Lady Raiders go 2 & 0 in tri match, Fairview gets a split on the road:
GDW Analysis:
GOOD HOPE: From opening day of 2024 Alabama High School Athletic Association volleyball, Good Hope was able to outperform Hayden and Holly Pond in a tri match Thursday.
Good Hope fought off Hayden 28 to 26 and 25 to 23.
The Lady Raiders then got taken into a tiebreaker with Holly Pond. Good Hope earned the first set 25 to 23, Holly Pond evened the match by a 25 to 22 score in the 2nd set.
The tiebreaker would be a 15 to 8 decision by the Lady Raiders.
Good Hope is the defending Cullman County tournament champion with Natasha Holder in her 8th season coaching the Lady Raiders.
Holder has led Good Hope to 66 victories in the last two seasons and berths into the AHSAA 4A playoffs.
TRINITY: A new look Fairview Lady Aggie squad split a tri match on opening day in Morgan County.
The Lady Aggies edged Hatton two games to one before they were defeated by West Morgan 2 to 0.
Five new starters have been inserted in the lineup by coach Katie Ball after five graduated from last year's team. Four of them are now playing in the Alabama Community College Conference.
Elsewhere:
Cold Springs at Locust Fork (no score reported)
West Point vs. Priceville at Arab (no score reported)
West Point at Arab (no score reported)
Hartselle 3 to 0 over Addison
Brewer 2 to 1 over Decatur
Buckhorn 2 to 0 over Brewer
Jasper 2 to 0 over Gardendale
Jasper 2 to 0 over Helena
Hueytown 3 to 0 over Dora
Sardis 2 to 0 over Oneonta
Winston Co 3 to 0 over Oakman
JB Pennington 3 to 0 over Susan Moore
West Morgan 2 to 0 over Hatton
Photo of Good Hope Lady Raiders during a playday July 23 at Good Hope Gymnasium.
GDW photo by Johnny Thornton
