WCHS tops tough Coffee Co. squad

With only a few days left until their season opener, the Lady Pioneer volleyball squad took to the court on Tuesday for a preseason scrimmage against second year program Coffee County.

Coffee County is a team that has made big strides in improving its program in just one season. The Lady Red Raiders challenged and pushed the more experienced Lady Pioneer team to play hard and the effort paid off as Warren County defeated Coffee County 25-14, 25-16 and 25-19. A fourth game was added to the contest with Warren County’s junior varsity squad taking a 25-18 victory.

‘We take these scrimmages very serious and us them to improve on things we’ve been having trouble with,’ said coach Franklin Fisher. ‘Coffee County presented us with some big challenges, but the team, and especially the seniors, stepped up today and took control of the match.

‘Sometimes coaches talk about how good the opposing team is to make their own squad look better. But I can honestly say Coffee County is a full-fledged volleyball program. This is only their second year and they just could be fighting for a 8-AAA championship. We have been working on several things over the past couple of weeks such as service receive and our transition from offense to defense. Today we did a good job in both of those areas, and I was very pleased.’

On the day from the service line, Mary Kate Fisher came up with 11 aces, while Brittany Frazier and Ashlee Malone had five each. Malone led the team in digs with 15, while Fisher had nine assists and Frazier had seven. Fisher had seven kills, Frazier had five and Malone had three, while Krystal Lambert produced to blocks.

The Lady Pioneers will open their season on the road on Monday against Tullahoma.