Saturday was volleyball tournament day for several of the districts in and around Dallas, and the Forest Meadow Lady Chargers 8th grade team burst through the gates excited and looking for victory!
First in line for the beating of a lifetime was Blalack Middle School. It didn’t take the Lady Chargers long to assert their dominance over this team. A speedy 25 to 16 victory got everyone, players and fans alike, filled to the brim with excitement! Even with the momentum, it took the Chargers three games to put this one in the win column. But when it’s all over, people don’t ask, “How,” they only ask, “How much?”
After winning our first game, the luck of the draw put us up against Westwood Jr. High.
If you’ve been keeping up with the season, then you know that Westwood is our nemesis…and beating your nemesis always feels good.
So, it goes without saying that everyone from the players and coaches all the way down to the super devoted Forest Meadow fans were hungry fora win! (There was even one dad wearing the coolest purple camouflage shorts! I think even Coach Owens liked them.)
Everyone sat on the edge of their seats, because the Lady Chargers played some of the best volleyball this reporter has ever seen them play. However, in the end, it would take more than a fiery desire to win, perfect teamwork and great plays to defeat our greatest foe. It felt to me like we were too wound up. We were too tight. One thing I’ve learned after a lifetime of sports is you can’t play tight...you gotta play loose.
Next up, Polk Middle School. After winning the first game 25 to 13, the Lady Chargers didn’t give the girls from Polk enough credit, because they rallied and won the game two 25 to 21.
The third game would prove to be exhausting for players and fans alike. Game three is only to 15 points, and Polk managed to take a 9 to 4 lead. The Chargers fought hard, scored five fast points and tied the score 9 to 9. The next five points were difficult for everyone. Both teams played hard, played well and showed us the true meaning of incredible volleyball! After trading point for point to a score of 14 to 14, the Lady Chargers brought the score to Forest Meadow 15, Polk 14. However, you have to win by at least two points. Nobody was breathing and every heart in the gym was beating 1000 miles an hour, as the Chargers got ready to serve.
I’m not sure how they did it, but somehow they managed to play the entire point in slow motion. You can be sure that each and every girl played great volleyball, but in the end the Lady Chargers won 16 to 14.
The Lady Chargers came excited and looking for victory and they left exhausted and winners!
2 comments:
This is my first time to read your blog Hugh, but I have to say; Outstanding! Unfortunately I was only able to see the first two games in person, but reading that commentary made me feel like I was there for the third match as well. I had also heard that the pressure our girls put on Westwood in the second match almost made them unravel like kite string on a windy day; or as Chewbacca was quoted as saying;
"Ooooerrrrieeeeeargh"
Which to the untrained ear might sound like an onomatopeia, but in wookie-speak I understand it means "way to play hard girls".
Glad to see our girls "W-I-N, Win!"
Grandma Nell in Virginia just read this and my heart raced until the ending score. Way to go Macy!
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