By Owen Whitsett
Coffee County Central volleyball bounced back Monday night with a 3-1 victory over Warren County in a match heard live on Thunder Radio.
The opening set was even through the first eight points before Coffee County began to create separation. Back-to-back aces from Hayleigh Harris helped turn a 4-4 tie into an early Lady Raider advantage, and Coffee County never gave it back.
Isabelle Saner added an ace, Cailey Sturgill came up with a block at the net and Danni Hillis finished off a long rally with a big kill as Coffee County stretched the lead to 16-8. Warren County called timeout, but the Lady Raiders continued to pull away. Andon Selvog delivered an ace late before Paisley Dyer finished the set with a kill for a 25-14 win.
Coffee County carried that momentum into the second set. Harris opened the scoring with a kill before Hillis added another and Harris followed with an ace to help the Lady Raiders jump ahead 5-1.
Jenslee Nogodula added an ace as the advantage grew, and Warren County used another timeout with Coffee County leading 13-5. It did little to slow the Lady Raiders. Saner, Sturgill and Selvog all made plays down the stretch as Coffee County won by another 25-14 final to take a 2-0 lead.
Warren County refused to go quietly.
The Lady Pioneers opened the third set on a 4-0 run and eventually built a 12-3 advantage. Coffee County then began a furious comeback. Hillis supplied several key kills, Blaine Weaver added an ace, Dyer made a big block and Sturgill delivered another kill as the Lady Raiders worked all the way back within a point.
Coffee County eventually erased the entire nine-point deficit and took its first lead of the set at 24-23. Cara Newlin later put the Lady Raiders back in front 25-24, but Warren County answered with three consecutive points to steal the set 27-25 and force a fourth.
Coffee County made sure there would not be a fifth.
The Lady Raiders opened set four with a 4-0 run. Warren County fought back to tie it at five and again at 10, but Coffee County found another gear midway through the set.
Harris and Sturgill helped fuel a decisive run, while Weaver added another ace as Coffee County surged ahead 19-11. Warren County made one final push, but the Lady Raiders shut the door with a 25-16 victory to finish off the match in four sets.
Coffee County stat leaders
- Andon Selvog: 3 aces, 13 digs, 15 assists
- Danni Hillis: 15 digs, 8 kills, 1 block
- Cara Newlin: 3 digs, 2 kills, 1 block, 1 assist
- Cailey Sturgill: 1 dig, 4 kills, 1 block
- Paisley Dyer: 1 dig, 1 kill, 4 blocks
- Hayleigh Harris: 3 aces, 20 digs, 15 kills
- Isabelle Saner: 2 aces, 8 digs, 10 assists
- Blaine Weaver: 2 aces, 2 digs, 2 assists
- Jenslee Nogodula: 3 aces, 20 digs, 1 kill, 4 assists
- Addy Wild: 3 digs, 1 kill, 2 blocks
- Daisy Kapise: 2 kills
Coffee County took the match 25-14, 25-14, 25-27 and 25-16 to earn the victory live on Thunder Radio.
