The junior varsity Lady Blues faced a difficult task to close the season. In their final match, the Lady Blues traveled to Stephenville and were defeated by the junior varsity Honeybees 25-17, 25-17.
Both sets included late runs by the Lady Blues, who had given up deficits that proved difficult to overcome.
The Graham Steers entered their Friday game against the Sweetwater Mustangs in desperate need of a win to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Although they have not officially earned a playoff berth, the Steers are one win or a Mustangs’ loss away, after earning a 39-8 win Friday, Oct. 21.
After winning the opening toss and electing to defer, the Mustangs caught the Steers off-guard with an onside kick, recovering on the Steers’ 48-yard line. They could not take advantage of the field position to open the game and punted after a three-and-out.
The Lady Blues had a break in the district schedule Friday, Oct. 21, but rather than have the night off, Lady Blues head coach Marci Faulk scheduled a non-district match.
Looking for a team that could be a challenge as the playoffs near, the Lady Blues hosted the Christ Academy Lady Warriors and walked away victorious after a 20-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-21 win.
The junior varsity Lady Blues faced a difficult task to close the season. In their final match, the Lady Blues traveled to Stephenville and were defeated by the junior varsity Honeybees 25-17, 25-17.
Both sets included late runs by the Lady Blues, who had given up deficits that proved difficult to overcome.
The Graham Lady Blues’ playoff seeding was already set entering their Tuesday, Oct. 18 home match with No. 23 Glen Rose. Tuesday’s 25-21, 25-12, 25-14 loss to the Lady Tigers served to teach lessons the Lady Blues need to learn as playoffs near.
A win over the Lady Tigers, combined with a loss by the Lady Tigers against Stephenville would have left the teams in a tie for second place. Even with the win, the Lady Blues would have been given the third-place finish based on total set wins. The playoffs were previously clenched with their Friday, Oct. 14 win at Brownwood.
Led with six kills from Annemarie McHenry, the junior varsity Lady Blues were defeated 25-18, 25-20 during the Tuesday, Oct. 18 home finale against Glen Rose.
The Lady Blues entered the match looking to avenge their loss the last time the two teams met, Friday, Sept. 30.
Taking advantage of back-to-back errors by the Lady Tigers in the first set, a block kill by McHenry gave the Lady Blues a 3-0 lead.
The Graham Steers returned to the playing field Friday, seven days removed from an on-field fight in which six players from each team were eventually suspended.
Missing three of those players for the first half, the Steers fell behind and struggled to gain offensive momentum. Trailing 21-0 at one point in the second quarter, the Steers ultimately lost to the Snyder Tigers, 35-21, Friday, Oct. 16.
The Lady Blues are heading to the playoffs. Their spot was clenched with a 25-15, 23-25, 25-19, 25-17 win on the road Friday, Oct. 14 against the Lady Lions in Brownwood.
Following last week’s win at Mineral Wells, the Lady Blues needed a win to finish no worse than fourth in the district. With two wins over the Lady Rams and the Lady Lions, the Lady Blues can finish no worse than third place.
The Lady Blues snapped a two-game losing streak Tuesday, Oct. 11 at Mineral Wells High School. Taking advantage of 16 aces, the Lady Blues defeated the Lady Rams, 25-21, 25-17, 25-16.
After losses to Glen Rose and Stephenville, the Lady Blues still felt confident with strong performances against the two ranked teams. Lady Blues coach Marci Faulk said following Tuesday’s win that she felt her team was better after those two matches and believed that was on display during the match.
The Lady Blues played what they considered to be the best match of the season Friday at Graham High School. While moral victories do not count in the standings, the Lady Blues were pleased with their performance despite a 28-26, 25-13, 25-21 loss to the 16th-ranked Stephenville Honeybees Friday, Oct. 7.
With an open date earlier in the week, Lady Blues coach Marci Faulk was interested to see how the team would respond to the straight-set loss in Glen Rose on Friday, Sept. 30.
