FC volleyball sweeps Lions off court

By Jill Mergenthal, FCHS volleyball coach

Franklin County’s varsity volleyball team defeated visiting Eastern Indiana Athletic Conference foe Rushville Wednesday night, Sept. 2 in straight sets, 25-16, 25-15, 25-20.

“Franklin County Lady Cats had a great team win on the court,” FC volleyball coach Jill Mergenthal said. “We had a slight lineup change and really played very well together. It was great to see the Lady Cats working on different hits at the net.”

Individually, Makyah Richardson had eight kills, three blocks, three ace serves and three digs. Kassisdy Schell had six kills, one block, nine assists, five ace serves and 16 digs. Saige Mergenthal had three kills, one block, one ace serve and two digs. Jenna Bruns had two kills, one block, one ace serve and three digs. Alex Gillman had two kills, two blocks, one ace serve and three digs. Rae Ertel had two kills and four digs. Kacie Williams had eight assists and one dig. Kim Settles had nine digs. Hadlee Hornsby had two digs. Kylie Lea had seven digs.

“What an all around great night on the court,” Mergenthal said. “Every one of the Lady Cats had an impact on this game.”

In the junior varsity contest, FC won in straight sets, 25-16, 25-12.

Hadlee Hornsby had four kills. Kiersten Schell had six kills, seven ace serves and one block. Kylie Lea had three digs. Laney Smith had two kills. Stephanie Billman had two ace serves, one dig and four assists. Brooke Bruns had one dig. Macy Crain had one ace serve, one dig and four assists. Michaela Ferman had two ace serves and four assists. Kensee Ferman had one kill.

FC swept the entire night by also taking the freshmen match, 25-21, 25-20.

“A few changes from practice on Tuesday helped this team pull off the win tonight,” Mergenthal said. “They were able to keep a lead on the Lady Lions to take the win in two sets.”

Kensee Ferman had two kills and three ace serves. Sophie Garrett had one kill. Veronica Reeves had one ace serve and two digs. Daphne Stokes had five kills, six ace serves and one dig. Kendal Cain had one ace serve. Kristen Ison had two ace serves and four assists. Piper Twiggs had one ace serve.

The Freshman Lady Cats will host EIAC Batesville Thursday, Sept. 3rd at 5:30 p.m.

Varsity and JV Wildcats are off until Tuesday, Sept. 8, when the Wildcats play host to visiting Centerville. Start time for the JV contest is 6 p.m.