Photo courtesy of Cynthia Padgett
The Homewood volleyball team won the Husky Challenge on Sept. 14, 2019, at Hewitt-Trussville High School.
Over the course of the year, The Homewood Star will keep you up to date on the various Homewood and John Carroll high school athletic teams. For previous weekly updates, click here.
FOOTBALL
Homewood
The Homewood football team fell victim to a Helena comeback last Friday night, falling to 1-3 on the season. Click here for a recap of the game. The Patriots have an open week this week.
John Carroll
The John Carroll football team suffered its second straight defeat in a loss to Parker last Friday. Click here for a recap of the contest.
This Thursday, the Cavs travel to Lawson Field to take on Woodlawn in a Class 5A, Region 4 contest.
VOLLEYBALL
The Homewood volleyball team put together a stellar week, posting eight victories without a loss and bringing home a championship trophy from the Husky Challenge.
On Tuesday, the Patriots picked up a Class 6A, Area 10 win over Huffman, winning in three sets (25-12, 25-11, 25-10). Homewood grabbed another straight-sets victory on Thursday, beating Helena 25-23, 25-18, 25-19.
Over the weekend, Homewood played in the Husky Challenge, hosted by Hewitt-Trussville. The Patriots didn’t drop a set in any of its six wins, over Woodlawn (25-14, 25-9), Pleasant Valley (25-11, 25-6), Brewer (25-12, 25-18), Gardendale (25-17, 25-14), Southside-Gadsden (25-18 ,26-24) and Brewer again (25-11, 25-22).
Some notable stats from the week:
- Mackenzie Yoakum: hit .334 for the week, led the team with 43 kills
- Olivia Brown: averaged over 2 blocks per match, including 7 blocks in one match
- Haley Callaham: 5 digs in championship match against Brewer.
This week, Homewood hosts John Carroll on Tuesday and hosts a tri-match with Chelsea and Vestavia Hills on Thursday.
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