By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — It wasn’t even St. Patrick’s Day but the color green was very much in vogue on Sept. 28… where else but at Green Valley School? All three middle school volleyball teams were wearing some shade of green — and, fittingly, it was a three-way split decision.
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The tri-match first saw Green Valley take on Valle Crucis. The Eagles took the first set from the Cougars, 25-20, but a 22-25 reversal of fortune forced a third set tiebreaker, Green Valley surviving a close, 15-12 challenge.
In the second match of the evening, Valle Crucis took care of business vs. Blowing Rock, 25-19,.25-20, but then the Rockets took a 2-1 decision against Green Valley after losing the first set, but rallying to win the next two, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12.
In other Watauga middle school action:
- Parkway def. Mabel 2-0 (25-6, 25-10)
- Parkway def. Bethel 2-0 (25-12, 25-8)
- Mabel def. Bethel 2-1 (25-13, 15-25, 15-8)
- Hardin Park 2, Cove Creek 0 (25-15, 25-14)
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