PREP ROUNDUP: Knight, Lady Tigers start 2-0 in volleyball
State champ Gremlins open with 2-0 win
Katie Knight dominated up front Thursday night to lead the Smith-Cotton volleyball team to a 2-1 victory over Odessa.
Smith-Cotton won 25-18, 19-25, 25-20.
Knight had 22 kills and four stuff blocks.
Kristi Miller had 27 assists and four kills.
Sacred Heart 2, Crest Ridge 0
The Sacred Heart Gremlins began defense of their Class 1 state volleyball title with a 25-16, 25-12, sweep of Crest Ridge on Thursday night near Centerview.
“The girls played very smooth with a few mistakes,” Sacred Heart coach David Fall said. “Most of them were related to communication.”
Laura McMullin paced Sacred Heart with 11 kills and four blocks. Courtney Curtiss had team-highs of 11 assists, seven digs and three service aces. Kelsey Baldwin had nine service points.
Sacred Heart won the junior varsity match 25-17, 25-22.
Green Ridge 3, Lakeland 2
Megan Askey, McKenna Dixon and Laurel Larimore had 12 kills each in the Green Ridge volleyball team’s 28-26, 25-18, 18-25, 17-25, 15-12 victory near Deepwater.
Ashley Hampton had 17 assists, and Savannah Williams had five blocks.
Kristen Morton and Torey Williams had 10 digs apiece.
Lincoln 2, Skyline 1
Audra Blackburn’s defense and Shyanne Swearngin’s leadership on Thursday night helped the Lincoln volleyball team beat Skyline 25-19, 22-25, 30-28.
Swearngin led Lincoln with 13 assists, and Blackburn had 19 digs.
Rachel Young paced the Lady Cardinals with six kills, and Alex Cook had a team-high 12 service points.
Skyline won the junior varsity match 25-22, 22-25, 25-16.
Eldon 2, Warsaw 0
The Warsaw volleyball team lost its home opener Thursday night, 25-16, 25-14, against Eldon.
Jessica Cook had six kills and five digs for Warsaw, which fell to 0-2.
Hannah Spry had 11 assists and five digs. Holly Roellig added four kills.
Eldon won the junior varsity match 25-12, 25-14. The teams split a two-game freshman match.
Warsaw won the first game 25-20. Eldon won the second 25-16.
Lone Jack 2, Sweet Springs 0
The Sweet Springs volleyball team dropped its season opener Thursday night at Lone Jack, 25-11, 25-14.
Stephanie Krause paced Sweet Springs with four kills. Kathleen Tyler had five assists.
Morgan Fuehring had five digs, and Kristin Jones had four blocks for the Greyhounds.




