Wolfe and Knott will Meet in 14th Region Volleyball Final

JACKSON – October 25, 2022 – Brendon D. Miller

The bracket for the 14th Region Volleyball Tournament played out as expected and regional heavyweights Wolfe County and Knott Central will meet in the Regional Championship Game on Wednesday Night in Jackson.

53rd District Champion Knott Central (28-9) defeated Leslie County 3-1 (25-20, 23-25, 25-17, 25-15) in the first semi-final on Monday Night after having swept Breathitt County 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-16) in the quarterfinals.

55th District Champion Wolfe County took care of Powell County 3-0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-10) in the second semi-final after defeating defending Region Champion Letcher Central on Saturday 3-1 (29-27, 25-23, 13-25, 25-22).

Wolfe and Knott have previously met in the 14th Region Championship Game in 2020 with Wolfe taking the Regional title 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-20) and then most recently on September 10th in the All-A Regional Final with Wolfe winning 3-1 (17-25, 25-23, 25-12, 25-21).

INDIVIDUAL STATS
KNOTT CENTRAL
NATALIE WADDELL (Sr.) – 207 kills, 53 blocks, 100 digs, 118 aces
SYDNEY STIDHAM (So.) (libero) – 333 digs, 74 aces
ELLIE MILLER (So.) – 506 assists, 217 digs, 84 aces
ZOE MILLER (8th) – 397 assists, 225 digs, 61 aces
FAITH POLLARD (So.) – 360 kills, 68 blocks
AKASIA BENTLEY (So.) – 145 kills, 40 blocks, 262 digs, 51 aces
KRISTA HATMAKER (Jr.) – 148 kills, 39 blocks, 58 aces

WOLFE COUNTY
GINGER JOHNSON (Jr.) (Regional Player of Year) – 461 kills, 77 aces, 294 digs
GRACE WHISMAN (Jr.) – 458 assists, 146 digs, 51 aces
NAOMA NOBLE (Fr.) – 413 kills, 193 digs, 71 aces, 20 blocks
JADE CARROLL (Jr.) (libero) – 307 digs
ABIGAIL NOBLE (Fr.) – 395 assists, 96 aces
LACY SMITH (Jr.) – 24 blocks

Should be a great one and you can watch it on Bluegrass Sports Nation Facebook and Youtube with the match scheduled for 7:00 PM.