The Catawba Ridge Copperheads boys’ volleyball team made history Monday winning their first ever playoff match in their first attempt.
The Copperheads swept Indian Land 3-0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-22) for the third time this season having seen them twice before in Region 3-4A play.
“I was trying to tell them its like a clean slate,” said Catawba Ridge boys head coach Ross Lisee. “Everyone starts 0-0 in the postseason.”
The first set against Indian Land started close with Catawba Ridge going up 5-3, but the Warriors rallied to tie it at 10. The Copperheads then rattled off six straight points to go up 16-10 and held a strong lead at 21-16, before closing it out with four consecutive points.
In the second set Catawba Ridge was even stronger as they opened with a 5-1 lead and never trailed. The Copperheads pushed their lead to 13-9 and then 22-19 despite Indian Land pressuring them at the net. Catawba Ridge was able to hold off any rally Indian Land had to go up 2-0 in the match.
Catawba Ridge again started strong in the third set, but Indian Land rallied to tie the set at 5-5. From there, the Copperheads clawed ahead to take a 13-9 lead forcing Indian Land into a time out. Catawba Ridge maintained controlled throughout the set going up 22-19, before finishing off the match.
Catawba Ridge will now host Greenwood, who won 3-2 over AC Flora, on Wednesday, Oct. 25. The Copperheads are 19-8-1 overall on the season.
Oct. 23 Roundup
In other boys’ volleyball playoff matches, Dorman beat Nation Ford 3-0 (25-14, 25-6, 25-5) on the road in their first round 5A match to end the Falcons season with a 4-10 record.
Fort Mill boys’ volleyball fell to Mauldin 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-20) on the road as well to end their season with a first round 5A playoff loss. Fort Mill ended their season at 14-13-2 overall.
In 5A girls’ volleyball playoffs, Nation Ford lost its second-round match to Hillcrest 3-1 (18-25, 19-25, 25-12, 23-25) to end their season. The Lady Falcons finish the season at 28-10-1 overall.
The Catawba Ridge girls’ golf team sits in second place after the first day of the 4A state championship at Saluda Valley Country Club in Williamston. Catawba Ridge fired a 333 on day one and was led by Brooke Mehlhouse with a 78. She was followed by an 84 from Reagan Lynch, an 85 from Ella Rose Hill and an 86 from Anjali Peddisetty.
The Nation Ford girls’ golf team is tied for seventh with a 352 in the 5A state championship at Mid-Carolina Golf Course in Prosperity. Both Vivian Harris and Katie Griggs shot rounds of 85, followed by an 89 from Sara McCaskill and a 93 from Piper Sabino. Dorman and Chapin are tied for the lead with a 327.
Fort Mill is in 13th place with a 363. Sam Benton led the Jackets with an 82, followed by an 85 from Mackenzie Finn and a 96 from Cayla Cappuzzo. Claire Collins rounded out the scoring with a 100.
Mac Banks: mac@fortmillprepsports.com, @fortprep
