Bristol Herald Courier

Ava Kiser dished out 21 assists and had 13 digs as she was one of many stars for the Abingdon Falcons in their 25-15, 25-11, 25-12 triumph over Ridgeview in a Mountain 7 District volleyball showdown on Thursday night.

The two teams split four meetings last year and Ridgeview went on to win the VHSL Class 2 state title.

“We played some of the best volleyball tonight that we’ve played all season,” said first-year AHS coach Alexis Carson Perkins. “I told the girls coming into this game that Ridgeview is the defending [Class 2] state champions for a reason and that we had to come out firing on all cylinders, and we did.”

Gracie Statzer (17 kills, six digs, two blocks), Reece Hungate (eight kills), Annsley “A.J.” Trivette (five kills, five blocks) and Tahlyn Tritt (13

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