By Carl Holcomb
Moorefield Examiner
Luray Volleyball narrowly escaped the Lady Cougars den in a four set battle last Monday in Baker with the scores of 25-23, 25-20, 22-25 and 26-24.
In JV action, East Hardy took charge pouncing for a victory by 25-17 and 26-24.
“The kids we have on the bench are real excited to play and sometimes they jump up out of turn. Our kids are just late making adjustments. The sooner we make the adjustments, the better off we will be. If the numbers are right, we won each set to 17 and then we didn’t. We need to learn to finish the set. They are coming along and working to get better,” East Hardy coach Marsha Hahn commented.
East Hardy’s SierraMarie Miller had an opening set serve sail out of bounds.
The serve from Luray’s Courtney Fox was returned for a kill by East Hardy’s Rebecca Whetzel.
Whetzel’s serve was ricocheted back into the net by the Lady Bulldogs.
Luray defended an attack by East Hardy’s Emily Yates and responded with a kill by Baylee Burrill.
Emily Dyer made a set for Yates to garner a spike giving the Lady Cougars the lead and Dyer extended the edge to 4-2 by delivering an ace.
An attack by Luray’s Jaidyn McClung was returned out of bounds, then the set was evened on an errant volley off a serve by McClung.
McClung served out of bounds, then East Hardy’s Erin Riggle had a serve returned by Luray’s Brynlee Burrill for a kill. [private]
Spikes by Lindsey Bly and Alison Morrison gave the Lady Bulldogs a 7-5 lead.
East Hardy’s Victoria Ames made a dig with the pass going to Miller setting up Riggle for a spike.
Yates served up a point as the ball wasn’t returned, then Jaden Fleshman had an attack deflect out for the Lady Cougars lead, 8-7.
After a kill from Luray’s Brynlee Burrill, her serve landed in the net.
Fleshman delivered an ace, Dyer’s attack was returned out of bounds and Miller garnered a block as East Hardy went up 12-8.
After a service error, Luray’s Jaidyn McClung blocked a volley from Dyer and Hailey Thomas served an ace.
McClung blocked a shot by Whetzel to tie the set for the Lady Bulldogs at 12-all.
Riggle made a kill, then the next attack was punched back by McClung for a point.
Fox served an ace for Luray, then the Lady Cougars hit the ball out.
The ensuing serve went awry, but the Lady Bulldogs responded with a kill by Lisa Atkins.
Miller made a dig and Yates launched an attack that was returned into the net.
East Hardy gave up a point on a service error before getting a point back on a kill by Fleshman.
Luray’s Brynlee Burrill’s attack was met with a dig by Riggle and deflected out, then a serve from Trinity Belton was returned into the net for a 19-16 lead.
Luray’s Lindsey Bly made a block on Miller after a dig by Perry Whetzel.
A push kill from Burrill gave the Lady Bulldogs a 21-16 edge.
Riggle’s shot was deflected back into the net and Yates had a serve not returned.
Ames made a dig and Miller set Fleshman for a spike before Yates garnered an ace to cut the deficit to 21-20.
Luray’s Lindsey Bly notched a kill, then East Hardy responded with a spike from Miller and an ace in the corner from Fleshman to tie the set at 22-all.
Dyer’s volley was blocked by Bly, but Miller made a saving tap for a kill giving the Lady Cougars a 23-22 lead.
Luray’s Alison Morrison had an attack returned out of bounds, then Thomas served and it was returned into the net.
An attack by McClung met a dig by East Hardy’s Perry Whetzel before being redirected into the net giving Luray the 25-23 win.
East Hardy took a 5-1 lead in the second set starting with a service error by the Lady Bulldogs, then Riggle made a block.
Both teams launched attacks out of play before Riggle garnered a spike and Rebecca Whetzel delivered an ace for the Lady Cougars 5-1 score.
Luray rallied to tie the set at 5-all with kills from Burrill and Atkins puts a block by Bly and an errant volley.
The Lady Bulldogs served out, then Bly blocked a shot by Fleshman.
An attack by Bly was met on a dig by Ames, but deflected out.
Luray had an attack sail out before Fleshman notched a kill.
East Hardy took a 9-7 lead on a serve by Yates returned into the net.
After a service error, Luray’s Brynlee Burrill delivered an ace to tie the set at 9-all.
Bly made a kill after several attack attempts by Whetzel.
Miller launched an attack and it was returned into the net, then Fleshman served up an ace and Miller blocked Bly with the next volley landing in the net putting the Lady Cougars ahead 12-10.
There were service errors both ways before Miller’s serve was returned into the net by the Lady Bulldogs.
There was a rotation error as the Lady Cougars lost a serve.
Burrill’s attack was met by Dyer’s dig, but wasn’t returned.
Burrill pushed a point through a block, then the Lady Cougars had a couple errors on attacks as the set was tied at 15 apiece.
