Day-by-Day
Tuesday (10/13)
Eastside 3, Castlewood 0 (Volleyball)
Lexi Nixon led Eastside’s hitting attack as the Spartans posted a 25-15, 25-18, 25-17 win over Cumberland District at Castlewood.
Nixon recorded 28 assists and five digs, setting up Heidi Craiger (nine kills), Harper Mullins (nine kills), and Abby Ward (eight kills). Katie Williams (10 digs, nine service points) and Dakota Clay (22 digs, eight service points) also played well in the victory.
Leanna Franklin recorded 13 assists for the Blue Devils, while Cheyenne Elam (five kills, two blocks) and Layla Ervin (four kills, four blocks) also stood out despite the loss.
Wednesday (10/14)
Lebanon 3, Graham 1 (Volleyball)
The Pioneers picked up an important 25-20, 25-13, 21-25, 25-20 Southwest District victory over Graham at Bluefield.
Kaytie Lampkin (11 kills), Abigail Mullins (nine kills), and Jaidyn Fields (eight kills) led Lebanon at the net. Jaidyn Fields (20 assists) and Carlee Ingram (16 assists) distributed the ball. Jaidyn Fields (26 digs) and sister Kenlie (20 digs) paced the defense.
Thursday (10/15)
Thomas Walker 3, Castlewood 0 (Volleyball)
The Pioneers picked up a 25-23, 25-23, 25-17 Cumberland District road win over the Blue Devils on Buddy Poole Court.
Layla Ervin and Cheyenne Elam led Castlewood (4-16, 0-8 CD), which lost its 13th straight match with nine kills each. Leanna Franklin added 26 assists.
Rural Retreat 3, Honaker 0 (Volleyball)
Honaker couldn’t contain Mazzie Fontaine, who delivered eight aces and six kills for the Indians in their 25-22, 25-19, 25-10 Hogoheegee District triumph over the Tigers.
Grace Atkins (eight kills), Emery Sage (25 assists, 10 digs, seven aces), Ada Childress (five kills), Raelyn Morris (four kills), and Alexa Vineyard (four kills) also contributed to Rural Retreat’s roll.
It was the 11th consecutive loss for Honaker (1-17, 0-8 HOGO).
Friday (10/16)
Thomas Walker 28, Castlewood 0 (Football)
The Blue Devils were shut out for the third time this season. Henry Munsey and Brayden Snodgrass led the defensive effort for the Pioneers as they blanked visiting Castlewood 28-0 for a Cumberland District win.
Munsey finished with nine tackles, and Snodgrass made seven stops as Thomas Walker limited the Blue Devils to 95 yards of total offense.
Quarterback Luke Golden was 10-of-22 for 127 yards with two touchdown passes.
Lincoln Munsey rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries.
Union 42, Lebanon 20 (Football)
A four-game winning streak ended as the Bears handed Lebanon a 42-20 setback.
Although they lost, the Pioneers played one of their best games against a powerful Union. The Pioneers trailed only 12-0 at intermission.
Abe Hall threw three touchdown passes, and Deegan Tavernier had three TD runs as the Bears bested Lebanon 42-20 for a non-district victory. Rayvon Jones had two scoring grabs for Union (6-2), while Matty Polier also caught one.
The Bears finished with 374 rushing yards and 77 passing yards.
Lebanon (4-3) managed only 61 rushing yards.
Lebanon freshman quarterback Will Jessee went 13-for-37 for 193 yards and two touchdowns.
Braelin Hess (five catches, 141 yards) scored a touchdown and also snagged an interception. Easton Taylor and Layne Jessee also reached the end zone in a losing effort.
