Christ Church Fall Sports Waiting to Resume Play
By Neill Kirkpatrick
Special to the HSSR
Greenville – The Cavaliers of Christ Church athletics were having a good fall season until everything came to a halt with the arrival of Hurricane Helene to the upstate.
The Cross-Country teams are having a good year. The boys team is led by senior Elliot Jeray, junior Ben Faulk, sophomore Eli Stone and eighth grader Max Delfino. Delfino finished 16th at the state meet last year and has personal best of 17:40.52.
The girls team is led by senior Eliza Roy and sophomore Margaret Mullen. In last years state meet Roy finished 5th and Mullen was 17th. Roy has a personal best of 19:42.20 while Mullen has a personal best of 21:12.80.
In Volleyball the Lady Cavs have an uphill climb as they have two of the top AAA teams in the state in region 1AAA in Powdersville and St. Joseph Catholic. Powdersville won their most recent state championship in 2020 while St. Joseph won their most recent title in 2021.
The Lady Cav’s are currently in third place with a good chance to make the AAA playoffs. The Lady Cav’s are led by senior Caroline Johnson and juniors Brooke Byxbee and Khloe Chappell. Johnson leads the team in kills with 42 while Byxbee leads the team in blocks and Chappell leads the team in assists with 69.
