CHARLESTON - Three Mid-Ohio Valley teams advanced through here Friday at the state volleyball tournament inside the Charleston Civic Center to play for championships today as both Williamstown in Class A and Ritchie County in Class AA will get the chance to avenge last year's runner-up efforts.
Little Kanawha Conference champion Tyler Consolidated (45-4) will provide the opposition to Williamstown, which eliminated Magnolia 25-19, 25-8 and 25-22 to reach today's single-A title match. That is expected to get under way at approximately 2 p.m.
In today's early 10 a.m. affair, first-year head coach Melanie Allender's Rebels from Ellenboro will get a rematch against defending Class AA state champion Oak Glen. Parkersburg (43-14-1) was ousted in the semifinals by Musselman in straight sets -- 25-23, 25-15 and 25-18 -- as the Applemen will take on George Washington in the triple-A finals.
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Tyler Consolidated's Allison Wable spikes the ball between Fayetteville's Cassie Semple, left, and Madeleine Pritt Friday during the opening round of the West Virginia Class A State Volleyball Tournament. The Silver Knights won, 3-0.
"We have a true team," said coach Allender, who watched Tristin Toman register a kill for match point in the semifinals during a 25-20, 25-17, 17-25 and 25-10 defeat of Philip Barbour. "When I look at our stats we have no more than one person who leads in one area.
"Five of my girls lead in one category and they are capable. From the beginning of the season they've bought into the idea of team work. It's not me. It's them."
Magnolia, which won its opening round match by scores of 25-23, 25-17 and 25-17 against Sherman, never got going against Williamstown, which improved to 38-8-1 after Kenzie Smith sealed the match via a downed spike. The 'Jackets breezed through the quarterfinal round against Pendleton County (25-13, 25-9, 25-20) as Ciara Flowers and Lincoln Postlewaite combined for 15 kills. Ashton Chancellor chipped in 15 points, five aces and as many kills while Brooke Cieslewski had two dozen digs.
Fact Box
W.Va. State Volleyball Tournament
at the Charleston Civic Center
Class AAA, Semifinals
George Washington d. Spring Valley 25-19, 18-25, 25-21, 25-13
Musselman d. Parkersburg
25-23, 25-15, 25-18
Parkersburg (43-14-1) scoring: Morgan Armstrong 2 (1 ace), Lyxis Reeder 8, Megan Morrison 1, Jordan Lallemont 2, Paige Warner 7 (1); Setting: Reeder 38-7 assists, Lallemont 35-6 assists, Sam Shingleton 2-1; Spikes-kills: Armstrong 5-2, Alex Dils 4-2, Reeder 1-1, Imani Ward 26-10, Shingleton 4-1, Warner 23-9; Blocks: Ward 3, Warner 1; Digs: Nicole Bradford 4, Armstrong 1, Dils 2, Reeder 4, Kaitlin Farrah 11, Ward 1, Morrison 6, Lallemont 2, Shingleton 1, Warner 2
Quarterfinals
Parkersburg d. Greenbrier East
25-13, 25-16, 19-25, 25-20
