1A State Tournament:
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Meridian 3, Kalama 0
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Meridian 3, La Center 2
MERIDIAN 3, KALAMA 0
The Trojans began the 1A state tournament with a bang, as they defeated the Chinooks 25-20, 25-20 and 25-17 to advance into the quarterfinals.
Melanie Short and Eden Bernardy each finished with double-doubles as Short led the way with 19 kills and 10 digs, while Bernardy posted 11 kills and 10 digs,
Amelia Koning added seven digs, while Kendall Stacy had a team-high 21 assists and Sierra James put down four blocks.
MERIDIAN 3, LA CENTER 2
It wasn’t going to be as smooth of a sail in the quarterfinal round, although the Trojans did start out hot by winning the first two sets 25-9 and 25-19, there was a setback as Madyn Cline-Malarz went down with an injury.
The Wildcats came back to take the next two sets 25-21 and 25-23, and Meridian was pushed to its limit before taking the fifth set 15-7 to get back to the 1A state semifinals.
Melanie Short was on a mission, and 40 kills later she accomplished it. She also added 10 digs and six aces.
Eden Bernardy had another huge game with 16 kills, 19 digs and seven aces. The latter two both led her team.
Amelia Koning finished with 17 digs, Sierra James led with three blocks and Kendall Stacy distributed 37 assists. Anna Nichols also came off the bench to add 19 assists.
The Trojans will face top-ranked Cashmere at 9:00 this morning for a chance to get back to the 1A state championship game.
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