The Paintsville Lady Tigers, coming off play in the Rocky Top Classic in Sevierville, Tenn., defeated cross-town rival Johnson Central, 3-0, in a match played at home on Monday night.
Hailey Little had 10 kills and three serving acers in the 25-21, 25-10, and 25-16 win. She surpassed 1,500 kills in her outstanding career.
Blair Ratliff totaled eight kills while Kylie Kinner and Kara Ward added seven each. Ward finished with seven digs.
Kat Baldwin had two kills, and 13 digs. Bella Blackburn added 28 assists and nine digs while Kynzi Slone collected 13 digs and four aces. Jenna Ousley had 12 digs.
Myson Delong finished with 10 kills, 11 digs and two aces in the loss. Randi Delong added seven kills and nine digs while Brittany McCarty totaled three kills, 13 assists and eight digs.
Tigers finish 4-2 at Rocky Top Classic
Paintsville played in the Rocky Top Classic in Sevierville, Tenn., this past weekend, winning four of six matches.
Here is a recap:
Paintsville……..2
Farragut, TN….0
Hailey little finished with 11 kills in the 27-25 and 25-20 win.
Kara Ward had a big match with seven kills, nine digs and two serving aces. Kat Baldwin totaled three digs and 11 serving aces.
Kynzi Slone had 10 digs and Bella Blackburn added 23 assists.
Summertown, TN….2
Paintsville…………….1
Kara Ward finished with 10 kills, nine digs and two serving aces in the 25-22, 26-28, and 15-10 loss.
Bella Blackburn totaled 34 assists and 11 digs while Blair Ratliff added nine kills, two blocks, and four digs, Hailey little finished with 13 kills and two blocks.
Kynzi Slone added 15 digs.
Paintsville……..2
Gate City, Va….1
Blair Ratliff had six kills, one block and five digs in the 25-13, 12-25, and 15-10 win.
Hailey Little added nine kills while Kara Ward had eight kills and five digs. Kylie Kinner totaled four kills, two blocks and three digs.
Bella Blackburn collected 21 assists and six digs. Kynzi Slone had five assists and eight digs.
Paintsville……..2
Seymour, IN…..1
Hailey Little totaled 13 kills and two digs in the 25-16, 23-25, and 15-12 win.
Kara Ward added six kills, 15 digs and three aces while Kynzi Slone finished with three assists and nine digs.
Kylie Kinner had five kills, one block and three digs. Blair Ratliff added five kills and Bella Blackburn totaled 23 assists and three digs.
Paintsville………………2
Tallulah Falls, GA….0
Kara Ward had seven kills, two blocks, and seven digs in the 25-22 and 25-22 win.
Hailey Little added eight kills and two blocks while Bella Blackburn totaled 17 assists and two digs. Kynzi Slone added 11 digs.
Ronald Reagan, NC…..2
Paintsville………………..0
Kara Ward had six kills, and Hailey Little added five in the 25-9 and 25-20 loss.
Bella Blackburn finished with nine assists and three digs while Kynzi Slone added three assists and 11 digs.
Paintsville wins All ‘A’ Classic
The Paintsville Lady Tigers defeated Martin County, Pikeville and Betsy Layne to win the 15th Region All “A” Classic tournament championship played at Prestonsburg Fieldhouse.
Here is a recap:
Pikeville……….2
Martin County…0
Hailey Little finished with 10 kills and two digs in the 25-5 and 25-9 win.
Blair Ratliff added four kills, four digs and one ace while Kara Ward totaled three kills, three digs and four aces. Bella Blackburn collected 19 assists and two aces.
Paintsville…..2
Pikeville……..0
Kara Ward finished with eight kills, two assists, eight digs and one ace in the 25-14 and 25-15 win.
Blair Ratliff added five kills, one block and five digs while Hailey Little totaled six kills and two digs. Kylie Kinner finished with five kills and five digs.
Bella Blackburn had 18 assists and 10 digs.
Caroline Wright led Pikeville with two kills, one block, nine assists and seven digs. Kylie Hall added four kills and four digs.
Paintsville……2
Betsy Layne…..0
Blair Ratliff finished with nine kills and two blocks in the 25-12 and 25-23 championship win.
Kara Ward added five kills, three digs and three aces. Bella Blackburn totaled 21 assists and eight digs. Hailey Little had six kills and one block.
Betsy Layne’s Emily Johnson had three kills and five digs in the loss. Lindsey Watkins added nine assists.