DRAFFENVILLE – A young Christian Fellowship School volleyball team over the past few seasons are now seasoned veterans with three seniors and three juniors and a couple of 8th graders who have a couple of years of experience themselves.
Under Head Coach Suzie Burnett who is entering her sixth season as head coach, CFS finished the 2014 season 14-11, after finishing 2013 with a record of 5-18 and look to be very competitive in District 4 and Region 1 this season.
The Lady Eagles opened their season Monday at home with a 3-1 win over Hickman County behind 17 kills from senior Emily Nelson and 29 assists from junior Karlee Phillips, with a lot of help at the net from senior Rebekah Muller and 8th grader Abigail Cima and defensively from seniors Kailey Hicks and Abbie Fletcher and junior Carley Alexander.
The first game was close throughout when a kill by Nelson put CFS up 18-16, continuing to maintain at least a two-point lead, going on to stretch the game out to win 25-18.
Game two went to Hickman County, pulling into the lead after CFS lead until a tie game at 15-15, when the Lady Falcons steadily pulled away going on to win 25-20 and tie the match at 1-1.
Game three was tight until tied at 12-12, CFS went on to out-score Hickman County 13-1 to take the game 25-13.
The Lady Eagles led the fourth game from the start, going up 16-10, getting three straight service points from Cima for a 19-10 lead. Phillips served the final two points of the game for a 25-12 win and the match.
The JV squad won their match over Hickman County 2-1 (19-21, 21-17, 21-12).
Happy to get the win, Coach Burnett, was pleased with her teams first game of the season.
“I just want them to improve with each game”, Burnett said.
Excited with the years of experience the team now possesses, Burnett said of her young players, “they have a lot of experience even though they’re just in 8th grade.”
Burnett took her team to The Bluegrass Games the first of August where she says they got a lot of good games in with teams on the other end of the state and some games with local teams as well.
The Lady Eagles will host Paducah Tilghman on Thursday with games beginning at 5:00.
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