The Ellis County Press: JV Lady Hawks off to a rough start

JV Lady Hawks off to a rough start
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Editor on 08/19/2010 12:46:00


Submitted by Chip Bird
RED OAK - The Junior Varsity Lady Hawks hosted the Lovejoy Leopards in the 2010
season opener and the inaugural game to be played in the new gym.
The Lady Hawks lost a close see-saw battle to Lovejoy in the first set 23-25.
However, the second set was all Red Oak.
Behind great defense by Demi Burnett and strong hitting by Kennedi Coleman, the
Lady Hawks won 25-16. Lovejoy came on strong in the third set winning 13-25.
The Lady Hawks then hosted the Pearce Lady Mustangs and the Highland Park Scots
on Tuesday.
After losing the first set 19-25, the Lady Hawks came on strong but fell short
losing the second set 23-25 against the Lady Mustangs.
In the first set with the Lady Scots, the Lady Hawks came out with a lot of
energy with well placed hits and great digs on defense, winning 25-23.
However, the Lady Hawks stumbled in sets 2 and 3 losing 13-25 and 17-25.