HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS BRIEFS
VOLLEYBALL
South Effingham def. Camden 25-8, 25-18
Top players—SEHS, Zoie Vandine 15-7 serving, 1 ace, 1 dig, 1 assist, 1 block; Morgan Dewalt 12-13 serving, 2 aces, 7 digs, 7 kills, 1 assist; Emma Wiliams 2 aces, 1 dig, 3 kills, 9 assists, 4 blocks; Shae Leverette 1 ace, 9 kills, 2 assisnts 5 blocks; Brandi Wooten 3 digs, 8 assists; Tessa Cormack 6 assists, 1 ace, 1 dig 3 kills.
South Effingham def. Brunswick 25-12, 25-8
Top players—SEHS, Cormack 11-11 serving 6 assists, 6 kills, 2 blocks; Madison Cocke 6-8 serving, 2 aces, 3 kills, 5 assists; Isabell Granat 6-8 service 1 ace, 3 kills, 1 block; Kayla Morgan 7-7 serving, 3 kills, 3 blocks; Kearsetyn Bargeron 7-8 serving 2 digs, 1 ace, 3 kills.
Record—SEHS 11-4, 6-0 in 3-AAAA
South Effingham def. Bradwell Institute 25-3, 25-8
Top players — SEHS, Faith Harris 16-16 serving, 6 aces, 6 digs, 5 kills; Emma Williams 10-10 serving, 3 aces, 2 digs, 3 blocks; 3 kills; Shae Leverette 7-7 serving, 3 aces, 2 digs, 4 kills, 4 blocks, 1 assists; Brandi Wooten 2 digs, 1 kill, 6 assists; Tessa Cormaick 2 aces, 4 kills; Morgan DeWalt 6 digs, 1 ace.
SEHS def. Statesboro 25-3, 25-20
Top players — SEHS, Harris 11-11 serving, 4 aces, 6 digs, 3 kills; Williams 11-12 serving, 3 aces, 5 kills, 6 assists, 3 blocks; Leverette 6-6 serrving, 2 aces, 2 digs, 7 kills, 5 blocks; Wooten 1 ace, 3 digs, 4 kills, 6 assists; Isabel Granat 5-5 serving, 3 digs, 2 kills; Zoie Vandine 8-10 serving, 3 aces, 2 kills; DeWalt 7 digs. Team records—SEHS 13-4, 8-0 Region 3-AAAAA.
CROSS COUNTRY
The South Effingham High School Cross Country Team competed at The Ray Miller Invite at Magnolia Springs. There were 14 teams. The girls team placed 1st. The boys team placed 2nd.
Top girls were:
Pricilla Cartwright, Rachel Larson, Ginger Roop, Zoe Kreyenbuhl, and Jamie Yarbrough.
Top boys:
Hans Ames,Thomas Granat, Michael Nicome, Ben Magondu,.and Braden McGrath (Nugget).
The JV also brought home medals.
2nd Madison Messer, and 3rd Tara Roop for the girls.
On the boys team, 1st Graham Lewis, 3rd Cole Morris, 4th Isaac Mitchell, and 5th Josh Tindle.
The teams will compete at Richmond Hill Relay Thursday.
The Effingham County High School Cross Country teams participated in the Ray Miller Invitational Cross Country Meet on Sept. 12. The boys team took home the third place trophy and the girls team finished second.
The top individual performances were:
Boys
Justin Dolata 4th overall with a time of 19:01, Rafael Osella 5th overall with a time of 19:08. and Noah McIntosh 13th overall with a time of 19:56.
Girls
Catherine Hall 3rd overall with a time of 21:07, Marina Van Sickle 5th overall with a time of 21:44, and Ashley Kaesar 12th overall with a time of 23:57
SOFTBALL
FRANKLIN 5,
EFFINGHAM COUNTY 4
EC 310 000 0 - 4 6 3
F 002 300 x - 5 3 1
W-Jana Grizzle. L—Bailee Wilson. Leading hitters—EC, Shelby Wilson 2-3, HR, RBI; Wilson 2-4; Carli Royal 1-3, 3 RBIs.
HARLEM 2, EFFINGHAM 1
EC 000 100 0 - 1 6 4
H 020 000 x - 2 2 0
W-Skyler Wiggins. L-Kaylee Kessler. Leading hitters—EC, Bailee Wilson 2-3, 2B; Taylor Morgan 2-3.
EFFINGHAM 10,
ATHENS CHRISTIAN 1
EC 124 12 - 10 10 2
AC 100 00 - 1 2 6
W-Hayley Dickerson. L-McCannon. Leading hitters—EC, Wilson 2-3, 2B, RBI; Wilson 2-4, RBI; Kaitlyn Kelly 2-3; Carli Royal 2-3, 2 RBI; Alyssa Thorton 2 RBIs.