Skip to main content

Dodd City Lady Hornets knock off Class 3A De Kalb By Allen Rich


Posted Date: 10/18/2023

Dodd City Lady Hornets knock off Class 3A De Kalb By Allen Rich
De Kalb, Texas -- Kadyn McCarley, Addison Weeks and Taegan Williams combined to knock down 32 kills to propel the Dodd City Lady Hornets past Class 3A De Kalb Lady Bears in a five-set thriller.

The Lady Hornets stung De Kalb, 25-15, in the opener only to watch the Lady Bears battle back to win the next two sets, 25-20 and 25-23.

Down 2-1 in the match, Dodd City stormed back to dominate the fourth set, 25-15, setting up the tiebreaker.

The Lady Hornets clinched the match with an exciting 15-12 victory in the fifth set.

Dodd City's Kadyn McCarley had a big night with a team-high 14 kills and a match-high eight aces, but Addison Weeks joined McCarley in double digits with 10 kills. Taegan Williams also turned in a strong performance with eight kills.

Hannah Burney blasted away with four kills and three aces, Breezy Jenkins put down three kills to go along with three aces, and Addyson Chaney chipped in two kills.

Weeks dished out 15 assists to her Lady Hornet hitters and Chaney handed out 10 assists.

Emma Garner came up with three digs.

With the impressive win on the road, the Lady Hornets improve to 27-9 on the season. District play resumes Friday when Dodd City hosts Savoy in a varsity-only match set for 4:30 p.m.

DC stats:

Set 1: 25-15 DC
Set 2: 25-20 DK
Set 3: 25-23 DK
Set 4: 25-15 DC
Set 5: 15-12 DC

#2 Kadyn McCarley
14 kills; 8 aces; 3 digs; 2 assists

#3 Addyson Chaney
2 kills; 3 aces; 3 digs; 10 assists

#5 Emma Garner
3 digs

#7 Addison Weeks
10 kills; 2 aces; 3 digs; 15 assists

#9 Hannah Burney
4 kills; 3 aces; 1 dig

#13 Taegan Williams
8 kills; 2 digs; 2 blocks

#16 Breezy Jenkins
3 kills; 3 aces; 1 assist