PARKERSBURG - West Virginia state player of the year candidate Hannah Shreve finished with a finals match-high 10 kills, but it wasn't quite enough for George Washington here Saturday night inside Memorial Fieldhouse as host Parkersburg knocked off the Patriots 25-23 and 25-21 to capture the Mountain State Athletic Conference volleyball tournament.
Big Red Kaitlin Farrah was credited with match point when teammate Morgan Armstrong's spike was blocked and then the Patriots were called for a lift. Paige Warner had eight points, six kills and three aces while Imani Ward had a team-high nine kills for Parkersburg, which had to settle for a runner-up finish at last year's MSAC tournament.
"Our serving, our hitting, our defense, our setting, our blocking all looked so much better," said PHS head coach Carl Harnish, who got a combined 16 assists from setters Lyxis Reeder and Jordan Lallemont. "I think they really did a great job. We had a great day and I was so proud of the way they played."
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Lyxis Reeder sets the ball during pool play for Parkersburg High School on Saturday afternoon during the annual Mountain State Athletic Conference volleyball tournament.
Parkersburg led 22-17 in the first championship set, but GW battled back behind to within one at 22-21 thanks to a Casey Rollins kill, a Shreve downed spike and kill block along with a Jordan Wittekind ace. However, Warner made a pair of plays at the net to give the Big Reds the first set in the best-of-three match.
Lallemont, who had four kills in the second set including a pair of second-hit downed spikes, helped PHS jump out to a 13-8 cushion along with help from Ward at the net. The Patriots refused to give in easily and thanks to Shreve's play at the net, GW setter Sydney Downey collected four service tallies to later square things at 18. A Patriot unforced error then gave the red and white the lead for good. PHS actually scored four straight to take control thanks to a Lallemont kill and ace along with a downed spike from Alex Dils via an Alison Schumacher assist.
Downey finished with 12 assists, six points and an ace. Rollins added three kills while Lexi Mourier chipped in two points and a pair of kills in the setback.
Fact Box
Mountain State Athletic Conference
Tournament at Parkersurg High School
Championship Match
Parkersburg d. George Washington
25-23, 25-21
George Washington scoring: Sydney Downey 6 (1 ace), Hannah Shreve 4 (2), Lexi Mourier 2, Jordan Wittekind 4 (1), Tori Strong 2, Casey Rollins 2 (1); Assists: Downey 12; Kills: Shreve 10, Rollins 3, Mourier 2; Kill-blocks: Shreve 2, Wittekind 1
Parkersburg scoring: Megan Morrison 3, Morgan Armstrong 4 (1), Paige Warner 8 (3), Jordan Lallemont 4 (2), Kaitlin Farrah 3 (1), Lyxis Reeder 3; Assists: Reeder 9, Lallemont 7, Alison Schumacher 1; Kills: Armstrong 1, Warner 6, Lallemont 4, Imani Ward 9, Alex Dils 1; Kill-blocks: Warner 1, Ward 1
Semifinals
Parkersburg d. Cabell Midland
27-25, 26-24
Cabell Midland scoring: Kelly Thompson 6, Cassie Weaver 5 (1), Jenny Brumfield 6 (2), Erin Bowling 1 (1), Savannah Bevins 2, Claudia Chapman 2; Assists: Chapman 19; Kills: Weaver 15, Bowling 4, Chapman 1, Mackenzie Allen 2
Parkersburg scoring: Armstrong 7, Farrah 6 (1), Reeder 4, Morrison 5, Warner 1 (1), Lallemont 2; Assists: Reeder 10, Warner 1, Lallemont 8, Sam Shingleton 2, Alison Schumacher 2; Kills: Armstrong 2, Warner 11, Lallemont 1, Shingleton 1, Ward 10, Dils 3
George Washington d. Spring Valley 27-25, 24-26, 25-5
Quarterfinals
Parkersburg d. Woodrow Wilson 25-13, 25-11; Cabell Midland d. Capital 25-10, 25-11; George Washington d. Riversied 25-11, 25-10; Spring Valley d. Winfield N/A
Pool Play, Court 1
Parkersburg d. Capital 25-11, 25-15; Parkersburg d. Spring Valley 25-19, 25-22; Parkersburg d. Ripley 25-12, 25-12; Parkersburg d. South Charleston 25-14, 25-13; Spring Valley vs. Capital 25-12, 25-13; Spring Valley vs. South Charleston 25-15, 25-15; Spring Valley vs. Ripley 25-15, 25-12; South Charleston d. Ripley 25-23, 25-23; South Charleston vs. Capital 25-21, 25-17; Capital vs. Ripley 25-12, 25-17
Pool Play, Court 2
