Choctaw County will begin the MHSAA Class I volleyball playoffs with a home match against Senatobia Thursday, tipping off at 6 p.m. Class I includes 1A, 2A and 3A schools.
Coach Miranda Worrell said the team is excited. “We didn’t get this opportunity last year so it’s nice to be back in postseason play.”
The teams met at the season opening Set It Off Tournament in Ridgeland with Choctaw County winning 27-25, 25-15.
Choctaw County earned home court as the Region 4 winner with a 12-0 record. Senatobia was runner-up in Region 3. Choctaw County is the ninth ranked team in Class I according to the website MaxPreps. Senatobia is number 12.
The winner will face either Region 2 winner Walnut or Region 1 runner-up Belmont in the second round, scheduled for Oct. 22.
The Lady Chargers completed a perfect record in region play with a 25-21, 25-11, 25-11 victory over Aberdeen. LaGenesis Johnson had nine kills and six aces for Choctaw County. Caden Miles had 19 assists and Addie Stacy six aces, four kills and three digs.
The Lady Chargers were defeated by 6A power Starkville 25-11, 25-10, 25-17. Miles had 10 assists and Johnson five kills.
Stacy, a junior, leads the team in kills with 103, aces with 80, blocks with 26 and digs with 69. Miles has 292 assists and Veronica Molina leads in service receptions with 234.
Choctaw County concluded the regular season with a match against Grace Christian Tuesday for senior night. The team has five seniors – Johnson, Miles, Molina Leah Hammons and Macy Claire Cagle.
Grace Christian looking for opponent
Grace Christian had a volleyball match scheduled with Starkville last week that was canceled. Coach Jamey Willers filled the void by having her team play one set against parents and three sets against a team of alumnae.
The varsity beat the grads 2-1. “It was a fun night,” she said.
Willers and her assistant Rachel Brownlee played for the alumnae. They were joined on the team by Braeden Nabers, Evelyn Phillips, Anna Miller, Holly Borntrager, Morgan Troyer, Anje Morgan, Ashlea Howell and Brooke Gillis.
With Willers and Brownlee playing for the alumnae, Willers had her four seniors – Annabelle Crowder, Kiara Nash, Maggie Phillips and Caroline Robbins -- run the varsity team.
“I just told them to make sure everyone got in. Other than that they could work it any way they wanted.”
Grace Christian played Choctaw County Tuesday, The Lady Eagles were scheduled to conclude the season with a home march Thursday against Pickens Academy, but Pickens canceled.
Because it is Senior Night, Willers will try to find another opponent.
