(by Don Meador, October 23, 2019)
Three years and three District 15 championships. The Allen County-Scottsville volleyball team easied past Glasgow 3-0 (25-10, 25-9, 25-10) to capture the District 15 tournament Tuesday night (October 22) at Patriot Gym. The Lady Patriots dominated play in each of the three sets to win their 20th game of the year. Strong net play from Breann Varner, C.J. Towe, Chloe Cook, and Maddie Stallings complimnented the efforts from Olivia Brown, Jaden Carter, Averie Pitchford, and Meg Foster. The championship was a true team effort.
The win moves AC-S into the Region 4 tournament that starts October 28 at Glasgow High School. Pairings will be announced on Friday.
Following the match, several players were honored with awards. Averie Pitchford was AC-S's selection on the All-Season Academic Team. All-Season players from AC-S were Olivia Brown, Meg Foster, and Breann Varner. All-Tournament Team members were C.J. Towe, Jaden Carter, and Chloe Cook.
Barren County
The Allen County-Scottsville Lady Patriot
volleyball team recorded 23 service aces and 24 kill shots in a 3-0 (25-9,
25-4, 25-14) win over Barren County on Monday night in the opening round of the
District 15 tournament at Patriot Gym.
“Our servers were hitting their zones tonight,” coach Shelby Keegan said. “That was a goal for us tonight, to come out really strong with our serves. If they can pass and receive then they cannot attack.”
Barren County stayed close in the first few points of the first set. However, Averie Pitchford turned the tables. Starting her serve in a 5-5 tie, Pitchford found her marks. Behind service aces and well played returns by her teammates, AC-S outscored Barren County 10-0. AC-S went on to take the first set 25-9.
The second set was simply a “beat down” for the Lady Patriots. Strong serving by Meg Foster---helping AC-S to 17 consecutive points---powered the Lady Patriots to a 25-4 set win.
After dominating for the better part of the first two sets, a lapse in play allowed Barren County the opportunity to get back in the match early in the third. The Trojanettes responded by opening a 10-5 lead. However, AC-S regrouped and outscored Barren County 20-9 the rest of the way to take the match.
“I was really proud of how we responded when we got down,” Keegan explained. “In this game, it can be very easy to lose momentum and that get in your head. I was proud that they picked each other back up, didn’t lose their cool, and continued to hustle.”