Tuesday sports: Northpoint takes fourth-straight district volleyball title

Photo: Northpoint Christian’s Val Hurdle launches a kill attempt over a pair of Lausanne Collegiate blockers during Tuesday night’s match at Lausanne. (Bob Bakken/desotocountynews.com)

Northpoint Christian volleyball won its fourth straight district championship and went undefeated for the district season with a 3-0 sweep of Lausanne Collegiate Tuesday night at Lausanne.  Set scores were 25-14, 25-16, and 25-11.  

In the victory, Sarah Johnson finished with 26 assists, 3 blocks, 7 digs, 2 kills. Quinn Thurman provided 15 kills, 3 blocks, 7 digs. Mckenzie Roach had 4 kills and 4 blocks; and Hassie Clare Thurman came up with 18 digs and 3 assists.

After a 25-14 victory in set one, the Lady Trojans took a 4-0 lead in the second set after an initial side out and three straight service points from Val Hurdle.  Lausanne would rally and climb back into the set to tie things up at 12-12, forcing a Northpoint timeout. 

Coming out of the timeout, the Lady Trojans would come out with a seven-point run for a 19-12 lead, forcing the Lady Lynx to ask for time.  Northpoint would hold the seven-point lead and pulled away for the 25-16 set two win.  

The third set started again with an early lead for the Lady Trojans, which was 7-2 after a service ace.  At 14-7 Northpoint, Lausanne asked for a timeout but the Lady Trojans continued to pour it on, taking a 20-10 lead after a kill from Quinn Thurman. A series of blocks and kills brought the score to the final score of 25-11.

Coach Kim Robinson said Tuesday’s win puts Northpoint into the TSSAA Division II-A West Region tournament as the number one seed, when the playoffs start next Tuesday at St. George’s in Collierville, Tenn.  

“We came in and we had a goal to keep them under a certain number, and they did it every single time,” Robinson said. “The kills were spread all around for all of our girls. They are playing with heart and hustle, they know what the goal is in mind. Everybody’s locked in together.”

Sep 30, 2024

Prep volleyball

DeSoto Central 2, Center Hill 0 (25-10, 25-13)

(DeSoto Central: Reese McIntosh – 5 kills, 3 aces. Zion Rucker – 4 kills. Genesis Weeks – 4 kills. Sydney Tague – 3 aces, 7 digs, 20 assists.) 

JUCO women’s volleyball

Northwest 3, Itawamba 0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-22)

Oct 1, 2024

Prep volleyball

Senatobia 3, Olive Branch 2 (25-21, 25-21, 25-27, 12-25, 15-12)

Lewisburg 3, Oxford Regents 0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-21)

Lake Cormorant 3, Alcorn Central 0 (25-13, 25-10, 25-14)

Northpoint Christian 3, Lausanne 0 (25-14, 25-16, 25-11)

(Northpoint: Sarah Johnson – 26 assists, 3 blocks, 7 digs, 2 kills. Quinn Thurman – 15 kills, 3 blocks, 7 digs. Mckenzie Roach – 4 kills, 4 blocks. Hassie Clare Thurman – 18 digs, 3 assists.)

Hernando 3, Horn Lake 0 (25-8, 25-5, 25-10)

DeSoto Central 3, Southaven 0 (25-11, 26-6, 27-25)

(DeSoto Central: Sydney Tague, Reese McIntosh, Shelbi Smith, and Sharray Morgan all had 5 digs. Tague had 17 assists. McIntosh had 5 kills. Zion Rucker had 9 kills. Genesis Weeks had 4 aces and 3 blocks.)

JUCO men’s soccer

Northwest CC 3, National Park College 3 (draw)