Scobey Downs Lustre In District Action
The Scobey Spartans punched their ticket to the divisional tournament by beating Lustre Christian, 25-16, 25-17, 25-9, at the District 3C volleyball tourney held in Scobey on Friday.
In the first set, the Lions put the heat on the Spartans as a tip by Samantha Neufeld, a kill by Natalie Fast and an ace by Skylar Cummings put Lustre behind by only a 12-11 margin.
Three kills by Emery Rouse moved the Spartans up by a 16-12 score. After a kill by Chloe Handran increased the gap to 18-13, Lustre responded with a block by Aleah Fast and an ace by Lauryn Holzrichter.
With the score at 21-16, the Spartans took the first set on three kills by Handran and an ace by Ava Stentoft.
The net play of Handran and ace serving of Stentoft led Scobey to an 11-5 advantage in the second set. The Lions battled back to 13-9 on kills by Cummins and N. Fast, but three net winners by Rouse increased the margin to 16-9.
Aces by Harlo Reddig and Monica Uy pulled the Lions back to 19-16, but a kill by Handran and a block by Stentoft down the stretch resulted in the 25-17 final.
The Spartans jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the third set on three aces by Handran and a kill by Halle Cromwell. A pair of kills by Handran later put the margin at 9-4.
After Lustre’s A. Fast scored two kills, the Spartans opened the gap to 16-6 on kills by Handran, Stentoft and Ainsley Berryhill. With the score at 23-9, Scobey ended the match on a block and kill by Rouse.
Both teams won matches late Thursday to keep their seasons alive. Scobey knocked off Nashua by a 25-13, 25-11, 25-16 margin. Lustre downed Frazer, 25-11, 25-8, 25-13.
