Harmony wins 1st match of the season with GDW in attendance:
GDW volleyball team spotlight of the week:
Harmony Lady Hawks: A first time assignment by Gameday Weekly on September 16 to Harmony School was well received by the Lady Hawks' volleyball program.
Harmony enabled to put together a winning formula that day in defeating Hanceville two games to one in a regular season matchup.
Harmony is in the GDW team spotlight for the week.
The Lady Hawks lost the first set 25 to 19 then stood strong by a 25 to 14 victory in the 2nd set, forcing a game three tiebreaker.
At 5:34 p.m., the Lady Hawks earned a 15 to 12 triumph and into the winning category for the first time for coach Leah Hoffpauir.
Harmony had lost a couple of tiebreaking sets before this match.
GDW made this its "Middle School Monday" tour, covering an event on campus for the first time.
Harmony is located approximately 5 miles to the South of now vacated Jones Chapel School on the West side of Cullman County, just off Highway 278.
GDW volleyball performer of the week:
Murphee Perdue of Harmony: The 8th grader went to work and led her team to a thrilling 2 games to 1 triumph against Hanceville at home September 16.
Perdue recorded four consecutive service points in the 2nd set that was huge for the Lady Hawks to win the game and send the match into a tiebreaker.
She was vital in a comeback of the 3rd game with a volley and three in a row from the service line for the Lady Hawks to complete excitement for their fans and also with GDW there to report the story.
Perdue was seen by GDW in its opener on August 26, a tri match the Lady Hawks were involved with at Good Hope.
Perdue showed determination as a server and attacker and matched
that in GDW's first time to report from the facility last week.
Photo of the Harmony Lady Hawks volleyball team.
Photo courtesy of Harmony Athletics.
