(Abarw.com/Allison Weririch Photo) Liberty Hill's Jill Green tips one past the Burnet front row.
By Chuck Licata
The Liberty Hill High School junior varsity volleyball team continued its run through District 25-3A with a big win over rival Burnet Tuesday (Oct. 18) at The Panthers Den.
Kristen Brewer’s JV Lady Panthers cranked out a 25-21, 22-25, 25-13 victory over their Burnet counterparts. That pushed LHHS to 7-1in District 25-3A play; Brewer’s squad then beat Llano in two sets (25-11 and 25-13) last Friday (Oct. 21) to move to 8-1 in district.
LH JV def. Llano
Brewer’s JV squad took advantage early and kept command against Llano on Friday.
Madison Sharp led a balanced attack with six kills; she added three digs. Her twin sister, Mason, chipped in four digs, three service aces and two kills.
Brenna Peck dished out 13 assists and hammered one kill while Lexi Lucas contributed two assists and one service ace.
(Abarw.com/Allison Weririch Photo) Liberty Hill's Brenna Peck (11) puts up a block against Burnet.
Other LHHS contributors included Brittany Beach (two kills, one ace and one dig); Lauren Fullmer (one ace and three digs); Ashlyn Carroll (one ace); Jill Green (two kills and two aces); and, Grace Neill (one kill and one assist).
LH JV def. Burnet
Jill Green led the LHHS effort with six kills; she added a solo block to her efforts. Brenna Peck added eight assists, two service aces and a kill. Lexi Lucas, the team’s other setter, pitched in with seven assists.
Other Liberty Hill JV contributors included Mason Sharp (four kills), Brittany Beach (three kills, one block and one ace), Grace Neill (two kills), Michelle Wentrcek (one assist) and Ashlyn Carroll (one ace).
The JV Lady Panthers were able to maintain a 3-6 point lead throughout the first set. An ace by Beach made it 12-6; a tip kill by Green made it 14-9; an ace by Peck and kill by Neill made it 22-17. The Lady Panthers went on to win the first set, 25-21.
The Lady Bulldogs came back in the second set, outscoring Liberty Hill by a 7-1 margin in the last eight points to grab a 25-22 win.
However, any momentum Burnet got from Set 2 was washed away by Wentrcek and the Lady Panthers at the start of the third set. Numerous errors by BHS helped Wentrcek and the Lady Panthers open with a 9-0 lead.
Eventually, Green and Mason Sharp hammered kills as Liberty Hill opened a 20-4 advantage. Burnet did make a slight comeback, racing off on a 8-4 run to close the gap to 24-13. But a return error by the Lady Bulldogs closed out the match for Brewer’s crew.
