Story by Mark Everett Kelly Mark@southerntorch.com
PLAINVIEW - Plainview won their fourth straight DeKalb County Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, defeating Geraldine in the finals, 25-21, 25-18.
Aubriella Hairston won tournament MVP. She totaled 15 digs, 14 blocks, six aces, and 33 kills, including her 1,000th in her high school career.
"Our team put in a lot of work, and we wanted it badly, so we fought for it," Hairston said.
Plainview defeated Crossville, 25-8,25-12, Sylvania, 25-21, 25-13, and
Fyffe, 25-23, 25-13 before taking on Geraldine in the finals.
Jaxson Bruce (20 digs, 53 assists, three aces), Kella McCurdy (16 digs, 24 kills, three blocks, three aces), and Chelsey Speights, 40 digs, three assists, six aces) made the all-tournament team for the champions.
"Winning our fourth in a row is a significant achievement - these girls have an incredible competitive spirit," Plainview Head Coach Skyla Gray said.
Here are the other players to make the All-Tournament team.
Geraldine (Runner-up)
Kentlei Rogers
Jaycee Berrong
Karlie Baker
Fyffe
Shelby Sisk
Caylan Collins
Sylvania
Sarah Graham
Ider
Maleah Smith
Collinsville
Emilia Vega
Valley Head
Lydia Hulgan
Crossville
Belinda Mendez
1st Round
Plainview over Crossville,
25-8, 25-12
Sylvania over Ider,
25-19, 25-23
Fyffe over Collinsville,
25-17, 25-22
Geraldine over Valley Head, 25-4, 25-8
Ider over Crossville,
25-12, 25-8
Collinsville over Valley Head, 25-15, 21-25, 15-13
Plainview over Sylvania,
25-21, 25-13
Fyffe over Geraldine,
25-21, 23-25, 15-13
Losers Bracket
Geraldine over Ider,
25-20, 25-12
Sylvania over Collinsville,
25-12, 25-8
Plainview over Fyffe
25-23, 25-13
Geraldine over Sylvania,
25-20, 25-13
Geraldine over Fyffe
25-16, 25-17
CHAMPIONSHIP
Plainview over Geraldine,
25-21, 25-18