Sports Shorts - 9/27

Bees upend Cameron in the fifth set

Heading into volleyball action on Tuesday, Cameron knew they could be competitive with Academy, which sat at a perfect 5-0 in 19-3A play entering the night. Cameron had previously taken Rockdale and Troy - which were second and third in the standings entering the night - to five-set thrillers. That trend continued as the Lady Yoe took a 2-1 set lead over the Lady Bees before dropping the final two sets in a tough, 3-2 loss.

Academy (6-0) took the opening set 25-15, but the Lady Yoe responded with a 25-15 win in the second and 25-22 win in the third. Academy won the fourth, 25-21, and then the fifth set, 15-6.

“It’s going to be up and down,” said Cameron coach Kamol Nohe on the shifts in momentum throughout the match. “They are going to fight back and we are going to fight back, and that is the way the game goes. It’s how we keep that momentum. If we lose sight of what we’re supposed to do it’s easy to lose the momentum. But, I’m proud of the girls and how hard they fought. We went to a fifth set with a team that has beat everybody. We are playing good teams. It was so close.”

Cameron came out firing in the second set, growing their lead to 13-6 after Gracen Dach knocked home a kill. Later, a Carley Tucker kill made it 21-10 and it never got any closer.

In the third, Cameron once again started hot, jumping out to a 12-2 lead following a Lady Bee passing error. Academy responded and came all the way back to tie the match at 21 before a pair of errors sandwich in-between a Kenzee Layne and Darci Denio kill closed out the set. Nohe was happy to see how productive the entire lineup was during the impressive run.

“I was telling Coach Dickson that I need my middles and I need this, this and this to happen,” said the coach. “It makes it fun as you can see the kids are growing and are getting better.”

The fourth was tight most of the way as it was tied at 15 before Academy started making a push. Academy’s top offensive threat was captain Lillie Stewart, which finished with 23 kills on the evening, including 5 in the fourth set. Aubrey Fossett pitched in with 11 kills for the Lady Bees.

The fifth set was also competitive until Cameron closed with five consecutive errors.

Kill leaders: Tucker (14), Dach (6), Ja’Kerra Holt (2), Kenzee Layne (2)

Acae leaders: Denio (4), Dach (3), Tucker (3), Layne (2), Spink (2)

Dig leaders: Dach (33), Layne (26), Wimmer (24), Tucker (11)

Assist leaders: Denio (24)

Friday 19-3A Scores: Cameron Yoe 3, Franklin 0; Troy 3, Rogers 0; Academy 3, Rockdale 0, Lexington 3, McGregor 0.

Tuesday 19-3A Finals: Academy 3, Cameron Yoe 2; Lexington 3, Rogers 0; Troy 3, Rockdale 0; McGregor/Franklin was not be available before press time.

19-3A Standings: 1. Academy (6-0), 2. Troy (5-1) 3. Lexington (4-2) 4. Rockdale (3-3), 5. Rogers (2-4), 5. Cameron Yoe (2-4), 6. Franklin (1-4), 7. McGregor (0-5).

Josh Pratt’s 3A DI Top 25

1. Goliad - W 20-8 over Rockport-Fulton; 2. Gladewater - W 44-37 over Pleasant Grove; 3. Brock - W 20-9 over Breckenridge; 4. Edna - W 14-6 over East Bernard; 5. Franklin - OFF; 6. Diboll - W 9-6 over Liberty; 7. Woodville - OFF; 8. Malakoff - L 28-7 to Grandview; 9. Yoakum - W 42-21 over Needville; 10. Cameron Yoe - L 22-21 to Giddings; 11. Jefferson - W 54-7 over North Lamar; 12. Grandview - W 28-7 over Malakoff; 13. Whitesboro - W 42-7 over Farmersville; 14. Rockdale - W 41-36 over Hyde Park; 15. Wall - W 40-20 over Sonora; 16. Bushland - W 27-3 over Perryton; 17. West Rusk - W 55-20 over Westwood; 18. Shallowater - W 49-21 over Dalhart; 19. East Chambers - OFF; 20. Groesbeck - W 40-7 over Eustace; 21. Atlanta - L 41-7 to Liberty-Eylau; 22. George West - OFF; 24. Orangefield - OFF; T25. Hitchcock - W 62-0 over Scarborough ; T25. Marion - W 55-6 over Hondo; T25 Pilot Point - L 21-0 to Gunter; T25. Mineola - W 26-14 over Big Sandy; T25. Tatum - W 64-36 over Hughes Springs

Dave Campbell’s 3A DI Top 10

1. Goliad (4-0), 2. Rockdale (3-1), 3. Brock (3-1), 4. Yoakum (3-1), 5.West Rusk (4-0), 6. Gladewater (4-0), 7. Franklin (2-1); 8. Kemp (2-1), 9. Cameron Yoe (2-1), 10. Shallowater (4-0).  

Cross country runs in McGregor

Cameron had a host of runners compete in the seventh annual meet in McGregor over the weekend.

For the varsity boys, Joseph Munoz finishined in 38th at 18:34.6 in a field of 121 runners. For the junior high, Johnathan Clouse paced to group, coming in at 25th with a time of 12:55.6. Colton Barbo (62nd, 13:36.6), Brock Wright (70th, 13:44.9) and Brady Haven (120th, 14:40.5) ran in a field of 289 competitors.

For the varsity girls, Daniela Bustamante was 32nd at 14:18.2 while Daisy Osoria was in 37th with a time of 14:28.5. There were 122 varsity girl runners in the meet. In the JV division, Sarai Leon placed 33rd at 18:56.6. Logan Pevehouse ran for the junior high and placed 21st with a time of 14:02.7. She outran a majority of the 358 member field.

Next up for the Yoe cross country teams is the Cameron Invitational, which will take place at the junior high on September 28 starting at 8:30 am.