Photo by David Leong
Briarwood's Carsyn O'Quinn (4) serves during action at the Juanita Boddie Tournament at the Finley Center in Hoover, AL on Sat., Aug. 22, 2026. Photo by David Leong.
Briarwood Christian School's volleyball team went 8-1 over the past week, sweeping Central-Phenix City and Montgomery Catholic on Sept. 15 and finishing third out of 64 teams at the Rocky Top Classic in Sevierville, Tennessee.
The Lions went 6-1 at the tournament, beating Independence, Ashland Paul G. Blazer, Boiling Springs, Westmoreland, Russell and Rowan County, with their lone loss coming against Woodmont in three sets. That stretch pushed Briarwood to 22-4 on the season.
Julie Roberts led the way with 59 kills, 38 digs and six blocks. Helen Morrison added 56 kills, 39 digs and nine aces. Carsyn O'Quinn chipped in 31 digs and 15 aces, and setter Noelle Suellentrop ran the offense with 143 assists, 47 digs, nine aces and six blocks.
Briarwood is at John Carroll on Thursday before hosting Indian Springs on Sept. 22.
Elsewhere, Chelsea went 2-1 over the past week, beating Alexandria and Pelham with its only loss coming against Northridge, improving to 13-8 on the season. Chelsea remains undefeated in area play at 2-0.
Alexis Rudolph led the way with 26 kills, 25 digs, five aces and three blocks. Abigail Price added 25 digs, four assists and four aces, and Anna Burnett directed the offense with 38 assists, 13 digs and three aces.
Chelsea hosts Chilton County on Thursday before playing in the HeffStrong tournament this weekend.
Oak Mountain went 3-2 over the past week, falling to Hoover 3-1 on Sept. 10, then playing four matches at a tournament in Enterprise with wins over Holmes County, Saint James and Providence Christian and a loss to Prattville.
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 is at Vestavia Hills on Thursday before traveling to Auburn on Sept. 22.
Spain Park High School's volleyball team went 6-1 over the past week, beating Shades Valley 3-0 and Vestavia Hills 3-1 in regular-season play, then going 4-1 at the River City Rumble in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with wins over CCS, CPA, Silverdale Academy and Soddy Daisy before falling to River Ridge of Georgia in the gold bracket semifinals. That stretch pushed Spain Park to 18-3 on the season.
Peyton Harrington led the way with 56 kills, 44 digs and five aces. Camdyn Kyes anchored the back row with 63 digs, 80 receptions on just three errors, 21 assists and eight aces. Setter Lynlee Franks directed the offense with 73 assists, 25 digs and two aces, and Payton Bohan added 48 assists, 27 digs and five aces. Chloe Shumate contributed 43 kills, eight blocks and 13 digs, and Sarah Latham added 21 kills, 14 blocks and six aces.
Stats from the Soddy Daisy and River Ridge matches were not available.
Spain Park is at Jasper on Thursday before hosting the HeffStrong tournament this weekend.
