New H.S. Volleyball Elite 8 (10/15)

1. TCA (25-6) – The Lady Lions won the District 15-A title and are looking to make their fourth straight trip to the Class AA state tournament. Last week: No. 1

2. Chester County (22-7) – The Eaglettes won the District 14-AA title and look to advance to the Class AA state tournament for the second straight year. Last week: No. 3

3. Crockett County (24-17) – The Lady Cavaliers finished runner-up in District 13-AA and will play Chester County in the Region 7-AA semifinals Tuesday. Last week: No. 2

4. Madison (25-13) – The Lady Mustangs are the District 15-A runner-up and are looking for a fourth-consecutive trip to the Class A state tournament. Last week: No. 4

5. USJ (16-12) – The Lady Bruins ended their season with a five-set loss to ECS in the regin quarterfinals. Last week: No. 5

6. South Side (24-13) – The Lady Hawks finished runner-up in District 14-AA and play Dyersburg Tuesday in a region semifinal. Last week; No. 6

7. Trenton Peabody (10-11) – The Lady Tide host the Region 7-A tournament Tuesday and are the No. 1 seed. Last week: No. 7

8. Lexington (21-14) – The Lady Tigers ended the season with a loss to South Side in the District 14-AA semifinals. Last week: No. 8

How the H.S. Volleyball Elite 8 fared Week 8

1. TCA (25-6) – Beat Riverside 3-0; Beat Madison 3-1

 
2. Crockett County (24-17) – Beat Haywood 3-0; Beat Covington 3-0; Lost to Dyersburg 3-0

3. Chester County (22-7) – Beat Liberty 3-0; Beat South Side 3-1

4. Madison (25-13) – Beat Scotts Hill 3-0; Lost to TCA 3-1

5. USJ (16-12) – Lost to Hutchison; Beat Lausanne 3-1; Lost to ECS 3-2 (SEASON OVER)

6. South Side (24-13) – Beat Fayette-Ware 3-0; Beat Lexington 3-2; Lost to Chester County 3-1

7. Trenton Peabody (10-11) – Did not play

8. Lexington (21-14) – Beat JCM 3-0; Lost to South Side 3-2 (SEASON OVER)

New H.S. Volleyball Elite 8

1. TCA (23-6) – The Lady Lions look to be peaking at the right time and enter the District 15-A Monday as the No. 1 seed. Last week: No. 1

2. Crockett County (22-16) – The Lady Cavaliers played a tight one with Dyersburg and enter the District 13-AA tournament as a No. 1 seed from the East. Last week: No. 2

3. Chester County (20-7) – The Eaglettes finished the District 14-AA regular season undefeated and will be the No. 1 seed in the District 14-AA tournament. Last week: No. 3

4. Madison (24-12) – The Lady Mustangs closed out the regular season tough with losses to Dyersburg, TCA and Chester County. Last week: No. 4

5. USJ (15-10) – The Lady Bruins took TCA to five and beat Liberty in straight sets. Last week: No. 5

6. South Side (23-11) – The Lady Hawks took the No. 2 seed in the District 14-AA tournament after beating Lexington. Last week; No. 6

7. Trenton Peabody (10-11) – The Lady Tide beat Halls for the second time this season and will be the No. 1 seed in the Region 7-A tournament. Last week: No. 7

8. Lexington (20-13) – The Lady Tigers split a pair of District 14-AA matches and will enter the tournament as a No. 3 seed. Last week: No. 8

