ARITON – Class 2A state volleyball powers G.W. Long and Ariton fought tooth-and-nail Thursday night at the Ariton gym in a classic battle between the two rivals, eventually being separated
Ultimately, G.W. Long’s ability to rally late in sets proved to be a slight difference in a razor narrow 25-22, 27-25, 24-26, 25-23 victory over the Purple Cats.
“That was a tough ball game,” G.W. Long head coach Craig Long said. “It is always tough to come over here and play them. They have a great team. Terry does a great job with them and they have a great crowd here. It is a great atmosphere for high school volleyball. The Rebel head coach said part of that attitude comes from the success Rebel players have had in postseason in volleyball, basketball and softball in recent years – sports G.W. Long has competed in the state semifinals or state finals.
"We have a drill where they have to get to 23 and if they don’t get the 24th and 25th point, they have to go back to 20. That has changed how we practice and how we compete. It allows us to really compete really hard in practice. If they don’t win , we have consequences for it.”“That has really helped us in tight games,” Long said of how the drills impacted his team’s performance.
“I think I have to do a better job of getting them ready for those moments like taking the pressure and handling the pressure,” Goodson said. “We have to be able to handle pressure in certain situations in order to get over this hump.” Ariton opened up a 6-2 lead in the first set behind a kill each from Allen and Phillips, but the Rebels battled back for an 10-8 lead, taking advantage of several free ball opportunities at the top of the net for slam-down kills as well sets by Hughes for kills.
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