Congratulations to the Boys' Volleyball team for finishing 1st place in the District for the regular season record of 14-2. 

 Southeastern District Tournament Championship semifinals starts Wednesday, 6pm, Nov 1st at Oscar Smith HS.  WE NEED TO FILL THE STANDS WITH SUPPORT and rock the gym with a Hornets frenzy to help lead our team to the Tournament crown.  BE THERE WEDNESDAY night!

OUTSTANDING!  4 Players selected to Boys' Volleyball ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS!
1st Team:  Preston Prather & Jared Alder
2nd Team: Jae Murphy
3rd Team: Matt "Cheese" Hemsley,   BIG CONGRATULATIONS !

Open Volleyball play at Deep Creek Community Center Monday nights 6-8pm & at Camelot Community Center Thursday nights 6-8pm. Four coaches will be there to assist & instruct.  Come out & learn or better your skills!

Jared Alder stung the Lakeland Cavaliers for 17 kills to help improve our Hornets to 11-1.  Jose' Velazquez smashed them for another 8 kills & 6 blocks;  But showtime was centered on our big middles Jae Murphy & Atwood Gunther as they both shut down the Cavaliers with an amazing 11 Blocks each!  Congratulations!

The girls team also won with dominating play at the net by Keisha, Ashley, & Cat, along with a solid defensive effort by their Libero / defensive specialist Nicole, helping out an all out team effort for the victory. Congratulations ladies!

Jae Murphy & Preston Prather dominated the the net action with 13 blocks over Indian River as the Hornets Volleyball team improved their district leading record to 10-1.  Atwood Gunther proved to be an oncoming force as he added 4 blocks, 4 kills, and 15/15 serves with 5 aces for his first full time start.

 Home game Thursday night, where the high flying Hornets will look to shut down Lakeland.  This is the hardest hitting action in Chesapeake on Thursday night! Come see our Boys' action in the Hornet's Nest tonight as they continue their battle for the top.

The Chesapeake Sheriff's department as well as many of the participating businesses of the "Great American Food Festival" expressed much gratitude for the assistance of the volunteer work that the Boys & Girls Volleyball teams performed for the fundraising efforts of our Chesapeake Sheriff's department.  Congratulations to all 3 teams for representing DCHS so impressively!

Deep Creek stung Lakeland 3 games straight as Preston Prather unloaded a record 19 kills to lead the Hornets offense.  Jason Weast directed the attacks with 38 assists.  Jae Murphy continues to be the dominator at the net with 5 blocks.  Paul Dabney came in from the bench and contributed several good serves along with a solid defensive effort on the back row.  Congratulations to the team as well as the girls team overall for their total team effort in their win!  Next on the Sting list:  Nansemond River, Tuesday night.

The High Flying, Hard Hitting Hornets pounded the #6 ranked Great Bridge Wildcats 3 games to none.  Jared Alder proved to be too quick on the attack as he led the team with 10 kills against Great Bridges 6'4", 6'6" blockers.  Jae Murphy continued his dominance at the net with 7 blocks.  Congratulations!!

  Monday night (9/11) the High flying Boys Volleyball Hornets take on the Indian River Braves at home.  Invite a friend and faculty member to support your team to victory, come see some real action packed volleyball Monday night!!

The Boy's Volleyball team led by the dynamite duo of Cliff Alder & Bobby Howell continue to improve as they hammered the Hickory Hawks at straight 3 games.  Jason Weast engineered the attacks with 32 assists and 7 aces.  Preston Prather added 5 blocks & 4 kills.
Thanks goes out to Damien Kaiser &  other students for their high spirit & obvious support.

Cliff Alder & Bobby Howell bruised the Western Branch Bruins badly with a combined 32 kills "Rock em Sock em style at the Creek. Jae Murphy & Preston Prather dominated the middle with 9 blocks; and Jason Weast had 28 assists with 4 aces as our Boy's Volleyball team smashed the Bruins.

The boy's Volleyball team gave the crowd plenty to cheer about last night as they played another round of smashmouth, Rock 'em Sock 'em volleyball in defeating the Nansemond River Warriors.  Bobby Howell led the Hornet's attack with 15 Kills, followed by Cliff Alder with 11 kills, and newcomer Jae Murphy with 7 kills.  The Hornets front line defense gave the crowd plenty to get rowdy about as they continue to dominate at the net, led by Jae Murphy with 6 blocks out of the team combined 14 blocks. However, the match was won with the sharp play and hustle of our defensive players, led by Jason Weast with 26 assists, Jared Alder and Cheese Hemsley, they displayed noticeable improvement in keeping the ball in play. Outstanding Team Play!  

  Everyone is challenged to "Be There!" to Tuesday's match against Western Branch. Tuesday's theme is "Let's Make Some Noise Nite". So bring your favorite game noise maker, party favor left overs from New Years, and especially those loud heckling friends or family members! Come out, support your team, and be a part of the Rock em Sock em Volleyball action at the Creek! 

Coach Noblin, with his  head down before game, in anticipation.	Hickory- 15-6, 15-7 Lakeland- 15-8, 15-3 Western Branch- 11-15, 11-15 Great Bridge- 7-15, 15-11, 8-15 Oscar Smith- 15-5, 15-10 Nansemond River-15-11, 15-8 Indian River- 15-0, 15-2 Hickory- 15-12, 15-8 Lakeland- 15-6, 15-7 Western Branch- 8-15, 15-6, 11-15 Great Bridge- 7-15, 15-11, 1-15 Oscar Smith- 15-7, 15-6 Nansemond River- 15-4, 15-7 Indian River- 15-3, 15-4	#5  Lamone Taylor, #11 Alex Gonzalez (Gonzo),  #17 Chris Latigona,  #7 Tyler Hulock   preparing for the game.
Lamone Taylor Jump Serving	Southeastern  District Tournament Runner-up	Cameron Piper and Chris  Latigona going up  for the block