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The Pinnacle Classical Academy (Shelby, NC) varsity volleyball team lost Wednesday's home conference match against Challenger (Hickory, NC) by a score of 3-1.

	S1	S2	S3	S4	Wins
Challenger	25	22	25	25	3
PCA	18	25	22	20	1

Final score provided by L. Wellmon.

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Match Stats

Challenger (25-26)

Pinnacle Classical Academy (25-26)

Challenger

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	4	35	8.8		171	14
01	G. Prather (Fr)	4	6	1.5	40.0	15	2	.267
02	Y. Saucedo-Garcia (Sr)	4	2	0.5	18.2	11	1	.091
03	Addison Guthrie (So)	4			.0	6	2
07	Alondra Alonso (Sr)	4	5	1.3	31.3	16	1	.250
08	Addison Jones (So)	4			.0	10	1
10	Jolie Yang (Jr)	1			.0	3	1
11	Sicily Lewis (Sr)	4	9	2.3	39.1	23	1	.348
23	Kate Hightower (Jr)	4	6	1.5	12.0	50
18/99	G. Ramirez-Soto (So)	4	7	1.8	18.9	37	5	.054

Pinnacle Classical Academy

Attacking

#	Athlete Name	SP	K	K/S	Kill %	Att	E	Hit %
	Team Totals	4	28	7.0		72	12
3	Julia Wellmon (Fr)	4	8	2.0	40.0	20	6	.100
4	Kinsley Byrd (Sr)	4			.0	1
6	Breanna Leonard (Sr)	4	2	0.5	28.6	7	3	-.143
7	Lily Wellmon (Sr)	4	9	2.3	60.0	15
8	Evie Harmon (So)	4
9	Iymani Coleman (Fr)	4	4	1.0	50.0	8
14	Ayla Hernandez (So)	4	1	0.3	33.3	3
17	Vanessa Sanchez (Fr)	4	4	1.0	28.6	14	2	.143
27	Gracie Mode (Jr)	4
45	Lily Brown (Sr)	4			.0	4	1

Challenger

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %	PTS
	Team Totals	4	12	3.0		87	14	83.9	33
01	G. Prather (Fr)	4			.0	2
02	Y. Saucedo-Garcia (Sr)	4	2	0.5	15.4	13	3	76.9	4
03	Addison Guthrie (So)	4	1	0.3	10.0	10	1	90.0	3
07	Alondra Alonso (Sr)	4	1	0.3	10.0	10	3	70.0	4
08	Addison Jones (So)	4	3	0.8	20.0	15	1	93.3	6
10	Jolie Yang (Jr)	1			.0	2	1	50.0
11	Sicily Lewis (Sr)	4	1	0.3	14.3	7	3	57.1
23	Kate Hightower (Jr)	4	3	0.8	15.0	20	1	95.0	13
18/99	G. Ramirez-Soto (So)	4	1	0.3	12.5	8	1	87.5	3

Pinnacle Classical Academy

Serving

#	Athlete Name	SP	A	A/S	Ace %	SA	SE	Serv %
	Team Totals	4	16	4.0		81	11	86.4
3	Julia Wellmon (Fr)	4	2	0.5	33.3	6
4	Kinsley Byrd (Sr)	4			.0	8	1	87.5
6	Breanna Leonard (Sr)	4	1	0.3	12.5	8	2	75.0
7	Lily Wellmon (Sr)	4	6	1.5	26.1	23	2	91.3
8	Evie Harmon (So)	4	3	0.8	23.1	13	2	84.6
9	Iymani Coleman (Fr)	4
14	Ayla Hernandez (So)	4			.0	3	1	66.7
17	Vanessa Sanchez (Fr)	4			.0	3	2	33.3
27	Gracie Mode (Jr)	4	3	0.8	42.9	7
45	Lily Brown (Sr)	4	1	0.3	10.0	10	1	90.0

Challenger

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	BA	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	4	6	6	9	2.3	3
01	G. Prather (Fr)	4
02	Y. Saucedo-Garcia (Sr)	4		1	1	0.3	1
03	Addison Guthrie (So)	4
07	Alondra Alonso (Sr)	4	1	1	2	0.5	1
08	Addison Jones (So)	4	1	1	2	0.5
10	Jolie Yang (Jr)	1	1	1	2	2.0
11	Sicily Lewis (Sr)	4	3	2	5	1.3	1
23	Kate Hightower (Jr)	4
18/99	G. Ramirez-Soto (So)	4

Pinnacle Classical Academy

Blocking

#	Athlete Name	SP	BS	Tot Blks	B/S	BE
	Team Totals	4	7	7	1.8	2
3	Julia Wellmon (Fr)	4
4	Kinsley Byrd (Sr)	4
6	Breanna Leonard (Sr)	4				1
7	Lily Wellmon (Sr)	4	1	1	0.3
8	Evie Harmon (So)	4
9	Iymani Coleman (Fr)	4	4	4	1.0	1
14	Ayla Hernandez (So)	4
17	Vanessa Sanchez (Fr)	4	2	2	0.5
27	Gracie Mode (Jr)	4
45	Lily Brown (Sr)	4

