Late Sports Roundup

Pleasant Grove, Texas High volleyball post impressive wins

Texas High tennis gets hard-fought victory over Pleasant Grove

Rylie Williams and Madison Carpener led the way for Pleasant Grove with 15 points each in the Lady Hawks' 25-19, 22-25, 25-22, 25-16, win over Mount Pleasant on Tuesday night.

Williams also had 10 digs and Carpenter finished with 12 kills. Teammate Adi Koller had a team-high 13 kills with 11 digs.

Pleasant Grove's JV won, 25-14, 25-23, and Riley Byrnes had eight points.

Jacklynn Smith finished with 13 points as the ninth-graders triumphed, 25-9, 25-13.

Texas High sweeps Sulphur Springs

Texas High just needed three sets to take down Sulphur Springs on Tuesday night, 26-24, 25-19, 25-16, as a host of Lady Tigers filled up that stat sheets.

Bella Cherry finished the contest with 15 kills, 12 assists and 10 points; Mally Lumpkin had 14 digs and a team-high 19 points; Cy Hopkins collected 17 assists and added 14 points; TT Stiger had 15 points; adn Kyleigh Perkins and Carlyn Clack both added 10 points each.

Texas High's JV1 squad also defeated Sulphur Springs. Ada Vazquez finished with 11 points in the Lady Tigers' 25-20, 18-25, 25-16, victory.

The JV2 team fell, 10-25, 18-25, and Sanna Neal led the Lady Tigers with five points.

Avery downs Hooks

Avery ran its record to 20-5 on Tuesday night after sweeping Hooks, 25-10, 25-21, 25-13.

Katie Baird scored 10 points and had 26 assists. Teammates Jalyn Ingram finished with 13 kills, 21 digs, two aces and two blocks, while Kristin Burkett had eight kills, two aces and 10 digs.

Reese Gree and Brooklyn Puckett both scored 11 points in the JV's 25-9, 25-22, win.

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Lady Backs top Magnolia

Arkansas Middle School downed Magnolia, 24-26, 25-15, 15-6, Tuesday.

Antonia Timmins was high server with 12 points, and Madison Burton added nine.

The eighth grade AMS team won, 25-11, 25-16, with Savannah Wilder serving 20 winnersand Pailin Nichols adding six.

TENNIS

Texas High takes down Pleasant Grove

TEXARKANA, Texas -- Pleasant Grove's tennis battled to the end against Texas High, but it was the Tigers who came out victorious on Tuesday night, 15-12, overall, with an official 12-7 lineup score.

"It was a great battle. ... PG competed very well," Texas High coach Toby Watson said. "Many of the matches were highly contested. Very proud of how our kids bounced back from a tough loss last week and brought all they had tonight."

"We knew going in this was going to be a war and our Hawks played their guts out, losing the closest match we have ever played against the Tigers," Pleasant Grove coach Erik Pickett said. "I am extremely proud of our efforts today and taking on all of these high caliber 5A and 6A teams is going to definitely prepare us for an exciting playoff run."

Pleasant Grove will be back in action on Tuesday at home when it begins district play against crosstown rival Liberty-Eylau. Texas High will travel to Whitehouse on Tuesday.

RESULTS

Boys Doubles

1. THS - William Soyars/Ben Soyars defeated Andy Tye/Jack Humphrey, 1-6,6-2,11-9

2. PG - John Tomberlain/Stone Robertson defeated Ethan Munor/Adam McCarter, 7-5,6-2

3. THS - Carter Shuffield/Zain Suelzer defeated Rhett Gatlin/Whit Miller, 6-3,7-5

4. THS - Eason Platt/Bramlett Baird defeated Jackson Tomberlain/William Saldino, 8-5

Girls Doubles

1. THS - Lakyn Austin/Marlee Bledsoe defeated Autumn Crouch/Rawya Hazin, 6-2,6-2

2. THS - Grace Wilson/Katherine Sandefur defeated Hudley Davis/Cambrie Jackson 6-0,6-1

3. PG - Lilly Pace/Caroline Shipp defeated Elle Floyd/Jane Kate Mitchell, 6-4,3-6,10-7

4. THS - Rebecca Coleman/Hayden Henry defeated Jill Blair/Lauren Walker, 8-4

Mixed Doubles

1. PG - Rose Anderson/Chance Tutulo defeated Alan Miller/Charlotte Shelton, 6-3,6-2

2. PG - Jayden Franklin/Zachary Bobo defeated William Prewitt/Ayden Daniel, 8-1

Boys Singles

1. THS - William Soyars defeated Jack Humphrey, 9-8

2. PG - CHance Tutulo defeated Ethan Minor, 8-3

3. THS - Zain Suelzer defeated Stone Robertson, 8-6

4. PG - Jackson Tomberlain defeated Adam McCarter, 9-7

5. PG - John Tomberlain defeated Carter Shuffield, 9-7

6. PG - Rhett Gatlin defated Ben Soyars, 8-4

7. PG - Andy Tye defeated Alan Miller, 8-4

8. THS - Bramlett Baird defeated William Saldino, 8-1

9. THS - Eason Platt defeated Zachary Bobo, 8-3

10. PG - Whit Miller defeated William Prewitt, 8-0

Girls Singles

1. THS - Lakyn Austin defeated Lilly Pace, 8-6

2. THS - Marlee Bledsoe defeated Rose Anderson, 8-0

3. THS - Katherine Sandefur Defeated Autumn Crouch, 8-0

4. THS - Ellie Floyd defeated Rwya Hazin, 9-7

5. THS - Grace Wilson defeated Cambrie Jackson, 8-1

6. THS - Jane Kate Mitchell defeated Hudley Davis, 8-2

7. THS - Charlotte Shelton defeated Caroline Shipp, 9-7

8. THS - Hayden Henry defeated Lauren Walker, 8-1

9. PG - Jill Blair defeated Rebecca Coleman, 9-7

10. PG - Jayden Franklin defeated Ayden Daniel, 8-5

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