How the H.S. Volleyball Elite 8 fared Week 7

1. TCA (23-6) – Beat USJ 3-2; Beat Madison 3-0; Beat Middleton 3-0

2. Crockett County (22-16) – Beat South Gibson 3-0; Lost to Dyersburg 3-0

3. Chester County (20-7) – Beat Corinth (Miss.) 3-1; Beat McNairy Central 3-0; Beat Madison 3-1

4. Madison (24-12) – Beat Union City 3-0; Lost to Dyersburg 3-1; Lost to TCA 3-0; Lost to Chester County 3-1

5. USJ (15-10) – Lost to TCA 3-2; Beat Liberty 3-0

6. South Side (23-11) – Beat Middleton 3-0; Beat Lexington 3-2; Beat Milan 3-0

7. Trenton Peabody (10-11) – Beat Halls

8. Lexington (20-13) – Beat South Gibson 3-1; Lost to South Side 3-2; Beat McNairy Central 3-0

New H.S. Volleyball Elite 8 (10/1)

1. TCA (20-5) – The Lady Lions won the Crockett County Invitational, and they have only lost one match against a team in West Tennessee – Chester County. Last week: No. 2

2. Crockett County (21-15) – The Lady Cavaliers went 8-1 last week with the one loss coming against TCA in the semifinals of the CCI. Last week: No. 3

3. Chester County (17-7) – The Eaglettes beat Lexington last week and then lost to Crockett County in five sets. Chester County secured the No. 1 seed entering the District 14-AA tournament. Last week: No. 1

4. Madison (23-9) – The Lady Mustangs reached the championship match of the CCI for the second straight season before falling to TCA. Last week: No. 4

5. USJ (14-9) – The Lady Bruins reached the semifinals of the CCI before falling to Madison. USJ also picked up a key region win over SBEC. Last week: No. 7

6. South Side (20-11) – The Lady Hawks had a bad Monday with two losses in a trimatch and went 0-3 in the CCI, but South Side did have three wins. Last week: No. 6

7. Trenton Peabody (9-11) – The lady Tide had two big wins over Lexington on the week. Peabody reached the quarterfinals of the CCI. Last week: Not ranked.

8. Lexington (18-12) – The Lady Tigers lost six of the seven matches they played in this week. Last week: No. 5

Dropped out: Milan (12-18)

How the H.S. Volleyball Elite 8 fared Week 6

1. Chester County (17-7) – Beat Lexington 3-1; Lost to Crockett County 3-2

2. TCA (20-5) – Beat South Gibson 3-0; Beat Scotts Hill 3-0; Beat Lexington 2-0; Beat Trenton Peabody 2-0; Beat Milan 2-0; Beat Halls 2-0; Beat Crockett County 2-0; Beat Madison 2-1

3. Crockett County (21-15) – Beat USJ 2-1; Beat South Side 2-1; Beat Milan 3-1; Beat Chester County 3-2; Beat Camden Christian 2-0; Beat Ripley 2-0; Beat Madison 2-0; Beat Milan 2-0; Lost to TCA 2-0

4. Madison (23-9) – Beat North Side 3-0; Lost to Hardin County 3-2; Beat Middleton 3-0; Beat Halls 2-1; Beat South Side 2-1; Lost to Crockett County 2-0; Beat Trenton Peabody 2-0; Beat USJ 2-0; Lost to TCA 2-1

5. Lexington (18-12) – Beat Milan 2-0; Lost to Camden Christian 2-0; Lost to Chester County 3-1; Lost to Trenton Peabody 3-2; Lost to USJ 2-1; Lost to TCA 2-0; Lost to Trenton Peabody 2-0

6. South Side (20-11) – Lost to USJ 2-1; Lost to Crockett County 2-1; Beat Liberty 3-0; Beat Trenton Peabody 3-0; Beat Halls 3-0; Lost to Camden Christian 2-0; Lost to Halls 2-1; Lost to Madison 2-1

7. USJ (14-9) – Beat South Side 2-1; Lost to Crockett County 2-1; Beat SBEC 3-2; Lost to St. George’s 3-0; Beat Lexington 2-1; beat Milan 2-0; Beat Scotts Hill 2-0; Beat Camden Christian 2-0; Lost to Madison 2-0

