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The Berryville Lady Bobcats could have won all three of their games last week, coach Kristin Whetham said on Friday, Sept. 30.
But, like Meatloaf once said, two out of three ain’t bad.
After losing in four sets at Blue Eye on Monday, Sept. 26, Berryville bounced back strong. First the Lady Bobcats traveled to Clarksville and claimed a four-set victory on Tuesday, Sept. 27, then they swept Gentry in three sets two nights later in Berryville’s annual Pink Out game.
“We should have been 3-0,” Whetham said. “We could have beat Blue Eye. We had the lead in every set but we ended up making too many mistakes on our side of the floor.”
Berryville was without starting setter Mia Thurman against Clarksville. Thurman was attending visitation for longtime Berryville teacher Larissa Allen, who died last week after battling breast cancer.
Without Thurman, Berryville lost the first set at Clarksville but settled in and won the final three sets.
“We’ve never had to play without Mia, so it was more of us just trying to figure out what we needed to do and who needed to do what. So after that first set, we kind of made our adjustments.”
Senior Hannah Youngblood filled in at setter and “did an amazing job,” Whetham said.
“She’s a girl that I really like,” Whetham said of Youngblood. “She has a no-lose attitude, in any sport she plays and anything she does, which I love about her. She’s going to do whatever it takes and wherever you put her to try to win.”
The win over Gentry came on a special, albeit bittersweet night for the Lady Bobcats. The Pink Out game, which had been planned before Allen’s death, raised $2,229 for the charity she created — ChemHo Ho Ho. The night included a ceremony honoring Allen, who was a Berryville teacher for 20 years.
“It was very special for these girls because a lot of these girls had her either in second grade or as a (gifted and talented) teacher,” Whetham said.
Whetham also had praise for her junior high team, which is 10-1 this season.
“I’m extremely proud of those girls,” Whetham said. “The future looks extremely bright.”
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