VOLLEYBALL: Burnet on streak; Marble Falls and Llano lose
BURNET — The Burnet High School volleyball team is on a six-match winning streak thanks to its latest victories.
The Lady Dawgs defeated Jarrell 25-15, 25-13, 31-29 on Sept. 8; Rockdale 25-10, 25-11, 25-17 on Sept. 4.; and Harper 25-20, 25-20, 25-19 on Sept. 1.
Head coach Salye Coles said her players adjusted to a variety of tempos against the opponents. Jarrell slowed down play, which resulted in an eight-point lead and set point. But Burnet closed the gap. Simply, the Lady Dawgs dominated from start to finish, she said.
Harper picked up the pace thanks to an offensive attack that featured multiple hitters.
“It was a fantastic all-around match for us,” Coles said. “Every single player was a huge combined factor to this win. I love watching this group of girls play.”
AGAINST JARRELL: Kills – Jill Rosow 11, Madison Hall 10, Marissa Escamilla 9, Kasey Taylor 4, Kaygen Floyd 3, Kylah Arnold 1, Sami Hogan 1; assists – Hogan 17, Taylor 16; aces – Rosow 3, Hogan 3, Hall 2, Lexey Parker 1, Taylor 1; digs – Hall 12, Parker 6, Rosow 5, Floyd 1, Hogan 3, Taylor 1, Samantha Edwards 1
AGAINST ROCKDALE: Kills – Hall 12, Rosow 8, Taylor 8, Floyd 3, Arnold 1, Gideon 1, Parker 1; assists – Hogan 19, Taylor 9, Rosow 1; aces – Hogan 4, Edwards 2, Rosow 2, Taylor 1; digs – Parker 9, Rosow 8, Hogan 7, Edwards 6, Taylor 5, Hall 5, Escamilla 3; solo block – Floyd 1, Hall 1; blocking assist – Floyd 1
AGAINST HARPER: Kills – Rosow 8, Hall 6, Taylor 5, Escamilla 4, Floyd 3, Arnold 2, Edwards 1, Hogan 1; assists – Hogan 16, Taylor 8, Edwards 1, Arnold 1; aces – Hogan 3, Edwards 2, Hall 1; digs – Edwards 12, Parker 8, Rosow 4 , Hogan 4, Hall 4, Taylor 3, Arnold 1, Floyd 1, Escamilla 1; solo blocks – Rosow 1; assist blocks – Floyd 1, Rosow 1, Taylor 1
RECORDS: Burnet is 17-5 overall
UP NEXT: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at Gatesville High, 205 S. Lovers Lane in Gatesville
Marble Falls loses to Killeen Shoemaker
KILLEEN — The Marble Falls High School volleyball team lost to Killeen Shoemaker 21-25, 25-12, 15-25, 25-20, 6-15 on Sept. 5.
ON OFFENSE: Kills – Macy Dyer 10, Aubree Adams 8; assists – Courtney Pilley 4, Natalie Chapa 3; aces – Macy Dyer 4, Kathryn DeSpain 3
ON DEFENSE: Blocks – Aubree Adams 13; digs – Macy Dyer 21, Chapa 13
RECORDS: Marble Falls is 4-17 overall
UP NEXT: 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at Georgetown East View, 4490 E. University in Georgetown
Llano loses to Killeen Harker Heights
LLANO — The Llano High School volleyball team lost to Killeen Harker Heights 17-25, 19-25, 16-25 on Sept. 4 and Fredericksburg 7-25, 27-29, 14-25 on Sept. 1.
AGAINST HARKER HEIGHTS: Kills – Kamon Lange 6, Kristen Faircloth 2, Lexi Lucas 1, Katelyn Blair 1, Meredith Moore 1; assists – Moore 7, Angela Palmares 4; aces – Lucas 1; blocks – Faircloth 3, Lange 1, Lucas 1, Blair 1; digs – Cece Overstreet 7, Moore 6, Lange 5, Lucas 5, Kenzie Cocherham 4, Skye Sanderson 3, Blair 2, Erin Franklin 2, Palmares 1.
AGAINST FREDERICKSBURG: Kills – Lange 3, Lucas 3, Blair 2, Sanderson 2, Moore 1, Faircloth 1; aces – Moore 1; assists – Moore 7, Palmares 2; blocks – Blair 2; digs – Overstreet 7, Lucas 4, Cocherham 3, Moore 2, Lange 2, Blair 1
UP NEXT: 5:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Faith Academy, 3151 RR 1431 East in Marble Falls