Volleyball Recap: Marley Epps and Makinli Bullington Secure Win for Morristown-Hamblen East

Tori Johnson

Assists

09/22/25 vs Greeneville	31
09/18/25 vs Cocke County	19
09/16/25 @ Sevier County	25
09/11/25 vs Morristown-Hamblen West	42
09/09/25 @ Heritage	20
+ 7 more games

If Greeneville wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Morristown-Hamblen East, they should've done a better job of containing Tori Johnson. The Hurricanes walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Greene Devils on Monday thanks in part to Johnson, who had 31 assists and 13 digs. She has been hot for a while, having posted 19 or more assists the last 12 times she's played.

The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 18-25, 25-15, 25-17.

Leading Morristown-Hamblen East to victory were Makinli Bullington and Marley Epps. Bullington had ten digs, while Epps had nine digs and two assists.

Morristown-Hamblen East was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.

Morristown-Hamblen East's record is now 8-3. As for Greeneville, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season.

Morristown-Hamblen East didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Jefferson County on the 23rd. As for Greeneville, they have also already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Chuckey-Doak on the 23rd.