8. Milan (12-18) – Lost to Camden Christian 2-0; Lost to Lexington 2-0; Lost to Crockett County 3-1; Beat South Gibson 3-1; Lost to USJ 2-0 ; Beat Scotts Hill 2-0; Lost to TCA 2-0; Lost to Crockett County 2-0

New H.S. Volleyball Elite 8 (9/24)

1. Chester County (16-6) – The Eaglettes beat a trio of district opponents, including a five-set win over South Side. Last week: No. 1

2. TCA (12-5) – The Lady Lions beat District 15-A rival Madison in straight sets and beat Scotts Hill. Last week: No. 3

3. Crockett County (13-14) – The Lady Cavaliers dropped just their second match to a team in West Tennessee – TCA and Dyersburg. Last week: No. 6

4. Madison (17-6) – The Lady Mustangs reached the championship match of a tournament in Dyer County, but dropped a district match to TCA. Last week: No. 5

5. Lexington (17-6) – The Lady Tigers went 5-0 on the week with two District 14-AA wins and two wins against teams that were ranked in the Elite 8. Last week: No. 7

6. South Side (17-6) – The Lady Hawks lost two key District 14-AA matches in five sets to Chester County and Lexington. Last week: No. 4

7. USJ (8-6) – The Lady Bruins dropped two matches on the week to region opponents. Last week: No. 2

8. Milan (10-12) – The Lady Bulldogs are on a four-game winning streak. Last week: Not ranked

Out of rankings: Trenton Peabody (7-7)

How the H.S. Volleyball Elite 8 fared Week 5

1. Chester County (16-6) – Beat JCM 3-0; Beat Liberty 3-0; Beat South Side 3-2

2. USJ (8-6) – Lost to St. Mary’s 3-1; Lost to Tipton-Rosemark 3-0

3. TCA (12-5) – Beat Scotts Hill 3-0; Beat Madison 3-0

4. South Side (17-6) – Lost to Lexington 3-2; Beat Fayette-Ware 3-0; Beat JCM 3-0; Lost to Chester County 3-2

5. Madison (17-6) – Beat Liberty 3-0; Beat Dyer County 3-0; Lost to TCA 3-0; Beat Dyer County 2-1; Beat South Gibson 2-0; Beat Halls 2-0; Lost to Brighton 2-0

6. Crockett County (13-14) – Beat Halls 2-0; Beat Camden Christian 2-0; Lost to Dyersburg 3-0; Beat South Gibson 3-0

7. Lexington (17-6) – Beat South Side 3-2; Beat McNairy Central 3-1; Beat North Side 2-0; Beat Trenton Peabody 2-0; Beat Scotts Hill 3-0

8. Trenton Peabody (7-7) – Lost to Dyer County; Lost to Milan 3-0; Beat North Side; Lost to Lexington 2-0

New H.S. Volleyball Elite 8 (9/17)

1. Chester County (13-6) – The Eaglettes dropped just one set in four matches last week and seem to be finding form. Last week: No. 2

2. USJ (8-4) – After opening the week with a loss, the Lady Bruins beat two region opponents to close out the week. Last week: No. 1

3. TCA (10-5) – The only team from West Tennessee that the Lady Lions have lost to is Chester County. Last week: No. 3

4. South Side (14-4) – The Lady Hawks didn’t drop a set in three wins last week, but a big district contest looms today against Lexington. Last week: No. 4

5. Madison (12-4) – The Lady Mustangs swept two district opponents and won a trimatch last week. Last week: No. 5

6. Crockett County (10-13) – The Lady Cavaliers went 0-7 this past weekend in a tournament in Brentwood. Crockett County though has only lost to one West Tennessee opponent in TCA. Last week: No. 6

7. Lexington (12-6) – The Lady Tigers lost two matches last week and playing without Caylee Burnine hurts. Last week: No. 7

