Burnet volleyball loses Tex-Fest consolation championship
JENNIFER FIERRO • PICAYUNE STAFF
WIMBERLEY — The Burnet High School volleyball team took another step in establishing itself as a force to be reckoned with in Central Texas.
The Lady Dawgs (4-3) lost to Navarro 22-25, 20-25 in the consolation championship of the gold bracket at the Wimberley Tex-Fest Tournament on Aug. 15-16. They qualified for the championship thanks to a 25-23, 19-25, 25-23 win against Blanco after losing to Kerrville Tivy to begin bracket play.
Burnet won its pool by defeating Harper and Boerne Geneva after losing to Laredo United to qualify for the gold bracket.
Though they lost to Tivy, head coach Salye Coles said her athletes played well. Part of the result was because of a slow start, she said.
Still, the Lady Dawgs fought back from a 12-point deficit in the opening set to lose the first game by three points.
“So the kids had confidence,” she said.
It also helped that Burnet scouted Blanco when it played Wimberley.
“We had an idea of what they could do, and we capitalized on that,” Coles said. “The kids just played confident.”
She attributed her players’ self-confidence of the results where Burnet has yet to lose two matches in a row.
“Kids played very well,” she said. “I am extremely proud of them. After every match they are ready to take tomorrows challenge.”
Burnet welcomes Blanco at 6 p.m. Aug. 18 to The Doghouse, 1000 The Green Mile in Burnet.
jfierro@thepicayune.com