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By Bill Althaus, Grain Valley News A marathon night of volleyball ended on a positive note for the Grain Valley squad, who remained undefeated in the Suburban White Conference. "Holy cow," Grain Valley volleyball coach Tori Squiers said after her Eagles defeated the visiting Fort Osage Indians 25-28, 25-19, 25-13 and 25-22 against the visiting Fort Osage Indians, "I can't believe how late it is." It was nearly 10 p.m. when she walked off the court at Grain Valley High School. "When you watch really good volleyball by both teams," she added, "it makes for a great environment and it's fun. We were clicking on all aspects of the game, and that's why we were able to beat Fort Osage. "When you play Vanessa (Gage's) team, you know it's not over until the final point is scored." And that final point came on a monster Chesnie King kill that might have left a dent in the court. "I was feeling it tonight," said King, who had 12 kills, 13 digs and 20 assists from her setter's position. "But I feel it every match. I like to get excited - without going too crazy - and we had to work hard tonight after losing the first set. "I think that loss just fired us up. We played much better in the second, third and fourth sets." Her coach agreed. "Fort is so strong defensively, and we to work to get back into a rhythm in the second, third and fourth sets," Squiers said after the Eagles improved to 9-3 overall and 5-0 in conference action. "Our front line was incredible tonight. Chesnie is a great player. She's our setter, but we can play her anyplace on the court. And I thought Kyleigh (Casey) and Piper (Jackson) had a great match." Casey finished with a game-high 21 kills and 20 assists, Jackson added nine kills and Bromlee Cook added 20 assists. "We had to work hard on the front line to find a place to hit the ball," Jackson explained. "Fort's defense is great. You have to work hard to get a win against Fort Osage and we worked really hard to get this victory." Lacey Zorn, who had five kills - including the game winner in the first set - finished with 11. "Our front line played well - overall I thought we played a good match," Fort Osage coach Vanessa Gage said after her team fell to 7-5 and 2-2. "Grain Valley has a great team and great coaches. You better be ready to play hard when you go against them. I was so pleased with that first-set win. We didn't do as well in the second and third sets, but we came back strong in the fourth set." As Jackson walked off the court, she said, "You play hard or you don't win this match. It was a long night, and I'm happy we won. It was a battle on the front row."  The Grain Valley girls basketball team had plenty to smile about after a 3-1 victory over the visiting Fort Osage Indians. Photo credit: Bill Althaus  Comments are closed.
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