Volleyball

PHS wins in straight sets over Haleyville and Hamilton


Allie Veal puts down a kill for PHS.

BEAR CREEK - The Phillips High School She Bears’ current record as of Tuesday, Oct. 8 was 23-16. The She Bears added Haleyville and Hamilton to the list of victories, defeating their opponents in straight sets.
Haleyville and PHS played in the first match with the She Bears winning 25-13 and 25-22.
Phillips then put down Hamilton 25-18 and 25-13.
Reported stats for Phillips in the Haleyville match included: Alli Temple, 10 assists, 3 digs, 4 kills;
Gracie Hallman, 9 assists, 3 digs, 4 kills.
Stats for the match with Hamilton are:

Lady Lions take it to fifth set in area loss to Fayette


Kaitlyn Burleson takes the serve in action against Fayette. Also shown are Ashton McCullar (3) and Laura Lunsford (11).

HALEYVILLE - Area play for the Haleyville Lady Lions and the Fayette County Lady Tigers went five sets Tuesday, Oct. 1. Fayette won the first set 25-13, with Haleyville winning the second 25-23, Fayette the third, 25-13 and Haleyville the fourth 25-23 to send it to number five. Haleyville had the initial lead in the fifth set, but the Lady Tigers were victorious 15-12. The match was hosted by the Lady Lions.
Stats for the Lady Lions included:
Audrey Sibley: 3 aces, 9 digs, 13 kills, 3 assists;
Ashton McCullar: 1 ace, 16 digs, 15 kills;

Addison goes three straight in win over WCHS


Addisyn Smothers is at the net for the Lady Bulldogs, with Ally Blackston and Jassmine Ergle on the block for WCHS.

ADDISON - The outside temperature said 100 degrees and the action was hot inside the Addison High School gym Thursday, Oct. 3, when the Lady Bulldogs and the Winston County Lady Jackets faced off.
AHS defeated WCHS in three straight matches, 25-20, 25-23, 25-14.
Stats for AHS included:
Savannah Manley, 5 kills, 2 aces, 8 blocks, 4 digs;
Callie Crider, 14 kills, 3 blocks, 6 digs;
Addisyn Smothers, 8 kills, 8 digs;
Sunny Snoddy, 4 kills, 1 block;
Macey Butler, 2 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks, 12 digs;

McCollum, Blackwood recognized by AHSAA as top performers

MONTGOMERY - Phillips High School volleyball standout Ally McCollum and Winston County High School all star Mackenzie Blackwood have been recognized as a top performer by the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Volleyball Sportlight.

McCollum had 61 kills and seven blocks to spark the Bears (19-14) to the championship of the Marion County Tournament.

HHS splits with Lawrence County and Russellville


HHS’ Ashton McCullar receives the incoming service from a Lawrence County Lady Red Devil.

RUSSELLVILLE - The Haleyville Lady Lions split matches with Lawrence County and Russellville Monday, Sept. 23, played at Russellville Middle School gym.
Lawrence County beat Haleyville in two straight sets 25-13 and 25-19.
Lady Lions stats for the LCHS match included:
Kaitlyn Burleson, 3 digs;
Kaylee Riddle, 2 digs;
Ashton McCullar, 5 digs, 2 kills;
Laura Lunsford, 4 digs, 6 assists;
Madison Caine, 1 kill, 12 digs;
Samara Pratt, 2 kills, 2 digs;
Adyson, 1 ace, 1 dig;
Audrey Sibley, 2 kills, 8 digs, 2 assists.

Phillips wins tri-match with Meek, Hackleburg


Gracie Hallman sets the ball for the Phillips She Bears.

BEAR CREEK - The Phillips She  Bears were on task Thursday, Sept. 26, winning matches over Meek and Hackleburg in straight sets at home.
PHS and Hackleburg played first, with the She Bears winning 25-8, 25-13 and 25-15.
Meek and Hackleburg were next on the court, with the MHS Lady Tigers winning in two straight, 25-16, 25-15.
Phillips and Meek ended the night, with PHS leading the score board 25-16, 25-14.
Stats for the She Bears in the Meek game were:
Gracie Hallman, 5 kills, 7 assists, 7 digs, 1 block;
Mary Ashton Hyde, 4 kills, 2 assists, 4 digs;

WCHS takes three straight in win over Lynn Lady Bears


Mackenzie Blackwood led the stats for the Lady Jackets. She is seen here putting one of 19 kills over.

LYNN - Mackenzie Blackwood lead the day, with 16 kills in Winston County High School’s victory over the Lynn Lady Bears Tuesday, Sept. 24. The Lady Jackets took the match in three straight sets, 25-13, 25-22 and 25-15.
Stats for WCHS were:
Mackenzie Blackwood, 16 kills, 6 digs, 2 aces;
Ella Moore, 5 blocks, 2 kills, 2 aces;
Elle Donaldson, 7 digs, 4 kills;
Makayla Lindsey, 8 kills, 2 aces;
Brenna Wakefield, 2 blocks, 4 aces.
Stats for the hosting Lynn Lady Bears included:
Lilli Davis, 3 aces, 4 digs, 1 kill;

Addison takes three straight sets over WCHS


Addison’s Callie Crider gets ready to hammer in the kill in action against the Winston County Lady Yellow Jackets Tuesday, Sept. 17.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The  Winston County Lady Yellow Jackets and Addison’s Lady Bulldogs went head-to-head in a hard played match Tuesday, Sept. 17.
The hosting Lady Jackets took an eight to nothing lead in the first set, but the AHS Lady Bulldogs clawed their way back and won the set 25-22. The Lady Bulldogs did not look back in the next two sets, winning 25-11 and 25-15.
Leading stats for the Lady Jackets include:
Mackenzie Blackwood, 12 kills, 8 digs;
Elle Donaldson, 12 digs;
Ella Moore, 4 kills, 4 blocks.
Stats for Addison include:

WCHS splits with Carbon Hill and Curry


WCHS libero Elle Donaldson sets to serve.

DOUBLE SPRINGS - The Winston County Lady Yellow Jackets got off to a slow start, losing their first set to Carbon Hill 25-16, Monday, Sept. 16.
WCHS fired up their engines in the next two sets to win the match 25-18 and 16-14.
The Lady Jackets hosted a tri-match with Carbon Hill and Curry, losing to the Curry Yellow Jackets.
In the Carbon Hill match, leading stats for the Lady Jackets were:
Mackenzie Blackwood, 10 kills and 6 digs;
Makayla Lindsey, 5 kills, 2 blocks;
Jassmine Ergle, 6 blocks, 2 kills;
Ella Moore, 5 blocks, 2 kills;