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Darlington Model

Tigers

Blue Devils

The Model (Rome, GA) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's home non-conference match against Darlington (Rome, GA) by a score of 2-0.

	S1	S2	Wins
Darlington	30	25	2
Model	28	23	0

Final score provided by K. Roberts.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Model (25-26)

Darlington

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	23	11.5	50.0	46	0	.500
2	Bryn Merritt (Sr)	2	1	0.5	33.3	3	0	.333
3	Sara Shropshire (Jr)	2
4	Isabella Rogers (Sr)	2
5	Cecilia Baggett (Jr)	2	3	1.5	50.0	6	0	.500
7	Sidney Rush (Sr)	2
9	Molly Ledbetter (Jr)	2	2	1.0	40.0	5	0	.400
10	Ruthie Brinson (Sr)	2	8	4.0	66.7	12	0	.667
11	Nora Knaak (Jr)	2	2	1.0	33.3	6	0	.333
14	Ava Ann Woods (Sr)	2	2	1.0	50.0	4	0	.500
17	B. Middleton (Sr)	2
34	Sophie Piller (Sr)	2	5	2.5	50.0	10	0	.500

Model

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	2	32	16.0	50.0	64	5	.422
5	Maddie Rec (So)	2	6	3.0	60.0	10	0	.600
7	Landry Johnson (Sr)	2	4	2.0	44.4	9	0	.444
11	Maralea Davis (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
14	Catherine Betz (Sr)	2	7	3.5	50.0	14	2	.357
16	Elizabeth Resch (Jr)	1	1	1.0	33.3	3	0	.333
20	A. Mitchell (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0
21	Eva Poyner (Sr)	2	5	2.5	62.5	8	0	.625
23	Ava Welchel (Jr)	2	6	3.0	50.0	12	1	.417
25	I. Chaffin (Sr)	2	7	3.5	53.8	13	3	.308

Darlington

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	2	4	2.0	7.7	52	0	100.0
2	Bryn Merritt (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	11	0	100.0
3	Sara Shropshire (Jr)	2
4	Isabella Rogers (Sr)	2	1	0.5	12.5	8	0	100.0
5	Cecilia Baggett (Jr)	2
7	Sidney Rush (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	9	0	100.0
9	Molly Ledbetter (Jr)	2
10	Ruthie Brinson (Sr)	2	1	0.5	11.1	9	0	100.0
11	Nora Knaak (Jr)	2
14	Ava Ann Woods (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	7	0	100.0
17	B. Middleton (Sr)	2	2	1.0	25.0	8	0	100.0
34	Sophie Piller (Sr)	2

Model

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	2	11	5.5	29.7	37	3	91.9	20
5	Maddie Rec (So)	2	1	0.5	25.0	4	1	75.0	0
7	Landry Johnson (Sr)	2	4	2.0	44.4	9	1	88.9	6
11	Maralea Davis (Sr)	2	1	0.5	16.7	6	0	100.0	3
14	Catherine Betz (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	5	0	100.0	3
16	Elizabeth Resch (Jr)	1	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
20	A. Mitchell (So)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
21	Eva Poyner (Sr)	2	0	0.0	.0	0	0		0
23	Ava Welchel (Jr)	2	1	0.5	11.1	9	1	88.9	4
25	I. Chaffin (Sr)	2	5	2.5	83.3	6	0	100.0	5

Darlington

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	1	1	0.5
2	Bryn Merritt (Sr)	2
3	Sara Shropshire (Jr)	2
4	Isabella Rogers (Sr)	2
5	Cecilia Baggett (Jr)	2
7	Sidney Rush (Sr)	2
9	Molly Ledbetter (Jr)	2
10	Ruthie Brinson (Sr)	2
11	Nora Knaak (Jr)	2
14	Ava Ann Woods (Sr)	2
17	B. Middleton (Sr)	2
34	Sophie Piller (Sr)	2	1	1	0.5

Model

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S
	Team Totals	2	2	4	4	2.0
5	Maddie Rec (So)	2	0	1	1	0.5
7	Landry Johnson (Sr)	2	0	1	1	0.5
11	Maralea Davis (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
14	Catherine Betz (Sr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
16	Elizabeth Resch (Jr)	1	0	0	0	0.0
20	A. Mitchell (So)	2	0	0	0	0.0
21	Eva Poyner (Sr)	2	2	2	4	2.0
23	Ava Welchel (Jr)	2	0	0	0	0.0
25	I. Chaffin (Sr)	2	1	0	1	0.5

