Meet Location: Lakeview CC
Host: Cissna Park
Meet Medalists: Wyatt Eisenmann, HAHS (48)
Men's Team Score:
Cissna Park - 228
HAHS - 241
Christ Lutheran - 255
Hoopeston Men's Tees Individual Scores:
Payton Armstrong - 55
Wyatt Eisenmann - 48
Trenton Betka - 70
Ethan Harding - 68
Hoopeston Season Record: 14 Wins / 15 Losses
The Hoopeston Area Cornjerkers suffered a close defeat in three sets at the hands of the visiting Westville Wildcats Thursday night, 17-25, 25-23, 20-25. Bre Crose led Hoopeston Area with five kills, followed by Kaitlynn Lange with four. Alexa Bailey contributed three blocks, and Logan Watson had two aces. Hoopeston drops to 6-4 with the loss and returns to action on 9/13 with a trip to St. Joseph-Ogden.
Hoopeston Area traveled to Rossville on Thursday evening to take on Bismark-Henning Rossville-Alvin. The Cornjerkers jumped out to a goal lead, when the first goal was scored by Ben Brown and the assist to Nick Hofer. Ten minutes later the two seniors once again worked together to get Ben Brown's second goal and Hofer's second of the half to make things 2-0. The Blue Devils fought right back with five minutes left before half-time Ethan Tutwiler was able to score on a rebound to cut the lead to one. Less than two minutes until half the Blue Devils Liam Oxendine was able to tie the score up thanks to Hayden Rice beautiful throw-in.
Second half was all Cornjerkers when Brown scored three more goals in the second half making him five goals on the evening. Talen Gredy and once again Hofet set up Ben for two of his three goals in the second half. Derek Drayer and the defense took care of business after Brown's fifth goal to shut down the Blue Devils. Derek Drayer started in goal, saving ten of twelve shots while earning his first victory of the year after coming off knee issues. The 5-2 win puts the Cornjerkers at 6-2-1 overall and 5-0 in VVC play.
This weekend the Cornjerkers will host the Conrnjerker Classic with the Cornjerkers opening up Friday at 4:00 against Bloomington Central Catholic. Saturday the Cornjerkers will play at 8:00 against Clifton Central and then Oakwood-Salt Fork at noon. The championship and third place game will start at 4:00.
Other teams competing in the tournament are Monticello, Iroquois West, Grant Park, St. Joe Ogden.
