FHS defeats St. Joseph’s

 

FHS downed St. Joseph’s Academy Saturday, 23-25, 25-21, 26-28, 25-21, 15-11, in a hard fought match played in Baton Rouge. FHS senior hitter Lindsey Barron was the difference powering 27 kills. Barron also notched 15 digs and five blocked shots. Michelle Cabeceiras netted 17 assists and four aces, while McCrea Barney back in the lineup following a minor surgery delivered 14 assists. Jessica Guttierrez pulled up 14 digs and was credited with three blocks. FHS libero Caitlyn Auxilien contributed 19 digs. Amanda Schneck had eight kills, while Taylor Anderson topped the Lady Bulldogs with five aces.

CHS plays in

St. Jude tourney

Covington High’s Lady Lions finished 1-2 in the St. Jude Tournament held over the weekend at East Ascension High School.  CHS defeated Hosanna Christian, 25-23, 25-15. Rachel Smith pulled up 10 digs and recorded nine kills.

Emily Smith dished off 10 assists, while Jourdan Smith had three aces.

CHS then fell to Redemptorist, 25-22, 21-25, 11-15. Rachel Smith registered nine kills and nine digs. Emily Smith had eight assists and one ace. Jourdan Smith had four digs.

Covington lost to Ascension Catholic, 15-25, 13-25. Rachel Smith downed seven kills and Stephanie Burke had nine digs. Emily Smith tallied five assists with Monique Kohn serving two aces.

CHS is 3-8 overall.

Slidell falls

in semifinals

Slidell went 4-2 and made it to the semifinals of the Woodlawn Tournament held Saturday. SHS was 10-8 at press time Tuesday.

The Lady Tigers lost their first match, 25-16, 15-25, 15-14, against Parkview, but rebounded to capture the next four contests.

SHS swept Lee High, 25-11, 25-9, and then Baker 25-19, 25-12. Slidell used three games to knock off Woodlawn, 25-17, 14-25, 15-8, and then got Baton Rouge, 25-12, 25-21.

The Lady Tigers lost their final match in three games to University High, 17-25, 25-17, 15-14.

For the tournament, Kaitlyn Crippin led SHS with 42 kills, 36 assists and 18 aces, while Hannah Gambrell recorded 49 kills and 10 blocks and Sarah Tate served 11 aces. Quinci Hayward posted 36 kills and 12 blocks. Courtney Courtney tallied 13 aces and dished out 43 assists. Allison Dolan had 10 kills, 10 digs and four aces.

PJP II downs Hannan HIgh

Pope John Paul II defeated Archbishop Hannan last Wednesday, 25-20, 24-26, 25-11, 25-13. Stats were not available for PJP. Hannan’s Katie Bailey posted 21 digs and 11 kills. Emily Lee tallied 30 digs and six kills. Kimmy Kirsch finished with 16 assists.

Hannan sweeps Bishop McManus

Archbishop Hannan’s Lady Hawks swept Bishop McManus in district play last Tuesday, 25-7, 25-13, 25-10. Hannan’s Emily Lee was a serving machine, posting 22 aces. Lee also knocked down six kills and had a block.

Natalie Powell totaled 13 assists, four kills and served an ace. Katie Bailey chipped in with four kills, four aces and two assists. Allie McPherson came up with three kills and an ace. Lauren Voelker served four aces for the Lady Hawks.

Northlke sweeps

First Baptist

NCS swept First Baptist Christian School in district play last Monday, 25-3, 25-4, 25-7, in Slidell. NCS (13-4) remained unbeaten in district play at 3-0. Brittany Scearce powered the Lady Wolverines to victory with 16 kills and five aces.

Monica Raymond and Megan Steele notched seven kills each. Hannah Miranda recorded 20 assists with a team-high seven aces. Mary Wilson chipped in with 13 assists. Freshman Allie McLain pulled up 15 digs followed by eighth-grader Jess Himel with 12.

SSA falls

to Dominican

St. Scholastica Academy’s Doves were swept by Dominican, 25-21, 25-22, 25-19, in a match Sept. 20.

Sam Delahoussaye led the Doves with 20 digs, while Meghan Clark posted 24 assists. Christina Wurm posted seven kills, Kristi Harrison recorded six and Audrey Gitz tallied five kills for SSA. Shelby Fritscher and Camille Walther each had two blocks and two aces.

SSA coach Danny Davis said he thought SSA played well in spurts and made too many unforced errors at crucial points of the match, which hurt momentum.

NCS goes 4-2 in Alabama tourney

NCS posted a 4-2 record in the McGill Toolen Tournament Sept. 19-20 in Mobile, Ala. NCS finished second in Pool A play and was third overall in the tournament, falling to St. Paul’s of Alabama in the semifinals, 20-25, 26-28. Brittany Scearce tallied 13 kills, nine digs and two aces. Hannah Miranda posted 22 assists, 12 digs and two aces. Monica Raymond chipped in with six kills.

NCS opened Pool A play, topping Harding High School Friday, 26-28, 25-21, 16-14, behind Scearce’s 13 kills and seven digs. Raymond added six kills, while Miranda delivered 15 assists and three kills. Mary Wilson totaled eight assists, and Jess Himel had six digs.

The Lady Wolverines defeated Daphne, 25-15, 25-23, led by Miranda, who collected 20 assists, 12 digs and eight kills. Scearce added 12 kills followed by Raymond with eight.

Hannah Miller came through with 14 digs, and Wilson added 11 assists.

NCS downed Thompson High School, 25-15, 25-17, with Miranda fashioning 13 digs, 12 assists, four kills and two aces. Scearce finished with 10 kills and two aces. Raymond added 13 digs, while Wilson notched four assists. After winning its first three matches, NCS was tripped up by the McGill Toolen hosts, 19-25, 14-25, on Saturday. Miranda netted 15 assists and six kills. Miller totaled 13 digs and Himel added five. Scearce had five kills with an ace, while Wilson had seven assists.

NCS came back to defeat Bayside on Saturday, 25-17, 23-25, 15-13 with Scearce powering down 13 kills and 10 digs. Miranda recorded 10 assists, five kills and two aces. Himel topped the Lady Wolverines with 12 digs, while Wilson added six assists.

FHS finishes 3-2 in tourney

Fontainebleau competed in the McGill Toolen, Ala., Tourney, Sept. 19-20, finishing with a 3-2 mark. FHS was second in Pool Play. The Lady Bulldogs fell to McGill Toolen in the semifinals, 21-25, 12-25, on Saturday. FHS opened play Friday, downing Auburn Hills, 25-10, 25-8. The Lady Dawgs made it two in a row, topping Bayside, 18-25, 25-18, 15-6. FHS then came up short, falling to St. Paul’s, 21-25, 14-25. Fontainebleau defeated Thompson in the quarterfinals, 25-21, 18-25, 15-6. Senior Lindsey Barron came up strong leading the Lady Bulldogs with 51 kills and nine aces in the five matches. Barron also contributed 23 digs. Sophomore Taylor Anderson led with 55 assists. She added 16 kills and seven assists.

Jessica Guttierrez finished with 22 digs, 13 kills and eight aces. Setter Michelle Cabeceiras netted 41 assists. Amanda Schneck turned in 18 kills with Haley Bonneval adding 13. Sophomore Caitlyn Auxlien topped the Lady Bulldogs with 35 digs.