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The Hickory (NC) varsity volleyball team won Monday's home non-conference match against Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC) by a score of 3-0.

	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Alexander Central	19	18	19	0
Hickory	25	25	25	3

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Hickory (25-26)

Alexander Central

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	34	11.3	34.3	99	8	.263
2	H. Harrington (Sr)	3	5	1.7	27.8	18	5	.000
3	Reagan Pierce (So)	3	11	3.7	40.7	27	0	.407
4	Asia Jackson (Jr)	3	3	1.0	42.9	7	0	.429
5	Abby Haas (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
6	Kay'ona Connor (Fr)	2	2	1.0	50.0	4	0	.500
7	Julianne Lewis (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
8	Gemma Benton (So)	3	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
9	Harper Bowman (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	2	0	.000
10	M. Williams (Sr)	3	4	1.3	36.4	11	0	.364
11	Sophie Gryder (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
12	Makenzie Merrit (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0
13	Kymber Kelly (Fr)	3	7	2.3	35.0	20	2	.250
15	Lyla Mayberry (So)	2	2	1.0	22.2	9	1	.111

Hickory

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	3	37	12.3	41.1	90	9	.311
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	5	1.7	50.0	10	2	.300
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	3	8	2.7	42.1	19	1	.368
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	2	2	1.0	22.2	9	0	.222
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
6	Maya Rodriguez (Sr)	2	1	0.5	12.5	8	4	-.375
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	8	2.7	40.0	20	1	.350
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	3	2	0.7	50.0	4	1	.250
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	2	1	0.5	50.0	2	0	.500
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	1	0	.000
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	10	3.3	58.8	17	0	.588

Alexander Central

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	19	6.3	26.4	72	11	84.7	40
2	H. Harrington (Sr)	3	4	1.3	25.0	16	3	81.2	10
3	Reagan Pierce (So)	3	3	1.0	27.3	11	0	100.0	6
4	Asia Jackson (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	3	2	33.3	1
5	Abby Haas (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
6	Kay'ona Connor (Fr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
7	Julianne Lewis (Jr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	.0	0
8	Gemma Benton (So)	3	1	0.3	7.1	14	2	85.7	8
9	Harper Bowman (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
10	M. Williams (Sr)	3	3	1.0	27.3	11	1	90.9	5
11	Sophie Gryder (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
12	Makenzie Merrit (So)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
13	Kymber Kelly (Fr)	3	8	2.7	50.0	16	2	87.5	10
15	Lyla Mayberry (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0

Hickory

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	3	14	4.7	19.2	73	13	82.2	60
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	0	0.0	.0	2	2	.0	0
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	3	3	1.0	30.0	10	2	80.0	8
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	4	0	100.0	4
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	.0	0
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	2	1	0.5	16.7	6	1	83.3	5
6	Maya Rodriguez (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	5	1.7	25.0	20	1	95.0	19
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	2	0.7	15.4	13	1	92.3	12
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	3	0	0.0	.0	2	0	100.0	2
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	1	1	.0	0
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	6	1	83.3	5
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	3	1.0	37.5	8	3	62.5	5

Alexander Central

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	2	1	0.3
2	H. Harrington (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
3	Reagan Pierce (So)	3	0	0	0.0
4	Asia Jackson (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
5	Abby Haas (So)	1	0	0	0.0
6	Kay'ona Connor (Fr)	2	1	1	0.5
7	Julianne Lewis (Jr)	2	0	0	0.0
8	Gemma Benton (So)	3	0	0	0.0
9	Harper Bowman (Jr)	1	1	1	1.0
10	M. Williams (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
11	Sophie Gryder (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
12	Makenzie Merrit (So)	1	0	0	0.0
13	Kymber Kelly (Fr)	3	0	0	0.0
15	Lyla Mayberry (So)	2	0	0	0.0

Hickory

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	3	6	3	1.0
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	2	2	0.7
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	2	3	3	1.5
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
6	Maya Rodriguez (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	1	1	0.3
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0

