The East Burke Middle volleyball squad completed its season with a 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-10) Foothills Athletic Conference victory against host West McDowell Jr. High on Tuesday.
“We had strong team play by Kristina Hernandez, Reece Davis, Kieran Smith, Danielle Saine, Kaelyn Miller, Paige Bowman, Taylor Setzer, Faith Hildebran, Skyler Gore and Savannah Coble,” said EBMS coach Sallie Black.
The Lady Raiders finished 9-3 on the season.
Boys soccer
East McDowell 3, Walter R. Johnson 2 — The visiting Trojans obtained a season sweep of Walter R. Johnson, but the Yellow Jackets still celebrate a FAC championship by finishing 10-2 on the season.
“It feels really great to be a part of this championship team,” said WJMS tri-captain Santiago Morris. “I enjoyed the experiences, games played and scoring a goal at Heritage.”
Fellow tri-captain Thomas Lor added, “I feel very excited to have been on this team because it is a squad that I can put trust in. My highlight of the season was a 50-yard free kick that almost went in but the Table Rock goalie deflected.”
East McDowell jumped out to a 2-0 lead at halftime before WJMS responded with an early second-half goal by Joey Sandy off an assist by Francisco Mateo at the 29:30 mark.
East answered with a 45-yard free kick (34:30) to surge back in front by a 3-1 margin, and the Yellow Jackets’ Cesar Torres tallied a goal off a corner kick by Sandy with nine minutes remaining.
“I’m really proud of how our team did this year and the effort we gave during our games,” said tri-captain Spencer Memmel. “My highlights of the season were the two games where I scored a hat trick.”
WJMS has won 39 of its previous 41 matches dating back to 2009. The Yellow Jackets also have captured nine consecutive regular season titles. (WJMS won post-season crowns in 2003-05, 07 and 09-10 but the FAC decided to discontinue the end-of-season tournaments this season because of budget restraints.)
West McDowell 4, East Burke 0 — The Raiders conclude their season with a tough FAC home loss.
“We are proud of all our student-athletes for competing hard all year,” said EBMS coach Eric Gramer. “The boys gave 100 percent and conducted themselves as role models for our school and athletes everywhere."
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