COUNTY VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT: Good Hope captures 4th consecutive county crown; Lady Raiders win JV championship

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The Good Hope Lady Raiders defeated West Point 3-0 to win their fourth consecutive county volleyball tournament championship. (Nick Griffin/The Cullman Tribune)

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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