Category: Volleyball

The volleyball team played Lincoln County on Monday night. The ladies traveled to Lincoln county to face off against the Patriots. This was their second time seeing this team this season, and they were looking to get another win.

The Rebels started off strong in the first set, winning 25-18. Although Lincoln wasn’t too far behind, the girls stood their ground and were able to pull through the set. The second set went to the Rebels as well, 25-16.

The Rebels ended up taking a clean sweep over Lincoln county when they won the third set 25-21. The Rebels kept their composure when tough sets came about and ended up pulling out the best outcome!

Junior Gracee Teague, setter, led the team in assists (16) and Kendra Christopher led the team in kills (12).

Sophomore Ashlen Young says that the most helpful thing that was said to her during the game was when senior Camryn Thompson said, “Let’s continue doing great and stay working together.”

Volleyball will play the Mercer County Titans on Tuesday at home! Good luck Rebels!

The Boyle County volleyball team took on 12th Region rival Mercer County on Tuesday. The Rebels came into the game with a 19-9 overall record, an astounding 16-2 in the region! The Titans came in with a 6-11 record, 5-8 in the region. Coach Eric Kenoyer has had his team playing well, winning 5 of their last 6.

To begin the first set, Boyle County went on a run, forcing the Titans to call a timeout at 14-9. The Rebels ended up taking the first set 25-11 on a huge Kendra Christopher kill. The atmosphere was starting to make a difference, as Mercer’s fans were very encouraging.

In the second set, Boyle took a 12-4 lead early, forcing Mercer to call a timeout. Once the Rebels hit 18 points, Mercer went on a huge run, cutting the lead down to 18-16. The teams went back and forth in a wild atmosphere, and the Rebels took the set 25-21 with Emma Young’s 2nd kill of the season!

The Rebels danced to Cotton Eye Joe during the break between the sets, and it certainly had an effect on the game. The Rebels were on fire, and the Titans couldn’t put together a run. The Rebels blew past Mercer and won the third and final set 25-8.

When asked how the environment changed the game, setter Emma Young concluded that “the environment pumped us up and kept us working well as a team”.

The Rebels welcome Trinity Christian at 7pm on Thursday in a highly anticipated game!

On Tuesday, the volleyball team headed over to Danville High School to take on the Admirals. These teams played earlier in the year, with Boyle prevailing.

The Admirals started out hot in the first set, taking an early 10-4 lead. The Rebels, led by Coach Eric Kenoyer, started to wake up. They instantly went on a run, and eventually took the first set, 25-20.

The Rebels cruised through the next two sets, winning them 25-16 and 25-15, respectively. After the win, setter Emma Young noted that the energy difference turned the game around. She added that, “the comeback in the first set really set the tone for the rest of the match”.

The Rebels head to Lincoln County next Monday to take on the Lady Patriots.

The volleyball team traveled to play Pulaski County on Saturday morning. They were coming off of a clean sweep against Danville Christian Academy and were looking to keep the ball rolling.

The Rebels started off the first set behind, losing 25-19. Kendra says that their biggest issue on Saturday was that they “didn’t work well as a team”. She adds, “I think we definitely have the potential to beat them in the future.”

The next set went to the Rebels where they came back to win the set 25-12! However, the odds were not in their favor in the next two sets. They ended up losing the third set 25-22 and the fourth 25-23. Though they played close with the maroons, they were not able to secure the win.

Junior Kendra Christopher says, “We just need to use our individual talents to work with each other better. The most fundamental thing we need to focus on is serve receive because it is essential to running our offense successfully.”

The volleyball team will play again on Tuesday away against Danville! Good luck ladies!

The Boyle County volleyball team took on an energetic Lincoln County team in Rebel Arena on Monday. Lincoln County came in with a very inspired group, and Boyle County needed to respond.

Lincoln took the first set, 25-22, after a string of great teamwork during some long points. Their fans and players were very loud, and Boyle County wasn’t able to close out that set.

However, the Rebels certainly responded well. Boyle rallied to win some incredibly close sets, 25-23, 25-22, and 25-20 to take home a gusty win. They didn’t have too much time to celebrate, though, because they knew that DCA was the next night.

Setter Emma Young added that, “we played very well tonight, and we need to bring our A-game to DCA tomorrow.” Gracee Teague and Emma Young had 24 and 22 sets, respectively. Kendra Christopher had an incredible game, with a whopping 23 kills!