Parkersburg scoring: Armstrong 11 (2), Reeder 8, Farrah 14, Morrison 14 (1), Lallemont 13 (1), Warner 13 (1), Alison Schumacher 1, Katelyn Bond 1; Setting: Reeder 43-17 assists, Lallemont 30-12 assists, Farrah 1-1 assist; Spikes-kills: Dils 6-0, Armstrong 2-0, Ward 40-18, Lallemont 4-2, Shingleton 5-1, Warner 31-22, Schumacher 4-1; Blocks: Dils 1.5, Ward 1, Shingleton 1, Schumacher 1; Digs: Bradford 7, Armstrong 4, Dils 1, Reeder 6, Farrah 9, Ward 4, Morrison 10, Lallemont 5, Shingleton 2, Warner 2, Schumacher 1
Musselman d. Cabell Midland
22-25, 25-21, 25-15, 25-22
George Washington d. Parkersburg South 25-13, 25-15, 25-17
Parkersburg South (20-17) scoring: Taylor Ratliff 1, Logan Somerville 3, Alexish Leach 2, Kasey Williams 1, Lexi Spencer 3, Kayleigh Rexroad 4 (1); Setting: Ratliff 23/25-9 assists; Spencer 11/12-4 assists; Spikes-kills: Ratliff 5/5-0, Somerville 2/2-0, Leach 6/7-0, Katy Amos 10/10-2, Sara McPeek 4/5-1, Williams 14/17-6, Sutherlin Greenburg 4/6-1, Spencer 24/27-4, Rexroad 10/14-4; Blocks: McPeek 1, Williams 2,Greenburg 1, Rexroad 2; Digs: Ratliff 3, Somerville 3, Leach 11, Amos 3, Williams 2, Greenburg 1, Spencer 10, Rexroad 1
Spring Valley d. Hedgesville
25-13, 25-12, 25-18
Class AA, Semifinals
Oak Glen d. Frankfort
25-18, 20-25, 25-18, 25-15
Ritchie County d. Philip Barbour
25-20, 25-17, 17-25, 25-10
Ritchie County (26-13) scoring: Olivia Haught 10 (2), Veronica Mueller 2 (1), Amanda Davis 14 (2), Kenna DeLancey 4 (1), Leah Kuhn 15 (3), Vanessa Tallman 4; Setting: Haught 99-26 assists, Davis 10-3 assists, DeLancey 1-1 assist; Spikes-kills: Haught 3-3, Tristin Toman 16-10, Cassidy Ray 16-9, Davis 5-2, DeLancey 17-12, Kuhn 16-4; Blocks: Ray 5, Toman 2, DeLancey 1, Kuhn 1; Digs: Haught 11, Ray 2, Mueller 15, Davis 9, DeLancey 5, Kuhn 3, Janessa Adams 8, Tallman 10
Quarterfinals
Oak Glen d. James Monroe
25-15, 25-8, 16-25, 25-12
Frankfort d. Nicholas County
25-21, 25-18, 25-21
Ritchie County d. PikeView
25-19, 25-15, 25-22
Ritchie County scoring: Haught 10 (2), Mueller 3 (1), Davis 13 (3), DeLancey 8, Kuhn 5, Tallman 2; Setting: Haught 88-22 assists, Davis 5-1 assist; Spikes-kills: Haught 2-0, Toman 21-15, Ray 12-6, Davis 5-2, DeLancey 11-7, Kuhn 7-4; Blocks: Haught 1, Toman 5, Ray 1, Kuhn 1; Digs: Haught 2, Ray 2, Mueller 17, Davis 7, DeLancey 3, Kuhn 3, Adams 6, Tallman 9
Philip Barbour d. Herbert Hoover 25-16, 26-24, 25-11
Class A, Semifinals
Tyler Consolidated d. East Hardy
25-15, 25-12, 20-25, 25-21
Tyler Consolidated (45-4) scoring: Allison Wable 14 (2), Megan Carpenter 10 (3), Sydney Reed 14 (2), Shay Yonaley 8 (6), Kerstyn Cline 8 (2), Torrye Cline 8-2; Setting: T. Cline 88-32 assists, Haylea LeMasters 3-3 assists; Spikes-kills: Wable 32/33-18, Abby Atkinson 8/8-4, Carpenter 13/14-5, Reed 13/15-2, LeMasters 7/8-5, Bridget Matthews 20/22-11; Blocks: Wable 7, Atkinson 2, Carpenter 2, Reed 1, Matthews 2, T. Cline 3; Digs: Wable 8, Carpenter 2, Reed 4,
