Category: Sports

By Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information

Trinity Valley Community‘s Amelie Guinci has been named Libero of the Year on the 2013 All-Region XIV North Volleyball Team.

Guinci, a 5-7 redshirt freshman from Le Cannet, France, helped the Lady Cardinals to the best season in the four-year history of the program. The Lady Cardinals advanced to the regional tournament for a second straight year, won their first-ever tournament game and set a school record for wins with 21.

Lady Cardinal sophomore Sara Cruz and freshman Ashlyn Crawford were named to the second team.

Sophomores Kaitlyn McShan, Ryleigh Thompson and Ariana Kaleo were Lady Cardinal honorable mention selections.

Here is the team, as selected by conference coaches:

Region XIV North 2013 All-Conference Teams

First Team All-Conference:
Morgan Lewis –Tyler
T’Asia Black – Paris
Jordan McArdle – Tyler
Haley Hampton – Panola
Jordan Strickland – Paris
Amelie Guinci – Trinity Valley
Kaitlyn Brooks – Tyler
Abby Phillips – Paris

Second Team All-Conference:
Kennedi Coleman – Panola
Hailee Showers – Navarro
Abby Mackey – Tyler
Ashlynn Caldwell – Trinity Valley
Justine Luis – Panola
Sara Cruz – Trinity Valley
Nathali Chaves – Panola

Honorable Mention:
Kaitlyn McShan – Trinity Valley
Kelsi Schmidtberger – Navarro
Hannah Robey – Tyler
Haley Hostetler – Paris
Lexey Wilson – Navarro
Ryleigh Thompson – Trinity Valley
Denise Gonzalez – Paris
Ana Kiso – Panola
J’Keisha Evans – Panola
Ariana Kaleo – Trinity Valley
Malicia Fluellen – Tyler
Savannah Cantrell – Tyler
Andrea Hurt – Paris
Kayln Paris – Paris

Coach of the Year: Ronda Shirley – Tyler

Player of the Year: Morgan Lewis – Tyler

Newcomer of the Year: Morgan Lewis – Tyler

Setter of the Year: Jordan Strickland

Libero of the Year: Amelie Guinci – Trinity Valley

On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Trinity Valley Community Cardinals became Region XIV Champions by beating Navarro, 56-45. I was on the sidelines for the game, reporting via Facebook.

It was a great game, and when I looked back I realized my posts and some of the photos create sort of a replay of the game. So here they are. Enjoy, Cardinal fans.

REPLAY OF CARDINALS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WIN OVER NAVARRO

 

Cards go 3 and out first possession

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Navarro punts it back …10:42 1Q

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TVCC on the board … Ryan Polite hits Tavarreon Dickerson with a swing pass out of the backfield and Dickerson takes it to the house … 79 yard TD pass … TVCC up 7-0 .. 9:45 1Q.

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Navarro strikes back 2 plays later on a 78 yard touchdown pass to DeFloyd Oscar … 7-7 … 9:04 1Q

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Teams exchange punts … still 7-7 … 6:49 1Q

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TURNOVER … Navarro’s Devin Spurlock intercepts Polite … Navarro ball in Cardinal territory.

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Navarro gets points off turnover…30 yard TD pass to Markel Steward-Gillespie … Bulldogs up 14-7, 5:31 1Q

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Teams exchange punts … But Cards get ball at Navarro 8 thanks to a great punt return by D’Nerius Antione … then Ryan Polite scores on a 9 yard scamper … 14-14, 3:11 1Q

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End 1st qtr … 14-14 …. TVCC about to punt from their own 9

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Navarro takes first possession of 2Q and score on Cameron Washington 11 yard run … caps 41 yd drive … 21-14 Bulldogs … 10:44 2Q

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TVCC answers on a 44 yard drive … Polite hits John Thomas on an 11 yard touchdown … drive helped by a Navarro pass interference penalty … 21-21, 8:33 2Q

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Navarro punts to TVCC … Card ball on their own 29 …. still 21-21, 4:58 2Q

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TURNOVER … Navarro recovers Cardinal fumble …21-21, 3:03 2Q

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Navarro converts again … Tim Wright scores on 11 yard run … then TVCC makes it worse with a personal foul … 28-21 Navarro, 2:20 2Q

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Navarro’s Carlos Macias hits a 38 yd field goal as time runs out …. 31-21 Bulldogs … halftime.

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HALFTIME

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Navarro takes opening kickoff and drives 86 yards in about 5:30 … Joshua Greer hits Tim Wright with a 26 yd td pass … 38-21 Navarro, 9:23 3Q

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TVCC’s Ryan Polite scores on a 6 yard quarterback keeper … he extended drive with multiple scambles … 58 yard drive takes about 3:30 off the clock … 38-28 Navarro, 5:47 3Q

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Cardinals go 75 yards in under a minute … Tavarreon Dickerson scores on 29 yard run … score cut to 38-35, 0:18 3Q

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End of the 3Q …. Navarro leads TVCC, 38-35 …Bulldog ball on their own 25

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Navarro blocks TVCC punt … gets ball at Card 32 …. 38-35 Navarro, 12:10 4Q

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CARDINALS REGAIN THE LEAD … TVCC drives 79 yards … polite hits Trent Momon with a 41 yard strike … 42-38 Cardinals, 9:58 4Q

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BULLDOGS BACK IN FRONT

Navarro takes advantage of a short field and drives 40 yards for touchdown on Tim Wright 4 yard run … 45-42 Navarro, 5:18 4Q

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Bulldog player taken off on stretcher … but he gave crowd thumbs up as he went off … game just resumed

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To reset … Navarro up 45-42 … 3:58 4Q

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TURNOVER … TVCC recovers fumble on punt

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Cardinal ball on Navarro 33 with just over 3 minutes in regulation

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TVCC REGAINS THE LEAD

Ryan Polite scores on a 22 yard run … Cards up 49-45, 2:27 4Q ….

GO CARDS!!

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Navarro gets ball on own 21 …. 2:22 left

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Navarro fumbles … recovers, but loses back to own 14

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TURNOVER … TVCC BALL … interception by Tray Thornton … Card ball at Navarro 16 …1:55 left

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TVCC scores again!!!

Marquel McNac runs into the endzone … 56-45 TVCC with 1:38 left.

Can you say Regional Champions

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Navarro ball near midfield … but they need two touchdowns and there is only 1:33 left

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Navarro time out with 1:13 … they have 2nd and 15 from Card 45 …

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Under a minute

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Navarro turns it over on downs … Cards can run out the clock!!!!!!

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Oh man … final score 56-45 for the Region XIV Champion TVCC Cardinals!