Carroll County High School Volleyball ended their month long road trip in style by celebrating Senior Night and then taking care of business on the court, defeating Martinsville 3-0 (25-13, 25-9, 25-14).
The four Seniors celebrated in the ceremony combined for over two decades together in the Lady Cavaliers Volleyball program. Two of the four received Volleyballs in recognition of career marks. Laiken Burnett will graduate as the All-Time Assist leader with 1,298, despite having to set out the final half of the season after injuring her hand.
Callie Harris was playing at home for the first time since joining her Big Sister, Adrienne Harris McGuire as members of the 1,000 Digs Club.
Both Corrie Delp and Brooke Webb play leading roles in other sports at Carroll County High after Volleyball season is over. Delp has qualified for the State Track meet three years running while Webb plays Softball in the spring.
The match itself was very comfortable as it allowed Head Coach Cindy Edwards to play her entire roster, minus the injured Burnett. The Lady Cavaliers took turns shining and it was Maddie Hyatt that went first. The Junior opened the first set on the service line and stayed there until it was 6-0. Hyatt and Harris took turns with Aces and kills in the early run.
Faith Nicholson headed to the back line with the score of 13-9 and stayed there until it was 20-9. Five of the serves never made it back across the net.
Webb had the honor of closing out the opening set with a kill, finishing off the 25-13 opener.
Any question about the second set ended early as both Hyatt and Webb enjoyed lengthy runs at the service line. By the time the dust settled it was 10-1 in favor of the home team. Harris served it from 14-8 out to 20-8 and Nicholson served it out at 25-9. Alyssa Lawson landed a kill and Delp scored on a quarterback sneak, a play made famous by Burnett.
The third set was close at 6-4 until Delp experienced a 10 point run at the service line. Heidi Painter landed the kill that made it 16-4. Clara DeHaven was wearing the Libero jersey in the final set and following the biggest run of the night the only question remaining was the final score.
Katie Beasley landed a kill to make it 23-13, Webb pushed it to match point and Raylee Goins sent the crowd home happy by landing an Ace.
Carroll County (14-8, 5-6 in the Three Rivers District) will have one final opportunity to play in front of the home fans. Thursday night is Breast Cancer Awareness Night and the fans are encouraged to wear pink.
Earlier in the evening, Carroll County Junior Varsity defeated Martinsville 2-1 ( 25-14, 21-25, 15-3). The younger Lady Cavaliers finished strong and will look to close out their season on a winning streak as they play their season finale versus James River High School.
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