LeMasters 3, Matthews 7, Yonaley 18, Hilary Casteel 5, K. Cline 10, Carly Fletcher 10, Kaitlyn Gogan 3, T. Cline 10
Williamstown d. Magnolia
25-19, 25-8, 25-22
Williamstown (38-8-1) scoring: Jessie Kerns 7 (4), Brooke Cieslewski 5 (1), Carley Ellison 13 (4), Kenzie Smith 3 (1), Ashton Chancellor 6 (2), Ciara Flowers 5; Assists: Kerns 13, Smith 11; Spikes-kills: Cieslewski 1-1, Ellison 15-4, Smith 10-3, Chancellor 12-7, Flowers 9-3, Lincoln Postlewaite 12-6, Lauren Amos 4-0; Blocks: Ellison 4, Smith 1, Chancellor 1, Flowers 4, Postlewaite 2; Digs: Kerns 4, Cieslewski 24, Ellison 5, Smith 6, Chancellor 1, Flowers 5, Postlewaite 1, Erica Amos 6, Chelsey Butler 2
Magnolia (21-13-1) scoring: Ashley Moore 10 (1), Mallory Chapman 9, Emily Clegg 8, Lauren Cline 7, Hilary Feldmeier 7; Assists: Cline 16, Kills: Chapman 7, Kiera Standiford 6, Audrey Gibb 6; Blcoks: Chapman 5; Digs: Chapman 10, Moore 6
Quarterfinals
Tyler Consolidated d. Fayetteville
25-6, 25-14, 25-11
Tyler Consolidated scoring: Wable 13 (4), Carpenter 5 (2), Reed 5 (1), Yonaley 13 (4), Cline 18 (5); Setting: T. Cline 55-21 assists; Spikes-kills: Wable 26/27-14, Atkinson 6/8-4,
Carpenter 10/11-3, Reed 4/6-1, LeMasters 3/3-0, Matthews 14/14-4; Blocks: Wable 1, Carpenter 1, LeMasters 1, Cline 1; Digs: Wable 4, Reed 2, Yonaley 12, Casteel 3, K. Cline 2, Fletcher 3, Gogan 2, T. Cline 6
East Hardy d. Parkersburg Catholic
25-16, 26-24, 25-17
Parkersburg Catholic (27-22-1) scoring: Maddie Roedersheimer 1, Hannah Fisher 1, Leah Hughes 6 (3), Hannah Reifsteck 11 (4), Amy Tennant 2, Reily Sturm 5 (3); Setting: Reifsteck 36-9 assists, Tennant 29-9 assists, Brooke Miller 3-2 assists; Spikes-kills: Roedersheimer 16/17-7, Fisher 17/19-10, Hughes 7/9-2, Reifsteck 6/11-2, Sturm 12/16-4, Miller 3/4-1; Blocks: Fisher 5, Hughes 3, Roedersheimer 1; Digs: Roedersheimer 5, Fisher 6, Hughes 9, Reifsteck 5, Tennant 2, Sturm 3
Magnolia d. Sherman
25-23, 25-17, 25-17
Magnolia points: Erinn Clegg 15 (1), Chapman 17 (5), Cline 21 (1), Moore 10 (2), Feldmeier 9 (1); Assists: Cline 18, Chapman 6; Kills: Chapman 13, Gibb 6, Katie Blatt 4, Em. Clegg 3; Blocks: Chapman 4; Digs: Chapman 15, Moore 13
Williamstown d. Pendleton County 25-13, 25-9, 25-20
Williamstown scoring: Cieslewski 5 (1), Smith 11 (4), Flowers 2, Kerns 6, Ellison 9, Chancellor 15 (5); Assists: Smith 12, Kerns 14; Spikes-kills: Cieslewski 1-0, Smith 7-3,
Flowers 10-8, Kerns 2-0, Ellison 10-3, Chancellor 9-5; Postlewaite 12-7, L. Amos 4-1; Blocks: Smith 1, Flowers 3, Ellison 1, Chancellor 1, L. Amos 1; Digs: Cieslewski 14, Smith 2, Kerns 2, Ellison 7, Chancellor 2, Postlewaite 2, L. Amos 1, E. Amos 4
Next matches: Ritchie County vs. Oak Glen 10 a.m. today for Class AA championship followed by AAA title and then Williamstown vs. Tyler Consolidated for Class A crown.
