High school roundup: Sullivan leads Columbus to 3-1 victory over North Cobb
Kaleigh Sullivan scattered six hits to lead to No. 7 Columbus to a 3-1 win over North Cobb in the Allatoona Buccaneer Bash.
Rowan Stucky drove in a run for the Blue Devils, who played Etowah late Friday night.
Friday at Kennesaw
Columbus | 120 | 000 | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | |
North Cobb | 000 | 001 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 |
WP: Kaleigh Sullivan. LP: Sanderlin. Top hitters: Columbus Raleigh Williams 2-4, R; Rowan Stucky 1-3, RBI; Hannah Morales 1-2, R. Records: Columbus 6-2. Next: Columbus. vs. Colquitt County, 11 a.m. Saturday.
Sonoraville 5, Northside 2
Sonoraville jumped out to a 5-0 lead after four innings and held on to defeat No. 1-ranked Northside 5-2 on Friday in the Allatoona Buccaneer Bash.
Hannah George went 2-for-3 and drove in a run for the Lady Patriots, who played Allatoona late Friday night.
Friday at Allatoona
Northside | 000 | 020 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
Allatoona | 100 | 40X | — | 5 | 10 | 1 |
WP: K. Davis. LP: Raelee Weaver. Top hitters: Northside: Hannah George 2-3, RBI; Raelee Weaver 1-2; Emily Holmes 1-2, R; Jada Chadwick 1-2. Records: Northside 9-1. Next: Northside vs. Harrison today, 3 p.m. and Northside vs. Calhoun at Harrison, today, 5 p.m.
Shaw 11, Kendrick 0
Hannah Kennard and Haley Singletary drove in two runs apiece to lead Shaw to an 11-0 win over Kendrick on Friday.
Friday at Kendrick
Shaw | 208 | 10 | — | 11 | 15 | 0 | |
Kendrick | 000 | 00 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 |
WP: Hannah Kennard. LP: Turner. Top hitters: Shaw Jordan Bagsby 2-2, 2B, 3R; Alex Boeding 3-3, 2B, 2R, RBI; Hannah Kennard 1-4, 2B, R, 2RBI; Alexus McKay 3-3, 2B, 2R, RBI; Kayla Jackson 1-3, R, RBI; Haley Singletary 1-3, 2B, R, 2RBI; Madisen Johnson 2-3, R, RBI; Keyunsae Peebles 2-2. Records: NA. Next: NA.
Late Thursday Volleyball
Central splits
Central opened its volleyball season by splitting a pair of matches, beating Hardaway 2-0 but losing 2-1 to Carver.
Alayshea Thompson had five aces and three kills to lead Central.
Thursday at Central
Hardaway | 21 | 12 | |
Central | 25 | 25 |
Carver | 26 | 25 | 16 |
Central | 24 | 18 | 14 |
Leaders: Central Alayshea Thompson 5 Aces, 10 attacks, 3 kills; Destini Gibson 2 aces, 5 attacks; Kennedy Stewart 11 attacks, 3 kills; A'tavia Lambert 13 attacks, 11 Kills; Nakayla Moore 1 Ace, 4 attacks. Records: Central 1-1. Next: NA.
Smiths Station wins twice
Smiths Station opened its season with a pair of wins, 2-0 over Handley and 2-1 over Opelika.
Kennedy Watford had 25 assists, six aces and four kills to lead the Lady Panthers.
Thursday at Opleika
Handley | 14 | 17 | |
Smiths Station | 25 | 25 |
Smiths Station | 25 | 23 | 15 |
Opleika | 22 | 25 | 9 |
Leaders: Smiths Station Kennedy Watford – 25 assist, 4 Kills, 1 Block, 1 Dig, 6 aces; Hunter Bowden – 14 digs, 2 kills, 3 aces; Kahnice Wilder – 8 Kills, 5 aces; Sarah Trzpuc – 4 kills, 6 aces; Siane Boddie – 3 kills, 4 digs, 1 ace. Records: Smiths Station 2-0. Next: Smiths Station Invitational, Saturday, 9 a.m.
Chattahoochee County 3, Early County 0
Zarryah Twitty had 12 kills, six blocks and five aces to lead Chattahoochee County past Early County 3-0 on Thursday.
Thursday
Early County | 20 | 14 | 17 |
Chattahoochee County | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Leaders: Chattahoochee County Zarryah Twitty, 12 kills, 5 Aces, and 6 Solo Blocks; Tiara Twitty 4 Kills, 5 Aces, and 6 Assist; Chyna Thornton 14 digs; Taysha Sayles 3 Aces, 14 Assist; Tatyanna Still 3 Aces, 5 Kills, and 15 Receptions. Records: NA. Next: NA.
Softball
Shaw 19, Americus-Sumter 6
Alexus McKay went 4-for-4 and drove in five runs as Shaw beat Americus-Sumter 19-6 on Thursday.
Thursday at Americus
Shaw | 626 | 5 | — | 19 | 16 | 0 | |
Americus | 501 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 |
WP: NA. LP: NA. Top hitters: Shaw Jordan Bagsby 2-2, 2 2B, 3R, 2RBI; Alex Boeding 3-4, 2B, 3R, RBI; Alexus McKay 4-4, 2 2B, 3R, 5RBI; Haley Singletary 2-2, R, RBI; Neveah Evans 2-2, 2R, RBI; Madisen Johnson 2-3, 2B, R, 3 RBI. Records: NA. Next: NA.
This story was originally published August 26, 2016 at 10:06 PM with the headline "High school roundup: Sullivan leads Columbus to 3-1 victory over North Cobb."