Choctaw County volleyball improved to 8-0 in Class I, Region 4 with two victories last week. The Lady Chargers defeated West Lowndes 25-10, 25-12, 25-15 and Aberdeen 25-9, 25-15, 21-25, 25-12.
“(I''m) super proud of the girls' mental focus throughout a busy week,” said coach Miranda Worrell. “We had a ton of homecoming festivities going on, had to play Aberdeen very early to accommodate the HC parade on Thursday and had five players who were maids and participated in everything. They were still able to get the job done and stay undefeated, and I give them all the credit for that.”
Against West Lowndes, Addie Stacy had 17 kills and Caden Miles 23 assists
In the Aberdeen match, Vernoica Molina had 11 kills and 18 service receptions, Stacy 11 aces and Miles 25 assists. LaGenesis Johnson returned to the lineup after sitting out several matches with a knee injury and had six kills.
Choctaw County was set to play Noxapater Tuesday and has a home match with Nanih Waiya Thursday. Both are region matches against teams that the Lady Chargers swept in previous matches.
The junior varsity team will play in a tournament at New Hope Saturday.
Grace Christian wins three matches
Grace Christian volleyball won three matches last week, improving to 14-5-1. The Lady Eagles defeated Amory Christian 25-13, 19-25, 15-13, Noxapater 25-6, 25-8, 25-6 and Regents School of Oxford 25-13, 25-14.
“We had a good week,” said coach Jamey Willers.
Jasmine Kelly led the Lady Eagles against Amory Christian with eight service points, six kills and one block. Lenleigh Dobbs had seven service points, Anna Gillis three aces and Annabelle Crowder eight assists.
Against Noxapater, Carley Peterson had 11 service points and seven kills, with no errors. Kiara Nash had 10 service points and Bella Brownlee four assists.
Team leaders in the Regents match were Gillis with seven service points, Brownlee with five assists and Peterson with four kills. Anna Howell and Maggie Phillips had three kills each.
Grace Christian was set to play Winston Academy Monday and Nanih Waiya Tuesday and will compete in a tournament at Oxford High School Saturday. Opponents in tournament pool play will be Jackson Academy and Pontotoc. JA is the state's top ranked team according to the website MaxPreps, with a 32-3 record.