It was back and forth for the next couple of minutes, then Luray gained a little separation going up 20-17 on a kill by Bly.
East Hardy answered with kills from Fleshman and Miller, then Burrill notched a spike.
The Lady Cougars struggled to return a couple serves by Burrill.
Yates notched a point off an attack, but the Lady Bulldogs finished with spike from Morrison to win 25-20.
In the third set, East Hardy took a 4-1 lead as Miller’s serve was returned into the net, Burrill had an attack returned out, Fleshman recorded a kill, Rebecca Whetzel’s serve was returned out and Luray launched an attack out.
Luray rallied with attacks by McClung and Burrill, plus aces from McClung to take an 8-5 lead.
The Lady Cougars responded to regain the lead 10-8 with Yates making kill, Miller blocking two volleys and Riggle serving up points.
An attack by Miller was returned into the net, then Miller blocked Burrill.
After a spike by Burrill, East Hardy garnered points off a kill by Fleshman and a serve from Yates for a 14-9 lead.
East Hardy’s Perry Whetzel made several digs and the Lady Bulldogs altered shots out of play.
Miller made a kill and a block to put East Hardy up 19-11.
The Lady Cougars hit the net twice and a serve by Luray’s Thomas wasn’t returned.
A couple attacks by East Hardy went awry before Rebecca Whetzel’s attack was returned into the net and Riggle made a tap for a kill, 21-16.
Luray responded to tie the set at 21-all off a kill by McClung, volleying errors and aces by Fox.
Riggle garnered three spikes to put East Hardy up 24-21.
An attack by Luray’s Burrill was returned into the net, then Riggle’s attack deflected off the Lady Bulldogs for the third set East Hardy in 25-22.
The Lady Cougars took a 12-4 lead in the fourth set of the match which included a few kills by Yates and aces by Ames plus Riggle and Miller contributing attacks.
East Hardy’s Rebecca Whetzel made a kill and Fleshman served an ace for a 17-10 lead.
Luray climbed back with kills and blocks by McClung, 19-15.
The Lady Cougars notched points off kills by Riggle and Yates for a 23-18 advantage.
Luray didn’t back down as Lucy Buracker’s attack ricocheted into the net and Thomas served an ace.
An attack by McClung was met on a dig by Ames before finding the net, 23-21.
Rebecca Whetzel had an attack returned out, but the next serve by East Hardy went into the net.
Luray’s Lisa Atkins garnered a spike and McClung blocked Riggle to tie the set at 24-all.
After an errant volley by the Lady Cougars, Luray finished the match with an ace by Fox, 26-24.
East Hardy hosts Petersburg tomorrow, visits Pendleton County next Tuesday and greets the Lady Yellow Jackets on Thursday.
After a service error, Luray’s Jaidyn McClung blocked a volley from Dyer and Hailey Thomas served an ace.
McClung blocked a shot by Whetzel to tie the set for the Lady Bulldogs at 12-all.
Riggle made a kill, then the next attack was punched back by McClung for a point.
Fox served an ace for Luray, then the Lady Cougars hit the ball out.
The ensuing serve went awry, but the Lady Bulldogs responded with a kill by Lisa Atkins.
Miller made a dig and Yates launched an attack that was returned into the net.
East Hardy gave up a point on a service error before getting a point back on a kill by Fleshman.
Luray’s Brynlee Burrill’s attack was met with a dig by Riggle and deflected out, then a serve from Trinity Belton was returned into the net for a 19-16 lead.
Luray’s Lindsey Bly made a block on Miller after a dig by Perry Whetzel.
A push kill from Burrill gave the Lady Bulldogs a 21-16 edge.
Riggle’s shot was deflected back into the net and Yates had a serve not returned.
Ames made a dig and Miller set Fleshman for a spike before Yates garnered an ace to cut the deficit to 21-20.
Luray’s Lindsey Bly notched a kill, then East Hardy responded with a spike from Miller and an ace in the corner from Fleshman to tie the set at 22-all.
Dyer’s volley was blocked by Bly, but Miller made a saving tap for a kill giving the Lady Cougars a 23-22 lead.
Luray’s Alison Morrison had an attack returned out of bounds, then Thomas served and it was returned into the net.
An attack by McClung met a dig by East Hardy’s Perry Whetzel before being redirected into the net giving Luray the 25-23 win.
East Hardy took a 5-1 lead in the second set starting with a service error by the Lady Bulldogs, then Riggle made a block.
Both teams launched attacks out of play before Riggle garnered a spike and Rebecca Whetzel delivered an ace for the Lady Cougars 5-1 score.
Luray rallied to tie the set at 5-all with kills from Burrill and Atkins puts a block by Bly and an errant volley.
The Lady Bulldogs served out, then Bly blocked a shot by Fleshman.
