Prep volleyball: UCA, Randleman secure league titles

Asheboro’s Kailey Brown, left, and Emma Kate Forester go up at the net as Providence Grove’s Lara Wiseman delivers a spike during a match last week at the “Dig for a Cure” match at Providence Grove. (PJ Ward-Brown / Randolph Record)

Uwharrie Charter Academy and Randleman wrapped up regular-season championships in volleyball.

UCA secured the Four Rivers Conference while running its overall winning streak to 15 matches.

Randleman, on the way to winning the Piedmont Athletic Conference, has produced a 14-match winning streak.

Both teams entered this week with undefeated marks in conference play and neither team had dropped a set during league competition.

UCA swept host North Moore and visiting Eastern Randolph last week.

While controlling Eastern Randolph, Carly Rush’s 15 digs and 10 kills and Caroline Way’s 15 kills and six digs helped the cause. Against North Moore, Emory Johnson had 33 assists and 12 digs and Sadie Upchurch had 12 digs to help the Eagles.

** Randleman won home matches by taking down High Point Central and second-place Central Davidson in sweeps. With a 17-3 record, the Tigers are closing in on a third 20-win season in five seasons.

** Southwestern Randolph, the second-place team in the Four Rivers Conference, swept both visiting Eastern Randolph and host Jordan-Matthews, so the Cougars had won seven times in an eight-match stretch. Against Eastern Randolph, Bailey Blackmon registered 11 kills, Hailey Kennedy delivered 27 assists and 11 digs, and Madilyn Baker racked up 16 service points.

** Trinity extended its winning streak to four matches by rolling at Thomasville as Avalynn Johnson notched 26 assists, Bryn Holden recorded 25 service points and Charlee Phillips had 20 service points. The Bulldogs entered this week one match behind first-place West Davidson in the Central Carolina 3-A Conference.

Earlier, Trinity edged visiting Providence Grove in five sets, with Johnson’s 45 assists and Avery Moffitt’s 17 kills and 16 digs among the big numbers.

** Providence Grove topped host East Davidson in three shots as Lara Wiseman compiled 18 kills and Cheyenne Collins supplied 20 assists.

** Asheboro knocked off host Providence Grove in three sets with Adalynn Scherer’s seven kills and six blocks and Kailey Brown’s 14 assists and eight digs among the key numbers.

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