H.S. Volleyball: Elkhart moves to 2-0 in district play with sweep

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September 25, 2012

H.S. Volleyball: Elkhart moves to 2-0 in district play with sweep

By JUSTIN RAINS Palestine Herald-Press The Palestine Herald-Press Tue Sep 25, 2012, 08:59 PM CDT

ELKHART — The Elkhart volleyball team seems to be rounding into form, and it couldn’t come at a better time.

The Lady Elks improved to 2-0 in district play Tuesday, rolling past visiting Trinity, 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-16).

The games were rarely close in what could only be described as an Elkhart blowout.

“I didn’t want to peak too soon,” EHS coach Katie Lankford said. “We went through our tournaments, played well in a few (and) played not so hot in a few. This is where you want it all to come together, right now.”

Elkhart led early in Game 1, 3-1, then pulled away behind the serve of Brooklyn Facklam.

Facklam was on the serving line for eight points, three of which she got on her own through aces.

After that, Trinity never got within more than seven points in the game.

The Lady Tigers stayed close early in Game 2, and the game was tied at 5-5 when Megan Davis stepped to the serving line.

Davis didn’t leave the line until 10 points later, with her team firmly ahead, 15-5. Five of those points came from Davis aces.

From there, Trinity attempted the claw back, but could never get within more than seven.

“That’s definitely one of the things that we’ve been working on, since the beginning of our season, is closing,” said Courtney Cheatham, about putting teams away in games. “I think we’re getting there, gradually, which is a good thing.”

Game 3 was a bit closer, with Elkhart holding leads of either two or three points for most of the game.

But, the Lady Elks pulled away late, ending the game on a 10-4 run that sealed the victory.

Cheatham had nine kills to lead the Lady Elks — five of which came in the final game. She also had two aces.

Ryan Grimsley had six kills, while Paige Huff had four to go with her team-high 16 assists.

Along with those five aces, Davis had seven assists, while Facklam finished with six aces to lead the team.

Robin Grant finished with three kills, and Larami McAdams had three aces.

That kind of balance makes life easy on the Elkhart hitters, Grimsley said.

“It takes a lot of pressure off because we’ve all had our off nights,” she said. “Sometimes we have them at the same time, but we always have one girl that can always slam the ball.”

Elkhart (12-16, 2-0) hosts Groveton Saturday, with subvarsity action beginning at 10 a.m.

WESTWOOD 3, Crockett 0

The Westwood volleyball team moved to 2-0 in district play Tuesday, sweeping Crockett, 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-9).

Natali Muniz led the Lady Panther attack with 11 kills, while Marialle Boles had seven.

Heather Wooden had 18 assists and Lacey Wooden had 19 digs for the Lady Panthers (22-8, 2-0), who opened district play Saturday with a sweep of Groveton.

In that match, Mi’Kayla Benson had nine kills, while Boles, Courtney Stanhope and Markeisha Durham each had six.

Lacey Wooden had 27 digs, and Heather Wooden had 17 assists.

Westwood travels to Trinity Friday, with varsity action beginning at 4:30 p.m., followed by subvarsity play.

CAYUGA 3, Kerens 0

Behind a 14-kill performance from Danielle Anderson, the eighth-ranked Cayuga volleyball team remained perfect in district play Saturday, sweeping Kerens 3-0.

Shawnta Knox had nine kills and Molly Griffey had five along with a team-high 25 assists in the Ladycat victory.

Megan Davis had three kills and Cory McCulloch had six digs.

Cayuga traveled to Coolidge Tuesday, but those results were not known at press time. The Ladycats host Cross Roads Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m.

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Coaches or team representatives are encouraged to call in scores and stats to 903-729-0281 ext. 242 by 9 p.m. after games, or to email sports@palestineherald.com

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