Calhoun County, AL – White Plains wins, Jacksonville and Weaver split under new head coaches. Alexandria, Oxford sweep trimatches. Munford ranks above Lincoln.
White Plains -(-Isabella Higgins racked up 17 kills. White Plains beat Piedmont 25-15 21-25, 19-25, 15-9, 25-9 on the fourth day of play in Jamie Clendenin’s debut match as head coach. Wildcats head coach.
Clendenin was the coach of Donoho to two state championships and a second-place finish, was brought back to White Plains in the offseason after one year at Sylacauga.
Higgins also scored three aces, two blocks and a dig. Other top performers from White Plains:
– Breaton Moran: One kill two aces, three digs.
—Leighton Arnold: two kills, two aces, one dig.
—Carli Fritts: six kills, four aces, one dig, five blocks.
—SaraKate Adams: two kills, one dig, two blocks.
– – Kannon Slaughter: One Ace.
– – Halie Smith 12 digs
—Cooper Martin: four kills, five aces.
Top performers in Piedmont:
– – Jaycee Glover: 3 kills 23, 23 assists, 2 digs, two aces.
– – Cayla Brothers 11 kills, 2 aces 6 digs, 1 assist.
– – Cacey Brothers: 6 kills two digs, one block, and one assist.
– – Carson Young Four kills, three digs, and one Ace.
– – Amiyah Thomas: 4 kills one dig.
– – Melanie Studdard: One kill and two digs.
ALEXANDRIA SWEEPSThe Valley Cubs won the trimatch and beat Lawrence County 25-13, 25-19 and Pleasant Valley 25-13 in their home stadium. The top players for Alexandria in the game:
– Kailey Dickerson 20 kills, 7 digs 2 aces, 1 block.
– – Eryn Spradley 15 kills, four blocks, four aces one dig.
—Devin White: seven digs, two assists.
– – Ava Johnson: One kill Six digs.
—Christian Hess: 13 assists, one dig, two aces.
– Sophie Martin 24 assists one kill One dig, and one block.
Oxford Sweeps:Oxford opened the season by defeating Jacksonville. 25-16, 25-10, and Sylacauga 25-12 25, 20. The top performers from Oxford at the time:
—Ava Thomas: eight kills, four blocks.
– – Daelyn Bozeman 10 kills, one block.
—Mileah Prince: 11 kills, two blocks.
– Jaslyn Montgomery: Three kills One block.
– Jamea Gaston 16 digs, 3 aces.
—Arilyn Pool: five digs.
– Payton Brooks scored 12 digs, 4 aces and 29 assists.
JACKSONVILLE SPLITSIn the first game of Jacksonville’s under the new coach Amber Russell, the Golden Eagles defeated Sylacauga 25-16 19-25, 15-10, and 19-25. They fell to Oxford at 16-25. They also lost to Oxford in Oxford.
Russell succeeds the long-time director of football David Clark, who retired from coaching, but is still Jacksonville’s sports director.
Jacksonville’s best performers of the day:
—Sydney Soriano 12-assists, 8 assists three kills One block, an Ace.
– – Camryn Stone: Eight kills 4 blocks, 1 dig, ace.
—Mya Swain: four blocks, two kills.
– – Nyla Hoult 10 kills, 2 blocks.
– – KeAsia Williams: Three digs two blocks, two kills, and one Ace.
– – Alexis Phillips 10-aces, three kills, and one dig.
— Jehenna Engram five digs two aces, one assist.
Simple Value Splits:The Raiders began their final season under Head Coach Dana Bryant with a trimatch split in Alexandria and Lawrence County. They beat Lawrence County 25-23, 22-25,15-11 and losing to Alexandria 14-25 20-25.
-HTML0 – Lily Henry: 21 kills, two aces nine digs Three blocks.
– – Ella Parris: Eight kills, six aces 14 digs, 3 blocks.
– – Allie Bryant 11 kills, three Aces, 7 digs 2.3 serve received.
—Maddie Schwabe: 58 assists, 3 aces 10 digs.
—Madison Schwabe: seven kills, two aces, six digs, two blocks.
—Ellie Patterson: two blocks.
—Madi Hay: 14 digs.
WEAVER SPLITSWeaver start its debut season under the direction of head coach Eboney Lewis by dividing a trimatch, defeating Wellborn 25-18 18, 18-25, 15-5, and losing against Faith Christian. The top athletes on behalf of Weaver to beat Wellborn:
—Josselyn Masaniai: seven digs.
– – McKenley Davis: Five kills.
– – McKennah Homesley 5 kills and two aces.
– Jadey Hatten-Rivera, three Aces, three kills.
MUNFORD WINSThe Lions beat Talladega County rival Lincoln 25-19 25, 25-23, and 25-12.
Munford recovered from an early deficit of 19-22 during the 2nd set, thanks in large part to senior Aubrey’s 2 service aces. Lauryn Brewster closed out the set by securing an ace.
The top performers from Munford:
– Mylie Stephens: One Ace , four kills, two blocks, one dig.
—Aubrey Lathem: two aces, one dig.
– – Alys Mosley Two Aces, One kill.
– Ashtyn Bishop: One Ace 13 digs.
– – Kastin Lathem: 3 Aces 10 assists.
– Kaylyn Turner Six kills, two digs, a block.
—Breanna Hailes: four kills.
– Brooklyn Pressley: One Ace One kill, and two digs.
– Lauryn Brewster: 3 kills 2 blocks.
– Saraya Henderson: Three digs.
