Highland County Public Schools

MILL CREEK, W.Va. — Highland closed their middle school volleyball season Monday night with a 25-13, 25-10 win at Tygarts Valley, W.Va.

The Rams finished the season with a 3-10 record, winning home-and-home matches with the Bulldogs and knocking off Craig County.

In Monday’s match, Kendra Meredith served 14 aces and had five kills and two digs, Lalea Mullins had two assists and three aces, Wren Cox had seven assists and four aces, Cynthia Warner had three digs, Addison Sponaugle added two kills and Brielle Ruckman served two aces.

Highland defeated the Rockets last Thursday in New Castle, 25-23, 25-23.

Sponaugle had two aces, four digs and six points for the winners, Mullins added two assists, four aces, two digs and seven points, Warner had one kill, one ace, two digs and three points, Lucy Honaker had an ace and two points, Cox put together six kills, two assists, two aces and six points, Meredith had two kills, seven aces and 10 points and Ruckman had one kill.

Last Friday, Union Educational Complex got past the Rams in three sets, 25-11, 23-25, 15-9.

Meredith had three kills, four aces and two digs for Highland, Mullins had eight assists, six aces and three digs, Ruby Huffman served three aces, Sponaugle had three kills, Cox coupled three aces with three digs and Aspen Lugo had four digs.

Rams coach Lele Mullins was pleased with her team’s improvement from the start of practice to the end of the season.

“This team was a very young team, so we definitely started out with basics,” she offered. “But seeing them grow individually and as a team was so rewarding to watch throughout the season. And seeing them from day one to our last game, there were so many improvements.

“Getting to see players who struggled getting their serve over to now getting it over with ease, seeing players who were timid to get a pass to finally step up and be aggressive, to players mentally getting down on themselves, but then watching them and helping them learn how to overcome the mistakes made and have that ability to keep playing with a positive attitude no matter how bad they mess up has made me so proud,” she added. “I loved getting to know each and every one of my players. They are all such great kids!”