George Washington d. Winfield 25-11, 25-14; George Washington d. St. Albans 25-13, 25-6; George Washington d. Princeton 25-5, 25-8; George Washington d. Hurricane 25-12, 25-10; St. Albans t. Hurricane 25-18, 23-25; St. Albans t. Princeton 25-21, 17-25; Winfield d. St. Albans 25-15, 25-16; Winfield vs. Princeton 25-7, 25-13; Winfield vs. Hurricane 25-9, 25-20; Hurricane t. Princeton 17-25, 25-21
Pool Play, Court 3
Cabell Midland d. Riverside 25-14, 25-17; Cabell Midland d. Huntington via forfeit; Cabell Midland d. Nitro 25-4, 25-6; Cabell Midland vs. Woodrow Wilson 25-13, 25-17; Woodrow Wilson d. Huntington via forfeit; Woodrow Wilson vs. Nitro 25-18, 25-11; Woodrow Wilson vs. Riverside 25-14, 25-20; Riverside d. Nitro 25-21, 25-16; Riverside d. Huntington via forfeit; Huntington d. Nitro 25-18, 25-14
West Virginia Christian
Athletic Tournament
Wood County Christian
School Results
FRIDAY
WCCS d. Calvary Christian,
25-14, 25-16, 25-12
WCCS scoring: Katie Ward 14 (4 aces), Demichelle Krupinski 5, Kristen Lord 10 (2 aces), Jenni Menear 9 (2 aces), Adria Herridge 4, Sarah Rataiczak 6 (1 ace), Rachel Ruble 4 (1 ace), Heather Lord 21 (4 aces), Adessa Morris 1, Brooke Gibson 1; assists: Katie Ward 20, Jenni Menear 21, Kristen Lord 2, Adria Herridge 1; spikes (kills): Katie Ward 1 (3 ), Demichelle Krupinski 3 (2 ), Kristen Lord 5 (5 ), Jenni Menear 4 (2 ), Adria Herridge 5 (9 ), Sarah Rataiczak 3, Brooke Gibson (1 ); digs: Rachel Ruble 8, Katie Ward 4, Hannah Lord 6, Heather Lord 5, Kristen Lord 3, Sarah Rataiczak 4, Adria Herridge 2, Demichelle Krupinski 1
Semifinals
WCCS d. Cross Lanes Christian School, 25-18, 25-15, 25-8
WCCS scoring: Katie Ward 9 (1 kill), Demichelle Krupinski 5, Kristen Lord 18 (2 kills), Jenni Menear 9 (1 kill), Adria Herridge 4, Sarah Rataiczak 5, Rachel Rible 6, Hannah Lord 15 (6 aces), Heather Lord 4; assists: Katie Ward 32, Demichelle Krupinski 1, Jenni Menear 13, Kristen Lord 1; spikes (kills): Katie Ward 3 (2), Demichelle Krupinski 2 (3 ), Kristen Lord 4 (3 ), Jenni Menear 4 (4 ), Adria Herridge 7 (7 ), Sarah Rataiczak 4 (4 ), Rachel Ruble 1 (1), Adessa Morris 1, Brooke Gibson 1; blocks: Adria Herridge 3; digs: Rachel Ruble 20, Kristen Lord 10, Hannah Lord 7, Jenni Menear 5, Heather Lord 5, Katie Ward 3, Adria Herridge 1, Brooke Gibson 1, Sarah Rataiczak 1
SATURDAY
Championship
WCCS (27-2) d. Teays Valley Christian School, 25-23, 25-20, 24-26, 25-27, 15-9
WCCS scoring: Katie Ward 14, Demichelle Krupinski 10, Kristen Lord 22 (5 aces), Jenni Menear 20, Adria Herridge 8, Sarah Rataiczak 9, Rachel Ruble 8 (1 ace), Hannah Lord 10 (2 aces), Heather Lord 12 (5 aces); assists: Jenni Menear 41, Katie Ward 35, Adria Herridge 5, Demichelle Krupinski 1, Kristen Lord 1; spikes (kills): Katie Ward 8 (2 ), Demichelle Krupinski 6 (7 ), Kristen Lord 10 (6 ), Jenni Menear 8 (2 ), Adria Herridge 19 (13 ), Sarah Rataiczak 20 (3 ), Rachel Ruble (1 ); blocks: Adria Herridge 5, Demichelle Krupinski 3, Katie Ward 1; digs: Rachel Ruble 48, Kristen Lord 32, Hannah Lord 23, Heather Lord 15, Katie Ward 11, Sarah Rataiczak 9, Jenni Menear 8, Adria Herridge 8
WCCS All-Tournament Team selections: Kristen Lord (MVP), Rachel Ruble, Jenni Menear
Mason-Dixon Tournament
Championship
Paden City d. Madonna, 25-15, 25-18
Paden City (28-11) scoring: Logan Cosper 11, Lynnse Parsons 5, Josie Fox 2, Myah Charkawi 12 (2 ace), Grayson Baker 3, Taylor Cosper 15; setting: L. Cosper 71-30 assists; kills: Parsons 17, Fox 1, Charkawi 3, Haley Hizer 3, Megan Pierce 5, T. Cosper 1; digs: L. Cosper 4, Parsons 5, Fox 4, Charkawi 7, Baker 11, T. Cosper 6
Semifinal
Paden City d. Clay-Batelle, 25-10, 25-10
Paden City scoring: L. Cosper 15, Parsons 4, Fox 6 (1 ace), Myah Charkawi 6, Grayson Baker 5 (1), Taylor Cosper 12 (2); setting: L. Cosper 60-23; kills: Parsons 12, Charkawi 1, Hizer 5, Pierce 5; digs: L. Cosper 2, Parsons 7, Fox 3, Charkawi 8, Baker 5, Keyser 1, Sydney 1, T. Cosper 4, Dezirea Middleton 1
PHS advanced to the finals by ousting Cabell Midland 27-25 and 26-24. Warner and Ward combined for 21 kills, but Knight Cassie Weaver had a match-high 15 kills. CM's Claudia Chapman finished with a match-high 19 assists. GW had a semifinal battle with Spring Valley, which won the second set 26-24 after falling 27-25 in the opener. The Timberwolves, though, never got anything going in the final set and lost 25-5.
