OCTOBER 18,2017
Sports
BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE
The fabric of Bertie County since 1832
LA
Pungo, which rode
the momentum of a five-
set victory over Ridge-
croft in the semifinals,
improved to 14-4 over
all with its first win over
Lawrence Academy this
season.
For the Warriors (16-
5), who defeated Albe
marle School in four
sets in their semifinal
match, an 11-match win
streak came to an end.
PCA jumped out to an
8-4 lead in the first set
and maintained the ad
vantage throughout.
LA’s Makayla Deaver
served three straight
points to pull the War
riors within two (12-10),
but Edmondson’s kill
ended the No. 1 seed’s
momentum.
Two points from Lau
ren Smith cut the deficit
to 15-13, but another
Edmondson kill - this
one angled around LA
middle hitter/blocker
Danielle Belch - made it
17-13.
The Raiders then ex
tended their lead to
21-14 with four straight
points, and a pair of
aces from Edmondson
gave the No. 2 seed the
first set.
Two kills from Ed
mondson and one from
Rebecca Hodges staked
the Raiders to a 4-1
lead in the second set,
and the Warriors could
never get their bearings
after that.
Four points from Ash
ley Spencer extended
the lead to 13-4, and the
closest Lawrence could
get was 15-8 on a missed
kill following Emma Al
len’s serve.
The Warriors man
aged just one point on
their next three chanc
es at the serving line,
and Pungo pulled away
behind Hodges (three
points) and Alexis
JIM GREEN / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Lawrence Academy senior volleyball players Danielle Belch (left) and Megan Davenport were selected as All-Tarheel Independent Conference players last week.
Carowan (four points).
Edmondson had a
pair of kills and a tap at
the net at the end of the
set.
The Raiders appeared
on their way to an easy
win in the final set when
they grabbed an 6-2
lead.
Lawrence, however,
showed grit and de
termination in battling
back.
The Warriors used
points from Gracen
Rogers and Deaver to
slice the deficit to two
on three occasions, be
fore Pungo started to
pull away again behind
three points each from
Hodges and Katherine
Williams in taking a 19-
13 edge.
Bella Conigliaro’s four
points - which included
her kill and one from
Rogers - made it 20-16,
and a missed kill by the
Raiders sliced the defi
cit to three (20-17).
Rebekah Goodwin
then collected two
points at the line (one
on a nice set by Lauren
Smith that resulted in a
kill by sister Lindsay) to
pull the Warriors within
a point, 20-19.
Pungo’s Brandi Gar
rett ended Lawrence’s
momentum with a cross
court kill, and a long
return put the Raiders
three points from the
championship.
A return from Deaver
briefly staved off Pungo
and Rogers added two
points to cut the deficit
to two, but a long re
turn sealed the Raiders’
sweep and the title.
Allen earned tourna
ment most valuable
player honors for Pun
go, while Edmondson
and Hodges were select
ed to the all-tournament
team.
Davenport and Lind
say Smith were ■ the
all-tournament selec
tions from Lawrence
Academy. Davenport
and Belch earned All-
TIC honors for the War
riors.
Hodges and Edmond
son (TIC Player of the
Year) were Pungo’s all
league players. PCA’s
Melanie Sawyer was
tabbed Coach of the
Year.
Semifinals
Lawrence 3,
Albemarle 1
Lawrence Academy
advanced to the TIC
tournament finals with
a four-set triumph over
No. 4 seed Albemarle
School on Wednesday,
winning 25-16, 25-18, 17-
25, 25-15.
The teams went back
and forth in the first set
until a three-point run
by Bella Conigliaro gave
the Warriors the lead
for good, 8-6.
Rebekah Goodwin,
Gracen Rogers, Lindsay
Smith, Danielle Belch
and Megan Davenport
all contributed in a
flurry which saw the
Warriors expand their
advantage to 19-11.
Lindsay Smith’s four
points made it 23-12,
and the Colts cut it to
24-14 before a long re
turn gave the Warriors
the set.
