Goodpasture recently became the owner of the TSSAA record for most consecutive victories in volleyball. And Friday in the 28th Choo Choo Classic, Boyd-Buchanan put an end to the Lady Cougars’ streak at 85 matches.
The Lady Buccaneers played Goodpasture in pool play at Red Bank and won 18-25, 25-20, 16-14. The Lady Cougars, who broke the record held by Kirkman from 1976 to 1978, won the Class AA state title in 2012 and went 48-0 last year on the way to the Class A championship.
Asia Kirkman leads the hitting for the Lady Bucs, and fellow junior Sarah Emrey leads in blocks. Senior Kristen Reynolds is the team’s assists leader, and classmate Katie DeLay paces Boyd-Buchanan in digs and aces.
The Lady Bucs are 10-8 overall and 1-0 in District 5-A with nine district games remaining. Should both progress that far, Boyd-Buchanan potentially could face Goodpasture again in a state sectional.
“We didn’t make mistakes,” Boyd-Buchanan coach Alfie Dodd said. “Our hitters played out of their minds. Defensively we didn’t let anything touch the ground. We had no missed serves. All that.