Photo courtesy of Chelsea Volleyball
The Chelsea volleyball team won the Dig the Pink Rally at Smiths Station High School on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019.
Over the course of the year, 280 Living will keep you up to date on the various local high school athletic teams. For previous weekly updates, click here.
FOOTBALL
Briarwood
The Briarwood football team picked up a second consecutive Class 5A, Region 4 win last Friday, knocking off Wenonah 16-7. Click here for a recap of the game.
This week, the Lions host 6A Hartselle on Friday night.
Chelsea
The Chelsea football team continued its strong play with a 64-38 victory over Class 6A, Region 5 foe Pelham. The Hornets put up 50 first-half points en route to the win. Click here for a recap of the contest.
This week, the Hornets take their open week.
Oak Mountain
The Oak Mountain football team fell to Class 7A, Region 3 opponent Hoover last Friday night. Click here for a recap of the game.
This week, Oak Mountain remains in action, hosting Pelham in a non-region contest.
VOLLEYBALL
Briarwood
After a busy week of action, the Briarwood volleyball team sits with an 8-16 overall mark. Last Tuesday, the Lions knocked off a strong Ramsay team in four sets. On Thursday, they split a tri-match, beating Corner and falling to Mortimer Jordan. Over the weekend, Briarwood played in the Brooks Invitational Tournament. The Lions defeated Loretto (21-25, 27-25, 15-10), but fell to Lexington (20-25, 23-25), Central-Florence (23-25, 25-19, 13-15) and Wilson (13-25, 16-25).
Some notable stats from the week:
- Audrey O’Brien: eight aces, 10 assists, two kills, 95 digs
- Emma Crawford: 30 kills
- Leah Coleman: 24 kills, eight blocks, 16 digs, four aces
This week, Briarwood hosts Woodlawn on Tuesday and travels to John Carroll on Thursday.
Chelsea
The Chelsea volleyball team put forth another solid week, highlighted by a title in a Smiths Station tournament to improve to 26-2 on the year. Last Tuesday, the Hornets suffered a Class 6A, Area 8 loss to Pelham (22-25, 22-25, 25-13, 22-25), just their second loss of the year. On Thursday, they rebounded to sweep a tri-match with Vestavia Hills (25-15, 25-19) and Homewood (22-25, 25-9, 15-10).
Over the weekend, Chelsea won all six of its matches at the Dig Pink Rally, not losing a set in the process. The Hornets defeated Russell County (25-10, 25-10), Central-Phenix City (26-24, 25-14), Valley (25-9, 25-0), Smiths Station (25-11, 25-13), Shaw (GA) (25-11, 25-12) and Harris (GA) (25-17, 25-15). In the Russell County win, setter Bailey-Drew McIntyre notched her 1,000th career assist.
Some other notable stats from the week:
- McIntyre: 183 assists, 63 digs, 25 aces
- Victoria Schmer: 85 digs
- Amaya Rudolph: 69 kills
- Zoe LaBreche: 63 kills, 47 digs
- Hope Wright: 60 digs, 57 kills
This week, Chelsea hosts Helena on Tuesday, hosts a tri-match with Benjamin Russell and Brookwood on Thursday, and hosts to September SlamFest on Saturday.
Oak Mountain
The Oak Mountain volleyball team had a successful week last week, winning five of the eight matches it played. The Eagles began the week with a pair of wins, sweeping a tri-match with Sylacauga (25-12, 25-19) and Central-Clay County (25-8, 25-9) on Tuesday. They didn’t have the same fortune on Thursday, losing both ends of a tri-match with Spain Park (20-25, 13-25) and Montgomery Academy (16-25, 18-25).
On Saturday, Oak Mountain played in Spain Park’s HeffStrong Tournament. The Eagles began play with a win over Bob Jones (25-21, 25-20), followed by victories over Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa (25-17, 25-18) and Woodlawn (25-13, 25-10). The Eagles bowed out of the tournament after a tight loss to Grissom (16-25, 25-18, 13-15).
Some notable stats from the week:
- Sydney Jaffe: 65 digs
- Lacee Sheaffer: 19 kills, 24 digs, seven blocks
- Landry Frisch: 17 kills, six blocks
- Jayni Thompson: 30 kills, nine blocks
- Josie Ohlson: 21 kills, 11 blocks
- Zoe Atkinson: 30 kills, six blocks
- Tayler Collier: 18 kills, 10 digs
- Kathryn Smith: 49 assists, 21 aces, six digs
- Avery Fletcher: 70 assists, 13 aces
This week, Oak Mountain hosts Thompson on Thursday. Oak Mountain is now 20-10 on the year.
CROSS-COUNTRY
On Saturday, the Briarwood cross-country teams participated in the Randolph Cross Country Classic. Both teams finished fifth, with Adrienne Goolsby the top team finisher in the girls race (15th, 21:14). Joseph Bell was the fastest in the boys race, placing eighth overall in 17:25.
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