8. Trenton Peabody (6-4) – The Lady Tide won two matches last week to rise about .500 on the season. Last week: No. 8

How the H.S. Volleyball Elite 8 fared Week 4

1. USJ (8-4) – Lost to White Station 3-0; Beat Fayette Academy 3-0; Beat Immaculate Conception 3-1

2. Chester County (13-6) – Beat Lexington 3-1; Beat McNairy Central 3-0; Beat Fayette-Ware 3-0; Beat Fayette-Ware 3-0

3. TCA (10-5) – Beat South Gibson 3-0; Beat Riverside 3-0; Beat Middleton 3-0

4. South Side (14-4) – Beat Fayette Academy 3-0; Beat Liberty 3-0; Beat McNairy Central 3-0

5. Madison (12-4) – Beat Middleton 3-0; Beat South Gibson 2-0; Beat Lexington 2-1; Beat Riverside 3-0

6. Crockett County (10-13) – Beat Milan 3-0; Lost to Goodpasture 2-0; Lost to Centennial 2-0; Lost to Hume-Fogg; Lost to Page 2-0; Lost to Summertown 2-0; Lost to Collierville 2-0; Lost to Davidson Academy 2-1

7. Lexington (12-6) – Lost to Chester County 3-1; Beat South Gibson 2-0; Lost to Madison 2-1

8. Trenton Peabody (6-4) – Beat Halls 3-0; Beat Ripley

New H.S. Volleyball Elite 8

1. USJ (6-3) – The Lady Bruins split four matches on the week, but the losses were to some tough competition in CPA and ECS. Last week: No. 1

2. Chester County (9-6) – The Eaglettes went 1-4 in the River City Tournament, but played two of the losses to three sets. Chester County also beat district rival South Side on the week. Last week: No. 2

3. TCA (7-5) – The Lady Lions also went 1-4 in the River City Tournament, playing some much bigger schools. Last week: No. 3

4. South Side (11-4) – The Lady Hawks split a pair of district games on the week. Last week: No. 4

5. Madison (8-4) – The Lady Mustangs won a pair of games over Class A competition. Last week: No. 5

6. Crockett County (9-6) – The Lady Cavaliers didn’t drop a set in the two matches last week. Last week: No. 6

7. Lexington (11-4) – The Lady Tigers went 3-0 with two straight-set victories over district opponents. Last week: No. 7

8. Trenton Peabody (4-4) – The Lady Tide are 2-0 in Region 7-A play and are continuing to improve as the season progresses.

Out of rankings: Milan (6-10)

How the H.S. Volleyball Elite 8 fared Week 3

1. USJ (6-3) – Beat FACS 3-1; Lost to ECS 3-0; Beat Milan 2-1; Lost to CPA 2-0

2. Chester County (9-6) – Beat Hardin County 3-2; Beat South Side 3-2; Beat Cordova 2-0; Lost to Munford 2-0; Lost to SBEC 2-1; Lost to Harding Academy 2-1; Lost to White Station 2-0

3. TCA (7-5) – Beat Milan 3-1; Lost to Dyersburg 2-0; Lost to Arlington 2-0; Beat Millington 2-0; Lost to St. Mary’s 2-1; Lost to Smyrna 2-0

4. South Side (11-4) – Beat JCM 3-0; Lost to Chester County 3-2

5. Madison (8-4) – Beat Halls 3-1; Beat Scotts Hill 3-0

6. Crockett County (9-6) – Beat Covington 3-0; Beat Trenton Peabody 3-0

7. Lexington (11-4) – Beat Liberty 3-0; Beat JCM 3-0; Beat Scotts Hill 3-1

8. Milan (6-10) – Lost to TCA 3-1; Lost to Dyersburg 3-0; Lost to USJ 2-1; Lost to CPA 2-0

New Volleyball Elite 8 (9/3)

1. USJ (4-1) – The Lady Bruins picked up two wins in Division II-A West Region play. FACS and ECS loom this week, which were both losses last year. Last week; No. 2

