Staff writer
It’s no fun getting slammed in the first outing of the season. That’s what happened to the Centre High School volleyball team Sept. 2 in a volleyball quadrangular at Inman.
The varsity Lady Cougars had a tough time against Inman, losing in two games, 11-15 and 4-25. They lost to Wichita Home School in two games, 17-25 and 7-25.
Their most competitive match was against Canton-Galva. They lost the first game, 20-25, but tied the second game, 25-25, before losing by two points, 27-25.
Against Canton-Galva, Allison Shields served for six points and delivered two aces. She completed five of nine spikes, three kills, and one block. Pankratz delivered eight spikes of 11 attempts, including four kills.
“Inman was an excellent team. We stayed with them for the first eight minutes,” said Coach Yvonne Burhoop. “We did better against Canton-Galva but made some stupid mistakes.
“Some of the girls were tired by the time we got to the third match. Some of them went from playing junior varsity to varsity for the first time, and it’s a different game.”
Burhoop said it was a learning experience for the team. They were on the road Tuesday at Wakefield.
Centre vs. Inman (11-15, 4-25)
Team serving: 10/11, 3/4.
Rally points: 5, 3.
Scoring: Leann Pankratz 4, Allison Shields 1, Shelby Deines 1, Amanda Floyd 1.
Setting: Tori Marler 5/7, Pankratz 2/3, and Carlye Simons 5/6.
Spikes: Pankratz 4/8, Bridgette Burns 3/6, Shields 3/3.
Centre vs. Canton-Galva (20-25, 25-27)
Team serving: 19/21, 23/25.
Rally points: 11, 13.
Scoring: Burns 4, Pankratz 5, Deines 3, Simons 2, Floyd 1, Shields 6.
Individual aces: Shields 2, Pankratz 2, Floyd 1, Simons 1, Deines 1.
Setting: Marler 14/14 including 3 for a kill; Pankratz 12/12, Simons 2/2.
Spikes/kills/blocks: Pankratz 8-of-11/4/0, Burns 5-of-7/1/0, Simons 1-of-1/0/0; Shields 5-of-9/ 3/1, Deines 4-of-5/1/0.
Centre vs. Wichita Home School (17-25, 7-25)
Team serving: 15/18, 6/7.
Rally points: 8, 6.
Scoring: Burns 3, Floyd 3, Shields 1, Pankratz 1, Simons 2.
Individual aces: Shields 1, Pankratz 1.
Setting: Marler 15/15, two for a kill; Pankratz 4/4; Simons 3/3, one for a kill.
Spikes/kills/blocks: Pankratz 5-of-6/1/1, Burns 2-of-6/0/1; Simons 1-of-1/1/0, Shields 2-of-3/1/0, Deines 3-of-4/0/0.
The junior varsity was defeated in two matches: Inman, 14-25, 8-25; Canton-Galva 22-25, 20-14. They defeated Wichita Home School, 28-26, 9-9 (time limit).
Amanda Floyd served for a total of 13 points, followed by Katie Remy, 11, Theo Kassebaum, five, and D.J. Turner, four.