Breaking down Region 7-A volleyball

We continue to look at volleyball in West Tennessee today with Region 7-A.

This region has grown. Gibson County moves down from Class AA, and Humboldt adds the sport again after dropping it before last season.

There are still not enough teams for two districts, but there is enough to make it a better region tournament.

Halls and Trenton Peabody have dominated the region and advanced to the championship match the last four years.

Teams:

Gibson County

Halls

Humboldt

Trenton Peabody

Union City

Gibson County

The Lady Pioneers went winless last season, but taking a step down from Class AA to Class A should help this team a lot.

Gibson County will now face teams that are the same school size and on more of the same talent level.

Halls

The Lady Tigers have won three of the four region titles since Class A was created.

Halls is always tough under head coach Joey Tettleton.

Players like Amanda McBroom, Kristin Davis and Mallory Hardy will lead the Lady Tigers this season in their quest for another region title.

Humboldt

The Lady Vikings didn’t have enough players to have a team last year, but they will have one this season.

Adding the sport back will be beneficial for the district and the growth of the sport in West Tennessee.

Trenton Peabody

The Lady Tide won the region title two years ago, and the team wants to win it again.

Peabody graduated some of the talent from last season, but players like seniors Sarah Kate Coday and Chelsey Cox return.

The Lady Tide will look to continue to improve as the season goes on and be playing its best in the postseason.

Union City

The Lady Tornadoes are in their second season of varsity volleyball. Union City did pick up a win over Gibson County last season, and the squad will look to grow off of that.

Look for the team to be more competitive this season and try to find a few more wins.

 

Predicted order of finish:

1. Halls

2. Trenton Peabody

3. Union City

4. Humboldt

5. Gibson County

 

Region semifinals: Trenton Peabody vs. Union City; Halls vs. Humboldt

Region championship: Peabody vs. Halls

Region champion: Halls

Breaking down District 13-AAA and Division II-A volleyball

Today we transition from girls’ soccer to volleyball. Volleyball also experienced quite a few changes due to reclassification.

We start today with the two districts that contain only one team from our coverage area – Division II-A West and District 13-AAA.

 

Division II-A

University School of Jackson is the lone team in the Division II-A West, but the Lady Bruins are one of the better teams in the area.

From the looks of USJ’s schedule, the region is split into two divisions like most of the other sports and teams in each division play each other twice each season.

Teams

Fayette Academy

St. George’s

Rossville Christian

Tipton-Rosemark

USJ

USJ

The Lady Bruins return three starters from last season in Sara Glassman, Paige Sheffield and Molly Hall.

Sheffield, a member of The All-West Tennessee team last year, is one of the top setters in the area and will be key to USJ’s success.

The Lady Bruins lost their go-to hitter from last season Andrea Arreaza, but look for Hall to try and step in and fill those shoes in the middle.

This is Kimberly McNeal’s third season in charge of the team, so look for USJ to try and take that next step and get back to the region semifinals.

Predicted order of finish

1. St. George’s

2. USJ

3. Tipton-Rosemark

4. Fayette Academy

5. Rossville Christian

 

Class AAA

With North Side moving from Class AAA to Class A-AA, District 13-AAA shrunk to four teams.

Brighton and Munford are always tough and the teams to beat in this district.

Dyer County is under a new head coach in former Madison coach Shanna O’Bright. O'Bright is one of the top coaches in the area and will get the Lady Choctaws better.

Teams

Brighton

Dyer County

Hardin County

Munford

 

Hardin County

The Lady Tigers return five of the seven players that started last season. Libero Courtney Simmons will be looked to as the team’s main passer and the senior leader.

Hardin County has plenty to juniors that have improved since last season like outside hitter Brooke Cossey, middle hitter Delaney Timberman and setter Shelby Vaughn.

This district might be small, but is very, very tough.

 

Predicted order of finish:

1. Munford

2. Brighton

3. Dyer County

4. Hardin County

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)