The Halifax County High School varsity volleyball team got its season off to a good start Tuesday night with a 3-1 win over Dan River High School at Dan River High School in Ringgold.

Dan River High School topped the Comets 25-19 in the opening game, but the Comets bounced back to win three games in a row by scores of 25-13, 25-16 and 25-18 to win the best-of-five-game match.

Overall it was a great first game and a good win, said Comets Head Coach Tiffaney Bratton.

We saw that we needed to work on some things to compete in our district and beyond. The girls had a great time on the court and came home with a win.

The Comets struggled with service errors at times in the opening game, opening the door for Dan River High School to pull off the win.

We missed key serves in the first game that cost us that one, Bratton explained.

We controlled the ball well in the first game. but we made some small mistakes that cost at critical moments. We also let some balls drop without making a play on them.

The Comets bounced back with a better effort in the second game, improving their ability to place their shots.

The team played much smarter in the second game, Bratton pointed out.

They figured out that if they controlled the ball more on our side we could put the ball in spots that Dan River couldnt return it.

The Comets continued to control the ball on both sides of the net in the third and fourth games with several players making big plays at key points, and came away with solid wins in the two games to seal the match win.

I was really pleased to see the overall team effort that the girls gave, Bratton remarked.

We really had some unselfish play out there, and that made the team concept a reality for us.

Several players drew praise from Bratton for their play.

We had some big plays from seniors Mackenzie Lawter and Rose Spainhour, Bratton noted.

Both Mackenzie and Rose led the team both on the front row and on the back row. Leigh-Anne McCormick stepped up and made some great sets and big hits to lead us on the front row.

Leigh-Anne is a great player, Bratton continued.

She is so versatile as a player that she helps the team immensely with power plays and great sets. Outside hitter Savanna Cabaniss had some big hits on the front row and held her own on the back row as well. Katie Cole stepped into several roles on the court to help with the win.

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