Photo: Northpoint Christian’s Chrissy Nolan lofts a volley over a pair of Evangelical Christian blockers during Thursday’s 3-0 victory by Northpoint. (Bob Bakken/desotocountynews.com)
Thursday’s 3-0 volleyball victory by the Northpoint Christian Lady Trojans over Evangelical Christian came in convincing fashion on Manley Court on the NCS campus. Northpoint came away with a 25-12, 25-14 and 25-14 win, which keeps the Lady Trojans unbeaten in district play with one match against Lausanne Collegiate remaining in the regular season.
The first set started with Val Hurdle serving a pair of aces in a six-point run before the Lady Eagles got on the board. The Lady Trojans would score four more before ECS could answer again for a 10-2 lead.
The margin increased to 19-8 when ECS called a timeout, but a kill from Hurdle would end the set for a 25-12 win.
The Lady Trojans opened a 5-1 lead with ECS serving to start the second set and at 12-2 in favor of Northpoint, the Eagles would call a timeout. ECS would rally to get within 15-8, but the Lady Trojans responded for a 20-10 edge and another Eagles timeout. Northpoint would go on to win the set 25-15.
Hurdle started serving the third set for the Lady Trojans and she once again staked Northpoint to a 7-0 lead. It would go on to 16-3 and then to 20-6 before the final 25-14 and the three-set victory.
For the match, Quinn Thurman had 10 kills, 3 aces, 5 digs. Hurdle had 6 kills, 5 aces, and 5 digs; Hassie Thurman made 14 digs and served 3 aces; Chrissy Nolan had 7 kills and 2 blocks; and Sarah Johnson made 19 assists and served 2 aces.
The Lady Trojans this weekend will be taking part in the Mid-South Classic, hosted by Lewisburg and DeSoto Central. Northpoint will also host the Lady Patriots in what should be a highly anticipated matchup Tuesday night at Northpoint.
Sept. 19, 2024
Prep volleyball
Lewisburg 3, Oxford 0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-18)
(Lewisburg: Claire Smith – 29 assists, 9 digs, 4 aces, 1 block; Hallie Wright – 12 kills hitting..346 and 2 blocks; Ava Becker – 9 kills hitting .389, 2 digs, 2 aces; Addison Cole – 4 kills and 4 blocks; Mary Olivia Barnes – 4 kills; hitting .571, 3 blocks)
Center Hill 3, Grenada 0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-16)
Bartlett, Tenn. 3, DeSoto Central 0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-23)
Lake Cormorant 3, Hernando 0 (25-16; 25-19; 25-14)
(Lake Cormorant: Sofia Gonzalez – 15 kills, 19 digs; Ariana Woods – 13 kills; Payton Davis – 2 aces; Zamoria Nelson – 2 aces, 11 digs; Jania Rose – 12 digs; Dallas White – 32 assists)
Southaven 3, Horn Lake 0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-14)
Northpoint Christian 3, ECS 0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-14)
JUCO football
Northwest CC 35, Coahoma 16
JUCO volleyball
Northwest CC 3, Freed-Hardeman JV 0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-15)
Prep girls soccer
ECS 9, Northpoint Christian 1
SPORTS ETC.: Hernando boys golf finishes second at the Tupelo Invitational meet.
Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.
