Ingomar makes it five straight; New Albany adds state title
Ingomar extended its volleyball championship streak to five Friday, and New Albany claimed the Class 4A crown, giving Union County three state champions in two days at Clinton.
The Lady Falcons swept Resurrection Catholic 25–20, 25–9, 25–11 for the Class 1A title at Mississippi Christian University. After the closest set of the match in the opener, Ingomar held Resurrection to single digits in the second and finished the sweep in the third.
The Union County School District recognized the victory as Ingomar’s fifth consecutive state championship. The Lady Falcons also completed a postseason in which they swept Biggersville, Potts Camp, Pine Grove and Tupelo Christian Prep before beating Resurrection.
New Albany took a different route to its championship. Choctaw Central won the opening set 25–22, but the Lady Bulldogs answered with three straight wins, 25–7, 25–13, 25–10, according to the MHSAA’s official results.
The victory completed a 33–9 season and an eight-match winning streak for New Albany. It followed East Union’s Class 2A championship Thursday, when the Urchins swept Enterprise Clarke.
Friday night brought two more county victories on the football field. Myrtle beat visiting Water Valley 24–18 to remain unbeaten in district play, improving to 6–1 overall and 3–0 in Class 2A Region 2.
The Hawks have won six straight since their season-opening loss to Calhoun City. They host Bruce on Thursday, October 22, at 7 p.m. in another district game.
East Union ended a four-game losing streak with a 23–14 home victory over Strayhorn, earning its first district win. The Urchins improved to 2–6 overall and 1–2 in the region.
Jon Carter Goodwin completed 22 of 34 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 44 yards, according to the MaxPreps game statistics. Evan Kennedy caught five passes for 65 yards and intercepted two passes.
East Union travels to Belmont on Thursday, October 22, at 7 p.m. Both Thursday kickoffs are Mississippi local time.
Sources: Ingomar final; New Albany final; District title announcement; Volleyball schedules; Ingomar playoff schedule; East Union title; Myrtle football; East Union football; East Union game stats