Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009

Calvary Christian's bid for second straight GISA state volleyball title falls just short in final loss to Pinecrest Academy

MONROE, Ga. — Calvary Christian’s bid for a second straight state volleyball title ended just short Saturday.

The Lady Knights lost 20-25, 25-18, 28-26, 25-22 to Pinecrest Academy in the Georgia Independent School Association championship match. Earlier in the day, they won their semifinal against Young American Christian 25-21, 23-25, 25-10, 25-9.

Calvary coach Chris Akers said he is proud of his players’ effort, especially because Pinecrest had swept two matches from them during the regular season when one of their outside hitters was sidelined.

“They played with reckless abandon, gave everything they had,” he said. “We had every chance chance to win that match, but we just didn’t get the breaks we needed.”

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Leaders: Calvary Christian—Olivia Whitehurst 31 kills, 3 blocks, 25 digs; McKenizie Bragg 29 kills, 6 blocks, 4 aces, 4 digs; Ivey Roper 70 assists, 7 kills, 12 digs, 5 aces; Caytlin Merritt 31 digs, 5 aces, Megan Shellman 17 digs, 4 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks. Records: Calvary Christian 28-4.