CEC girls settle for provincial silver

TRURO, N.S. – The Cobequid Cougars just missed out on winning the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation Division 1 girls volleyball title last weekend.

The Cougars lost the provincial final to the C.P. Allen Cheetahs from Bedford at the tournament hosted by Memorial High School in Sydney Mines.

Trailing by as many as eight points in the late stages of the first set, the Cougars staged a comeback to win 26-24. In the second set, the Cougars led 23-18, but the Cheetahs staged their own comeback, as they rattled off five straight points to tie the score 23-23. A kill from Hannah Huntley gave the Cougars a match point, but C.P. Allen responded by running off three straight points to close out the set.

The Cheetahs won the third set 15-9 to take top honours.

It was the sixth year in a row the CEC team has been in the provincial final.

In round-robin games on

Dec. 6, CEC had straight-set wins over both Sydney Academy and Lockview and a strong comeback win against Horton. In their game against Horton, they lost 26-24, then won 25-15 and 15-6 to finish first in their pool.

In the semifinal crossover against the host Riverview squad, the Cougars won in three sets (21-25, 25-18, 15-8).

Members of this year’s CEC team are: Hannah Huntley, Emma Shive, Sydney Davidson, Marlee Mcquillan, Molly Marquis, Abbie Archibald, Erin Reeves, Sarah Garrett, Paige Crosby and Ava Martin. The team was coached by Bob Piers, Gilles Boudreau and Suzanne Fougere.