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Cherryville, NC (WNN) - The Cherryville Ironmen girls’ volleyball team has won seven of their last nine matches. At one point, they had rolled off six wins in a row. These young ladies are holding their own in the new Southern Piedmont 2a/3a/4a conference. Many of the conference matches are against 3a and 4a schools. This week has included some highs and lows during their three matches.
The Ironmen saw their six-match winning streak snapped at Lincolnton on Tuesday evening. The Wolves came away with a 3-1 victory. Lincolnton took sets 1, 2, and 4 by scores of 25-17, 25-20, and 25-6. Cherryville took set 3 by a margin of 25-15.
Several girls have continued to shine, even in the loss. Junior Kate Mulvey served up five aces, Senior Emily Allen had 3, and Senior Camryn Shirley added 2. Emily Allen led with eight kills, followed by three more seniors, Raylei Gidney, Jenna Anthony, and Kennedy Weathers, with five each.
The trio of Raylei Gidney, Emily Allen, and Jenna Anthony were able to each record a block. Camryn Shirley and Emily Allen made 10 digs, while Kate Mulvey had 7. Once again, Emily Allen had double-digit assists as she added 17 more to her astounding career total. Camyrn Shirley and Kate Mulvey had 3 and 1 assists, respectively.
The Lady Ironmen volleyball team taking the court during their game. Sept. 25, 2025.
Kelly rent
Cherryville notched a 3-0 non-conference victory at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy. Scores were, first set 25-21, second set 25-16, and third set 25-9 for the match final of 3-0. Many of the team members put up impressive statistics in the win.
They were a serving wrecking machine with six players scoring aces. Kate Mulvey led the way with 8, Camryn Shirley was next closest with 4, Kate Bookout and Taylor Hudson each had two, and Raylei Gidney and Emily Allen had one. Kate Mulvey also led the Ironmen in kills with 10, Emily Allen had 8, and Kennedy Weathers added 7. Raylei Gidney recorded the only block.
Emily Allen made the 25 team digs with 9, Kate Bookout with 6, Camryn Shirley with 4, and Kate Mulvey and Taylor Hudson each with 3. No surprise that Emily Allen led in assists, she tallied 20, Camryn Shirley had 6, Kate Mulvey added 3, and Jenna Anthony had 1. This win was obviously a tremendous team effort.
The fans in Nixon Gym were treated to an epic five-set battle; unfortunately, Cherryville fell a little short to 4A conference foe East Gaston Warriors, 3-2. The first set was a fiercely contested battle. The ladies of Cherryville pulled it out 25-23.
The second set was the same, with an even more dramatic edge-of-your-seat play. Late in the set, Cherryville trailed 24-21; however, these young ladies did not back down. They stood strong and kept battling back. The score was tied three times, 24-24, 25-25, and 26-26. The scrappy Ironmen were able to put it away 28-26 for a 2-0 lead. Once again, the third set was a tight contest. It went back and forth for much of the set, but East Gaston was able to snatch this one away 26-24.
Cherryville never stopped fighting; however, it appeared the outstanding effort from the first three sets took a little too much out of the Ironmen. The warriors of East Gaston were able to win the final two sets 25-19 and 15-8. The win improved East Gaston to 16-4. Cherryville dropped to 10-6 overall and 6-6 in conference play. Currently, they are tied in fourth place with Lincolnton.
Next week, the Ironmen have a huge conference game on Tuesday against Highland Tech, who currently leads the conference with a 12-0 record. On Wednesday evening, Stuart Cramer invades Nixon Gym, and then Cherryville travels to Burns on Thursday. Come out and support these young ladies as they work their way toward the playoffs.
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