Wortham Volleyball team won third place in the 50th Leon Anniversary Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, August 17th. 


Wortham beat Centerville 25-17, 25-23 and then lost to Robinson in three sets 25-21, 19-25, 21-25 and then beat Mexia 25-19, 25-17 to win third in the silver bracket.


Rylee Goolsby led the offense with 34 kills, 8 blocks, and 4 digs.

Samantha Wright led the team with 20 kills, 29 digs and one block.

Setter Reagan Stuver had 56 assists, 16 digs and 3 aces.

Skylar Phillips had 6 kills, 28 digs and one block.

Jessica Black had 8 kills, 5 digs and one block.

Brynn Bowden had 23 digs, 3 kills and one ace.

Libero Megan Whaley led in serve receive and had 34 digs.

Samantha Lee and Cate Samford both had 2 kills a piece.

The Wortham Lady Bulldogs overcame many challenges while facing the larger schools in the tournament.

Wortham will face Blooming Grove this coming Monday, August 19th in Wortham.

Submitted by Wortham Head Volleyball Coach DeAnna Whaley.