Calhoun County, AL – Led by Brooks’ 92 assists and Prince’s 50 kills, Oxford goes 3-0 at CaroStrong Tournament. Ohatchee wins two out of three. Jacksonville tops Oneonta. Also, reports from Munford, Piedmont, Weaver, Donoho and Cherokee County.
JACKSONVILLE — Oxford went 3-0 in Jacksonville’s CaroStrong Tournament on Saturday, beating Ohatchee 25-16, 25-20, 27-29, 25-19, Oneonta 25-9, 25-9, 25-18 and Jacksonville 25-18, 25-21, 25-16.
The CaroStrong Tournament is named for former Jacksonville standout Caroline Neisler, who played for two state-title teams at Jacksonville. She died of Leukemia on May 15, 2013, after transferring from the University of North Alabama to Samford to finish her college playing career and business degree in marketing.
She was 21.
Top performers for Oxford:
—Arilyn Pool: 36 digs, five aces.
—Daelyn Bozeman:13 digs, six aces, 27 kills.
—Mileah Prince: 23 digs, 50 kills.
—Jaslyn Montgomery: 13 kills, 5 blocks,
—Payton Brooks: 33 digs, 92 assists, seven aces.
OHATCHEE: Ohatchee went 2-1 in the CaroStrong Tournament, beating Jacksonville 27-25, 25-23, 25-22 and Oneonta 25-19, 25-15, 25-20 and falling to Oxford 16-25, 25-20, 29-27, 19-25-.
Top performers for Ohatchee:
—Rebecca Henderson: 35 kills 73 digs.
—Alanah Fitch: 12 kills, 45 assists, four aces, 49 digs.
—Brett Finn: eight kills, 13 aces, nine blocks.
—Kate Ryan: 27 assists, 16 digs.
—Emily Riddle: eight kills, five digs, 14 blocks.
—Ayla Crook: eight kills, six aces, 27 digs.
—Savannah Reaves: 80 digs.
JACKSONVILLE: CaroStrong host Jacksonville beat Oneonta 25-22, 25-12, 25-21 and lost to Ohatchee 25-27, 23-25, 22-25 and Oxford 18-25, 21-25, 16-25.
Jacksonville’s top performers:
—Sydney Soriano: six aces, 10 kills, 49 assists, 10 blocks, 11 digs.
—Camryn Stone: five aces, 14 kills, 10 blocks, 15 digs.
—Mya Swain: six aces, 17 kills, two blocks, three digs.
—Nyla Hoult: five aces, 11 kills, three blocks, 10 digs.
—KeAsiah Williams: four kills, one dig, two blocks.
—Chloe Henderson: 18 digs.
—Alexis Phillips: six aces, eight kills, 12 digs.
Faith Christian Tournament
MUNFORD: The Lions went 4-1, beating Wellborn 25-22, 25-22, Benjamin Russell 25-16, 25-20, Piedmont 25-14, 18-25, 15-9 and Ranburne 26-24, 25-17 and falling to host Faith 18-25, 23-25.
Munford’s top performers:
—Lauryn Brewster: five blocks, 17 kills.
—Mylie Stephens: five aces, three assists, five blocks, 32 kills, 10 digs.
—Christiny Putnam: 21 kills.
—Alys Mosley: 10 digs.
—Kastin Lathem: seven aces, 51 assists, four kills, two digs.
—Ashtyn Bishop: four aces, three assists, 18 digs.
—Faith Jacobs: nine blocks, 17 kills.
—Brooklyn Pressley: 13 aces, seven kills, five digs.
PIEDMONT: The Bulldogs went 2-1, beating Benjamin Russell 15-25, 25-23, 15-13 and Wellborn 25-19, 25-21 and falling to Munford 15-25, 25-18, 9-15.
Top performers for Piedmont:
—Cayla Brothers: 16 kills, four aces, two blocks.
—Cacey Brothers: 13 kills, three assists, four aces, two blocks.
—Carson Young: 11 kills, seven aces.
—Melanie Studdard: 12 kills, two aces.
—Amiyah Thomas: 15 kills, three aces, two blocks.
—Adilyn Bailey: 52 assists, three aces.
Weaver Bearcat Invitational
WEAVER: The Bearcats swept to the title, beating Cleburne County 25-16, 25-22 and Saks 25-12, 25-12 before beating Saks in the championship match, 25-11, 25-16.
Weaver’s top performers:
—Chloe Collison: 13 kills, one block.
—Gracie Duncan: four aces, two assists.
—Kimora Miles: three aces, five kills.
—Jadey Hatten-Rivera: 10 aces, one kill, six assists.
—Bailey Hodges: three aces, one kill, six assists.
Smith Lake Classic
DONOHO: The Falcons finished second overall, going 4-2 on the day. They beat Jackson Olin 25-9, 25-7, and Carbon Hill 25-10, 25-20 and lost to Winston County 25-23, 22-25, 10-15 in pool play. In golf bracket play, Donoho beat Leeds 19-25, 25-22, 15-9 and 25-23, 25-23 and lost to Helena 25-21, 17-25, 16-18.
—Kate Williamon: 17 kills, one assist, six aces, four digs, one block.
—Sam Wakefield: 45 kills, one assist, 11 aces, 28 digs, one block.
—Ryals Jones: 32 kills, four blocks.
—Callee Taylor: three kills, 93 assists, six aces, nine digs, one block.
—Ava Michaels: seven kills, three digs.
—Bentlee Pahman: one assist, 10 aces, 13 digs.
—Chloe Melton: three kills, three aces, three digs, one block.
—Alana Maldonado: 15 kills, two digs, three blocks.
—Lindsey Brewer: five aces, two digs.
—Anna Kate Whitson: five aces, four digs.
Geraldine Invitational
CHEROKEE COUNTY: The Warriors went 4-1 and finished as gold bracket runners up.
In pool play, Cherokee County beat Lincoln 25-14, 25-20, Boaz 25-16, 25-18, and Geraldine 27-25, 25-15. The Warrior beat Plainview 22-25, 25-21, 15-13 in the gold bracket semifinals ten lost to Guntersville 25-21, 22-25, 6-15 in the finals.
The Warriors’ top performers:
— Lea: 116 assists, 15 digs, eight kills, two blocks, one ace.
—Nevaeh Gaidurgis: 57 kills, 11 digs, seven blocks, two aces, two assists.
—Ellisan Givens: 56 digs, six assists, one ace, one kill.
—Raegan Germany: 17 kills, four blocks.
—Lilly Shaw: 11 kills, two blocks.
—Libby Curry: nine kills, four aces, two digs.
—Jolie Alexander: 17 kills, seven blocks, five digs, two aces.
—Ava Haywood: 29 kills, 20 digs, eight assists, five aces, one block.
—Jesslyn Hincy: 13 digs, six aces.
