2A District Playoffs:
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Sehome 3, Archbishop Murphy 1
1A Bi-District State Play-In Games:
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Lynden Christian 3, Bear Creek 0
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Meridian 3, Overlake 0
SEHOME 3, ARCHBISHOP MURPHY 1
After a long, grueling week of volleyball, which saw the Mariners get bumped into the consolation bracket by the Wildcats, Sehome battled its way through to Saturday’s final match of the week with a rematch against second-ranked Archbishop Murphy.
The Mariners fought their way to wins in the first two sets before the Wildcats clawed back to take set number three. Sehome eventually prevailed by taking down Archbishop Murphy and getting back to the 2A state tournament for the second year in a row.
It was fitting that the two seniors, Paige Flory and Jackie Hurley, played monumental roles in the win as Flory had a double-double with 18 kills and 15 digs, while also leading the team with four aces. Hurley had a phenomenal 25 digs and also served up three aces.
Maren Stiles also continued her hot streak with 15 kills, while Hadley Crovo notched a career-high 18 digs and Taylor Turrell finished with 41 assists and 10 digs.
Brooklyn Flamer was also huge in the middle as she picked up 5.5 blocks.
The Mariners will begin the 2A state tournament at 10:45 AM on Friday against Selah at the Yakima Sun Dome.
LYNDEN CHRISTIAN 3, BEAR CREEK 0
The Lyncs needed one more win this past week to get back to the 1A state tournament for the third year in a row, and they got it in a district crossover match against the Grizzlies on the road in straight sets.
All-State senior Jocelyn Eshuis led her team with 18 kills to go with three blocks, and Tyra Dykstra neared a double-double with nine kills, 12 digs and a team-high three aces.
Lyla Parriera also had 12 digs and a pair of aces, while Jess DeJong joined the barrage at the net with eight kills and 3.5 stuffs. Brielle Berendsen led with 20 assists, and she was closely followed by Emeri Fritts who finished with 16 assists.
The Lyncs will begin the 1A state tournament at 9:00 AM on Friday against Seton Catholic at the Yakima Sun Dome.
MERIDIAN 3, OVERLAKE 0
The northwest 1A district champions still needed one more win to get to the 1A state tournament, and they took care of business on the road against the Owls.
The Trojans are headed back to the 1A state tournament for the fourth straight year, and have placed in the top eight the past three seasons.
One player that has been on all three of those teams is senior Eden Bernardy, who served up six aces to lead Meridian back to state. She also added eight kills and nine digs.
Melanie Short finished with 13 kills, six digs and four aces, and Kendall Stacy distributed 24 assists to go with her two aces.
The Trojans also finished with seven blocks on the match, and leading the way was Sierra James who finished with three.
Meridian will begin the 1A state tournament at 9:00 AM on Friday against Kalama at the Yakima Sun Dome.
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