CARL JUNCTION 3, MCDONALD COUNTY 0
BRANSON, Mo. — Top-seeded Carl Junction made quick work of eight-seeded McDonald County with a 25-12, 27-25 and 25-9 win in the opening round of the Class 4 District 6 tournament on Tuesday.
The win advances the Bulldogs to the semifinals, where they will take on the winner of (4) Springfield Catholic and (5) Willard at 5 p.m. on Wednesday at Branson High School.
Kylie Scott led Carl Junction over the Mustangs with 11 kills, while Aubreigh Fowler was right behind with 10 kills. Karissa Chase had six kills and two blocks, while Miya Carnes had 30 assists and three aces and three blocks. Abigail Wilson had 12 digs and three aces, while Sara Buchele finished with 10 digs.
JOPLIN 3, RUSKIN 0
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — Eighth-seeded Joplin started its postseason on a high note after sweeping ninth-seeded Ruskin 25-16, 25-17 and 25-4 in the sectional round of the Class 5 District 7 volleyball tournament on Tuesday.
Joplin improves to 6-17-1 on the year with the win and takes on top-seeded Lee’s Summit West (23-8) in the quarterfinal round at 5 p.m. on Thursday.
Bailey Owens finished with 15 kills, three digs and two blocks, while Raelin Calderon had nine kills, four aces, three digs and two blocks. Adalynn Noirfalise had 27 assists, four digs, three aces and two kills. Janiah Vaughn closed with five kills, four aces and three digs. Amy Kessler had three jills, a block and a dig, while Aiyana Kroll added two blocks, two kills and two digs.
SENECA 3, EAST NEWTON 0
MONETT, Mo. — Fifth-seeded Seneca earned a first-round sweep over fourth-seeded East Newton in the Class 3 District 12 volleyball tournament on Tuesday.
With the win, Seneca improves to 8-14-3 and takes on top-seeded Nevada (22-9) at 5 p.m. on Thursday at Monett High School.
Jera Jameson led the Indians with 20 kills and two blocks, while Anna Adkins added 24 assists. Ella Graham had 28 digs and five aces, while Maddy Hembree finished with four aces.
WEBB CITY 3, PARKVIEW 0
BRANSON, Mo. — Second-seeded Webb City earned a 25-7, 25-5 and 25-16 sweep over seventh-seeded Parkview in the opening round of the Class 4 District 6 tournament.
The Cardinals improve to 25-6 and take on third-seeded Branson (14-4-4) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the district semifinals.
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