Volleyball takes second at play day, then gets payback against Falcons
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After reaching the championship match of a play day Saturday at Tullahoma, WCHS fell short of a tourney title, only to avenge that loss on Monday in a road scrimmage at Lincoln County.
Battling their way to a 5-3 record in their pool, the Lady Pioneers scored victories over Coffee County, Franklin County, Columbia, Lawrence County and Grundy County on Saturday, and lost to Community, Tullahoma and Lincoln County.
Reaching bracketed play, WCHS scored a 27-26 victory over Columbia in the quarterfinals, and reached the finals with a 25-23 win over Tullahoma. But in the championship game, they fell short against Lincoln County once again, losing 23-25, 25-23 and 15-13.
?We made strides,? head coach Franklin Fisher said of his team?s performance on Saturday. ?(Ashlee) Malone and (Amy) Hutton?s defense was awesome, and Amy?s serve was fantastic as well.
?(Mary Kate) Fisher and (Brittany) Frazier are improving on communication, and our team conditioning also seems to be at a good level.?
For the day, Frazier led the way with 37 assists, while Fisher had 26 and a team-high 31 kills. Malone added 18 kills, while Frazier had 15. Defensively, Malone had 14 digs and Hutton added five, and from the service line Hutton had 23 aces, with Fisher adding 15 and Frazier tallying eight.
Monday evening, the varsity and junior varsity squads traveled to Fayetteville for a rematch with the Lady Falcons, losing their JV match 2-0 but winning both games in the varsity match.
Lori Pepper saw her first action at blocker in the JV game, and according to Fisher did a nice job in the middle, while Tessa King and Kallie Haley both looked to be making progress at setter.
In the varsity match, which was won by the Lady Pioneers 25-23, 25-13, Fisher came through with eight kills and four service aces, while Frazier had five kills and served three aces of her own. Both players had two blocks, while Frazier set seven assists and Fisher had six. Hutton and Malone recorded three digs apiece.
?This was a nice turnaround from Saturday?s match,? coach Fisher said of Monday?s win. ?We made fewer mistakes, and had much better communication.?
The Lady Pioneers were scheduled to travel to Coffee County for another scrimmage on Tuesday, and play host to Crossville on Thursday before traveling to Unionville Friday.
The 2006 season opens at home Monday, Aug. 21, against Coffee County.