Centerville Lady Tigers fall to White Oak in the regional finals

Christy Wellman (10) blocks a shot. Sherry’s Shots The Centerville Lady Tigers defeated Franklin 25-21, 25-12, and 25-21 on November 13th at U-T Tyler to reach the finals against undefeated White Oak sporting a 43-0 record and the number 2 ranking in the state polls.

Franklin proved to be a worthy opponent and the 1st and 3rd games were close but the Tigers proved to be too tough.

Stats for the Tigers against Franklin: LeAnne Jones 13 kills, 4 blocks; Jill Griffin 2 blocks, 8 kills, 9 digs; Raimey Griffin 8 kills, 5 digs; Christy Wellman 4 blocks, 4 kills; Sarah Mutschler 5 kills, 7 digs, 2 blocks, 21 assists; Taylor Sullivan 16 assists, 5 digs; Kelsey Lagrone 17 digs.

White Oak defeated Anderson-Shiro in an earlier match on November 13th to advance to the finals against the Tigers. White Oak was undefeated but the Tigers had an outstanding 41-2 record for the season. Centerville lost the first game 25-20 and the 2nd set 25-13 which meant the Tigers would need to win 3 straight. The Tigers put up a game fight but lost the 3rd game 25-21. The shots were not falling for the Tigers and they had some bad luck but give credit to White Oak as they are an outstanding team and will represent Regions 111 AA well at state.

Centerville Lady Tigers before the regional finals against White Oak. Sherry’s Shots Stats for the Tigers against White Oak: Carlee McEachern 2 digs; Kelsey Lagrone 17 digs; Taylor Sullivan 10 assists, 1 dig; Sarah Mutschler 5 kills, 12 assists, 2 digs; Alexia Scarbrough 5 blocks, 3 digs; Christy Wellman 12 blocks, 5 kills; Raimey Griffin 2 blocks, 4 kills, 10 digs; Jill Griffin 1 block, 3 kills, 8 digs; LeAnne Jones 10 kills, 2 blocks.

A special recognition for the 5 seniors: Raimey Griffin, LeAnne Jones, Kelsey Lagrone, Sarah Mutschler, and Brittany Thomas as they wrap up their volleyball careers at Centerville. Good luck in the future.

Raimey Griffin (5) watches the ball as Alexia Scarbrough (2) yells Encouragement. Sherry’s Shots Coach Dusty Crafton and her assistants James Crafton, Lorie Ward, and Brett Kendall did an outstanding job with the Lady Tigers and a 41-3 record is remarkable. This was Dusty’s first year at Centerville and she said she would like to thank all of the parents, fans, faculty, administration, and friends for their support throughout the season. Crafton said “Centerville has some of the most generous and kind people that we have ever had the pleasure of knowing”.

Dusty will coach the junior varsity girl’s basketball team and James will be coaching the varsity girls.

Thanks for a job well done and also thanks for providing the stats from each game to this reporter.