VolleyBall!

This was a big volleyball night for the eighth grade Lady Chargers.  Tonight it was Forest Meadow Jr. High –vs.- Westwood Jr. High.  And believe you me, both the A and B team girls really played some outstanding v-ball. 

The B team girls decided to take their time inflicting damage on their opponents and ended up playing three games.  Games one and two were your typical win one lose one, back and forth type of games.  Forest Meadow won the first and Westwood won the second.  There were some good volleys, some incredible spikes and of course some heartbreaking misses. 

The third game, however, is what kept us on the edge of our seats.  The Lady Chargers burst out of the gate with quick four nothing lead, but Westwood answered right back with four of their own.  They started trading point again and it looked this game was going to be more of the same. 

At 16 to 16 Forest Meadow took off, scored ten unanswered points, and showed everyone why they’re called “Chargers!” 

Sitting in the stands, doing my best to ignore the pearls of volleyball wisdom that was spewing from the mouth’s of some of the parents, (especially this one dad who kept mumbling things about "Smart Plays") I gained a new since of Charger pride!

 

The Lady Chargers eighth grade B team played equally as impressively against Westwood. 

The first game started off great with two quick points.  Westwood came back and took the lead and made the score 11 to 5.  Then Forest Meadow rallied and made the score Lady Chargers 14, Westwood 13.  After that is was a true give and take.  The teams stayed neck and neck with a score of Westwood 20, Forest Meadow 19.  The Lady chargers couldn’t hold on, and Westwood went on to win by a score of 25 to 21.

Game two was filled with amazing rallies, incredible saves and spectacular spikes.  However, after all was said and done, the Lady Chargers weren’t able to pull the winning rabbit out of their hat.  Maybe we didn’t get the win, but Westwood had to fight for every single point.  

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Well, it was another action packed night of volleyball at Forest Meadow!   The eighth grade Lady Chargers exploded onto the scene with some amazing moves. 

The B-Team hit the ground running against Apollo Jr. High.  Both the first and second string teams stood toe-to-toe with their opponents, looked them right in the eye and never blinked.  The first game ended with a score of Lady Chargers 21 Apollo 25. 

Their second game was a true battle.  The Chargers played hard, made some out of this world saves and spent the first half of the game trading point for point with Apollo.  With the score tied 11 all, Apollo sent in a ringer who blasted 7 points and nearly broke the drive of the Lady Chargers.  However, after a brilliant save and some truly spectacular offensive moves the score was tied, 22 to 22. 

Somehow, Apollo managed to squeak the next three points by for a narrow victory.  This was a heartbreaking defeat for everyone.

The A-Team first string started off with a net serve that made the score Apollo 1 Lady Chargers 0.  The Chargers rallied and quickly tied the game at 1 to 1.  The next ten serves were a win one, lose one kind of a trade off.  That is until Jamie Crawford took the serve and drove home five straight points which made the score Lady Chargers 11 Apollo 6. 

Apollo made one last valiant stand and tied the score at 11 all.  After a time out, the Chargers came out running and never looked back.  They quickly made the score Lady Chargers 23, Apollo 14.  Apollo tried to rally, but it was no use.  The A-Team won the first game 25 to 19.

The second string burst onto the scene with a surge of momentum and scored four quick points.  Apollo answered back, point for point and from then on the game became a true nail-biter. 

Just when it seemed the game would last forever, and with the score tied at 23 to 23, the Lady Chargers put the moves in high gear and scored the last two points.  It all happened so fast it was hard to know what was going on.  What I do know is the final score…Lady Chargers 25, Apollo 23.    

Ramblings of a Third Grade...Sports Writer???

My daughter's eighth grade volleyball team needed someone to write an article type of thing of each game for the local paper and I volunteered.   Truth be known, I'm not exactly sure where it will be printed, but I guess I'll find out.

As  result, I decided to go ahead and post them here.  I seriously doubt many people are going to have any interest in reading about the Forest Meadow Jr. High's eighth grade volleyball games, but you never know.

So here goes.

Game date: September 11, 2008

Forest Meadow Jr. High -vs- Blalock Jr. High

Our eighth grade Lady Chargers kicked off their season Thursday night with a bang!  While it might not have been the exact bang we were looking for, the parents and fans couldn’t have been more proud! (Just ask the boys with the painted faces.)

The B team led the charge and found themselves down by 7 with the score Lady Chargers 16 and Blalock 23.  However, after some brilliant defensive plays they rallied and the score went to Lady Chargers 20 to Blalock’s 24.  Sadly, they weren’t able to hold on and we lost the first game 20 to 25. 

Game number two for the Lady Charger B team started off a little better, but Blalock took advantage of their momentum and quickly pulled out a win in the second game as well.

         The A team started off their first game in true Charger fashion with a score of 6 to zip!  Blalock surged and took the lead by one point.  The remainder of that first game was a fierce back and forth battle.  The Lady Chargers would score two or three point and then Blalock would answer right back with two or three of their own.  At one point, Charger server Colleen Livingston blasted four powerful serves to make the score Chargers 23, Blalock 24.  Somehow, the Blalock girls were able to sneak that last point by them and won game number one Lady Chargers 23, Blalock 25.

         The second game squad had an uphill battle.  Even after several amazing saves and some truly spectacular offensive moves, they weren’t able to take control of this game.  I’ve seen a lot of volleyball in my time, and the effort of these girls would have made Kerri Walsh and Misty May proud.  But alas, even though victory was not in the cards for us tonight, never let it be said that the Eighth Grade Lady Chargers didn’t fight the good fight!