Part 1:
As the start of the new school year is upon us, it brings the start of the 2023-24 TCHS Lady Braves sports. Starting with Volleyball, the Lady Braves will have two sets of sisters to watch out for. Ava and Abbi Reed (parents, Hollie and Kevin Booker) play on both the volleyball and basketball team, and even though they like volleyball, their passion is basketball. Ava and Abbi have been playing competitively since the fourth grade and when not on the court for games, they’re in the gym striving to get better.

Going into their sophomore year, they’re coming off a summer break in which their AAU basketball team, Mississippi All-N, won the Run 4 The Roses Platinum Championship where Ava was voted Most Improved Player by the coaches. Abbi, who started for the varsity team her Freshman year, will look to improve on last season’s impressive showing. Whether it be volleyball or basketball, we can count on seeing two things from Ava and Abbi.

1: they are sisters so when one tries to console the other after a bad play or help her sister up off the floor, you will see one of them slap the other’s extended hand or shove the other away. 2: Whether they are both on the court, or one is on the bench, they will be the other’s biggest cheerleader with a hug and a high five.

Part 2:

While I’m focusing on the start of TCHS Lady Braves Volleyball this week, the main focus is on the two sets of sisters that will be on the court for both volleyball and basketball during the 2023-24 season. Reese and Meg Moore (parents, Amy and Brian Moore) will be playing both volleyball and basketball, and thanks to a new ruling, they will be able to play one together. Reese, a senior, is getting a lot of attention, and rightfully so, but will have a little competition on that front, in the form of her younger sister Meg, who will be forgoing her 8th-grade basketball season to play at the high school level. Reese, who scored her 1000th point in her Junior year, along with many other accolades, will look to finish her high school career on that same high note. Meg, who was a starter for the 8th grade during her 7th-grade season, will spend her 8th-grade year playing for the TCHS varsity teams which will allow her to be able to play one season with Reese.