Newton Wins Edwards Co. VB Title, EHS Fourth

In Pool play, Newton won over Grayville, 25-23, 28-26 and downed Casey-Westfield, 25-16, 25-17.

Effingham was a winner over Mount Carmel, 32-30, 25-15 and defeated Olney, 26-24, 25-12.

The Eagles and the Hearts moved into the Gold Flight. Newton defeated Edwards County, 25-9, 23-25, 16-14. Effingham was a winner over Carmi, 29-27, 25-3.

Newton and EHS met and the Eagles came out a winner, 26-24, 25-8. Newton then downed Carmi-White County, 25-7, 25-22 to win the championship. The Hearts fell to Edwards County, 25-21, 25-19 to finish fourth.

Named to the All-Tournament Team were Effingham's Kennedy Sowell and Lexi Chrappa and Newton's Jenna Ochs and Brooke Schafer.

Edwards County Invitaitonal

Newton Total Stats -- Ochs, 10 aces, 32 kills, 6 blocks, 3 digs; Johnston, 7 aces, 25 kills, 7 assists, 1 block, 33 digs; Muvley, 6 aces, 1 assist, 4 digs; Hemrich, 5 aces, 2 assists, 22 digs; Bennett, 4 aces, 14 assists, 37 digs; Schafer, 2 aces, 18 kills, 86 assists, 3 blocks, 21 digs; Kessler, 25 kills, 2 assists, 1 block, 5 digs; Rauch, 17 kills, 2 assists, 10 digs; Smithenry, 10 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs; Utley, 1 kill; Russell, 14 digs

Effingham vs. Mount Carmel -- Davis, 1 assist; Beals, 4 kills, 1 assist, 3 aces, 5 digs; Belcher, 6 kills, 2 blocks; Sowell, 6 kills, 2 digs; Phillips, 2 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Chrappa, 5 kills, 1 ace, 9 digs; Angel, 9 assists, 2 aces, 1 dig; R. Cunningham, 3 digs; Donaldson, 1 kill, 1 block, 1 dig; Budde, 13 assists, 1 ace, 3 digs; Althoff, 1 kill, 1 assist, 6 digs

Efifngham vs. Olney -- Davis, 7 assists, 1 ace, 3 digs; Beals, 3 kills, 8 digs; Belcher, 6 kills, 2 blocks; Sowell, 2 kills, 1 block, 2 digs; Phililps, 5 kills, 3 aces, 1 block, 1 dig; Chrappa, 7 kills, 5 digs; Angel, 1 assist; Ballman, 1 ace, 2 digs; Thompson, 2 assists; Boone, 1 kill; R. Cunningham, 1 dig; Donaldson, 2 kills, 2 assists, 2 aces, 1 block, 2 digs; Budde, 14 assists, 9 digs; Franklin, 1 dig; Althoff, 5 digs

Effingham vs. Carmi-White County -- Davis, 3 assists, 1 ace, 1 dig; Beals, 3 kills, 1 assist, 1 ace, 5 digs; Belcher, 3 kills, 1 block; Sowell, 6 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Phillips, 1 kill, 3 aces, 1 block, 6 digs; Chrappa, 3 assists, 2 aces, 1 dig; R. Cunningham, 2 digs; Donaldson, 1 assist, 1 ace, 4 digs; Budde, 12 assists, 2 aces, 13 digs; Althoff, 7 digs

Effingham vs. Newton -- Beals, 2 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs; Belcher, 2 kills, 1 dig; Sowell, 6 kills, 3 blocks, 1 dig; Phillips, 1 block; Chrappa, 2 kills, 11 digs; Angel, 8 assists, 1 ace, 2 digs; Ballman, 2 digs; R. Cunningham, 5 digs; Donaldson, 1 ace, 2 blocks; Budde, 4 assists, 7 digs; Althoff, 6 digs

Effingham vs. Edwards County -- Davis, 5 assists, 3 digs; Beals, 2 kills, 10 digs; Belcher, 5 kills, 1 block, 1 dig; Sowell, 3 kills, 1 dig; Phillips, 4 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks, 4 digs; Chrappa, 3 kills, 1 block, 4 digs; Angel, 9 assists, 1 ace, 1 dig; R. Cunningham, 3 digs; Donaldson, 2 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 2 digs; Budde, 5 assists, 2 digs; Althoff, 9 digs

Effingham High School captured fourth place at the Edwards Co. Invitational.

Named to the All-Tournament Team from Effingham were, left to right, Kennedy Sowell and Lexi Chrappa.