Challenger

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	4	145	13	36.3
01	G. Prather (Fr)	4	3		0.8
02	Y. Saucedo-Garcia (Sr)	4	9		2.3
03	Addison Guthrie (So)	4	13	3	3.3
07	Alondra Alonso (Sr)	4	19	2	4.8
08	Addison Jones (So)	4	15	2	3.8
10	Jolie Yang (Jr)	1	3		3.0
11	Sicily Lewis (Sr)	4	9		2.3
23	Kate Hightower (Jr)	4	32	3	8.0
18/99	G. Ramirez-Soto (So)	4	42	3	10.5

Pinnacle Classical Academy

Digging

#	Athlete Name	SP	D	DE	D/S
	Team Totals	4	43	16	10.8
3	Julia Wellmon (Fr)	4	6	2	1.5
4	Kinsley Byrd (Sr)	4	1	1	0.3
6	Breanna Leonard (Sr)	4
7	Lily Wellmon (Sr)	4	14	1	3.5
8	Evie Harmon (So)	4	1	7	0.3
9	Iymani Coleman (Fr)	4
14	Ayla Hernandez (So)	4	7		1.8
17	Vanessa Sanchez (Fr)	4
27	Gracie Mode (Jr)	4	4	2	1.0
45	Lily Brown (Sr)	4	10	3	2.5

Challenger

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHA	BHE
	Team Totals	4	35	8.8	173	4
01	G. Prather (Fr)	4			2	1
02	Y. Saucedo-Garcia (Sr)	4	2	0.5	6	1
03	Addison Guthrie (So)	4			6
07	Alondra Alonso (Sr)	4			4
08	Addison Jones (So)	4	25	6.3	137	1
10	Jolie Yang (Jr)	1	1	1.0	2
11	Sicily Lewis (Sr)	4	1	0.3	3
23	Kate Hightower (Jr)	4	1	0.3	3
18/99	G. Ramirez-Soto (So)	4	5	1.3	10	1

Pinnacle Classical Academy

Ball Handling

#	Athlete Name	SP	Ast	Ast/S	BHE
	Team Totals	4	19	4.8	1
3	Julia Wellmon (Fr)	4
4	Kinsley Byrd (Sr)	4	1	0.3
6	Breanna Leonard (Sr)	4
7	Lily Wellmon (Sr)	4
8	Evie Harmon (So)	4	11	2.8
9	Iymani Coleman (Fr)	4	1	0.3
14	Ayla Hernandez (So)	4
17	Vanessa Sanchez (Fr)	4
27	Gracie Mode (Jr)	4	5	1.3
45	Lily Brown (Sr)	4	1	0.3	1

Challenger

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	4	72	12	18.0
01	G. Prather (Fr)	4	1		0.3
02	Y. Saucedo-Garcia (Sr)	4	9		2.3
03	Addison Guthrie (So)	4	7		1.8
07	Alondra Alonso (Sr)	4	15	3	3.8
08	Addison Jones (So)	4	13	3	3.3
10	Jolie Yang (Jr)	1	3		3.0
11	Sicily Lewis (Sr)	4	5		1.3
23	Kate Hightower (Jr)	4	11	2	2.8
18/99	G. Ramirez-Soto (So)	4	8	4	2.0

Pinnacle Classical Academy

Serve Receiving

#	Athlete Name	SP	R	RE	R/S
	Team Totals	4	53	10	13.3
3	Julia Wellmon (Fr)	4	14	3	3.5
4	Kinsley Byrd (Sr)	4
6	Breanna Leonard (Sr)	4
7	Lily Wellmon (Sr)	4	20	1	5.0
8	Evie Harmon (So)	4
9	Iymani Coleman (Fr)	4
14	Ayla Hernandez (So)	4	7	2	1.8
17	Vanessa Sanchez (Fr)	4	1		0.3
27	Gracie Mode (Jr)	4
45	Lily Brown (Sr)	4	11	4	2.8

Match Story

North Carolina High School Volleyball - Challenger winner over Pinnacle Classical Academy

September 24, 2025: Shelby, NC 28152

Challenger Firebirds (Hickory, NC) followers left the game satisfied Wednesday as they saw their volleyball squad achieve victory over the host Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles (Shelby, NC), 3-1 in a league test.

With the win, Challenger advances its record to 8-1 on the season. The Firebirds travel to Community Christian Academy (Bessemer City, NC) to face the Warriors in a test on Tuesday, September 30. The Warriors go into the test with a record of 2-5.