Alexander Central

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	49	16.3
2	H. Harrington (Sr)	3	15	5.0
3	Reagan Pierce (So)	3	8	2.7
4	Asia Jackson (Jr)	3	1	0.3
5	Abby Haas (So)	1	1	1.0
6	Kay'ona Connor (Fr)	2	0	0.0
7	Julianne Lewis (Jr)	2	3	1.5
8	Gemma Benton (So)	3	6	2.0
9	Harper Bowman (Jr)	1	1	1.0
10	M. Williams (Sr)	3	4	1.3
11	Sophie Gryder (Jr)	1	1	1.0
12	Makenzie Merrit (So)	1	3	3.0
13	Kymber Kelly (Fr)	3	5	1.7
15	Lyla Mayberry (So)	2	1	0.5

Hickory

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	3	44	14.7
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	11	3.7
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	5	1.7
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	3	2	0.7
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	2	0	0.0
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	2	1	0.5
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	2	2	1.0
6	Maya Rodriguez (Sr)	2	1	0.5
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	3	2	0.7
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	9	3.0
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	5	1.7
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	3	0	0.0
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	2	0	0.0
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	5	5.0
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	1	0.3

Alexander Central

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	32	10.7	88	1
2	H. Harrington (Sr)	3	1	0.3	2	0
3	Reagan Pierce (So)	3	1	0.3	5	0
4	Asia Jackson (Jr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
5	Abby Haas (So)	1	0	0.0	1	0
6	Kay'ona Connor (Fr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
7	Julianne Lewis (Jr)	2	1	0.5	1	0
8	Gemma Benton (So)	3	0	0.0	2	0
9	Harper Bowman (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0	0
10	M. Williams (Sr)	3	28	9.3	74	1
11	Sophie Gryder (Jr)	1	0	0.0	2	0
12	Makenzie Merrit (So)	1	0	0.0	0	0
13	Kymber Kelly (Fr)	3	1	0.3	1	0
15	Lyla Mayberry (So)	2	0	0.0	0	0

Hickory

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	3	33	11.0	88	1
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	2	0.7	8	0
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	8	2.7	14	1
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	3	0	0.0	1	0
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	2	1	0.5	1	0
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	2	0	0.0	2	0
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	2	1	0.5	2	0
6	Maya Rodriguez (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	4	1.3	10	0
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	12	4.0	30	0
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	3	0	0.0	0	0
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0	0
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	5	5.0	19	0
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	0	0.0	1	0

Alexander Central

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	44	2	14.7
2	H. Harrington (Sr)	3	12	0	4.0
3	Reagan Pierce (So)	3	8	1	2.7
4	Asia Jackson (Jr)	3	1	0	0.3
5	Abby Haas (So)	1	3	0	3.0
6	Kay'ona Connor (Fr)	2	0	0	0.0
7	Julianne Lewis (Jr)	2	7	0	3.5
8	Gemma Benton (So)	3	8	1	2.7
9	Harper Bowman (Jr)	1	1	0	1.0
10	M. Williams (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
11	Sophie Gryder (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
12	Makenzie Merrit (So)	1	1	0	1.0
13	Kymber Kelly (Fr)	3	3	0	1.0
15	Lyla Mayberry (So)	2	0	0	0.0

Hickory

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	3	43	6	14.3
0	E. Stewart (Jr)	3	20	3	6.7
1	Piper Jillings (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0
2	Megan Starnes (Jr)	3	4	1	1.3
3	Emma Mullis (Sr)	2	3	0	1.5
4	Olivia Alala (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
5	C. Bridgers (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
6	Maya Rodriguez (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
7	Izzy Montgomery (Sr)	3	8	2	2.7
11	Emmi Gambill (Jr)	3	6	0	2.0
13	Ryan Hines (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
15	Emma Pfeifer (Sr)	3	0	0	0.0
21	R. Shoemaker (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
22	Ella Stephens (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
23/25	Kira Morin (Jr)	3	0	0	0.0

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Match Story

North Carolina High School Volleyball - Alexander Central overwhelmed by Hickory

October 6, 2025: Hickory, NC 28601

Hickory Red Tornadoes (Hickory, NC) followers left the game satisfied Monday as they saw their volleyball squad achieve victory over the visiting Alexander Central Cougars (Taylorsville, NC), 3-0 in a non-league test.

