If you know your memes, there is one out there known as “Call An Ambulance But Not For Me.”
It shows an old man being mugged by a guy with a knife in one panel, followed by the old man pulling out a gun in the second panel.
On Thursday, Sept. 19, Lisbon split the first two sets with Calamus-Wheatland in the Lion’s Den. Then the Warriors jumped out to an 11-0 lead in the third set.
Call an ambulance.
But not for the Lions.
Lisbon tied it up 14-14, took the lead 18-17, and won 25-20.
“I’m running out of things to say,” Lisbon coach Lance Kamaus said. “We were conf ident we could get on some runs.”
Lisbon went on to win the match 23-25, 25-17, 25-20 and 31-29.
It was a big victory in the Tri-Rivers East as the Lions hunt down their eighth straight East title.
“I mean, it would be nice to get another one,” junior Kamryn Kahl said. “No doubt.”
Both Kahl and senior Sarah Dietsch said the conference streak wasn’t their biggest goal, but they definitely didn’t want to be the team that loses and breaks the streak.
Calamus-Wheatland (117) was probably always going to be the main obstacle this fall. And the Warriors came out and took the first set, and got out to the big, big lead in the third set.
“It really showed our integrity as a team,” Dietsch said. “How we can come together in tough times and how we support each other as a group.”
Tied 17-17, a Dietsch kill and a Kaitlynn Hasselbusch ace gave Lisbon its first lead, 19-17. The Lions put it away with three kills by junior Mykala Luzum-Selmon, a freeball kill by junior Alexa Roos and a kill and stuff block by Dietsch.
“I know a lot of people in that situation would be discouraged,” Kahl said of getting down 11-0. “But I know that our team is a really resilient team. And we just didn’t give up, and that’s what happens.
“I trust my teammates, they trusted me, and we all trusted each other. We made it happen.”
The week prior, Springville forced a fifth game and upset the Lions in a cross-division Tri-Rivers match. The loss pushed Lisbon (11-5) out of the Class 2A rankings.
When C-W got kills from senior Brooklynn Biddle and sophomore Alena Wilhelm to go ahead 25-24 in the fourth set, things looked destined for a deciding fifth game.
Later, the Warriors got a block from Wilhelm and senior Erica Will and an ace from Wilhelm to go ahead 28-27.
But both times Lisbon fought off set points, first on a kill by Dietsch, and then a kill by Luzum-Selmon.
“That shows our grit and integrity,” Dietsch said. “We were excited out there.” Lisbon finally put two points together on a kill by Luzum-Selmon and an attack error by C-W.
“I’ve never experienced anything like that in my volleyball career,” Kahl said.
“If you don’t finish there, then they’d have all the momentum,” Kamaus said. “That’s a big deal, finishing in four.”
Luzum-Selmon led the way with 24 kills.
Kahl added 16 kills and Dietsch had 13. Hasselbusch had 54 assists and Presley Studt led with 22 digs.
The Lions then hosted the Lisbon Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 21. They beat Iowa Valley (21-13, 21-13), Davenport West (21-17, 21-16) and Midland (21-15, 21-15) before falling to No. 4 (1A) Holy Trinity (21-13, 14-21, 15-11).