Hoggard tops Topsail in 4, Durham Jordan in 5 in Saturday Matches

Hoggard beat Topsail in 4 close sets on Saturday.

25-18 (H), 20-25 (T), 25-21 (H), 25-23 (H)



Jamie gets a kill

 Individual Stats
Jamie Jarrell - 20 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 14 digs, 2 assists
Alyssa Campagna - 9 kills, 1 block, 1 dig, 2 assists
Abi Wright - 1 kill, 1 assist
Cassidy Stephenson - 7 kills, 3 blocks, 1 dig
Montgomery Register - 1 kills, 2 blocks, 1 assist
Amanda White - 2 aces, 21 digs, 1 assist
Courtney Tarter - 2 digs
Kellie Esinhart - 13 digs
Maggie Sheets - 1 dig
Shelly Saito - 5 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 3 digs, 16 assists
Ellen Tootoo - 9 kills, 1 block, 5 digs, 26 assists


Hoggard beat Durham Jordan in 5 sets

25-27 (DJ), 25-21 (H), 22-25 (DJ), 25-16 (H), 15-12 (H)

Individual Stats
Jamie Jarrell - 22 kills, 1 ace, 1 blocks, 20 digs
Alyssa Campagna - 17 kills, 5 block, 1 dig, 1 assists
Abi Wright - 5 kills, 1 assist
Cassidy Stephenson - 1 kill, 6 blocks, 1 dig
Montgomery Register - 4 kills, 5 blocks, 1 assist
Amanda White - 1 ace, 33 digs
Kellie Esinhart - 1 block, 15 digs
Maggie Sheets - 2 dig
Mary Beth Herring - 1 block, 4 digs
Shelly Saito - 2 kills, 3 blocks, 8 digs, 7 assists
Ellen Tootoo - 2 kills, 2 aces, 1 block, 7 digs, 39 assists

Hoggard beats Pender 3-0 in Endowment Match

Hoggard regroups, sweeps Pender in volleyball

By Ashley Barker, Wilmington Star News

Published: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 10:58 p.m.

Alyssa tips a kill.

Alyssa Campagna had been in a slump since Hoggard's trip to Chapel Hill this past weekend for the Tiger Invitational. However, when she returned home for the Vikings' match against Pender – last year's 1A state champion – her luck turned around as Hoggard beat the Patriots in three games and Campagna lead the team with 17 kills.

"She started getting smart with the ball," said Hoggard's outside hitter Jamie Jarrell, who notched 16 kills. "Her first hit was a tip and that's what we've been working on for a while now. So, that really got us excited. Normally she just wails at the ball."

The remainder of the first game was dominated by Hoggard. The Vikings jumped out with a 5-1 lead and capitalized off of a dramatic backward hit by Jenna Baranowksi, which sailed from the edge of Pender's back line to the opposite end of the court and out of bounds.

The momentum switched during Game 2. The Patriots led by seven before Hoggard took a time out to regroup. Following the pause, the Vikings scored seven consecutive points.

Pender quickly roared back to regain the lead.

"It wasn't that we relaxed or anything like that," Hoggard coach Ron Strickland said. "My libero came out a little shaky in that match, and she's usually rock solid, and everybody kind of followed her. They're a good team and they capitalized on it."

Hoggard's Cassidy Stephenson served the ball and once it was volleyed back, she tapped it over the net and found a hole on the Pender side to end the comeback at 25-21.

"We stopped hitting the ball because Hoggard blocked us so good," Pender coach Ray Horton said. "If they play well and make a good play, we can still play good and not stop their good play."

Amanda White, who led the Vikings with 23 digs, served the game-clinching point of the match. It was volleyed high twice before being spiked back out of bounds by Pender's Jessica Sanabria.

"They don't want to lose to Pender and Pender doesn't want to lose to us. It's a good-hearted rivalry," Strickland said. "Because the girls all know each other, it means a lot emotionally, much more than it does in the X's and O's."

Hoggard wins 3-0

27-25 (H), 25-21 (H), 25-21 (H)

Individual Statistics
Jamie Jarrell - 16 kills, 1 block, 13 digs

Alyssa Campagna - 17 kills, 3 blocks, 4 digs

Abi Wright - 2 kills, 1 assist, 1 block

Cassidy Stephenson - 3 kills, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 5 digs

Montgomery Register - 8 blocks, 1 dig

Amanda White - 23 digs, 1 assist

Kellie Esinhart - 1 kill, 1 ace, 7 digs

Maggie Sheets - 4 digs

Mary Beth Herring - 3 digs

Shelly Saito - 2 kills, 13 assists, 2 blocks, 5 digs

Ellen Tootoo - 4 kills, 23 assists, 2 aces, 3 blocks, 12 digs

Vikes Split at the Tiger Invitational

The Tiger Invitational in Chapel Hill is always a good barometer and reality check to see where your team stands at the beginning of the year.  Until this year, the Invitational was a tournament, but this year, each team was guaranteed four matches, 1 on Friday and 3 on Saturday.

