HOLLY POND, Ala. – This year’s County Volleyball Tournament finished up with a pair of championship matches Thursday night and for the fourth consecutive season, the Good Hope Lady Raiders claimed the county title. Good Hope swept West Point 3-0 in Thursday night’s finals, led by tournament MVP Carley Adams. It was a good night for Good Hope in the JV division as well. The Lady Raiders topped West Point 2-1 to earn this year’s JV championship.
Good Hope 3 – West Point 0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-12)
The opening set between the Raiders and Warriors was a tight one. Neither team could build more than a 2-point lead early on and the score was still knotted at 11 midway through the set. Trailing 20-19 late in the set, West Point was able to rally and pull ahead 22-21 at one point but Good Hope outscored the Warriors 4-0 the rest of the way and took a hard-fought first set 25-22.
The Raiders jumped out to a 4-1 lead to start the second set, but West Point battled back to tie things up at 10 as the set went on. That’s when Good Hope took control, putting together a 9-1 run to pull ahead 19-11. The Raiders moved in front 23-14 and closed out the second set 25-17 to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Good Hope was dominant in the third set, finishing strong with the county title on the line. The Raiders led 7-1 early on and stretched their lead to 17-8 later in the set. Good Hope continued pulling away and completed the sweep with a 25-12 win, collecting its fourth straight county championship.
2024 Cullman County All-Tournament Team
Carley Adams, Good Hope (MVP)
Campbell Koch, Good Hope
Jolee McHan, Good Hope
Caselyn Whatley, Good Hope
Caitlee Simmons, West Point
Charlie Aris, West Point
Laklin Shadix, West Point
Carley Stephens, Vinemont
Morgan Flanagan, Vinemont
Whitney Quick, Fairview
Kailyn Redding, Fairview
Sadie Nail, Holly Pond
Zoe Pitts, Hanceville
Cloe Shelton, Cold Springs
2024 All-County Volleyball Team
Caselyn Whatley, Good Hope
Campbell Koch, Good Hope
Charli Aris, West Point
Laklin Shadix, West Point
Patton Fell, West Point
Abby Kuykendall, Vinemont
Carley Stephens, Vinemont
Morgan Flanagan, Vinemont
Caroline Miller, Vinemont
Kailyn Redding, Fairview
Anna Strane, Fairview
Allie Light, Cold Springs
Makenzie Twilley, Hanceville
Blakely Baggett, Holly Pond
2024 Samantha Perdue Award winner
Karys Henderson, Hanceville
2024 Cullman County Youth Volleyball Association Scholarship recipients
Cameron Baty, Cold Springs
Anna Taylor, West Point
Jolee McHan, Good Hope
Carlee Stephens, Vinemont
Alyssia Mitchell, Holly Pond
Olivia Stallings, Hanceville
Josie Earl, Fairview
Good Hope 2 – West Point 1 (26-24, 18-25, 15-10) (JV)
The first set was a back-and-forth affair between both teams. It was tied at three early on, but West Point was able to break it and take an 11-8 lead. That would be the biggest lead for either team in this set. The Lady Raiders went on a rally and ended up take a 14-12 lead, but the Lady Warriors scored the next four points to get the lead right back at 16-14. West Point held a slim 18-15 lead, but Good Hope tied things up at 18. It went back-and-forth in the last part of the set. The Lady Warriors took a 24-23 lead late in the set, but the Lady Raiders collected the final three points to help seal the 26-24 win.
The second set was like the first one. West Point held onto a 6-4 lead, but Good Hope would tie things up at seven. Both teams traded points for most of the set. The Lady Raiders cut it to 13-12, but the Lady Warriors scored the next four points to take a 17-12 lead. The Lady Raiders made it a 19-16 game later on in the set. West Point, though, went on a 6-2 run to close out the set, as they tied the series up at one with a 25-18 win over Good Hope to force a tiebreaker set.
Good Hope got out to a 3-1 lead in the third set. West Point, however, came back to tie it up at five. The Lady Raiders broke the tie in a big way, as they went on a 6-1 run to take an 11-6 lead. They stretched their lead to 14-7 and held off a late West Point rally to win the set, 15-10, and the JV county championship.
2024 All-County JV Team
Maggie O’Neil, Good Hope
Calleigh Granger, Good Hope
Kloe White, Good Hope
Gracie Garmon, Good Hope
Alaina Riggs, West Point
Braley Phillips, West Point
Chloe Hale, West Point
Natalie Foell, Vinemont
Lexi Link, Hanceville
Josie Jones, Hanceville
Mali Gregory, Fairview
Acelyn Cruce, Fairview
Anna Olinger, Holly Pond
Ava Olinger, Holly Pond
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