REPUBLIC 3, WEBB CITY 0
WEBB CITY, Mo. — The Class 5 13th-ranked Republic Tigers went on the road and earned a 25-15, 25-21 and 25-16 sweep over the Class 4 ninth-ranked Webb City Cardinals in Central Ozark Conference action on Thursday inside the Cardinal Dome.
Once Republic (21-5, 5-2 COC) gained the momentum in each set over Webb City (18-5, 4-3 COC), the Tigers never relinquished it.
Republic and Webb City traded points in the opening set until a sideout kill from Alaina Norman followed by a four-point service run from Brooklyn Claxton that featured a pair of aces gave the Tigers a 14-10 advantage. Holding a 17-13 lead on a kill from Rilynn Finley, the Tigers scored the next five points—thanks to three Finley kills—to lead 22-13 before finishing off the set soon after.
An early six-point service run from Republic’s Reese Frey, with Addison Fanning earning three kills, gave the Tigers a 10-5 lead in the second set. Webb City used a three-point service run from Mia Lenker that featured an ace and a block from Aubree Lassiter and another three-point run from Kirra Long later in the set put Webb City on top 16-15, with the Cardinals ultimately taking a 20-17 advantage on a kill from Jaeli Rutledge. Republic scored eight of the next nine points to come all the way back for the 25-21 win. Finley added four kills in that span.
Webb City tied the third set at 5-5 off a kill from Makayla Mayes before Republic responded by going on a 14-4 run to hold a 20-9 lead that proved to be too great for Webb City to rally. Finley had two kills, Norman had two kills and Fanning had two kills for the Tigers.
Rutledge led the Cardinals with 12 kills, while Lassiter and Mayes added four kills apiece.
Savannah Crane handed out 17 assists and Sophia Crane recorded a team-high 13 digs. Avery Gardner added eight digs and Jadyn Catterson had six digs.
Webb City takes part in the Lori Endicott Volleyball Tournament hosted by Willard over the weekend.
CARL JUNCTION 3, BRANSON 0
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Carl Junction dominated on Senior Night to beat Central Ozark Conference foe Branson 25-18, 25-17 and 25-21 on Thursday night.
The Bulldogs honored seniors Acadia Badgley, Sara Buchele, Miya Carnes, Aubreigh Fowler, Kylie Scott and Abigail Wilson with Senior Night ceremonies.
Buchele had six digs and three aces, while Scott finished with 14 kills and 10 digs. Carnes closed with 35 assists and 13 digs, with Wilson finishing with 13 digs and two aces. Karissa Chase had 17 kills.
Carl Junction takes part in the Lebanon Pinkfest Tournament over the weekend.
THOMAS JEFFERSON 3, VERONA 0
The Thomas Jefferson Cavaliers earned a 25-12, 25-15, 25-14 victory over Verona on Thursday night.
The Cavaliers are now 20-6 overall and 5-0 in conference action.
Lannah Grigg had six kills and four aces for the Cavaliers, while Gabbi Hiebert recorded 10 digs, nine kills and seven blocks.
Also for the Cavaliers, Maci Shifferd contributed four kills and five digs, Mary Nguyen had 19 assists and seven digs and Maggie Sutton and Nayab Rehman recorded 11 digs apiece.
Thomas Jefferson is at Liberal on Monday.
COLLEGE HEIGHTS 3, MCAULEY 0
College Heights earned a clean sweep of area and Ozark 7 Conference rival McAuley 25-16, 25-23 and 25-12 on Thursday.
The Cougars improve to 12-9-3, while the Warriors fall to 8-16-5.
Maddy Colin led CHC with 24 assists, eight kills and 12 digs. Bailey Peeples led the Cougars in kills with 10, while Toryn Fink and Caroline Satterlee had five kills. Lilly Plassman had 28 digs and four aces in service, while Allie Stout had 17 digs and two aces. Katie Moss had 14 digs.
College Heights hosts Diamond on Monday.
McAuley is at Exeter on Tuesday.
SENECA 3, MONETT 0
SENECA, Mo. — Seneca earned its fourth win of the season with a 25-19, 25-15 and 25-15 win over Monett on Thursday.
With the win, the Indians improve to 4-11-2.
Anna Adkins had 31 assists and five aces in service, while Jera Jameson had 14 kills and a block. Ella Graham finished with 13 kills, while Valencia Araujo added 13 digs. Maddy Hembree had three aces and nine kills.
Seneca takes part in the El Dorado tournament on Saturday and hosts Lamar on Tuesday.
WILLARD 3, JOPLIN 2
Despite a solid effort, Joplin suffered a five-set loss to Willard on Thursday in Central Ozark Conference action inside Kaminsky Gymnasium.
The Tigers defeated the Eagles 21-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-14, 15-9.
Bailey Owens led Joplin with 25 kills, 13 digs and five blocks, while Raelin Calderon added 13 kills and Janiah Vaughn had six kills and six digs.
Also for the Eagles, Adalynn Noirfalise compiled 35 assists, 10 digs, three aces and three kills, while Phia Vogel contributed seven digs and Aiyana Kroll had a team-high six blocks.
Joplin hosts Pittsburg (Kansas) on Monday in the home finale.
TUESDAY’S LATE RESULT
CARTHAGE 3, BRANSON 1
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Carthage defeated Branson 22-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-19 on Tuesday night in Central Ozark Conference action.
Jaidyn Brunnert contributed 20 assists, 10 digs and eight kills, while Sadie Comer had 17 assists and 16 digs and Riann Schwartz had 22 digs.
Also for Tigers, Millie Templeman had nine kills, Peyton Ray added seven kills, Ava Bourgault had 13 digs and seven kills and Ella Schwartz had nine digs and four aces.
Also of note, the Carthage volleyball program raised $15,000 for Hope 4 You, a local foundation that helps women in their fight against breast cancer.