JTH vs NW Guilford - Friday at 8 pm
The Vikings started the pre-season scrimmage with a picture perfect match against the always strong Northwest Guilford squad from Greensboro, NC.  The girls played seemingly flawlessly as they put the Vikings from Guilford County away in 3 games.  Jamie Jarrell was named the match's MVP.

JTH wins  3-0,  
26-24 (H), 25-20 (H), 25-18 (H)

Individual Statistics
Jamie Jarrell - 13 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs, 2 blocks, 2 assists
Alyssa Campagna -  7 kills, 1 dig, 1 assist, 2 blocks
Abi Wright - 1 kill
Cassidy Stephenson - 1 kill, 1 assist, 1 block
Montgomery Register - 2 kills, 1 block
Amanda White - 1 kill, 2 assists, 12 digs
Kellie Esinhart - 1 ace, 5 digs
Shelly Saito - 5 kills, 2 digs, 12 assists
Ellen Tootoo - stats unavailable


JTH vs East Chapel Hill - Saturday at 9 am
Then Saturday morning at 9 am came, and apparently toooo quickly!   Against East Chapel Hill, the Vikings went 5 games before winning the 5th set 15-13.  An especially exciting come from behind 5th set proved Hoggard could pull a win out even when not playing their best.  Alyssa Campagna was named the match's MVP.

JTH wins 3-2, 
25-19(H), 20-25 (EC), 25-15 (H), 22-25 (EC), 15-13 (H)

Individual Statistics
Jamie Jarrell - 15 kills, 6 digs, 1 block
Alyssa Campagna - 17 kills
Cassidy Stephenson - 3 kills, 2 digs, 1 ace
Montgomery Register - 4 kills
Amanda White - 3 kills, 4 aces, 3 digs
Kellie Esinhart - 2 aces, 2 digs
Maggie Sheets - 1 ace
Shelly Saito - 8 kills, 4 aces, 1 dig, 4 blocks, 21 assists
Ellen Tootoo - 7 kills, 1 dig, 33 assists


JTH vs Chapel Hill - Saturday at 1 pm
Hoggard needed a better than flawless effort against Chapel Hill to get a game in this match, but they could only manage one of those against the very talented and experienced hosts Chapel Hill Tigers.  After looking a bit confused in the first set, the Vikings turned it around in the 2nd to win it 25-23.   That would be the only set Chapel Hill would lose in the Invitational, and matched last year's score against the Tigers. 

Chapel Hill wins  3-1
25-11 (C), 23-25 (H), 25-13 (C), 25-18 (C)

Individual Statistics
Jamie Jarrell - 11 kills, 10 digs, 1 assist
Alyssa Campagna - 1 kills, 2 digs, 1 block
Abi Wright - 1 kill
Cassidy Stephenson - 2 kills, 1 dig, 1 block
Montgomery Register - 1 kill, 2 blocks, 1 assist
Amanda White - 1 ace, 18 digs
Kellie Esinhart - 5 digs
Shelly Saito - 2 digs, 1 assist
Ellen Tootoo - 3 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs, 16 assists


JTH vs Durham Riverside - Saturday at 3 pm
Looking a bit tired after 9 sets in the first two matches, Hoggard played another 5 setter before losing to a hard hitting Durham Riverside team.

Durham Riverside wins  3-2  <21-25 (H), 25-19 (R), 15-25 (H), 25-22 (R), 15-13 (R)>

Individual Statistics
Jamie Jarrell - 22 kills, 2 aces, 15 digs, 1 block
Alyssa Campagna - 11 kills, 1 dig, 1 assist, 3 blocks
Cassidy Stephenson - 6 kills, 3 digs, 1 block
Montgomery Register - 2 blocks
Amanda White - 3 aces, 2 assists, 33 digs
Kellie Esinhart - 1 ace, 5 digs
Mary Beth Herring - 3 digs
Shelly Saito - 2 kills, 1 ace, 9 digs, 11 assists
Ellen Tootoo - 5 kills, 2 aces, 8 digs, 32 assists

All in all, a very promising start shows that the Hoggard Vikings will be a strong contender for the conference championship again this year, and a deep run into the playoffs.

GO HOGGARD!

Vikings Start Scrimmage Season at Ashley Slam and Jack Britt

Every season Hoggard starts preparing for the regular season with pre-season scrimmages that allow the coaches to size up the team, the talent and how to make the parts work as a whole.  2010 is no different with an almost completely new team taking the court for the varsity Vikings. 

Front: Jamie, Kelli, Alyssa, Amanda, Mary Beth, Maggie. 

Back: Cassidy, Abi, Ellen, Courtney, Montgomery, Shelly.

not pictured:  Kara

Varsity Roster for 2010

Sr. Maggie Sheets
Sr. Amanda White
Jr.  Alyssa Campagna
Jr.  Kelli Eisenhart
Jr.  Mary Beth Herring
Jr.  Jamie Jarrell
Jr.  Abi Wright
So.  Montgomery Register
So.  Shelly Saito
So.  Courtney Tarter
So.  Ellen Tootoo
So.  Kara Westmoreland
Fr.  Cassidy Stephenson