Dunbar Sweeps Ryle In Volleyball Home Opener

The Bulldogs were more than just bark at the Aug. 20 home opener.

Mike Marshall, Sports Editor|August 23, 2019

The pre-game atmosphere was set to be electrifying for the Bulldogs’ first home game of the year. The Dog Pound filled up quickly as the boys’ soccer team trickled in since their own game was canceled.

The match started with a serve from Ryle who started out strong with two quick aces. Dunbar committed some errors such as serving into the net and out of bounds. The game became more competitive as Dunbar took the score within 2 making the score 10-8 in the first set.

Dunbar started to gain speed after a time-out and junior Caroline Cole (#3) fell over her own bench to try and keep the ball in play. With several kills from seniors Peyton Gash (#13 )and Eleanor Davis (#24), several blocks and an ace by #8 Oliva Stotz, the score was pushed to 20-18 with Dunbar on top by the next timeout.

2019-2020 Volleyball
Date Opponent Result
Tue, Aug 20 Ryle 3-0 W
Thu, Aug 22 Male 2-3 L
Mon, Aug 26 North Oldham 3-1 W
Thu, Aug 29 St. Anthony's 2-1 W
Thu, Aug 29 Weeki Wachee 2-0 W
Thu, Aug 29 Boca Raton Chri 2-1 W
Fri, Aug 30 Cooper City 2-0 W
Fri, Aug 30 East Ridge 2-1 W
Sat, Aug 31 East Ridge 2-0 W
Sat, Aug 31 Coppell 0-2 L
Tue, Sep 03 Lexington Chris 3-0 W
Tue, Sep 10 Henry Clay 0-3 L
Thu, Sep 12 Lafayette 3-2 W
Fri, Sep 13 Mater Dei 0-2 L
Fri, Sep 13 Notre Dame Acad 2-1 W
Sat, Sep 14 Male 1-2 L
Sat, Sep 14 Cardinal Gibbon 2-0 W
Sat, Sep 14 St. Joseph's Ac 1-2 L
Tue, Sep 17 Frederick Dougl 3-0 W
Tue, Sep 24 Tates Creek 3-1 W
Fri, Sep 27 Madison Central 2-0 W
Fri, Sep 27 Bethlehem 2-0 W
Sat, Sep 28 South Warren 2-0 W
Sat, Sep 28 McCracken Count 2-1 W
Sat, Sep 28 Hazel Green 1-2 L
Tue, Oct 01 Scott County 3-0 W
Tue, Oct 08 Sacred Heart 1-3 L
Thu, Oct 10 Bryan Station 3-0 W
Sat, Oct 12 Central 2-0 W
Sat, Oct 12 St. Henry 2-1 W
Sat, Oct 12 Notre Dame 1-2 L
Tue, Oct 15 Eastern 3-0 W
Tue, Oct 15 Great Crossing 1-2 L
Wed, Oct 16 Great Crossing 3-1 W

Ryle wasn’t going to go away easily in the 1st set. The set was back in forth with every point from one team being answered almost immediately with a point from the other. Dunbar was able to pull out a hard-fought 1st set 25-19.

The two teams switched sides of the court to prepare for the 2nd, and final, set of the game.

The 2nd set was more one-sided than the 1st set. At one point the Dog Pound started to chant “It’s too easy” when the score was 14-4 with Dunbar on top.

Ryle was quick to silence the chants from the Dog Pound with three quick scores. Ryle kept fighting and keeping the Dog Pound silent and then the announcer asked, “Dog Pound where you at?” in the 2nd set.

Although Dunbar was out preforming Ryle most of the 2nd set, they didn’t go away. At match point, Ryle fought to get 2 points but ultimately lost 25-18 in the 2nd.

The Bulldogs won 3-0 and swept the Raiders out of the building.

The Dunbar Bulldogs go on the road for the next game on Aug. 22 to face The Male High School Bulldogs in a game for dog house supremacy.

Jackson Poynter
The student section showing their support for the game.