Carroll County JV went toe 2 toe with Pulaski County from start to finish Monday night, falling just short in the 2-0 (25-23, 25-22) non-district contest.
Head Coach Jason Petty and Assistant Coach Nikki Heflin continue to mold their 16 player roster. Against the visiting Cougars the team was in view of the finish line in both sets.
In the opening set, Katie Beasley scored a Kill to give the Lady 👩 Cavaliers a 23-22 before the visitors closed out the set with a 3-0 run 🏃♂️.
In the second set it was as close as it could be. The two squads combined for 47 points without a run of greater than three points.
17 times the two teams were tied from 1-1 to 22-22. Pulaski County closed out the Match with their lone 3 point run 🏃♂️ of the set.
The JV squad returns to action 🎬 Tuesday night 🌙 at Patrick County.
Ali Wright is just a Sophomore in school 🏫 years but she has been a part of Head Coach Cindy Edwards Volleyball program for 6 years now.
Tonight we will take you inside the World 🌎 of our 5’6 Sophomore, through the eyes 👀 of her Mother 👩 Stephanie, Coach Edwards, Coach Meliah Neely and Ali herself.
Allison Victoria Wright
Sophomore – 5’6
Daughter of Stephanie Ellison and Justin Wright..
First up – Head Coach Cindy Edwards
” Ali works nonstop with volleyball, she is growing with her consistency of put the ball in the court when she hits but again she is only a 10th grader. What a great kid she is always fun to be around.
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Assistant Coach Maleah Neely :
“Ali is the embodiment of joy. She radiates positivity (most of the time when she is not in her head). Al is one of the loudest voices when someone else is successful and you will often hear her giggles echo through the gym when she does something silly. As the opposite of Aza, Ali is the silly/positive where Aza brings the focus/leadership.
Ali worked hard in the off season to better herself by playing outdoor and she has shown herself not only as an opposing teams nightmare on the front row, but also as a steady defender.
When mistakes are made, Ali is generally able to brush them off and she moves right along – we call her Dory at times because she has such a short term memory. Don’t let her short term memory fool you though – she is very smart and a fantastic student. Back on the court, her serve has come along as well and when it is in, it is tough to serve receive.
She is continuing to work through a nagging knee injury, but she never complains and continues to work.
She is truly an asset, not just because of her big arm, but because of the joy she brings to the court. Ali is one of the first to greet me when I get to practice and I look forward to getting to receive some of the “Ali joy” because it really can turn a bad day around. Like Cece Winans says in her song, “I’ve got Jesus, so I’ve got joy”, and that is ol Ali girl.
To know Ali is to know overwhelming joy that comes from the one and only Jesus.
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Next up, Proud Mother 👩 Stephanie:
Ali started playing volleyball when she was in the 5th grade, under the guidance of Coach Cindy Edwards.
“She’s everything. Ali is the true definition of strength, determination and ambition. Ali is filled with the spirit of God and leads her life with compassion, humility and grace. She’s also one of the funniest humans I’ve ever known and brings light and joy to my life every single day. Volleyball has been a positive therapeutic outlet for Ali and I’m so thankful for our volleyball community, coaches and leaders”.
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Ali shares her own thoughts on being part of the Lady 👩 Cavaliers Volleyball 🏐 program :
I play for God. I know that everything that happens in my life is for a reason. My favorite time of the year is Rampage travel ball season, because I get to meet so many different people.
My favorite Bible verse is 2 Timothy 4:7.
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you our #20, Ali Wright !
” Hitting champions. Mahala Holderfield & Kate Holderfield. “
Thank You Ma’am !
The Staff will be monitoring the Weather Radar closely tomorrow in hopes of getting Day 2 of 3 underway. The time is set for 3pm – 6pm, weather permitting.
Head Coach Rick Nester, Alum Emma Leath and Coach Jeff Tobler.
Now that we have identified the six Grown-ups running 🏃♂️ the Free Camp, we can also try to shine a positive light on the number of current Lady 👩 Cavaliers on hand to assist with the teaching of our youngsters.
Great turnout for the 3-Day event, delayed one week by the weather. Fingers are crossed that the following two days will cooperate as well.
The secret to long-term success is commitment to the game year around as well as getting them interested while they are young.
The entire Coaching staff and the bulk of the Current team will work on improving the fundamentals of this group for the next three days and we appreciate them All for the effort !!
A.S.P.N on The Hill 