October 23, 2010 
Bob Jones eliminates Florence in Area Play

 

Florence knew it was not going to be easy facing one of the top teams in 6A and the Patriots of Bob Jones showed why they were the favorite and eventual Area Champs.  Florence was no match for Bob Jones as they lost in straight sets 16-25, 9-25, 13-25 to end their season with an 8-34 record. 

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October 22, 2010 

Keehn and Green earn Award!

 

Senior Erica Keehn and Junior Jerisa Green made the Alabama High School Athletic Association 6A Area 15 All-Area Tournament Team.  Jerisa and Erica were acknowledged for their hard work and play during the season.  Jerisa led Florence this season in kills and was one of the top blockers in the Area.  Erica moved from Libero to run as a backrow setter along with Tori Scillian and front row late in the season, led Florence in digs for the second consecutive season.

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October 9, 2010

Florence Drop two in Lauderdale County Tournament

 

Playing in their last regular season match, the Falcon’s played at Mars Hill Bible School in the Lauderdale County Tournament.  Florence faced Lexington in the first round of the double elimination tourney.  The top ranked Golden Bears jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 25-6 win in the first game.  Florence regrouped and kept the match close at 15-16 before Florence mistakes allowed Lexington to win the final game 25-17.  Florence moved into the loser’s bracket and the next opponent would be Lauderdale County who defeated Waterloo in the previous match to advance.   Due to injuries, Florence ran a two setter offense for the first time all season and looked like it would help the Falcon’s advance.  Florence won game one 25-18 but struggled to get any offense going in game two losing 13-25.  In the final game, with the winner advancing and loser going home, Florence took an early lead and looked like they were going to come away with the win.  Florence led 13-9 needing two points to advance but poor passing allowed Lauderdale County to come back and tie the match at 13-13.  After a time out, two more serve receiving errors ended the match and the day as Florence lost 13-15.  Florence ended the regular season with an 8-32 record and will be taking on 6A-power Bob Jones High School in the Area 15 tournament hosted by Bob Jones.  Game time is schedule at 4:00 pm.

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September 28, 2010 

Florence loses to Decatur

 

Decatur faced a different Florence team but the Falcon’s came up short in a tough fought match.  In a best of three area match, Decatur High needed all five games to defeat Florence 20-25, 28-26, 20-25, 25-19, 13-15.  Jerisa Green had a season high 16 kills along with seven blocks to lead Florence.  Meka Ingram had a strong match with 14 kills and Haley Shollenberger finished with 11 kills.  Tori Scillian also had a season high 43 assists as Erica Keehn led Florence with 10 digs.   Florence will take on Austin High School this Thursday in Decatur to finish area play.  Florence will have their Senior Night on Tuesday, October 5 against Muscle Shoals High School.  Come out and support Seniors Erica Keehn and Kenisha Fortenberry as they play their last home volleyball match.

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September 27, 2010 

Florence downs Russellville, fall short against Deshler in Tri-Match play!

 

For the second time this season, Florence defeated Russellville High School 25-18, 25-20.  Tori Scillian finished the match with 14 assists.  The Falcons were led by Haley Shollenberger and Jerisa Green, both finished with six kills.  Meka Ingram finished with five kills to help with the win.  Defensively, Florence was led by Erica Keehn with 7 digs as Kenisha Fortenberry contributed three digs along with three service aces.   Jerisa also had three blocks as Kandiss Briggs had a block and a kill.  The win seemed to give some added confidence, as Florence played one of their best matches of the season against Deshler.  Deshler has defeated Florence twice earlier this year but this was a much different match and the Tigers had all they could handle to defeat Florence 25-18, 23-25, 10-15.  When Deshler’s top player moved to the back row, which is when the Falcon’s made it tough on the rest the front row.  Kandiss Briggs led Florence with seven blocks as well as three kills.  Jerisa Green led Florence in the victory by finishing with nine kills, three blocks as well as a service ace.  Meka Ingram was strong as well with seven kills, a block and two digs.  Kenisha Fortenberry finished the match with four kills, one dig and led Florence with three service aces.  Haley Shollenberger rounded out the scoring with three kills of her own as well as a service ace and a dig.  Erica Keehn led the Falcons with five digs and with one coming late to help Florence win game two.
 

