MORAN — Marmaton Valley High split a pair of matches at home Tuesday, falling to visiting Southern Coffey County, 25-21, 25-19, before rebounding to defeat St. Paul in dramatic fashion. After dropping the first game against the Indians, 25-15, Marmaton Valley rebounded to take game two, 25-23, and the finale, 25-21. MARMATON Valley’s junior varsity picked up a pair of wins, defeating Southern Coffey County, 25-15, 25-12, and St. Paul, 25-10, 25-19. THE WILDCAT varsity girls also split a pair of matches Sept. 10 at Yates Center. They defeated host Yates Center, 11-25, 29-27, 25-17, and lost to Eureka, 25-18, 23-25, 25-15.
“The girls just didn’t show up to play against SCC,” Marmaton Valley head coach Terra Kegler said. “The first set against St. Paul wasn’t pretty. We had a ‘talk’ after that set, and the girls delivered. They showed a lot of heart. I am proud of them for stepping up and finishing. The St. Paul game should give them confidence, and they now know their potential. St. Paul is a solid team, making this win even better.”
Mackenzie Tynon led the way over the Indians with seven points and eight kills, after delivering 10 kills against Southern Coffey County. Emily Boyd and Kyla Drake each had five points in the win. Tapanga Turner added six kills, while Kaitlin Ensminger, Emily Meiwes and Ashlynn Pinkerton each had four kills. Ensminger had 10 kills in the loss to the Lady Titans.
Southern Coffey County followed up its win over the Wildcats with a 31-29, 25-12 los to St. Paul
“Serving percentage for a plus for us,” SCC head coach Jeff True said. “I was pleaded with our effort and the improvement we showed. We still have a long way to get where we want to be, but we are at least headed in the right direction.”
Amanda Sherwood had 15 digs for the Lady Titans. Chenae Newkirk and Connie Lyda each had 10 digs. Newkirk also had 14 assists and five service aces. Breanna Isch had 15 kills and eight blocks.
Kenzie Harrison led the way with 19 points, followed by Tanna Lutz with 14 points and a kill, Alex Thomas with 13 points and a kill and Tessa Olson with nine points and seven kills. Shauna Knight had seven points and two kills, Misty Storrer had five points, nine kills and a block, Magie Stevenson delivered a kill and Emily Plaschka had a point.
Pinkerton had two blocks in the win over Yates Center, while Tynon had seven kills, followed by Ensminger and Turner with six and four kills, respectively. Kaysha Elmenhorst had six points.
In the loss to Eureka, Emily Boyd had 10 points, Ensminger had eight and Tynon had seven kills.
The Wildcat JV team won both of its matches that night, defeating Yates Center, 25-13, 25-12, and Eureka, 25-18, 25-10.
Kenzie Harrison had 22 points on the night, followed by Shauna Knight with 19, Misty Storrer with 14, Alex Thomas with eight, Tessa Olson with two and Tanna Lutz with one. Olson also had five kills and a block.
Wildcats, Lady Titans earn volleyball splits