An attack by Bly was met on a dig by Ames, but deflected out.
Luray had an attack sail out before Fleshman notched a kill.
East Hardy took a 9-7 lead on a serve by Yates returned into the net.
After a service error, Luray’s Brynlee Burrill delivered an ace to tie the set at 9-all.
Bly made a kill after several attack attempts by Whetzel.
Miller launched an attack and it was returned into the net, then Fleshman served up an ace and Miller blocked Bly with the next volley landing in the net putting the Lady Cougars ahead 12-10.
There were service errors both ways before Miller’s serve was returned into the net by the Lady Bulldogs.
There was a rotation error as the Lady Cougars lost a serve.
Burrill’s attack was met by Dyer’s dig, but wasn’t returned.
Burrill pushed a point through a block, then the Lady Cougars had a couple errors on attacks as the set was tied at 15 apiece.
It was back and forth for the next couple of minutes, then Luray gained a little separation going up 20-17 on a kill by Bly.
East Hardy answered with kills from Fleshman and Miller, then Burrill notched a spike.
The Lady Cougars struggled to return a couple serves by Burrill.
Yates notched a point off an attack, but the Lady Bulldogs finished with spike from Morrison to win 25-20.
In the third set, East Hardy took a 4-1 lead as Miller’s serve was returned into the net, Burrill had an attack returned out, Fleshman recorded a kill, Rebecca Whetzel’s serve was returned out and Luray launched an attack out.
Luray rallied with attacks by McClung and Burrill, plus aces from McClung to take an 8-5 lead.
The Lady Cougars responded to regain the lead 10-8 with Yates making kill, Miller blocking two volleys and Riggle serving up points.
An attack by Miller was returned into the net, then Miller blocked Burrill.
After a spike by Burrill, East Hardy garnered points off a kill by Fleshman and a serve from Yates for a 14-9 lead.
East Hardy’s Perry Whetzel made several digs and the Lady Bulldogs altered shots out of play.
Miller made a kill and a block to put East Hardy up 19-11.
The Lady Cougars hit the net twice and a serve by Luray’s Thomas wasn’t returned.
A couple attacks by East Hardy went awry before Rebecca Whetzel’s attack was returned into the net and Riggle made a tap for a kill, 21-16.
Luray responded to tie the set at 21-all off a kill by McClung, volleying errors and aces by Fox.
Riggle garnered three spikes to put East Hardy up 24-21.
An attack by Luray’s Burrill was returned into the net, then Riggle’s attack deflected off the Lady Bulldogs for the third set East Hardy in 25-22.
The Lady Cougars took a 12-4 lead in the fourth set of the match which included a few kills by Yates and aces by Ames plus Riggle and Miller contributing attacks.
East Hardy’s Rebecca Whetzel made a kill and Fleshman served an ace for a 17-10 lead.
Luray climbed back with kills and blocks by McClung, 19-15.
The Lady Cougars notched points off kills by Riggle and Yates for a 23-18 advantage.
Luray didn’t back down as Lucy Buracker’s attack ricocheted into the net and Thomas served an ace.
An attack by McClung was met on a dig by Ames before finding the net, 23-21.
Rebecca Whetzel had an attack returned out, but the next serve by East Hardy went into the net.
Luray’s Lisa Atkins garnered a spike and McClung blocked Riggle to tie the set at 24-all.
After an errant volley by the Lady Cougars, Luray finished the match with an ace by Fox, 26-24.
East Hardy hosts Petersburg tomorrow, visits Pendleton County next Tuesday and greets the Lady Yellow Jackets on Thursday.
Lady Bulldogs a 7-5 lead.
East Hardy’s Victoria Ames made a dig with the pass going to Miller setting up Riggle for a spike.
Yates served up a point as the ball wasn’t returned, then Jaden Fleshman had an attack deflect out for the Lady Cougars lead, 8-7.
After a kill from Luray’s Brynlee Burrill, her serve landed in the net.
Fleshman delivered an ace, Dyer’s attack was returned out of bounds and Miller garnered a block as East Hardy went up 12-8.
After a service error, Luray’s Jaidyn McClung blocked a volley from Dyer and Hailey Thomas served an ace.
McClung blocked a shot by Whetzel to tie the set for the Lady Bulldogs at 12-all.
Riggle made a kill, then the next attack was punched back by McClung for a point.
Fox served an ace for Luray, then the Lady Cougars hit the ball out.
The ensuing serve went awry, but the Lady Bulldogs responded with a kill by Lisa Atkins.
Miller made a dig and Yates launched an attack that was returned into the net.
East Hardy gave up a point on a service error before getting a point back on a kill by Fleshman.
Luray’s Brynlee Burrill’s attack was met with a dig by Riggle and deflected out, then a serve from Trinity Belton was returned into the net for a 19-16 lead.
Luray’s Lindsey Bly made a block on Miller after a dig by Perry Whetzel.
