C-team
Clayton 25 17 8
Raton 22
25 15
JV
Clayton 12 13
Raton 25 25
Varsity
Clayton 22 18 25 20
Raton 25 25
23 25
Winning Ways at Volleyball Homecoming
By Marty Mayfield
KRTN Multi-Media
The Lady
Tigers from the C-Team to Varsity made it a memorable volleyball homecoming
Tuesday as they hosted the Clayton Yellowjackettes and took all three matches.
It took
three games for the C-team to win it Tuesday afternoon and the JV won their
match in two rather handily by more than 12 points in both games.
As the
varsity ladies took the court they put together an early lead with Shania
Dorrance coming up with six points to take an 8-3 lead. The Yellow Jackettes
however rallied and tied at 11 then took a short lead, Raton tied it again at 13
and pulled out with Maggie Honeyfield taking the Lady Tigers to a 19-13 lead.
Again the Jackettes rallied, yet came up short giving the Lady Tigers a run for
the money and closing to within three before Raton finally put it away.
Raton with
strong play at the net took another early lead yet let Clayton come back and
tie the game at 10. Often times the ladies, on both teams, had trouble handling
the ball and often it was a serve in the net or ball flying out of bounds to
keep the game close, however Raton was able to pull it out and win by seven.
It was game
three that was close with ties at 5 and 9. As the girls battled on they tied
the game at 19, 20, 21 and 23 with Clayton finally pulling it out for the
two-point win at 25-23. Again both teams had some great vollies and blocks at
the net to keep it close.
In game four Raton again to the lead and at one point had a rally that gave them a good seven and eight-point lead. The Lady Tigers managed to keep the Yellowjackettes at bay until late in the game when the Lady Tigers had some bad passes and missed hits to allow Clayton to pull within five before Raton finally put it away for a five point win.
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| Caydence Sisneros makes the grab as Ila Medina is there to help out during the c-team game against Clayton Tuesday afternoon |
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| Coach Zack Romero was honored for his 300+ wins as a volleyball coach |
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| Sarandon Walton goes to the floor for play during the homecoming game with Clayton |
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| Arissa Maldonado goes for the block as Clayton's Emily Swagerty slaps it over the net Tuesday night in Tiger Gym |
