2A District Playoffs:
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Lynden 3, Squalicum 0
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Bellingham 3, Lakewood 0
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Archbishop Murphy 3, Sehome 1
LYNDEN 3, SQUALICUM 0
The top-seeded Lions stood tall, and withstood a first-set scare from the Storm to eventually take the sweep in the semifinal round of the 2A district tournament, 27-25, 25-14 and 25-11.
The overall game of the returning 2A State Player of the Year, Finley Parcher, led the way with 19 kills, 11 digs, four assists, two aces and two blocks.
When Izzie Stephan wasn’t directing traffic with her 29 assists, she helping the defense with 11 digs. Lexi Hermanutz added six kill and eight digs while Olivia Stuart finished with 2.5 blocks.
Sqaulicum was led by Bronwyn Jones who finished with 16 digs, and Alyssa Roselli who aided her with nine digs to go along with her 11 assists.
Abby Fife’s early serving was what nearly helped the Storm pull off the opening set win, and she finished with four aces on the night, while Penelope Durias had five kills and Avery Kettman led the defense with two blocks.
The Lions will face Archbishop Murphy for the district championship at 7:30 on Wednesday at Meridian High School. Squalicum will face Bellingham at 5:30 tonight at Meridian High School in a loser-out contest.
ARCHBISHOP MURPHY 3, SEHOME 1
In the other semifinal matchup, the Mariners fell just short of making the district championship game after defeating the Wildcats in the first set, as Archbishop Murphy took the following three sets.
Taylor Turrell doled out 37 assists, and her main recipient was Paige Flory who finished with 18 kills. She also posted 12 digs and a team-high three aces.
Maren Stiles also continued to have a strong tournament with nine kills and two blocks, while Brooklyn Flamer was strong in the middle with eight kills and 3.5 blocks.
Jackie Hurley once again led her team with 19 digs, while Hadley Crovo had nine digs and Jillian Parfet added eight digs. Sehome will now take on Anacortes at 7:30 tonight at Meridian High School in a loser-out contest.
BELLINGHAM 3, LAKEWOOD 0
The first time the Bayhawks played the Cougars this season it went four sets. The second time, Bellingham needed to come back from being two sets down and then won three sets to two. This time, the season was on the line in the consolation bracket, and the Bayhawks made it count by winning all three sets.
Estelle Ochs led the way with eight kills, 11 digs and four aces, and Amber Keay also posted eight kills to go with her four digs.
Cora Cournoyer dished out 17 assists, and Sienna Okunami added six kills and five digs. Hensley Hurlburt finished with four kills, nine digs and a team-high five aces, while Bailey Burge posted a team-high 24 digs and Sophia Belisle stuffed three blocks at the net.
Bellingham will try to keep it season alive at 5:30 tonight against Squalicum at Meridian High School.
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