Iola Middle School squared off against Anderson County in volleyball Tuesday afternoon. THE SEVENTH GRADE A-Team lost 27-25 and 25-18. Nissa Fountain had two points. Haley Carlin had five points. Sydni Keagle had two points. Breanna Northcutt had six points. Gaby Lampe had three points.
The eighth grade A-Team won 25-14 and 25-7.
“We had a little different line-up tonight, and the girls did a great job adjusting,” coach Terri Carlin said. “Paige Burrough and Kassy Shelby were our setters and they both did a great job getting to the ball.”
Carlin said Anderson County had trouble receiving serves all night. Madisyn Holloway served the first nine points of the first set and the first 10 points of the second set. She had five aces.
Shelby served the last 12 points of the second set. She also had five assists and three aces. Burrough had five assists and an ace.
Piper Moore had eight kills and four aces. Kendra Sprague and Shaylee Sutterby each had a kill.
The B-Team won in three sets 25-14, 22-25 and 18-16.
“The girls really came together to get the win,” Carlin said. “They were moving and talking.”
Keisha Blazek had four aces. Macie Martin had five kills, three aces and one assist. Charvell Peterson had two kills and three aces. Shelby had an assist and Katie Weide had a kill.
“Our goal for the night was to improve our serving,” coach Stacy Sprague. “The first set we did and it was a hard loss.”
The B-Team lost in three sets, 25-19, 13-25 and 13-15.
Northcutt had seven points. Annika Hobbs and Carlie Payne had four points. Raylea Wilson had two points.
“These girls are all playing hard and have made great improvements,” Sprague said. “We are working to improve our serving and passing.”
IMS eighth grade volleyball wins
