Photo by David Leong
Spain Park's Camdyn Kyes (3) defends during action at the Juanita Boddie Tournament at the Finley Center in Hoover, AL on Fri., Aug. 21, 2026. Photo by David Leong.
Briarwood Christian School's volleyball team went 3-2 over the past week, beating Vestavia Hills 3-0, Pelham 2-0 and Buckhorn 2-0, with losses to Jasper (2-1) and Mountain Brook (3-2). That stretch pushed Briarwood to 14-3 on the season.
Julie Roberts led the way with 62 kills, 31 digs and nine aces. Leighton Hendley added 35 kills, and Coley Barnes contributed 14 blocks and eight aces. Setter Noelle Suellentrop ran the offense with 108 assists and 32 digs, and Lily Nelson anchored the back row with 48 digs.
Briarwood is at the Rocky Top Classic in Sevierville, Tennessee, Sept. 11-12, before a tri-match against Montgomery Catholic and Central-Phenix City on Sept. 15.
Elsewhere, Chelsea went 1-1 over the past week, falling to Homewood 3-0 on Sept. 3 before beating Calera 3-0 in the Hornets' first area match of the season on Sept. 8.
Oak Mountain went 3-0 over the past week, beating James Clemens 2-0, Helena 2-0 and Gardendale 3-1.
Ally Ross led the way with 22 kills on a .320 hitting percentage. Brayden Bentley directed the offense with 40 assists, 21 digs and three aces, and Vivian Harris added 29 digs.
Oak Mountain hosts Hoover on Thursday.
Spain Park beat Auburn 3-0 over the past week, improving to 12-2 on the season.
Peyton Harrington had nine kills, 11 digs and two aces. Chloe Shumate added 15 kills on a .542 hitting percentage. Camdyn Kyes chipped in 12 digs and 22 receptions, and Lynlee Franks and Peyton Bohan ran the offense with 17 and 14 assists respectively, with Bohan also adding five digs and four aces.
Spain Park hosts Shades Valley at 5 p.m. Thursday, then heads to the River City Rumble in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Friday and Saturday.