The Eagles now sport a 8-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host The Master's Academy for a test on Monday, September 29.

Challenger @ PCA Volleyball Match Info

Wed., Sep. 24, 2025 @ 5p

The Pinnacle Classical Academy (Shelby, NC) varsity volleyball team lost Wednesday's home conference match against Challenger (Hickory, NC) by a score of 3-1.

Rankings & Records

Challenger (25-26)

NC
238

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
13-2	11-1	7-1	5-1	1-0	.867	.917	42	13

Pinnacle Classical Academy (25-26)

NC
226

Overall	Conference	Home	Away	Win %	Conference %	SW	SL
14-4	11-1	9-3	5-1	.778	.917	45	20

Team Scoring Averages

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Challenger	24.8	23.2	24.3	23.0	11.3	2.8
Pinnacle Classical Academy	23.1	23.8	23.8	23.1	12.0	2.5

Head-to-Head

Pinnacle Classical Academy won on 8/26/2025

8/26 @ 5:30p S1 S2 S3 S4 Wins

PCA 32 22 25 25 3
Challenger 30 25 23 17 1

The Pinnacle Classical Academy (Shelby, NC) varsity volleyball team won Tuesday's away conference match against Challenger (Hickory, NC) by a score of 3-1.
Box score
Challenger won on 9/24/2025

9/24 @ 5p S1 S2 S3 S4 Wins

Challenger 25 22 25 25 3
PCA 18 25 22 20 1

The Challenger (Hickory, NC) varsity volleyball team won Wednesday's away conference match against Pinnacle Classical Academy (Shelby, NC) by a score of 3-1.
Box score
Pinnacle Classical Academy won last month

10/18 @ 12p S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 Wins

Challenger 25 12 25 19 4 2
PCA 15 25 20 25 15 3

The Challenger (Hickory, NC) varsity volleyball team lost Saturday's away conference tournament match against Pinnacle Classical Academy (Shelby, NC) by a score of 3-2.
Box score

8/26 @ 5:30p	S1	S2	S3	S4	Wins
PCA	32	22	25	25	3
Challenger	30	25	23	17	1

10/18 @ 12p	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	Wins
Challenger	25	12	25	19	4	2
PCA	15	25	20	25	15	3

Team Stat Comparison

Challenger		Pinnacle Classical Academy
305	Kills	466
59	Total Blocks	98
255	Serving Aces	296
839	Digs	423
249	Assists	318
659	Receptions	618

Team Leaders

Challenger		Pinnacle Classical Academy	National Avg.
#23 Kate Hightower85	Kills	#7 Lily Wellmon160	53
#11 Sicily Lewis30	Total Blocks	#9 Iymani Coleman56	11
#07 Alondra Alonso55	Serving Aces	#7 Lily Wellmon79	16
18/99 Gabriela Ramirez-Soto179	Digs	#45 Lily Brown138	84
#08 Addison Jones217	Assists	#8 Evie Harmon168	50
18/99 Gabriela Ramirez-Soto158	Receptions	#45 Lily Brown213	86

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Challenger	12-0		Pinnacle Classical Academy	12-0

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
8/18/25	Haywood Christian Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-2	9/12/25	Haywood Christian Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(W) 3-1
10/16/25	Haywood Christian Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-2
8/28/25	Challenger	Lake Lure Classical Academy	(W) 3-0	9/3/25	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Lake Lure Classical Academy	(W) 3-0
9/2/25	Christian Family Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-0	9/16/25	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Christian Family Academy	(W) 3-1
10/6/25	Challenger	Christian Family Academy	(W) 3-0	9/23/25	Christian Family Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(W) 3-0
9/4/25	Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-0	9/5/25	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy	(W) 3-0
9/16/25	Challenger	Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy	(W) 3-0	10/6/25	Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(W) 3-0
10/13/25	Long Shoals Wesleyan Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-0
9/11/25	Community Christian Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-1	9/19/25	Pinnacle Classical Academy	Community Christian Academy	(W) 3-0
9/30/25	Challenger	Community Christian Academy	(W) 3-1	10/7/25	Community Christian Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(W) 3-1
				10/14/25	Community Christian Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(W) 3-0
9/18/25	Veritas Christian Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-0	9/9/25	Veritas Christian Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(W) 3-1
				10/16/25	Veritas Christian Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(W) 3-1
10/2/25	The Master's Academy	Challenger	(W) 3-0	9/29/25	The Master's Academy	Pinnacle Classical Academy	(W) 3-0

Record Breakdown

Challenger (25-26)		Pinnacle Classical Academy (25-26)
13-2	Overall	14-4
13-2	League	14-1
0-0	Non-League	0-3
1-2	Head to Head	2-1
12-0	Common Opponent	12-0
7-1	Home	9-3
5-1	Away	5-1
1-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
13-2	In-State	14-2
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0