Belch’s block on
a three-point run by
Conigliaro put LA ahead
6-3 in the second set,
and Goodwin (two
points) and Rogers
(three) extended the
lead to 13-6.
Albemarle never got
any closer than four
points the rest of the
set, and that was at 22-
18. Aside-out, followed
by the final two points
from Rogers, put the
Warriors up two sefs to
none.
Lawrence appeared
headed for the sweep
when it held a 17-15 lead.
But the Warriors had
trouble with the serving
of Samantha Nixon, who
reeled off the final 10
points - which included
four underhanded of
ferings, and the Colts
pulled within one set.
But Albemarle - who
handed Lawrence its
only regular-season
conference loss - was
not able to eliminate
the Warriors from the
tournament.
Three points from
Conigliaro, two from
Goodwin and four from
Lindsay Smith (Belch
had a block and Conigli
aro managed a kill) kept
Lawrence out in front,
17-11.
Albemarle pulled
within six points twice
over the remainder of
the set, but three points
from Conigliaro extend
ed the Warriors’ lead,
and a serve into the net
gave the top seed the
match.
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Thadd White
Editor
BLA
Jim Green
Sports Editor
BLA
Barry McGlone
Retired AD
Bertie High
Lewis Hoggard
Ex.ec. Director
W/B Chamber
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5. SWHS
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3. SCHS
4. NCHS
5. CBA
6. Louisville
7. Penn St.
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Abby Parker
Photographer
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Travis Jackson
Sports Writer
BLA
Willie Roberson
Retired Coach
Bertie High
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3. SCHS
4. NCHS
5. CBA
6. Louisville
7. Michigan
8. ND
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3. SCHS
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5. SWHS
6. Louisville
7. Penn St.
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3. SCHS
4. NCHS
5. SWHS
6. Florida St.
7. Penn St.
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David Friedman
Columnist
BLA
Leslie Beachboard
Staff Wrifer
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Marshall Cherry
Chief Op. Officer
Roanoke Electric
Todd Lane
Police Chief
Windsor
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3. SCHS
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5. CBA
6. Louisville
7. Penn St.
8. ND
Gene Motley
Sports Editor
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3. SCHS
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5. CBA
6. Florida St.
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3. SCHS
4. NCHS
5. SWHS
6. Florida St.
7. Penn St.
8. ND
1. Bertie
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3. SCHS
4. NCHS
5. CBA
6. Loutsville
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PIGSKIN PICKTM
GAMES OF THE WEEK
1. Bertie at Northeastern
2. Tarboro at Riverside
3. Jones Senior at South Creek
4. Beddingfieid at Nash Central
5. Southern Wayne at CB Aycock
6. Louisville at Florida St.
7. Michigan at Penn St.
8. use at Notre Dame
OUR "GUARANTEED" WINNERS
Thadd - Penn St. (6-2)
Jim - SCHS (5-4)
Barry - Tarboro (8-1)
Lewis - SCHS (7-2)
Abby - NE (8
Travis - NE (7
Willie - Tarboro
Todd - Tarboro
-1) David - Tarboro (6-3)
-2) Leslie - SWHS (6-3)
(7-2) Marshall - Tarboro (7-2)
(6-3) Gene - NE (9-0)
LAST WEEK^S RESULTS
1. David (6-2)
Leslie (6-2)
Barry (6-2)
4. Thadd (5-3)
Gene (5-3)
6. Marshall (4-4)
Todd (4-4)
8. Abby (3-5)
Jim (3-5)
Travis (3-5)
Willie (3-5)
Lewis (3-5)
2017 STANDINGS
1. David (53-18)
2. Travis (49-22)
Marshall (49-22)
4. Thadd (48-23)
Willie (48-23)
Lewis (48-23)
7. Abby (46-25)
8. Leslie (45-26)
9. Todd (44-27)
Gene (44-27)
11. Barry (42-29)
12. Jim (40-31)