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.
