Kennedale Volleyball lands 12 on 10/4A All-District team plus Coach

The Kennedale Lady Kat volleyball program has just completed an amazing four-year run for this senior-laden team. Consider the following:

• The Kennedale Lady Kats ended the 2021 season at 32-7-1 overall and 10-0 in district play. The Kats this season were one of just eleven teams to finish the regular team winning 30 or more matches (games).

• The program over the last four years has never lost the district title nor a district game with a 4-year district record of 38-0.

• Three times the Lady Kats went three deep and twice the Kats played in the state semifinals.

• The overall four-year record was 118-36 going 32-7-1, 10-0 this past season; 24-4, 4-0 in 2020; 37-8, 12-0 in 2019; and 25-17, 12-0 in 2018.

• The current Kats have continued streaks including capturing the program’s 8th straight district title and making the playoffs for the 15th straight year.

• This past four-year period has put the team among the rest of the major sports programs at KHS that have reached the state final four or the finals in their sports division. This includes Wildcat Softball, Baseball, Football, Girls’ Soccer, and Girls’ and Boys’ Track. Most like the volleyball team now, have done it more than once.

The headliners for the 2021 season …

10/4A All-District MVP #3 Maddie Pyles (Sr), and Defensive MVP Setter #1 Amaya Constantino (Sr).

10/4A District Blocker #2 Casey Guerry (Sr), District Setter #4 Gracyn Reed (Sr).

All Lady Kat all-district honorees …

• First Team Honors went to #10 Taylor Poore (Sr), #11 Bridget Barton (Sr), and #7 Avery Petters (Sr).

• Second Team Honors were awarded to #6 True Johnson (Jr), and #8 Hailey Limbaugh (Sr).

• Honorable Mention went to #9 Alexandria Youngblood (Jr), #5 Mikalyla Guerry (Sr), and #12 Hope Kinser (Jr).

District 10/4A Coach of the Year Kelly Carl

Other accomplishments

4A Statewide leaders (MaxPreps) …

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• HITTING PERCENTAGES: 1st Maddie Pyles (SR) .350
• KILLS: 9th Maddie Pyles (SR) 452
• ASSISTS: 17th Gracyn Reed (SR) 672
• ACES: 21st Gracyn Reed (SR) 73, 40th True Johnson (JR) 61

dfwVarsity Area Leaders All Classes (MaxPreps) …

• KILLS:- 19th Maddie Pyles (SR) 438; 30th True Johnson (JR) 453
• ACES: 21st Gracyn Reed (SR) 73; 40th True Johnson (JR) 61
• HITTING PERCENTAGES: 13th Maddie Pyles (SR) 0.368; 28th Bridget Barton (SR) 0.278
• ASSIST: 26th Gracyn Reed (SR) 653
• DIGS: 29th Amaya Constantino (SR) 487
• ACES: 13th Taylor Poore (SR) 74; 14th Gracyn Reed (SR) 74; 31st True Johnson (JR) 60

All-District Academic – all twelve varsity members …

Amaya Constantino, Casey Guerry, Madeline Pyles, Gracyn Reed, Mikayla Guerry, True Johnson, Avery Petters, Hailey Limbaugh, Alexandria Youngblood, Taylor Poore, Bridget Barton, Hope Kinser.

Local School Individual Record …

• All-time Kill leader: Maddie Pyles new school record – 1,505
• All-Time Assist record: Gracyn Reed – 2,236

Recent signees included …

• Maddie Pyles – Montana University
• Taylor Poore – LeTourneau University
• Bridget Barton – LeTourneau University
• Amaya Constantino – Southeastern Oklahoma State
• Gracyn Reed – Abilene Christian (track scholarship)