Leon Lady Cougars hand Franklin’s Lady Lions their first district defeat

LHS’ Elissa Downey (11) waits on the ball to slam it. Paul’s Photo’s In an early showdown of unbeaten teams, Leon’s Lady Cougars defeated the Franklin Lady Lions 25-15, 25-12, and 25-20 on September 29th in Jewett to maintain their unblemished record in district play.

The Cougars jumped to a 14-5 lead in the first game, and maintained a comfortable lead and won 25-15.

The Lady Lions played tough in the second game and the contest was tied 9-9 before the Lady Cougars regained control and went on a 16-3 run to defeat the FHS 25-12. In the third game the Lady Lions leaped to a 6-1 advantage before LHS Coach Jason Evans called a time out to discuss the situation. The time out worked and the Cougars caught the Lions at 18-18 and then went on a 7-2 spurt and won 25-20.

Stats for the Cougars against the Lions: Chelby Stanford 1 kill,1 blocks, 37 assists, 1 ace; Allison Carrigan 13 kills, 6 blocks, 1 assist, 1 ace; Megan Williamson 2 kills, 1 assist; Elissa 13 kills; Kori Charlton 7 kills, 1 block, 1 ace; Amy Holt 8 kills, 17 digs, 1 ace; Avery Robinson 1 block; Sharon Coulter 22 digs; Kendle Charlton 3 digs; Jentry Clary 6 digs, 1 ace

The Leon Lady Cougars junior varsity had a very exciting match against the Lady Lions but prevailed in three games 25-22, 18-25, and 26-24. The Cougars had the game going their way as they had a 9-2 lead in the first game before the Lions fought back and tied the game at 19- 19. The Cougars surged and won 25-22.

The second game was a reversal of the first as the Lions jumped ahead 9-3 and held on to win 25-18 to force a third game. Both teams played well and were tied 22- 22 before the Cougars eked out a 26-24 victory.

MARLIN

The Lady Cougars traveled to Marlin on October 2nd and won in four games 25-20, 12-25, 25-18, and 25-16.

Stats for the Cougars against Marlin: Jentry Clary 1 kill, 8 digs; Kendle Charlton 3 digs; Sharon Coulter 21 digs; Avery Robinson 1 block; Amy Holt 10 kills, 2 blocks, 29 digs, 1 ace; Kori Charlton 5 kills, 2 blocks, 1 assist, 1 ace; Elissa Downey 8 kills, 1 block; Megan Williamson 3 kills, 1 block, 1 assist; Allison Carrigan 10 kills, 3 blocks, 1 assist, 1 ace; Chelby Stanford 4 kills, 2 blocks, 31 assists, 5 aces

The 7th grade “A” team defeated Hearne 25-11 and the 7th grade “B” team won 25-18. The 8th grade “A” team defeated Hearne 25-8 and the 8th grade “B” team won 25-17.

The Lady Cougars travel to Teague on October 6th and host Hearne on October 9th.

The Cougar football team had a bye on October 2nd and entertains Hearne on October 9th in their district opener.