Thursday volleyball
- Updated: August 26, 2021
Donoho gains another in-county victory; Alexandria rallies in second set to complete sweep of Ramsey, Fort Payne; Oxford gets first win; Munford stays unbeaten
THURSDAY’S SCORES
Alexandria 2, Fort Payne 0 (25-16, 25-23)
Alexandria 2, Ramsay 0 (27-25, 26-24)
Donoho 3, Ohatchee 0 (25-11, 25-14, 25-15)
Oxford 2, Etowah 1 (22-25, 25-10, 15-13)
Southside 3, Oxford 0 (25-9, 25-15, 25-12)
Weaver 2, White Plains 0 (25-21, 25-16)
Wellborn 2, White Plains 1 (23-25, 25-11, 15-11)
Cleburne County 3, Pell City 2
Glencoe 2, Faith Christian 0
Handley 2, Ranburne 0
Lanett 3, Randolph County 0
Lincoln 3, St. Clair County 2
Lincoln 2, Talladega 0
Spring Garden 3, Cedar Bluff 0
By East Alabama Sports Today
OHATCHEE – The top-ranked Donoho volleyball team remained undefeated with another big in-county victory, sweeping past Ohatchee on the Lady Indians’ Senior Night, 25-11, 25-14, 25-15.
The Lady Falcons, 10-0 and 4-0 against county opponents, were missing middle Estella Connell, but Mary Marshall Perry stepped up big, particularly defensively against Ohatchee middle Jorda Crook. Perry had five blocks and five kills.
“Her blocking was on point,” Donoho coach Jamie Clendenin said. “While she wasn’t a middle starting back this season, she looked as comfortable as she did last season.
“She did a phenomenal job of moving around to hit the ball by either pulling the block or separating herself to get the kill. I’m super proud of her flexibility and the ability to play any position that is asked of her.”
Maggie Wakefield had 11 kills, five blocks and seven digs. Lily Grace Draper had seven kills, five digs and four aces. Sam Wakefield had seven digs and 19 assists. Naira Rehman had nine digs and Ayesha Siddiqua had five aces.
“I gave them practice off (Wednesday) night and they definitely did not make me regret it,” Clendenin said. “They were super rejuvenated and ready for the competition. They were absolutely back to form.”
DONOHO 3, OHATCHEE 0
(25-11, 25-14, 25-15)
(Donoho stats)
KILLS – Lily Grace Draper 7, Maggie Wakefield 11, Mary Marshall Perry 5, Yana Osovska 2.
ASSISTS – Sam Wakefield 19, Naira Rehman 1, Mercy Mangum 1.
ACES – Sam Wakefield 3, Ayesha Siddiqua 5, Lily Grace Draper 4, Maggie Wakefield 1.
DIGS – Sam Wakefield 7, Naira Rehman 9, Ayesha Siddiqua 3, Lily Grace Draper 5, Maggie Wakefield 7, Mercy Mangum 4, Mary Marshall Perry 1.
BLOCKS – Maggie Wakefield 5, Mercy Mangum 1, Mary Marshall Perry 5, Yana Osovska 1.
Alexandria sweeps twice
Alexandria bounced back from an in-county split at Donoho Tuesday night by sweeping Fort Payne (25-16, 25-23) and Ramsay (27-25, 26-24) in straight sets.
The Lady Cubs (6-3) staged a furious comeback in the second set to score the sweep over Ramsay.
They faced set point, down 24-18, and didn’t lose another point. Devan White served all the points in the comeback and Lexi Weber kept it alive with two kills and two blocks.
Weber had nine kills and three blocks in the Ramsay match and seven kills and two blocks against Fort Payne, coached by former Faith Christian coach Justin Kisor. Crossley Sparks had 27 assists in the two matches.
ALEXANDRIA 2, FORT PAYNE 0
(25-16, 25-23)
(Alexandria stats)
KILLS – Kailey Dickerson 5, Kandyn Blankenship 1, Blakeley Mobbs 3, Lexi Weber 7, Brie Troup 3, Christian Hess 1, Ashley Wells 2.
ASSISTS – Kailey Dickerson 1, Crossley Sparks 11, Christian Hess 4.
ACES – Blakeley Mobbs 1, Lexi Weber 2, Devan White 1.
DIGS – Kailey Dickerson 4, Kandyn Blankenship 2, Blakeley Mobbs 5, Lexi Weber 2, Crossley Sparks 2, Devan White 2, Ava Johnson 3, Christian Hess 2, Ashley Wells 1, Chloe Gattis 5.
BLOCKS – Blakeley Mobbs 1, Lexi Weber 2, Crossley Sparks 1, Christian Hess 1.
ALEXANDRIA 2, RAMSAY 0
(27-25, 26-24)
(Alexandria stats)
KILLS – Kailey Dickerson 4, Kandyn Blankenship 3, Blakeley Mobbs 4, Lexi Weber 9, Crossley Sparks 2.
ASSISTS – Crossley Sparks 16.
ACES – Kailey Dickerson 1, Lexi Weber 1, Devan White 3.
DIGS – Kailey Dickerson 4, Kandyn Blankenship 4, Blakeley Mobbs 1, Lexi Weber 1, Devan White 6, Ava Johnson 3.
BLOCKS – Lexi Weber 3, Crossley Sparks 3, Brie Troup 1.
Oxford gets first win
OXFORD 2, ETOWAH 1
SOUTHSIDE 3, OXFORD 0
SOUTHSIDE – Oxford rallied after dropping the first set to beat Etowah 2-1 to score its first victory of the season. The Lady Jackets fell behind 25-22, then won the next two sets 25-10 and 15-13.
“Some of our younger girls stepped up at the net tonight and gained a little confidence, which helped us seal the deal,” Oxford assistant coach Rachel Poe said. “Their confidence and excitement sparked movement from our back row.”
The Lady Jackets (1-6) lost to Southside in their other match of the day, 3-0.
Shay Montgomery led the Lady Jackets (1-6) with 12 kills in the two matches. Adrionna Foster had 33 assists and Ashely Paulson had 12 digs.
(Oxford two-match leaders)
KILLS – Kara King 4, Chaci Whitfield 3, Mileah Prince 6, Shay Montgomery 12.
ASSISTS – Adrionna Foster 33.
ACES – Adrionna Foster 3, Ashely Paulson 3.
DIGS – Kara King 2, Cohlee Boone 6, Ashely Paulson 12.
Munford (5-0) stays unbeaten
HOWELL COVE – Kaylyn Turner had 11 kills and Ellie Rose Jones had an all-around strong game with eight kills, nine aces and two digs as Munford improved to 5-0 with straight-set victories over Winterboro (25-22, 25-16) and Talladega County Central (25-5, 25-5).
It’s believed to be the program’s best start in at least 15 years.
“The seniors said it’s been the best start since they’ve been playing,” first-year coach Destinee Briskey said.
Kirsten Rogers had 18 assists and three digs, while Kelsey Goodson delivered eight aces.
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