Shute: one dig,

FAITH CHRISTIAN: The Lions beat Spring Garden 25-19, 25-17, 24-26, 25-19 in a Class 1A, Area 12 match. Faith Christian’s top performers:

— Kaylee Norton: 44 asst, six digs, one kill, one block, one ace.
— Kayson Cronan: two assists, 20 digs, 13 kills.
— Kolee Cronan: two assists, four digs, three kills.
— Anna Daniel: 19 digs, 14 kills, three aces.
— Annie Ricard: 15 digs, 16 kills, one block, one ace.
— Amy Hubbard: eight digs, one ace.
— Emma Shaw: 13 digs, one ace.
— Chloe Crocker: two digs.

GLENCOE: Glencoe fell to White Plains 24-26, 25-18, 19-21 and Fort Payne 24-26, 25-18, 11-15, but Kinlee Montgomery surpassed 1,000 career assists.

Glencoe’s top performers:

— Mia Talbot: 27 kills, two aces, 17 digs, two assists.
— Evelyn Nowak: 15 kills, six digs.
— Kinlee Montgomery: 29 assists, three kills, two aces, 15 digs.
— Avery Barkley: 24 assists, six digs.
— Millie Chambless: six kills, two digs, four blocks.
— Gracyn Bunt: 28 digs, four aces, one assist.
— Payton Gray: 13 digs, four aces, two assists.