Loss could be costly for W.F. volleyball

POMONA — The loss in the regular season finale Tuesday could be costly for the West Franklin High School volleyball team.

The Falcons were in a tight race with Jeff North for the third seed in the 3A sub-state in Wellsville.

West Franklin split with Metro Academy on senior night in Pomona.

The Falcons won the first match, 25-18, 25-19. The Falcons fell in three games in the nightcap, 8-25, 25-23, 25-22.

“The first match, we took care of business,” West Franklin coach Angie Corwine said.

The Falcons had things going their way with a big win in the first game of the second match.

“Metro fell apart in that first game,” Corwine said. “We tightened up. Our hitters made a lot of errors. It was disappointing for [the seniors]. We had a big crowd.

“It was all going right or it was not.”

West Franklin finished the regular season with a 24-8 mark. The sub-state pairings will be released later this week.

Kylie Piersol — 17 kills

Heather Greer — 12 kills, 15 digs, 2.55 serve-receive, 5 aces, 3 blocks

Rachel Sleichter — 49 assists, 5 aces

Jessica Cates — 8 kills

Ashley McClain — 10 kills

Emily Zimmerman — 14 kills, 14 digs, 2.6 serve-receive

Central Heights

OSAWATOMIE — The Central Heights High School volleyball team closed its regular season Tuesday with a 3-0 win over Osawatomie in Osawatomie.

The Vikings won the best three-of-five match, 25-5, 25-15, 25-18.

Central Heights dominated in every area. The Vikings made one serving error in 72 attempts. The Vikings recorded 31 kills, 31 blocks and 15 stuff blocks.

Central Heights (33-4) will be the top seed Saturday in the Wellsville sub-state.

Kills — Marissa Cox 17, Carly Schulte 4, Cecilia Wuertz 4, Katelin Horstick 3.

Assists — Casey Droddy 9, Cox 6, Wuertz 2, Jessica Smith 2.

Blocks — Cox 5, 14 stuffs; Horstick 2, 2 stuffs; Schulte 2, 2 stuffs; C. Droddy 3.

Serve-receive leaders — Maggie Cotter, Schulte, Horstick.

Digs — C. Droddy 7, Schulte 7, Cotter 6, Wuertz 6, Cox 4, Smith 3, Horstick 2.