September 21, 2010 

Falcons drop two matches

 

Playing in a hot gym at Deshler High, Florence waited for over two hours to play their first match.  Deshler and Wilson faced off in a 4-A area match to begin the day with the Falcons schedule to play Wilson at 5:00 followed by Deshler at 6:00.  Deshler and Wilson went five sets and Florence did not take the court until after 6:00 pm.  Wilson still had plenty left after their match and defeated Florence 25-14, 25-18.  Meka Ingram led Florence with three kills as  Jerisa Green finished with two kills.  Tori Scillian issued 6 assists and Kenisha Fortenberry helped with a service ace.  Defensively Erica Keehn had four digs, while Haley Shollenberger finishing with two.  Kandiss Briggs contributed to the defense with two blocks to lead Florence.  The late game Florence faced off against another 4-A ranked team in the Deshler Tigers.  The Tigers dominated game one 25-9 and completed the sweep with a 25-18 victory.  Kenisha Fortenberry led Florence with five kills and a dig, as Jerisa Green and Meka Ingram contributed three kills each.  Jerisa  also had a block and a service ace.  Tori Scillian distributed the ball and finished with nine assists as Kandiss Briggs led Florence in blocks with two.  Erica Keehn led the Falcons with three digs and she also had one kill.  The next two matches do not get any easier as Florence will take on area opponent Bob Jones and Danville this Thursday at Bob Jones High School.

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September 18, 2010 

Brooks Invitational

 

Saturday ended up being a rough day for Florence High Volleyball.  In pool play, the Falcons faced off against Walker County in their first match of the day.  Walker won game one 25-19 but Florence even the match up with a 25-13 victory to force a third game.  Walker secured the match by beating Florence 13-8.  In the second match, the Falcons took on the Wildcats of Central High.  Once again, Florence started slow by losing 10-25, 21-25 and was swept dropping to 0-2 in pool play.  Hoping for an upset, Florence next opponent was 4-A power Deshler.  Deshler dominated Florence and won in straight sets 25-21, 25-12.  Elkmont High school would be the last opponent in pool play and it looked like Florence would get in the win column but Elkmont held on to sweep the Falcons 25-22, 25-18.  The day was not over as Florence had one more chance to earn a victory, but had to face the Southside Panthers in the Silver division.  The first game Southside dominated with a 25-15 win but Florence fought back in the second game and looked like they were going to force a third game, but to many mistakes and some timely hitting by the Panthers sealed the victory and match with a 25-21 win.  On the day Florence was unable to get a win and finished the day 0-5.  Florence will have another tough two matches on Tuesday, September 21 as the will be playing Deshler and Wilson with the first match beginning at 5:00 pm.

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September 16, 2010 

Brooks and Sparkman down Florence

 

Brooks was too much for the Falcons as they won the match 25-22, 25-14.  Florence led most of game one, but could not finish the game down the stretch.  Florence held a 2 point advantage at 21-19 but mistakes and some key kills by the Lions sealed the victory.  Jerisa Green had three kills and three blocks as Tori Scillian dished out nine assists.  Erica Keehn finished with seven digs and two kills and Kandiss Briggs led Florence with four blocks.  In the second match Florence was looking to rebound and earn a split, but the Falcons could not get anything going and lost 17-25, 13-25 to Sparkman High.  Tori Scillian added 10 assists along with 1 dig.  The offense was led by Meka Ingram and Haley Shollenberger who both finished with four kills and one dig.  Kenisha Fortenberry had three kills, one block and two aces as Jerisa Green added two kills and two blocks.  Erica Keehn led the Falcons with three digs as Mary Charlotte Jones finished with one dig.  Kandiss Briggs also contributed with a block for Florence.  Florence drops to 7-18 on the season and will look to improve this weekend at the Brooks High School invitation.

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