2. Chester County (6-2) – The Eaglettes suffered a loss to Dyersburg, but picked up a big win over previously No. 1 TCA. Last week No. 5

3. TCA (5-1) – The Lady Lions dropped their first game of the season in five sets to Chester County. The Lady Lions have Milan this week before traveling to the River City Tournament on the weekend. Last week: No. 1

4. South Side (10-3) – The Lady Hawks suffered a bad loss to Dyer County to start the week, but responded with three wins to close out the week. Last week: No. 3

5. Madison (6-4) – The Lady Mustangs lost to two Class AAA opponents, but Madison wasn’t blown out in either match. The Lady Mustangs then regrouped to win a key District 15-A match. Last week: No. 4

6. Crockett County (7-6) – The Lady Cavaliers responded from the five-loss weekend last week to go 3-0 this past week. Last week: No. 6

7. Lexington (8-4) – After losing four straight matches, the Lady Tigers came back to win two District 14-AA contests to close out the week. Last week: No. 7

8. Milan (7-5) – The Lady Bulldogs are back to holding a winning record after the second week of the season. Last week: Not ranked

Out of rankings: South Gibson (5-5)

How the Volleyball Elite 8 fared Week 2

1. TCA (5-1) – Beat Liberty 3-0; Lost to Chester County 3-2; Beat Riverside 3-0

2. USJ (4-1) – Beat Bishop Byrne 3-0; Beat Rossville Christian 3-0

3. South Side (10-3) – Lost to Dyer County 3-2; Beat Fayette-Ware 3-0; Beat North Side 3-0; Beat McNairy Central 3-1

4. Madison (6-4) – Lost to Brighton 3-1; Lost to Munford 3-0; Beat Scotts Hill 3-1

5. Chester County (6-2) – Lost to Dyersburg 3-0; Beat TCA 3-2; Beat Liberty 3-0

6. Crockett County (7-6) – Beat Lexington 3-2; Beat Gibson County 3-0; Beat Trenton Peabody 3-0

7. Lexington (8-4) – Lost to Crockett County 3-2; Beat Liberty 3-0; Beat JCM 3-0

8. South Gibson (5-5) – Lost to Camden Christian; Lost to Scotts Hill 3-2; Beat Haywood 3-0

New Volleyball Elite 8 (8/27)

Here is the new poll after a Week 1 full of action:

1. TCA (3-0) – The Lady Lions beat three Class AA teams in the opening week of the season. Last week: No. 2

2. USJ (2-1) – The Lady Bruins split a pair of region games and beat Scotts Hill in Week 1. Last week: No. 3

3. South Side (7-2) – The Lady Hawks played nine matches in the first week and suffered just two losses with one coming to a Division II-A team out of Nashville. Last week: No. 5

4. Madison (5-2) – The Lady Mustangs are off to a hot start after reaching the semifinal round of the FHU Tournament. Last week: No. 6

5. Chester County (4-1) – The Eaglettes have not played up to their potential in the early. Key is that the season is young, and there is plenty of time for improvement. Last week: No. 1

6. Crockett County (4-6) – The Lady Cavaliers went and played in a tough tournament at Smyrna over the weekend and went 1-5, but the tougher competition should only make the team better. Last week: No. 5

7. Lexington (6-3) – The Lady Tigers were a double-edged sword this week. They played great during the week, starting 6-0. But then they got the FHU Tournament and went 0-3. Last week: No. 8

8. South Gibson (4-3) – The Lady Hornets made program history in reaching the semifinals of the FHU Tournament. Two of the three losses so far are against a tough Dyersburg team. Last week: Unranked

Fell out: Milan (4-6)

How did the Volleyball Elite 8 perform in Week 1

1. Chester County (4-1) – Beat Scotts Hill 3-0; Beat JCM 3-0; Beat Fayette Academy 2-0; Beat Crawley’s Ridge (Ark.) 2-1; Lost to Madison 2-0