A push kill from Burrill gave the Lady Bulldogs a 21-16 edge.
Riggle’s shot was deflected back into the net and Yates had a serve not returned.
Ames made a dig and Miller set Fleshman for a spike before Yates garnered an ace to cut the deficit to 21-20.
Luray’s Lindsey Bly notched a kill, then East Hardy responded with a spike from Miller and an ace in the corner from Fleshman to tie the set at 22-all.
Dyer’s volley was blocked by Bly, but Miller made a saving tap for a kill giving the Lady Cougars a 23-22 lead.
Luray’s Alison Morrison had an attack returned out of bounds, then Thomas served and it was returned into the net.
An attack by McClung met a dig by East Hardy’s Perry Whetzel before being redirected into the net giving Luray the 25-23 win.
East Hardy took a 5-1 lead in the second set starting with a service error by the Lady Bulldogs, then Riggle made a block.
Both teams launched attacks out of play before Riggle garnered a spike and Rebecca Whetzel delivered an ace for the Lady Cougars 5-1 score.
Luray rallied to tie the set at 5-all with kills from Burrill and Atkins puts a block by Bly and an errant volley.
The Lady Bulldogs served out, then Bly blocked a shot by Fleshman.
An attack by Bly was met on a dig by Ames, but deflected out.
Luray had an attack sail out before Fleshman notched a kill.
East Hardy took a 9-7 lead on a serve by Yates returned into the net.
After a service error, Luray’s Brynlee Burrill delivered an ace to tie the set at 9-all.
Bly made a kill after several attack attempts by Whetzel.
Miller launched an attack and it was returned into the net, then Fleshman served up an ace and Miller blocked Bly with the next volley landing in the net putting the Lady Cougars ahead 12-10.
There were service errors both ways before Miller’s serve was returned into the net by the Lady Bulldogs.
There was a rotation error as the Lady Cougars lost a serve.
Burrill’s attack was met by Dyer’s dig, but wasn’t returned.
Burrill pushed a point through a block, then the Lady Cougars had a couple errors on attacks as the set was tied at 15 apiece.
It was back and forth for the next couple of minutes, then Luray gained a little separation going up 20-17 on a kill by Bly.
East Hardy answered with kills from Fleshman and Miller, then Burrill notched a spike.
The Lady Cougars struggled to return a couple serves by Burrill.
Yates notched a point off an attack, but the Lady Bulldogs finished with spike from Morrison to win 25-20.
In the third set, East Hardy took a 4-1 lead as Miller’s serve was returned into the net, Burrill had an attack returned out, Fleshman recorded a kill, Rebecca Whetzel’s serve was returned out and Luray launched an attack out.
Luray rallied with attacks by McClung and Burrill, plus aces from McClung to take an 8-5 lead.
The Lady Cougars responded to regain the lead 10-8 with Yates making kill, Miller blocking two volleys and Riggle serving up points.
An attack by Miller was returned into the net, then Miller blocked Burrill.
After a spike by Burrill, East Hardy garnered points off a kill by Fleshman and a serve from Yates for a 14-9 lead.
East Hardy’s Perry Whetzel made several digs and the Lady Bulldogs altered shots out of play.
Miller made a kill and a block to put East Hardy up 19-11.
The Lady Cougars hit the net twice and a serve by Luray’s Thomas wasn’t returned.
A couple attacks by East Hardy went awry before Rebecca Whetzel’s attack was returned into the net and Riggle made a tap for a kill, 21-16.
Luray responded to tie the set at 21-all off a kill by McClung, volleying errors and aces by Fox.
Riggle garnered three spikes to put East Hardy up 24-21.
An attack by Luray’s Burrill was returned into the net, then Riggle’s attack deflected off the Lady Bulldogs for the third set East Hardy in 25-22.
The Lady Cougars took a 12-4 lead in the fourth set of the match which included a few kills by Yates and aces by Ames plus Riggle and Miller contributing attacks.
East Hardy’s Rebecca Whetzel made a kill and Fleshman served an ace for a 17-10 lead.
Luray climbed back with kills and blocks by McClung, 19-15.
The Lady Cougars notched points off kills by Riggle and Yates for a 23-18 advantage.
Luray didn’t back down as Lucy Buracker’s attack ricocheted into the net and Thomas served an ace.
An attack by McClung was met on a dig by Ames before finding the net, 23-21.
Rebecca Whetzel had an attack returned out, but the next serve by East Hardy went into the net.
Luray’s Lisa Atkins garnered a spike and McClung blocked Riggle to tie the set at 24-all.
After an errant volley by the Lady Cougars, Luray finished the match with an ace by Fox, 26-24.
East Hardy hosts Petersburg tomorrow, visits Pendleton County next Tuesday and greets the Lady Yellow Jackets on Thursday.[/private]