Darlington

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	D/S
	Team Totals	2	13	6.5
2	Bryn Merritt (Sr)	2
3	Sara Shropshire (Jr)	2
4	Isabella Rogers (Sr)	2	12	6.0
5	Cecilia Baggett (Jr)	2
7	Sidney Rush (Sr)	2
9	Molly Ledbetter (Jr)	2
10	Ruthie Brinson (Sr)	2
11	Nora Knaak (Jr)	2
14	Ava Ann Woods (Sr)	2
17	B. Middleton (Sr)	2	1	0.5
34	Sophie Piller (Sr)	2

Model

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	2	28	2	14.0
5	Maddie Rec (So)	2	1	2	0.5
7	Landry Johnson (Sr)	2	3	0	1.5
11	Maralea Davis (Sr)	2	7	0	3.5
14	Catherine Betz (Sr)	2	5	0	2.5
16	Elizabeth Resch (Jr)	1	3	0	3.0
20	A. Mitchell (So)	2	3	0	1.5
21	Eva Poyner (Sr)	2	1	0	0.5
23	Ava Welchel (Jr)	2	4	0	2.0
25	I. Chaffin (Sr)	2	3	0	1.5

Darlington

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	2	18	9.0	39	0
2	Bryn Merritt (Sr)	2	9	4.5	19	0
3	Sara Shropshire (Jr)	2
4	Isabella Rogers (Sr)	2
5	Cecilia Baggett (Jr)	2
7	Sidney Rush (Sr)	2	9	4.5	20	0
9	Molly Ledbetter (Jr)	2
10	Ruthie Brinson (Sr)	2
11	Nora Knaak (Jr)	2
14	Ava Ann Woods (Sr)	2
17	B. Middleton (Sr)	2
34	Sophie Piller (Sr)	2

Model

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA
	Team Totals	2	27	13.5	53
5	Maddie Rec (So)	2	0	0.0	0
7	Landry Johnson (Sr)	2	17	8.5	32
11	Maralea Davis (Sr)	2	2	1.0	5
14	Catherine Betz (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0
16	Elizabeth Resch (Jr)	1	0	0.0	0
20	A. Mitchell (So)	2	7	3.5	15
21	Eva Poyner (Sr)	2	0	0.0	0
23	Ava Welchel (Jr)	2	0	0.0	0
25	I. Chaffin (Sr)	2	1	0.5	1

Darlington

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP
	Team Totals	2
2	Bryn Merritt (Sr)	2
3	Sara Shropshire (Jr)	2
4	Isabella Rogers (Sr)	2
5	Cecilia Baggett (Jr)	2
7	Sidney Rush (Sr)	2
9	Molly Ledbetter (Jr)	2
10	Ruthie Brinson (Sr)	2
11	Nora Knaak (Jr)	2
14	Ava Ann Woods (Sr)	2
17	B. Middleton (Sr)	2
34	Sophie Piller (Sr)	2

Model

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	2	25	4	12.5
5	Maddie Rec (So)	2	0	0	0.0
7	Landry Johnson (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
11	Maralea Davis (Sr)	2	12	3	6.0
14	Catherine Betz (Sr)	2	9	0	4.5
16	Elizabeth Resch (Jr)	1	0	0	0.0
20	A. Mitchell (So)	2	0	0	0.0
21	Eva Poyner (Sr)	2	0	0	0.0
23	Ava Welchel (Jr)	2	4	1	2.0
25	I. Chaffin (Sr)	2	0	1	0.0

Darlington's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Model's stats are presented by HudlHudl

Match Story

Georgia High School Volleyball - Darlington over Model

August 9, 2025: Rome, GA 30161

The Darlington Tigers (Rome, GA) volleyball knocked off the host Model Blue Devils (Rome, GA), 2-0 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Tigers now possess a 2-0 record. They play next when they travel to Pepperell for a non-league bout on Tuesday, August 12. Darlington will clash with a Dragons team coming off a 2-1 non-league win over Cedartown (Cedartown, GA). The Dragons record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Model drops to 4-1 on the campaign. The Blue devils host Coosa (Rome, GA) to clash with the Eagles in a non-league bout on Saturday, August 9. The Eagles come into the bout with a record of 1-1. Coosa won 2-0 in their recent non-league bout against Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe (Fort Oglethorpe, GA)

Darlington @ Model Volleyball Match Info

Sat., Aug. 9, 2025 @ 3:30p

Battle of the Counties

The Model (Rome, GA) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's home non-conference match against Darlington (Rome, GA) by a score of 2-0.