With the win, Hickory advances its record to 26-4 on the season. The Red Tornadoes travel to Bandys (Catawba, NC) to face the Trojans in a Western Foothills 4A/5A test on Thursday, October 9. The Trojans go into the test with a record of 9-9. Bandys won 3-0 in their recent league test against West Iredell (Statesville, NC)

The Cougars now sport a 13-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Freedom for a Northwestern 6A/7A test on Tuesday, October 7. Alexander Central will face a Patriots squad coming off a 3-0 non-league loss to Patton (Morganton, NC). The Patriots record now stands at 3-16.

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ACHS @ Hickory Volleyball Match Info

Mon., Oct. 6, 2025 @ 5:30p

The Hickory (NC) varsity volleyball team won Monday's home non-conference match against Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC) by a score of 3-0.

Rankings & Records

Alexander Central (25-26)

NC	Class
74	10

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
17-8	8-2	9-1	7-7	1-0	.680	.800	56	35

Hickory (25-26)

NC	Class
11	2

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
33-4	16-0	17-1	11-2	5-1	.892	1.000	94	16

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Alexander Central	23.6	22.5	22.3	25.0	14.3	2.2
Hickory	24.4	24.5	22.7	24.3	-	2.5

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Team Stat Comparison

Alexander Central		Hickory
994	Kills	1184
60	Total Blocks	140
264	Serving Aces	292
1590	Digs	1423
923	Assists	1071
1422	Receptions	1416

Team Leaders

Alexander Central		Hickory	National Avg.
#3 Reagan Pierce356	Kills	#11 Emmi Gambill544	49
#4 Asia Jackson23	Total Blocks	23/25 Kira Morin81	10
#13 Kymber Kelly62	Serving Aces	#11 Emmi Gambill65	15
#3 Reagan Pierce347	Digs	#11 Emmi Gambill343	77
#10 Makayla Williams480	Assists	#1 Piper Jillings484	47
#3 Reagan Pierce381	Receptions	#0 Ella Kate Stewart635	80

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Alexander Central	3-7		Hickory	17-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/13/25	Foard	Alexander Central	(W) 3-0	8/19/25	Foard	Hickory	(W) 3-0
				9/18/25	Hickory	Foard	(W) 3-0
8/20/25	Newton-Conover	Alexander Central	(W) 3-1	8/14/25	Hickory	Newton-Conover	(W) 3-0
				9/16/25	Newton-Conover	Hickory	(W) 3-0
				10/13/25	Newton-Conover	Hickory	(W) 3-0
8/27/25	Alexander Central	Maiden	(L) 3-0	8/26/25	Maiden	Hickory	(W) 3-0
				9/25/25	Hickory	Maiden	(W) 3-0
9/2/25	Alexander Central	North Lincoln	(L) 3-2	8/21/25	Hickory	North Lincoln	(W) 3-0
				9/23/25	North Lincoln	Hickory	(W) 3-0
				10/15/25	North Lincoln	Hickory	(W) 3-0
9/3/25	Alexander Central	Bandys	(W) 3-2	9/9/25	Bandys	Hickory	(W) 3-0
				10/9/25	Hickory	Bandys	(W) 3-1
				10/14/25	Bandys	Hickory	(W) 3-0
9/16/25	Watauga	Alexander Central	(L) 3-0	8/11/25	Hickory	Watauga	(W) 3-1
10/2/25	Alexander Central	Watauga	(L) 3-0	8/25/25	Watauga	Hickory	(L) 3-1
10/15/25	Alexander Central	Watauga	(L) 3-0
9/22/25	Alexander Central	Ashe County	(L) 3-2	9/20/25	Ashe County	Hickory	(W) 2-1
10/23/25	Alexander Central	North Iredell	(L) 3-1	9/10/25	North Iredell	Hickory	(W) 3-0
				9/20/25	North Iredell	Hickory	(W) 2-1

Record Breakdown

Alexander Central (25-26)		Hickory (25-26)
17-8	Overall	33-4
8-2	League	19-0
7-4	Non-League	3-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
3-7	Common Opponent	17-1
9-1	Home	17-1
7-7	Away	11-2
1-0	Neutral	5-1
1-1	Playoff	3-0
17-8	In-State	33-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0

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North Carolina High School Volleyball - Alexander Central overwhelmed by Hickory

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