SOARING TOWARD STATE | Tatum takes regional crown, advances to state semifinals

VAN – With a roster that has an average player age of 15 and features two seniors, two juniors, seven sophomores and three freshmen, Tatum head volleyball coach Leven Barker admits his team is probably at least a year ahead of schedule. As long as the Lady Eagles keep playing like seasoned veterans, Barker doesn’t care what the roster says. With freshman Madelyn Thornton hammering home 24 kills and sophomore setter Kumora Chatman dishing out 36 assists, Tatum earned a 25-10, 22-25, 25-23, 25-19 win over Scurry-Rosser on Tuesday to capture a regional championship and advance to the Class 3A Division II state semifinals. Tatum (41-5) will take on Wall (35-4) at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Wichita Falls Legacy High School with a trip to the state championship game next week in Garland on the line. Scurry-Rosser, also a young team (3 seniors, 4 juniors, 5 sophomores and 2 freshmen) ends the year at 25-11.

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