Photo by Erin Nelson. Starnes Media
Mountain Brook’s Greer Golden (5) sends the ball over the net in a match against Briarwood held at Spartan Arena on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Photo by Erin Nelson.
Over the course of the year, Village Living will keep you up to date on the various Mountain Brook High School athletic teams. To see previous weekly updates, click here.
FOOTBALL
The Mountain Brook football team improved to 4-0 on the year with a 48-7 region win over Huffman last Friday night. Click here for the recap of the game.
VOLLEYBALL
The Mountain Brook volleyball team won all three matches it played last week. The Spartans dominated area foe Homewood in straight sets, 3-0, in a match between the top two teams in Class 6A. In a tri-match, Mountain Brook beat Bob Jones in three sets and swept Tuscaloosa County in two sets.
Some stats from the week:
- Lucy Redden: 6 aces, 34 kills, 2 blocks, 15 digs
- Hannah Hitson: 5 aces, 12 kills, 2 blocks, 15 digs
- Anna Frances Adams: passed a 2.36, 2 aces, 7 digs
- Greer Golden: 19 kills, 2 blocks
- Hannah Parant: 3 aces, 12 kills, 72 assists, 2 blocks, 16 digs
- Alice Garzon: 10 kills, 5 blocks
- Alexandra Carlson: 9 assists, 23 digs
This week, Mountain Brook plays area road matches at Chelsea on Tuesday and Briarwood on Thursday. Over the weekend, the Spartans will play in the Battle at the Border tournament in Tennessee.
CROSS-COUNTRY
Last Saturday, the Mountain Brook cross-country team competed in the Chickasaw Trails Invitational at Oakville Indian Mounds Park. The Mountain Brook girls finished second as a team, while the boys placed sixth.
Reagan Riley was the top runner for the girls team, as she finished second with a time of 17:56 in her 5K race. Clark Stewart finished 10th and Lucy Benton finished 12th. Kennedy Hamilton (29th), Hunter Anderson (37th), Virginia Averyt (65th) and Anne Lichty (107th) also scored points.
Clayton Collins paced the boys team, coming across the line 14th overall. Davis Plowden (37th), Harry Clark (51st), Austen Webb (66th), Bibb Albright (76th), George Pelekis (89th) and Denton Russell also scored points.
— What else would you like to see mentioned? For any suggestions, feel free to email sports editor Kyle Parmley at kparmley@starnesmedia.com.
