Cross Country Crusaders Make SFCS History As NCISAA
State Champs!
HEADLINE STORY
Friday, November 5, 2004
The SFCS Cross Country team raced their
way to several “firsts” for our school
in the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic
Association (NCISAA) held on Friday, October 29, in
Cary, North Carolina. Our Crusaders were ready to take
on the challenge of overcoming the number one seeded
Cresset Christian to take home the first Cross Country
State Championship for SFCS and the first-ever State
Championship for our school! The team enjoyed a successful
season, going into the championships in the number
two position. Five out of the seven runners on the
boys’ team brought home winning scores; Joe Sell
in 1st place, Adam Groblewski - 2nd place, Adam Pitts
in 6th place, Paul Carter took 9th place and Andrew
Holmes brought home a 10th place finish.
Total scores
were:
SFCS 28
Cresset Christian 45
Rocky Mount Academy
77
Statesville Christian 100
Flora MacDonald 119
The top five runners from SFCS were awarded championship
pins and all-state awards. These honors went to; Joe
Sell with a time of 18:08, Adam Groblewski with 18:19,
Adam Pitts running 18:50, Paul Carter with 19:34 and
Andrew Holmes with a time of 19:41.
Additional highlights
included Robert Hawthorne’s 11th place finish
with a time of 19:45 and Jim Palmer in 20th place with
a time of 21:10. Our Crusader girls were at a slight
disadvantage as the competition combined the 1A and
2A teams for the race. Several team members showed
their best in a race that included 149 runners. Casey
Earnest finished in 55th place with a time of 23:35,
Mary Mills took 75th place with 24:25 and Kari Sell
came in close behind in 79th place with a time of 24:31.
Congratulations to all of our Crusader runners for
a winning season and for achieving an incredible mark
in SFCS history!
SFCS Varsity Volleyball Success Story Spells 3rd In
State!
The 2004-2005 Varsity Volleyball season will
go down in SFCS history as a great success story. Our
Lady Crusaders battled their way from obscurity to
proudly hold the 3rd Place title in the North Carolina
Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) State
Championships! The entire season was an experience
our team will never forget – full of competitive
players and challenging games. The Crusaders won the
first quarter-final game on Friday, October 29, against
Trinity Academy with scores of 25:21, 23:25, 25:17
and 25:18. Highlights included Katie Thackston with
6 service aces and 13 kills, Kayla O’Kelley with
12 kills, Savannah Boccio completing 26 assists and
Katherine Carter at the net with 6 blocks.
The semi
final game proved to be a tough challenge for the Lady
Crusaders as the faced Albemarle Christian in a game
that did not show their best effort. Though the team
stayed in the action, they just couldn’t gain
a lead and SFCS lost the close match 19:25, 21:25 and
20:25. Kayla O’Kelley led the team with 10 kills,
10 digs and 4 service aces. Her incredible performance
earned her a spot on the All-State team.
The year-end
stats spell out this team’s spirited success
story:
Kayla O’Kelley 82 service aces, 112 service
points & 183 kills
Sarah O’Kelley 55 service
aces, 89 service points & 115 kills
Katherine Carter
42 service aces, 61 service points, 94 kills & 63
blocks
Savannah Boccio 77 service points & 311
assists
Laura Cornett 38 service aces & 81 service
points
Katie Thackston 72 service points & 34 digs
Brooke Murphy 44 digs
Congratulation to all of our
Varsity Volleyball players on a successful season
that ended with a record of 20-8 and a 3rd place State
victory!
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