HS VOLLEYBALL: Adena defeats Huntington 3-1, claims sole possession of second place in SVC
Adena High School volleyball defeated Huntington 3-1 at Adena High School on Tuesday, improving to 5-2 in Scioto Valley Conference play.
HS VOLLEYBALL: Adena defeats Huntington 3-1, claims sole possession of second place in SVC Adena High School volleyball defeated Huntington 3-1 at Adena High School on Tuesday, improving to 5-2 in Scioto Valley Conference play. Check out this story on chillicothegazette.com: https://www.chillicothegazette.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/09/18/adena-high-school-volleyball-defeats-huntington-claims-sole-possession-second-in-scioto-valley-conf/2358644001/
David Wysong, Chillicothe Gazette | Chillicothe | The Chillicothe Gazette Published 11:06 a.m. ET Sept. 18, 2019 | Updated 12:29 p.m. ET Sept. 18, 2019
Volleyball: Adena vs. Huntington
Adena High School volleyball defeated Huntington 3-1 at Adena High School in Frankfort, Ohio on Tuesday September 17, 2019. David Wysong/Gazette
FRANKFORT – Right now everyone is chasing Westfall, but the Adena Warriors are doing the best job at it.
On Tuesday, Adena volleyball found itself tied for second place in the Scioto Valley Conference, two games behind Westfall, with a 4-2 record against league opponents. The Warriors ultimately improved to 5-2 on Tuesday, though, and claimed sole possession of second place as they defeated Huntington 3-1 at home and Westfall defeated Zane Trace – the other second-place team coming into the night – 3-0.
Adena's Jenna Martin and Makenna Lovely go to block a ball during a 3-1 win over Huntington at Adena High School in Frankfort, Ohio on Tuesday September 17, 2019. (Photo: David Wysong/Gazette)
In the Warriors' match against the Huntsmen, Adena defeated Huntington relatively easy in the first set as they jumped out to a 17-12 lead and didn't look back, winning 25-16.
"We played better when we communicated and worked as a team," said Adena's Jenna Martin.
However, the Huntsmen – who prior to the match were just one game behind the Warriors with a 3-3 league record – didn't go down quietly as they bounced back to win the second set 25-17, tying the match 1-1.
"They were controlling the ball," said Adena head coach Laura Smith. "They played aggressive, hustling defense, keeping the ball alive and their hitters were doing a good job."
Huntington's Allison Basye and Katie Hirsch go to block a ball during a 3-1 loss to Adena at Adena High School in Frankfort, Ohio on Tuesday September 17, 2019. (Photo: David Wysong/Gazette)
It then looked like Huntington had all the momentum in the beginning of the third set as they jumped out to a 13-9 lead and then eventually led 20-19, but Adena, however, ultimately rallied to win the set 25-22, taking a 2-1 lead in the match.
"We was leading the whole third game and I just think real critical moments, they got calls that broke our momentum," said Huntington head coach Tina Magill. "We got stuck in two rotations that I thought we was out of a couple times and fluke things happened. Then when you lose momentum you kind of lose a little bit of heart and that's what happened."
Huntington then wasn't able to take another set from Warriors after that as Adena coasted to victory in the fourth set, winning 25-14, to win the match 3-1.
"For the most part, I thought our serve-receive was decent," Smith said. "Our serving was more consistent than it has been. A couple of kids did a really nice job of putting the ball where they needed to at crucial times."
Statistically for Huntington, Alyssa Steele had 37 assists and seven digs while Allison Basye had 22 kills and 11 digs. Megan Steele had 13 kills and 20 digs while Harmony Henneberger had 16 digs.
With the first-half of league play concluding on Tuesday, the SVC volleyball standings now look like this: 1. Westfall (7-0) 2. Adena (5-2) 3. Zane Trace (4-3), Unioto (4-3), Southeastern (4-3) 6. Huntington (3-4) 7. Paint Valley (1-6) 8. Piketon (0-7)
Adena (7-6, 5-2) now prepares for Paint Valley as they host the Bearcats at 6 p.m. on Thursday while Huntington (9-5, 3-4) travels to Piketon at 6 p.m. on Thursday.
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