West Stanly volleyball claims RRC regular-season title
Published 9:19 am Friday, December 18, 2020
- The 2020 West Stanly volleyball squad won the Rocky River Conference regular-season title Tuesday. From left, front row: Caylee Clayton, Mia Barbee, Kelsey Parker and Abbie Huneycutt; middle row: Head Coach Stephanie Dutton, Leah Burleson, Alyssa Pope, Anna Mitchell, Maycee Williams and Keely Brown; back row: Addie Barbee, Madison Kee, Kayli Cleaver, Riley Barbee and Assistant Coach Brittany Burleson. (Contributed)
With the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many high school volleyball teams in North Carolina played a shorter schedule.
For West Stanly, the Colts jumped into Rocky River Conference play right away and remained undefeated including Tuesday’s 3-1 win over Mount Pleasant.
West (9-0, 9-0 RRC) secured the team’s second straight regular-season title by topping the second place Tigers with scores of 21-25, 25-16, 25-20 and 25-12 in favor of the Colts.
Kayli Cleaver led West with 19 kills while Riley Barbee had a double-double with 13 kills and 10 digs. Addie Barbee drove the offense with 35 assists and also led West with 19 digs. Caylee Clayton added a strong defensive effort with 18 digs and eight service aces, and Kelsey Parker had 13 digs.
The Colts have one more Rocky River Conference game, then will play several non-conference games including Wednesday at North Stanly.