Lady Raiders, Lady Lions set to meet in volleyball tournament

Published 6:15 pm Thursday, August 11, 2022

Tyler Legacy won its pool, while Tyler finished second in its grouping on Thursday in the annual Tyler ISD Volleyball Tournament.

That means the two rivals will meet at noon Friday at Tyler High School Gymnasium.

Legacy captured Pool 5 on Thursday, followed by Kilgore, Rusk and West Rusk.

Tyler was second in Pool 1 with Gilmer capturing first. Mineola was third, followed by Jacksonville.

Gilmer scored a tight win over the Lady Lions, 25-16, 22-25, 25-21. The Lady Buckeyes also defeated Mineola (25-15, 25-23) and Jacksonville (25-10, 25-8).

In the Lady Lions and Lady ‘Jackets match, it was back-and-forth.

With Tyler ahead 21-18, Maniya Simpson served three straight points until Mineola’s Mylee Fischer had a kill to bring her team within 24-19. However, Lady Lion Amaya Moon closed it out with a kill and a 25-19 win.

In the second set, Mineola bolted out to a 10-3 lead behind the serving of Fischer and Paris Spigner, The Lady Lions got within 22-19, but the Lady ‘Jackets scored the final three points (Fischer and Jayla Jackson block, Fischer block and a Tyler miscue) for a 25-19 win.

The third set was close with Tyler holding a 21-19 advantage as Mineola made it tight as Olivia Hughes had a key kill.

After a Lady Lions point, Tyler’s Simpson served out for a 25-19 win.

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Tyler ISD Volleyball

Friday’s Schedule

Pools 9-12 at Tyler High School

Pool 9 (Court 1) — Van vs. Redwater, 11 a.m.; Tyler Legacy vs. Tyler, noon; Tyler Legacy vs. Redwater, 1 p.m.; Van vs. Tyler, 2 p.m.; Van vs. Tyler Legacy, 3 p.m.; Redwater vs. Tyler, 4 p.m.

Pool 10 (Court 2) — Beckville vs. Carthage, 11 a.m.; Forney vs. Lindale, noon; Forney vs. Carthage, 1 p.m.; Beckville vs. Lindale, 2 p.m.; Beckville vs. Forney, 3 p.m.; Carthage vs. Lindale, 4 p.m.

Pool 11 (Court 3) — Sanger vs. Willis, 11 a.m.; Texarkana Pleasant Grove vs. Pine Tree, noon; Pleasant Grove vs. Willis, 1 p.m.; Sanger vs. Pine Tree, 2 p.m.; Sanger vs. Pleasant Grove, 3 p.m.; Willis vs. Pine Tree, 4 p.m.

Pool 12 (Court 4) — Gilmer vs. Kilgore, 11 a.m.; Bryan Rudder vs. Texas High, noon; Bryan Rudder vs. Kilgore, 1 p.m.; Gilmer vs. Texas High, 2 p.m.; Gilmer vs. Bryan Rudder, 3 p.m.; Kilgore vs. Texas High, 4 p.m.

Pools 13-16 at Tyler Legacy High School

Pool 13 (Court 5) — Mineola vs. West Rusk, 11 a.m.; Tyler Cumberland vs. Gladewater, noon; Cumberland vs. West Rusk, 1 p.m.; Mineola vs. Gladewater, 2 p.m.; Mineola vs. Cumberland, 3 p.m.; West Rusk vs. Gladewater, 4 p.m.

Pool 14 (Court 6) — Bullard vs. Chapel Hill, 11 a.m.; Mabank vs. Ore City, noon; Mabank vs. Chapel Hill, 1 p.m.; Bullard vs. Ore City, 2 p.m.; Bullard vs. Mabank, 3 p.m.; Chapel Hill vs. Ore City, 4 p.m.

Pool 15 (Court 6) — New Boston vs. Mount Pleasant, 11 a.m.; Waskom vs. Marshall, noon; Waskom vs. Mount Pleasant, 1 p.m.; New Boston vs. Marshall, 2 p.m.; New Boston vs. Waskom, 3 p.m.; Mount Pleasant vs. Marshall, 4 p.m.

Pool 16 (Court 8) — Troup vs. New Diana, 11 a.m.; Rusk vs. Jacksonville, noon; Rusk vs. New Diana, 1 p.m.; Troup vs. Jacksonville, 2 p.m.; Troup vs. Rusk, 3 p.m.; New Diana vs. Jacksonville, 4 p.m.

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Thursday’s Results

At Tyler High

Pool 1 — Tyler def. Jacksonville, 25-12, 25-13; Gilmer def. Mineola, 25-15, 25-23; Mineola def. Jacksonville, 25-21, 25-12; Gilmer def. Tyler, 25-16, 22-25, 25-21; Tyler def. Mineola, 25-19, 19-25, 25-19l Gilmer def. Jacksonville, 25-10, 25-8.

Pool 2 — Sanger def. Bullard, 25-21, 23-25, 26-24; Lindale def. Marshall, 24-26, 27-25, 25-19; Sanger def. Lindale, 27-25, 25-8; Bullard def. Marshall, 25-10, 24-26, 25-22; Lindael def. Bullard, 26-24, 25-23; Sanger def. Marshall, 25-21, 25-19.

Pool 3 — Beckville def. Ore City, 25-5, 25-13; Pine Tree def. New Boston, 25-22, 26-28, 28-26; Pine Tree def. Ore City, 25-14, 25-15; Beckville def. New Boston, 25-17, 25-14; Beckville def. Pine Tree, 25-16, 25-19; New Boston def. Ore City, 25-23, 25-11.

Pool 4 — Troup def. Gladewater, 25-10, 25-18; Van def. Texas High, 25-19, 25-21; Van def. Gladewater, 25-10, 25-15; Texas High def. Troup, 25-21, 23-25, 25-22; Van def. Troup, 25-14, 25-14; Texas High def. Gladewater, 25-12, 25-11.

At Tyler Legacy

Pool 5 — Tyler Legacy def. Rusk, 25-15, 25-14; Kilgore def. West Rusk, 25-20, 25-17; Kilgore def. Rusk, 25-13, 25-19; Tyler Legacy def. West Rusk, 25-13, 25-10; Tyler Legacy def. Kilgore, 25-18, 25-18; Rusk def. West Rusk, 25-21, 25-16.

Pool 6 — Willis def. Chapel Hill, 25-11, 25-7; Waskom def. Chapel Hill, 19-25, 25-15, 25-16; Willis def. Waskom, 25-10, 25-14; Forney def. Chapel Hill, 25-9, 25-4; Forney def. Willis, 25-16, 25-12; Forney def. Waskom, 25-9, 25-11.

Pool 7 — Texarkana Pleasant Grove def. Mount Pleasant, 2-1; Carthage def. Mabank, 25-18, 23-25, 25-18; Mabank def. Mount Pleasant, 25-8, 25-19; Pleasant Grove def. Carthage, 25-21, 19-25, 25-14; Pleasant Grove def. Mabank, 25-23, 25-17; Carthage def. Mount Pleasant, 27-25, 25-14.

Pool 8 — Bryan Rudder def. Redwater, 25-11, 25-11; Tyler Cumberland def. New Diana, 19-25, 25-20, 25-16; Bryan Rudder def. New Diana, 25-5, 25-11; Redwater def. Cumberland, 25-10, 25-11; Redwater def. New Diana, 25-23, 22-25, 25-17; Bryan Rudder def. Tyler Cumberland, 25-10, 25-10.