Photo by Kyle Parmley
Briarwood hosted Oak Mountain in the Battle of 119, an outdoor volleyball match, on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, at Lions Pride Stadium. Photo by Kyle Parmley.
It was a busy stretch for high school volleyball across the 280 corridor, with Briarwood, Chelsea, Oak Mountain and Spain Park all seeing time on the court, headlined by Briarwood's outdoor showdown with Oak Mountain in the "Battle of 119."
Briarwood went 9-0 over the past week, sweeping Homewood 3-1 on Sept. 24, then winning the Barry Walker Invitational in straight sets on Sept. 26 with wins over St. Luke's, Glenwood, St. Paul's, Oak Mountain, Montgomery Academy and Bayside. The Lions beat Oak Mountain again 2-0 in the outdoor "Battle of 119" on Sept. 28, then closed the week with a 3-0 win over ACA on Sept. 29. That stretch pushed Briarwood to 33-4 on the season.
Julie Roberts led the way with 75 kills and 26 aces. Helen Morrison added 51 kills and 62 digs, and Coley Barnes contributed 37 kills, 16 aces and seven blocks. Leighton Hendley chipped in 42 kills, and Peyton Gibbons added 24 kills and 11 blocks. Setter Noelle Suellentrop ran the offense with 188 assists, 65 digs, 20 aces and nine blocks, and libero Lily Nelson anchored the back row with 56 digs and 18 assists.
Briarwood hosts John Carroll on Thursday for Dig Pink Night, then plays in the Margaret Blalock Tournament at Homewood over the weekend, before hosting Montgomery Academy on Oct. 6 for Senior Night.
Elsewhere, Chelsea went 1-1 over the past week, beating Helena 3-0 on Sept. 24 before falling to Pelham 3-1 on Sept. 29. Chelsea is at Chilton County on Thursday, then plays in the Cullman Tournament on Saturday before hosting Sylacauga on Oct. 6.
Spain Park went 2-1 over the past week, with Camdyn Kyes surpassing 1,500 career digs along the way. That stretch pushed Spain Park to 20-4 on the season.
Kyes anchored the back row with 64 digs, 39 receptions on just two errors and five aces. Peyton Harrington added 18 kills, 35 digs and three aces, and Chloe Shumate contributed 37 kills. Sarah Latham chipped in 18 kills and five blocks, and setter Lynlee Franks ran the offense with 67 assists and 20 digs.
Spain Park plays in the Margaret Blalock Tournament this weekend, then faces Auburn and Hewitt-Trussville on Oct. 6.
