Highlights of McCreary Central Tournament

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Teams can gain a lot of confidence early in a season after bringing home a gold trophy after winning an in-season tournament.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Wayne County Cardinals hope that is the case after going 4-0 winning the McCreary Central Tournament. Wayne County lost just two sets in the best-of-three games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Their main players from last year are picking up where they left off. [player_tooltip player_id='594477' first='Addison' last='Edwards'] leads in kills with [player_tooltip player_id='531306' first='Brooklyn' last='Rood'] starting the offense at libero. Freshman setter Hannah Denney continues to set up hitters such as [player_tooltip player_id='594477' first='Addison' last='Edwards'] and Desi Burnette well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Casey County may have lost in the championship game. However, new head coach Lindsey Burkhead and staff have the Rebels going in a good direction at 4-2 after winning just six games all last season. They still have a ways to go, but they are not beating themselves as bad as they may have in the past.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>South Laurel (4-2) wound up taking third defeating the host Raiders (3-2). Bell County (5-2) wound up taking fifth beating Perry County Central (3-4) and Barren County (2-5) left with one win, besting Lincoln County (0-6).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["594477"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66ca9fef0a053"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Edwards came through in the clutch for the Cardinals to propel them to the tournament win with timely kills. She is a reliable hitter for Wayne County rising up and putting balls down. Edwards takes some power off balls to land then where needed. Edwards had 10 kills in the season opening win at Clinton County on Tuesday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["531306"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66ca9fef0a0a9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Rood is a catalyst for starting up the Wayne County offense. She lines up her arms with balls to make solid passes. She is not afraid to go down on her knees to get balls, doing a lot of the dirty work. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["212252"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66ca9fef0a0e9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Lee is a big reason why Casey County has won almost as many games as last year on the young season. She constantly encourages her teammates whether the Rebels win or lose the point. She is developing into a reliable hitter as Casey County is trying to be balanced offensively. She can also produce as a server and passer.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["608199"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-66ca9fef0a126"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Lamb could ultimately be a good find for some program. She has solid timing on her blocks and is a good passer. She is a six-rotation player. Lamb is good with the push shots and can swing hard with good sets.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->