Lady Tigers: Champions of District 21-AA

L to R CHS seniors Raimey Griffin, Sarah Mutschler, Kelsey Lagrone, Leanne Jones, Brittany Thomas. Paul’s Photo The Centerville Lady Tigers defeated Groveton and Buffalo to clinch the district championship with a perfect 13-0 mark and a season record of 38-1. Their only loss was to Salado in an early season tournament game.

The Tigers hosted Groveton on October 20 and the five seniors on the team were recognized. They are Raimey Griffin, Leanne Jones, Kelsey Lagrone, Sarah Mutschler, and Brittany Thomas. The game itself was dominated by the Tigers as they won 25-5, 25-7, and 25- 14.

Stats for the game: Jill Griffin 10 kills, 3 digs, 3 blocks, 1 ace; Leanne Jones 7 kills, 2 blocks; Raimey Griffin 8 kills, 2 blocks, 6 digs, 1 ace; Christy Wellman 4 kills, 8 blocks; Sarah Mutschler 6 kills, 1 block, 1 dig, 11 assists; Taylor Sullivan 22 assists, 2 digs; Kelsey Lagrone 8 digs, 3 aces

Leanne Jones (8) and Jill Griffin (4) form a double team to block a shot. Paul’s Photo The Tigers traveled to Buffalo on October 23rd and swept the Bison in three games 25-15, 25-10, and 25- 13. The games were much more competitive and the Bison put up a determined fight.

Stats for the game: Kelsey Lagrone 12 digs, 1 ace; Taylor Sullivan 16 assists, 2 digs, 1 ace; Sarah Mutschler 1 block, 6 kills, 14 assists, 5 digs; Brittany Thomas 1 block; Alexia Scarbrough 1 block, 1 kill, 1 assist; Christy Wellman 3 kills, 3 blocks, 2 aces; Raimey Griffin 2 kills, 9 digs; Jill Griffin 3 blocks, 7 kills, 4 digs; Leanne Jones 4 blocks, 14 kills

The Tigers travel to Anderson for a match on October 27th to wrap up their regular season. They will play a warm-up game before beginning the playoffs on November 2nd and 3rd.

Congratulations, Lady Tigers on a fantastic year- -and it’s not over yet. The junior varsity and freshmen teams also had a great year.

Leanne Jones proved to be an unstoppable force against the Lady Bison. Van’Go’photo Last year the Lady Tigers lost in the state semi-finals and they are on a mission this year to go to state again. Come out and support this outstanding team.