The Silver Knights waltzed past Fayetteville (25-6, 25-14, 25-11) in their 8:30 a.m. quarterfinal match and then eliminated East Hardy (25-15, 25-12, 20-25, 25-21) when Abby Atkinson smashed a kill via a Torrye Cline assist to end the match.
"Oh my gosh. That's absolutely mind blowing," Atkinson said shortly after the semifinal triumph of soon playing for a state championship. "I'm absolutely speechless. They fought just as hard as we did. It's so overwhelming."
Parkersburg needed four sets during its quarterfinal match to oust Greenbrier East (25-13, 25-16, 19-25, 25-20). The Big Reds received a combined 29 assists from Lyxis Reeder and Jordan Lallemont while Paige Warner (22) and Imani Ward (18) led the kill barrage. Megan Morrison
chipped in 10 digs, nine points and an ace versus the Spartans.
However, things didn't go as planned in the semifinals as the red and white never had a lead until the third set. Musselman jumped ahead 8-1 in the opening set and 7-2 in the second set to take early control of the semifinals. Ward had a team-high 10 downed spikes.
"We just didn't play well. We tried our best," said PHS head coach Carl Harnish, which were the same thoughts echoed by Parkersburg Catholic head coach Sandy Swisher after the Crusaderettes (27-22-1) were tripped up in the quarterfinals by East Hardy (25-16, 26-24, 25-17).
Hannah Reifsteck had 11 points, nine assists and four aces for PCHS, which also got nine assists from Amy Tennant, six points, nine digs and three aces from Leah Hughes as well as a 10 kills by Hannah Fisher and seven downed spikes from Maddie Roedersheimer.
Versus Magnolia, which concluded its season at 20-13-1, the 'Jackets were paced by Jessie Kerns in assists (14), Carley Ellison in points (13), Chancellor in kills (seven) and Cieslewski in digs (24). Magnolia's top performers included Ashley Moore (10 points), Mallory Chapman (nine points, seven kills, five blocks) and Lauren Cline, who had 16 assists. Blue Eagles Kiera Standiford and Audrey Gibb combined for 10 kills.
Parkersburg South was the other area Class AAA entrant, but the Patriots (20-17) had a tough go against George Washington, which posted a 25-13, 25-15 and 25-17 victory. Kayleigh Rexroad had four points, Taylor Ratliff contributed nine assists and Kasey Williams collected six kills to pace the Patriots. Coach Becky Bennett's squad also received four assists, three points, four kills and 10 digs from Lexi Spencer while Alexis Leach had a team-best 11 digs.
For Ritchie County in the semifinals, Leah Kuhn collected 15 points and three aces, Veronica Mueller had 15 digs and the trio of Kenna DeLancey, Toman and Cassidy Ray combined for 31 downed spikes. Rebel Olivia Haught had 26 assists versus the Colts and during a 25-19, 25-15 and 25-22 victory versus PikeView in the quarterifnals, Haught had 22 assists as Amanda Davis served for 13 points and a trio of aces.
Tyler Consolidated got balanced scoring from the service line against East Hardy thanks to Allison Wable (14), Sydney Reed (14) and Megan Carpenter (10). Wable (18) and Bridget Matthews (11) finished with double digit kill totals. Cline was credited with 32 assists.
"We knew that team (East Hardy) was for real when they beat Parkersburg Catholic," said TCHS head coach Richard Summers, whose squad got 13 points, 12 digs and four aces from Shay Yonaley versus Fayetteville. "It (the championship match against Williamstown) will be interesting."
Magnolia was led in part to its victory versus Sherman thanks to getting high total point efforts from Cline (21), Chapman (17) and Erinn Clegg (15).