Rankings & Records

Darlington (25-26)

GA	Class
58	5

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	SW	SL
34-7	9-1	7-2	9-2	18-3	.829	.900	73	22

Model (25-26)

GA	Class
97	12

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	SW	SL
34-10	7-3	16-3	8-1	10-6	.773	.700	73	26

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	Wins
Darlington	24.2	24.3	17.8	18.0	1.8
Model	23.3	23.9	16.4	25.0	1.7

Head-to-Head

Darlington won on 8/9/2025

8/9 @ 3:30p S1 S2 Wins

Darlington 30 25 2
Model 28 23 0

The Darlington (Rome, GA) varsity volleyball team won Saturday's away non-conference match against Model (Rome, GA) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Darlington won last month

9/11 @ 7p S1 S2 Wins

Darlington 25 25 2
Model 15 21 0

The Darlington (Rome, GA) varsity volleyball team won Thursday's away conference match against Model (Rome, GA) by a score of 2-0.
Box score
Darlington won 3 days ago

10/7 @ 5p S1 S2 S3 Wins

Model 23 18 28 0
Darlington 25 25 30 3

The Model (Rome, GA) varsity volleyball team lost Tuesday's neutral conference tournament match against Darlington (Rome, GA) by a score of 3-0.
Box score

9/11 @ 7p	S1	S2	Wins
Darlington	25	25	2
Model	15	21	0

10/7 @ 5p	S1	S2	S3	Wins
Model	23	18	28	0
Darlington	25	25	30	3

Team Stat Comparison

Darlington		Model
941	Kills	983
80	Total Blocks	84
245	Serving Aces	354
1379	Digs	1158
823	Assists	925
1105	Receptions	1372

Team Leaders

Darlington		Model	National Avg.
#10 Ruthie Brinson283	Kills	#14 Catherine Betz263	40
#10 Ruthie Brinson42	Total Blocks	#21 Eva Poyner36	8
#17 Bradford Middleton52	Serving Aces	#7 Landry Johnson90	13
#4 Isabella Rogers351	Digs	#11 Maralea Davis307	62
#2 Bryn Merritt401	Assists	#7 Landry Johnson574	38
#4 Isabella Rogers378	Receptions	#11 Maralea Davis507	65

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Darlington	17-2		Model	17-2

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/9/25	Darlington	Unity Christian	(W) 2-0	8/21/25	Unity Christian	Model	(W) 2-0
8/9/25	Unity Christian	Darlington	(W) 2-0	9/9/25	Model	Unity Christian	(W) 2-0
8/9/25	Cedartown	Darlington	(W) 2-0	9/25/25	Cedartown	Model	(W) 2-0
8/9/25	Darlington	Pepperell	(W) 2-0	8/9/25	Pepperell	Model	(W) 2-0
8/12/25	Darlington	Pepperell	(W) 2-0
9/16/25	Pepperell	Darlington	(W) 2-0
8/14/25	Dalton Academy	Darlington	(W) 2-0	8/26/25	Dalton Academy	Model	(W) 2-0
9/9/25	Dalton Academy	Darlington	(W) 2-0	9/18/25	Dalton Academy	Model	(W) 2-0
9/2/25	Armuchee	Darlington	(W) 2-1	8/9/25	Armuchee	Model	(W) 2-0
9/9/25	Darlington	Armuchee	(W) 2-0	9/23/25	Model	Armuchee	(W) 2-1
				10/9/25	Model	Armuchee	(W) 3-0
9/4/25	Fannin County	Darlington	(W) 2-0	9/23/25	Model	Fannin County	(W) 2-0
10/6/25	Fannin County	Darlington	(W) 3-0
9/4/25	Gordon Central	Darlington	(W) 2-0	9/25/25	Gordon Central	Model	(W) 2-0
9/11/25	Darlington	Chattooga	(W) 2-0	9/11/25	Chattooga	Model	(L) 2-0
9/18/25	Christian Heritage	Darlington	(W) 2-0	9/16/25	Model	Christian Heritage	(W) 2-0
				10/6/25	Christian Heritage	Model	(W) 3-1
9/18/25	Darlington	Trion	(W) 2-0	8/21/25	Trion	Model	(W) 2-0
				9/4/25	Model	Trion	(W) 2-0
9/23/25	Darlington	Dade County	(W) 2-0	8/19/25	Model	Dade County	(W) 2-0
				9/16/25	Model	Dade County	(W) 2-0
9/25/25	Gordon Lee	Darlington	(L) 2-0	9/4/25	Model	Gordon Lee	(L) 2-0
10/9/25	Darlington	Gordon Lee	(L) 3-1

Record Breakdown

Darlington (25-26)		Model (25-26)
34-7	Overall	34-10
11-2	League	9-4
18-2	Non-League	22-2
3-0	Head to Head	0-3
17-2	Common Opponent	17-2
7-2	Home	16-3
9-2	Away	8-1
18-3	Neutral	10-6
0-0	Playoff	0-0
34-7	In-State	33-10
0-0	Out-of-State	1-0