PREP ROUNDUP: Covington starts well, defeats Tiger Cubs

Jakob Foss (3) of Greencastle tries to clear the ball away from a South Vermillion defender during Monday sectional action.

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CLINTON — Covington came out strongly on Monday night in the second semifinal match of the South Vermillion boys’ soccer sectional, scoring twice in the first 10 minutes and never trailing in defeating Greencastle 6-1.

The Trojans led 3-0 at halftime, before Evan Crowe scored in the second half to cut the deficit to two goals.

The Tiger Cubs were shut out the remainder of the match.

“We did not go out as hard as Covington did in the first half,” Greencastle coach J.D. Sims said. “We let three goals by in a matter of 12 minutes.”

Last month, Greencastle had won nine straight matches going in to the conference championship match before losing 4-1 to Edgewood.

The Tiger Cubs lost their last three matches of the season after that point.

“Fatigue caught up with us, and I think losing conference hurt the boys mentally,” Sims said. “We started making costly errors in the back of the field and our positioning started to fall apart these past few games.”

Despite the premature end to the season, Sims was pleased with how well his team played and has a lot of optimism for the future.

Seth Nichols of Greencastle (2) fights off a South Vermillion defender for the ball during Monday sectional action.

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“Overall the boys had a great season, and played some really good soccer,” he said. “Our ball movement was very impressive a large part of the season and we had some great wins.

“We are only losing two seniors this year, so we can build on what we have done this year.”

In other soccer action:

• Tri-West (girls) 6, North Putnam 0 — At Lizton, the host Bruins recorded a shutout win over the Cougars in the first round of the sectional on Monday.

• North Montgomery (girls) 2, Greencastle 1 (OT) — At Lizton, the Chargers and the shorthanded Tiger Cubs (with only 10 healthy players) went into overtime before North Montgomery pushed in the winning goal.

Volleyball

• Fountain Central 3, North Putnam 1 — At Veedersburg, the Cougars won the third set in falling to the Mustangs.

Fountain Central won by scores of 25-3, 25-14, 22-25 and 25-14.

“We faced strong hitters and we were able to improve our blocking,” NP coach LeeAnn Bryan said. “We are still struggling with making the same mistakes, such as not getting to where we are supposed to be defensively.”

North Putnam stat leaders:

Bradi Gierke — 16 kills, 2 digs

Kinzey Young — 6 kills, 3 blocks

Haley Abdon — 9 digs, 2 kills

Ainslee Vogt — 9 assists, 5 digs

Lyndi Parent — 18 assists, 6 digs, 3 kills

Aleah Duncan — 8 digs

Grace Willard — 4 digs

Bronwyn Spencer — 2 blocks

• Rockville 3, South Putnam 0 — At Rockville, the hosts won by scores of 25-8, 25-15 and 25-13.

South Putnam stat leaders:

Kills — Caitlin Capps 3, Miranda Bieghler 2, Lillie Stein 2, Aubrey Hill 1

Points — Miranda Bieghler 3, Caitlin Capps 3, Brianna Robinson 3, Lillie Stein 1, Lexi Vanihel 1

Set-assists — Miranda Bieghler 1, Drew Bratcher 1, Sabrina Phillips 1

Blocks — Lillie Stein 2,Caitlin Capps 2

Digs — Miranda Bieghler 8, Masey Chambers 7, Ashley Schroer 5, Caitlin Capps 3, Alex Bratcher 2, Drew Bratcher 2, Lillie Stein 2, Brianna Robinson 1, Lexi Vanihel 1

Rockville won the JV match 17-25, 25-22 and 15-13.

South Putnam stat leaders:

Kills — Sydney Jackman 3, Aubrey Hill 2, Jaylen Hughbanks 2

Points — Brianna Robinson 16, Sydney Jackman 7, Abby Teipen 7, Aubrey Hill 4

Aces — Brianna Robinson 5, Sydney Jackman 3, Abby Teipen 2, Aubrey Hill 1

Blocks — Sydney Jackman 1

Digs — Alex Bratcher 10, Abby Teipen 6, Brianna Robinson 4

Set-assists — Abby Teipen 5, Alex Bratcher 3

• Monrovia 3, South Putnam 0 — The visiting Bulldogs won by scores of 25-11, 25-11 and 30-28.

“The girls battled in long volleys,” SP coach Rachelle Custis said. “We fought hard in the third set, but couldn’t pull off the win.”

South Putnam stats:

Kills — Caitlin Capps 3, Miranda Bieghler 1, Lillie Stein 1,Sabrina Phillips 1

Points — Miranda Bieghler 6, Brianna Robinson 5, Aubrey Hill 4, Lexi Vanihel 3, Caitlin Capps 3, Ashley Schroer 2, Drew Bratcher 1

Aces — Aubrey Hill- 3, Miranda Bieghler 1

Set assists — Miranda Bieghler 4

Blocks — Caitlin Capps 5, Lillie Stein 5, Aubrey Hill 3

Digs — Lexi Vanihel 9, Aubrey Hill 4, Masey Chambers 4, Caitlin Capps 4, Lillie Stein 2, Miranda Bieghler 2, Sabrina Phillips 1, Ashley Schroer 1

Monrovia won the JV match by scores of 15-25, 25-22 and 15-6.

Kills — Aubrey Hill 1, Sydney Jackman 1, Brianna Robinson 1

Points — Alex Bratcher 10, Brianna Robinson 10, Bailey Proctor 5, Abby Teipen 5, Aubrey Hill 3, Sydney Jackman 2

Aces — Brianna Robinson 5, Alex Bratcher 3, Aubrey Hill 1, Sydney Jackman 1, Brianna Robinson 1

Blocks — Aubrey Hill 1

Digs — Bailey Proctor 4, Brianna Robinson 3, Sydney Jackman 2, Abby Teipen 1, Aubrey Hill 1, Marissa Crum 1, Alex Bratcher 1

Set-assists: Abby Teipen, Alex Bratcher, Sydney Jackman, and Bailey Proctor 1 each

• Terre Haute South 3, Greencastle 1 — The host Tiger Cubs won the first set from the powerful Braves before dropping the final three.

South won by scores of 24-26, 25-15, 25-17 and 25-14.

Bailey Shuee had six kills for the Tiger Cubs, while Madison Trout had six kills and 16 digs.

Jalyn Duff had a big night with 20 assists, four blocks and 11 digs while Maggie Meyer had 24 digs.