TROUP — Grace Community took home two victories from a season-opening dual match against Troup and Henderson.
The Lady Cougars beat Troup 21-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-17 and Henderson 18-25, 25-20, 26-28, 25-17, 15-7.
Bethany Kimmey had 17 kills on the day while Rilee Miller had 70 assists over the two matches for Grace.
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Grace Community 3, Troup 1
Grace Community 21 25 25 25
Troup 25 21 18 17
KILLS LEADERS — G: Bethany Kimmey, 10; Taylor Kingsley, 8.
DIGS LEADERS — G: Emma Yeatts, 8; Kristin Braughton, 8; Madelene Williams, 6.
ASSISTS LEADERS — G: Rilee Miller, 33.
ACE LEADERS — Bethany Kimmey, 5; Emma Yeatts, 4.
JV SCORE — Grace 25-14, 25-19.
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Grace Community 3, Henderson 2
Grace Community 18 25 26 25 15
Henderson 25 20 28 17 7
KILLS LEADERS — G: Kristin Braughton, 10; Abbie Rives, 8; Bethany Kimmey, 7.
DIGS LEADERS — G: Bethany Kimmey, 16; Rilee Miller, 12; Madelene Williams, 11.
ASSISTS LEADERS — G: Rilee Miller, 37.
ACE LEADERS — Emma Yeatts, 6.
RECORDS — Grace 2-0.
JV SCORE — Henderson 25-14, 25-12.
NEXT UP — Scurry-Rosser at Grace Community, 4:30 p.m. Friday.
All Saints sweeps pair
LIBERTY CITY — All Saints opened its season with a pair of sweeps in a dual match against Sabine and Big Sandy.
The Lady Trojans topped Sabine 25-11, 25-20, 25-20 before taking out Big Sandy 25-10, 25-8, 25-17.
Katrina Kastmo led the way with 16 kills, 12 blocks and 12 digs in the two matches combined. Lanna Johnson also had 16 kills, adding nine digs. Madeline Wynne supplied 10 blocks, 10 kills and five digs while Maddie Smith rounded out the effort with 37 assists on the day.
“The girls played very, very well,” first-year All Saints coach Bryan Winegeart said. “It was a good start.”
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All Saints 3, Sabine 0
All Saints 25 25 25
Sabine 11 20 20
All Saints 3, Big Sandy 0
All Saints 25 25 25
Big Sandy 10 8 17
RECORDS — All Saints 2-0.
NEXT UP — All Saints in Van Tournament, Friday.
Gorman falls in five
QUITMAN — Bishop Gorman lost a five-set match to Quitman on Tuesday in the first game of its season.
The Lady Crusaders fell 25-23, 24-26, 25-21, 22-25, 15-6.
“It was a very tough-fought game on both sides,” Gorman coach Jessica Layne said.
Maddie Behm was perfect on 20 serves with two aces while Susannah Williams added 11 kills for the Lady Crusaders (0-1).
Gorman won the JV match 25-12, 25-11.
The Lady Crusaders next play in the Carthage Tournament on Thursday with pool play against White Oak, Overton and Nacogdoches.
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Quitman 3, Bishop Gorman 2
Gorman 23 26 21 25 6
Quitman 25 24 25 22 15
KILLS LEADERS — BG: Susannah Williams, 11; Maddie Raney, 4.
ASSISTS LEADERS — BG: Katelin Jacobi, 10.
SERVICE LEADERS — BG: Maddie Behm, 20 (2 aces); Danielle Smith, 4 aces.
JV SCORE — Gorman: 25-12, 25-11.
RECORDS — Gorman 0-1; Quitman 1-0.
NEXT UP — Gorman in Carthage Tournament, Thursday.
Lady Panthers rebound
BULLARD — With two sweeps, Bullard improved to 2-1 on the season, taking out Jacksonville and Bullard Brook Hill in the process.
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At Bullard
Bullard 3, Jacksonville 0
Jacksonville 20 23 23
Bullard 25 25 25
KILLS LEADERS — B: Meredith Daly, 10.
DIGS LEADERS — B: Mackenzie Fish, 6.
ASSISTS LEADERS — B: Bri Ridgley, 12.
FRESHMEN — Jacksonville d. Bullard 26-24, 13-25, 15-2.
JV SCORES — Bullard d. Jacksonville 25-17, 25-5.
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Bullard 3, Bullard Brook Hill 0
Brook Hill 17 12 22
Bullard 25 25 25
KILLS LEADERS — B: Mackenzie Fish, 7; Meredith Daly, 8.
DIGS LEADERS — B: Madi Hodges, 7.
ASSISTS LEADERS — B: Bri Ridgley, 14.
RECORDS — Bullard 2-1.
FRESHMEN — Bullard d. Brook Hill 25-23, 23-25, 15-5.
JV SCORES —Bullard d. Brook Hill 25-6, 25-9.
NEXT UP — Bullard at Carthage Tournament, Thursday.