2. TCA (3-0) – Beat Milan 2-0; Beat South Side 2-0; Beat Crockett County 3-1

3. USJ (2-1) – Beat Scotts Hill 3-0; Lost to Harding Academy 3-2; Beat Lausanne 3-1

4. South Side (7-2) – Beat Madison 2-1; Beat Hardin County 2-0; Beat Milan 2-0; Lost to TCA 2-0; Beat Hardin County 2-0; Beat Camden Christian 2-0; Beat Dyer County 2-0; Beat Milan 2-1; Lost to Ezell-Harding 2-0

5. Crockett County (4-6) – Beat Halls 3-0; Beat Haywood 3-0; Lost to TCA 3-1; Beat Gibson County 3-0; Beat USN; Lost to Riverdale; Lost to Portland; Lost to Summit; Lost to Cookeville; Lost to Friendship Christian

6. Madison (5-2) – Lost to South Side 1-1; Beat Hardin County 2-0; Beat Riverside 3-0; Beat Crawley’s Ridge (Ark.) 2-1; Beat Fayette Academy 2-0; Beat Chester County 2-0; Lost to Ezell-Harding 2-1

7. Milan (4-5) – Beat Gibson County 3-0; Beat Gibson County 3-0; Lost to TCA 2-0; Lost to South Side 2-0; Beat Halls 2-0; Lost to Lexington 2-0; Lost to Ezell-Harding 2-0; Lost to South Side 2-1; beat Dyer County 2-0

8. Lexington (6-3) – Beat South Gibson 3-2; Beat Riverside 3-0; Beat Fayette-Ware 3-0; Beat Fayette-Ware 3-0; Beat Halls 2-0; Beat Milan 2-0; Lost to Scotts Hill 2-1; Lost to Dyersburg 2-0; Lost to South Gibson 2-1

Preseason H.S. Volleyball Elite 8

The high school volleyball season begins today. Here are my picks for the Elite 8 teams in West Tennessee:

1. Chester County – The Eaglettes will tough this year with three key returners. Cynthia Beene is one of the top defenders in the area, Jana Frye is experienced at setter and Annsley Poston really came on as a hitter last season. Chester County made its first-ever trip to state last year and has the potential to make another trip this year.

2. TCA –The Lady Lions finished fourth in Class A last year. TCA loses a key piece of that team in setter Kara Crenshaw, but the Lady Lions should be able to rebound. Hannah Grider, Peyton Wright and Clare Taylor return to the front line as the go-to hitters.

3. USJ – The Lady Bruins are under Kimberly McNeal for a second season, and USj should be much improved. USJ will miss the hitting of Zuzanna Wojtas, but Andrea Arreaza and Sally Sikes should step right in for the kills.

4. South Side – The Lady Hawks have one of the top setter-hitter combinations in Jessica Neff and Stephanie Tipler. Tommy Dean always has South Side ready to play especially when the postseason gets here.

5. Crockett County – The Lady Cavaliers will be a scrappy team this season with no dominating hitter. Crockett County has boasted the last three Jackson Sun Hitter of the Year in Jasmine Johnson, Anna Rogers and Brandi Massey. Setter Savannah Pillow will be the key to the success.

6. Madison – The Lady Mustangs return just two starters off last year’s team in hitters Amelia McLemore and Edie Buchanan. Madison should improve as the season progresses with experience.

7. Milan – The Lady Bulldogs continue to improve and should battle for the No. 1 seed in the District 13-AA tournament. Milan will miss the hitting of Cassidy Sheppard, but Morgan King and Binetou Ndiaye should pick up some of the slack. Caitlyn Brown will distribute the ball at setter.

8. Lexington – Lexington was hit hard this season by graduation and injuries. Andrea Moffitt will be key on the attack with Kellie Brooke Hayes as the setter. The Lady Tigers will be another team that improves as the season progress and will look to be in top form come postseason.